The Weekly Crop Progress report showed corn planting and emergence are both ahead of last year’s pace and the 5-year average. Despite a lot of issues, farmers having taken advantage of opportunities when they became available.
Soybean planting and emergence continues to move rapidly ahead of last year’s pace and the 5-year average as well.
This week’s report featured the initial national corn condition scores. The corn crop is rated 79% good-excellent nationally which is well ahead of last year which was 65% good-excellent at this time. Minnesota is rated 86% good-excellent and Wisconsin is a very high 90% good-excellent.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 79% TW vs. NA LW, 65% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 38% TW vs. 36% LW, 50% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 92% TW vs. 81% LW, 90% LY, 90% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 72% TW vs. 50% LW, 70% LY, 69% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 77% TW vs. 56% LW, 65% LY, 62% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 47% TW vs. 26% LW, 34% LY, 32% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 49% TW vs. 39% LW, 43% LY, 44% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 73% TW vs. 61% LW, 79% LY, 75% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 91% TW vs. 79% LW, 95% LY, 89% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 63% TW vs. 37% LW, 77% LY, 68% AVG |
Read the complete NASS report here
Graphics courtesy of Advance Trading Inc
