Corn and Soybeans AIMThe latest USDA weekly Crop Progress Report, released Monday, showed corn and soybean harvest continuing ahead of their average paces despite heavy rain across much of the Corn Belt last week. Spring wheat harvest is nearly complete, while winter wheat planting and emergence are running behind the normal schedule as growers work through fall fieldwork.

Corn

  • Dented at 92%, 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 91% and 2 points ahead of last year’s 90%.
  • Mature at 58%, 3 points ahead of the five-year average of 55% and 4 points ahead of last year’s 54%.
  • Harvest at 13% complete nationally, 2 points ahead of the five-year average of 11% and 3 points ahead of last year’s 10%.
  • Condition holding at 57% good-to-excellent, unchanged from the prior week but 9 points below last year’s 66%.

Soybeans

  • Dropping leaves at 62%, 4 points ahead of both last year and the five-year average pace of 58%.
  • Harvest at 12% complete, 4 points ahead of both last year and the five-year average of 8%.
  • Condition steady at 58% good-to-excellent, unchanged from the prior week but 3 points below last year’s 61%.

Spring Wheat

  • Harvest at 96% complete, matching both last year’s pace and the five-year average.

Winter Wheat

  • Planting at 17% complete, 4 points behind the five-year average of 21% and 2 points behind last year’s 19%.
  • Emergence at 2%, 2 points behind both last year and the five-year average.

DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick is predicting drier, more fall-like conditions to open up fieldwork across the Midwest this week after last week’s heavy rain, while parts of the Plains will continue to pick up much-needed moisture to help winter wheat planting.

Read more commentary from DTN and the full USDA report here.