The USDA weekly Crop Progress report, released Monday, showed corn condition holding steady while soybean ratings slipped. Milder temperatures with widespread rain across much of the Corn Belt were key factors in the updated ratings, per DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

Corn

  • 67% of rated good-to-excellent, unchanged week-over-week, but 7 points below last year’s 74%
  • Silking at 16% (vs. 17% last year, 14% five-year average); dough stage at 3% (on pace with last year)
  • Iowa leads as the top-producing state at 78% good-to-excellent

Soybeans

  • 64% rated good-to-excellent, down 1 point from last week’s 65% and 2 points below last year
  • Blooming at 34% (ahead of last year’s 30% and the five-year average of 28%); pod-setting at 9% (ahead of both benchmarks)
  • Illinois saw a ratings improvement, while North Dakota and Michigan posted the steepest weekly declines, each down 10 points

Winter Wheat

  • Conditions remained steady at 26% good-to-excellent, but 22 points below last year’s 48%
  • Harvest progress jumped 11 points to 59% complete, 8 points ahead of both last year and the five-year average (51%)
  • Oklahoma leads the way with with 98% harvested, followed by Kansas (91%)

Spring Wheat

  • 57% of the spring wheat was rated good-to-excellent, down 2 points from last week’s 59%
  • 54% of spring wheat was headed, which is 4 points behind last year’s pace but in line with the five-year average.

Read more commentary on the USDA Crop Progress Report from DTN.