Recent rains helped improve crop condition scores in this week’s Crop Progress Report by NASS.
Corn conditions improved to 76% good-excellent vs. 75% last week and 69% last year. Soybean conditions improved to 71% good-excellent vs. 70% last week and 62% last year.
The crops are moving along rapidly as well. Corn silking is at 32% vs. 23% last year and 26% on average.
Soybeans blooming are at 40% vs. 33% last year and 31% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 76% TW vs. 75% LW, 69% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 70% LW, 62% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 69% LW, 67% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. 72% LW, 71% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 32% TW vs. 15% LW, 23% LY, 26% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 40% TW vs. 22% LW, 33% LY, 31% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 5% LY, 5% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 31% TW vs. 29% LW, 27% LY, 27% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 16% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 16% LY, 19% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 66% TW vs. 58% LW, 62% LY, 65% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 91% TW vs. 74% LW, 87% LY, 64% AVG |
Read the complete NASS report
Graphics courtesy of Advance Trading Inc
