WEEKLY CROP PROGRESS 10/13/2019

The market turned its attention to crop maturity as the first freeze of the fall hit many areas of the Midwest.  Corn mature reached 73% nationally vs. 92% on average in this week’s crop progress report.  The Dakotas are far behind average as South Dakota reported 53% mature and North Dakota reported 42% mature this week as freezing temperatures hit.

Corn harvested was reported 22% complete vs. 38% last year and 36% on average.  Soybeans harvested are 26% complete vs. 37% last year and 49% on average.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 56% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 53% LW, 66% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 65% LW, 55% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dented 96% TW vs. 93% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Corn Mature 73% TW vs. 58% LW, 96% LY, 92% AVG
Corn Harvested 22% TW vs. 15% LW, 38% LY, 36% AVG
Soybean Dropping Leaves 85% TW vs. 72% LW, 94% LY, 93% AVG
Soybean Harvested 26% TW vs. 14% LW, 37% LY, 49% AVG
Milo Mature 81% TW vs. 65% LW, 80% LY, 82% AVG
Milo Harvested 40% TW vs. 33% LW, 42% LY, 46% AVG
Winter Wheat Planted 65% TW vs. 52% LW, 64% LY, 65% AVG
Winter Wheat Emerged 41% TW vs. 26% LW, 42% LY, 40% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 94% TW vs. 91% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG

 

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Weekly crop progress shows 58% of the corn crop is mature as of 10/6/2019.  However, a closer look shows less than 40% of the crop in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota has reached maturity yet.  This becomes more important when looking at the forecast and seeing the potential for freezing temperatures and snow in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas this weekend.  15% of the corn crop and 14% of the soybean crop has been harvested.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 56% TW vs. 57% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 53% TW vs. 55% LW, 68% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 65% LW, 55% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dented 93% TW vs. 88% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Corn Mature 58% TW vs. 43% LW, 92% LY, 85% AVG
Corn Harvested 15% TW vs. 11% LW, 33% LY, 27% AVG
Soybean Dropping Leaves 72% TW vs. 55% LW, 90% LY, 87% AVG
Soybean Harvested 14% TW vs. 7% LW, 31% LY, 34% AVG
Milo Mature 65% TW vs. 54% LW, 71% LY, 73% AVG
Milo Harvested 33% TW vs. 30% LW, 38% LY, 40% AVG
Winter Wheat Planted 52% TW vs. 39% LW, 55% LY, 53% AVG
Winter Wheat Emerged 26% TW vs. 11% LW, 28% LY, 26% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 91% TW vs. 90% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG

 

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Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 57% LW, 69% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 54% LW, 68% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 65% LW, 54% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dented 88% TW vs. 79% LW, 100% LY, 98% AVG
Corn Mature 43% TW vs. 29% LW, 84% LY, 73% AVG
Corn Harvested 11% TW vs. 7% LW, 25% LY, 19% AVG
Soybean Dropping Leaves 55% TW vs. 34% LW, 81% LY, 76% AVG
Soybean Harvested 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 22% LY, 20% AVG
Milo Coloring 95% TW vs. 90% LW, 97% LY, 95% AVG
Milo Mature 54% TW vs. 42% LW, 60% LY, 63% AVG
Milo Harvested 30% TW vs. 26% LW, 33% LY, 35% AVG
Winter Wheat Planted 39% TW vs. 22% LW, 41% LY, 38% AVG
Winter Wheat Emerged 11% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 12% LY, 13% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 90% TW vs. 87% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG

 

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Nationwide corn condition scores rebounded this week to 57% good-excellent vs. 55% last week and 69% last year.  However, actual harvest and yields are more meaningful at this time of year than condition scores.  Corn mature is up to 29% vs. 69% last year and 57% on average leaving the majority of the crop vulnerable to a frost/freeze event but there isn’t any in the near term forecast.  Corn harvested is at 7% vs. 11% on average which is roughly 560 million bushels less harvested than the average at this time.

