Soybean condition scores improved this week as weather has been favorable for most of the corn belt. Soybean conditions are rated 72% good-excellent vs. 71% last week and 63% last year. Corn conditions were once again steady this week at 76% good-excellent vs. 70% last year.
Crop progress is moving along ahead of normal. Corn in the dough stage is at 30% vs. 25% last year and 25% on average. Soybeans setting pods are at 54% vs. 48% last year and 44% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 76% TW vs. 76% LW, 70% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 71% LW, 63% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 66% TW vs. 65% LW, 68% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 68% TW vs. 68% LW, 70% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 91% TW vs. 79% LW, 87% LY, 85% AVG |
| Corn Dough | 30% TW vs. 13% LW, 25% LY, 25% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 85% TW vs. 76% LW, 78% LY, 79% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 54% TW vs. 35% LW, 48% LY, 44% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 61% TW vs. 49% LW, 54% LY, 50% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 26% TW vs. 23% LW, 27% LY, 29% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 89% TW vs. 83% LW, 91% LY, 86% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 10% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 6% LY, 9% AVG |
Read the complete NASS report here
Graphics courtesy of Advance Trading Inc.