Soybeans dropping leaves are at 34% vs. 68% last year and 59% on average.  Soybean conditions were steady this week at 54% good-excellent vs. 68% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 55% LW, 69% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 68% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 65% LW, 55% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dough 96% TW vs. 93% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Corn Dented 79% TW vs. 68% LW, 96% LY, 94% AVG
Corn Mature 29% TW vs. 18% LW, 69% LY, 57% AVG
Corn Harvested 7% TW vs. 4% LW, 15% LY, 11% AVG
Soybean Dropping Leaves 34% TW vs. 15% LW, 68% LY, 59% AVG
Milo Coloring 90% TW vs. 79% LW, 93% LY, 90% AVG
Milo Mature 42% TW vs. 34% LW, 49% LY, 53% AVG
Milo Harvested 26% TW vs. 24% LW, 29% LY, 31% AVG
Winter Wheat Planted 22% TW vs. 8% LW, 26% LY, 24% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 87% TW vs. 76% LW, 99% LY, 97% AVG

 

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2019 crop maturity is forging ahead.  The Weekly Crop Progress report shows 18% of the crop has reached maturity vs. 51% last year and 39% on average.  4% has been harvested vs. 8% last year and 7% on average.  After declining last week, corn conditions held steady this week at 55% good-excellent vs. 68% last year.

Soybeans dropping leaves are at 15% vs. 50% last year and 38% on average.  Soybean conditions slipped to 54% good-excellent vs. 55% last week and 67% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 55% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 55% LW, 67% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 68% LW, 53% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dough 93% TW vs. 89% LW, 99% LY, 98% AVG
Corn Dented 68% TW vs. 55% LW, 92% LY, 87% AVG
Corn Mature 18% TW vs. 11% LW, 51% LY, 39% AVG
Corn Harvested 4% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 8% LY, 7% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 95% TW vs. 92% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Soybean Dropping Leaves 15% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 50% LY, 38% AVG
Milo Coloring 79% TW vs. 65% LW, 87% LY, 84% AVG
Milo Mature 34% TW vs. 27% LW, 40% LY, 44% AVG
Milo Harvested 24% TW vs. 22% LW, 26% LY, 27% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 76% TW vs. 71% LW, 96% LY, 93% AVG

 

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The Weekly Crop Progress and Condition reports show corn and soybeans continue to march towards maturity at a pace about 1 to 2 weeks behind the average progress.  However, a change in corn conditions is what stood out in the report.

Corn conditions were expected to be reported at steady to slightly better.  Instead, corn conditions declined to 55% good-excellent vs. 58% last week and 68% a year ago.  The decline in scores was highlighted by an 8% drop in Illinois scores.  Corn dented reached 55% vs. 84% last year and 77% on average.

Soybean conditions were steady vs. last week at 55% good-excellent vs. 68% last year.  Soybeans setting pods are at 92% vs. 100% last year and 99% on average.  That means 7% of the soybean crop was still not setting pods yet on September 8th.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 58% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 55% LW, 68% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 68% TW vs. 67% LW, 53% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dough 89% TW vs. 81% LW, 99% LY, 97% AVG
Corn Dented 55% TW vs. 41% LW, 84% LY, 77% AVG
Corn Mature 11% TW vs. 6% LW, 33% LY, 24% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 92% TW vs. 86% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Milo Headed 97% TW vs. 92% LW, 99% LY, 98% AVG
Milo Coloring 65% TW vs. 52% LW, 78% LY, 74% AVG
Milo Mature 27% TW vs. 24% LW, 33% LY, 37% AVG
Milo Harvested 22% TW vs. 21% LW, 24% LY, 24% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 71% TW vs. 55% LW, 92% LY, 87% AVG

 

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As the calendar rolls over to September, crop progress takes greater focus as we try to get this crop to maturity before a killing frost/freeze event occurs.  It’s particularly interesting that 86% of the soybean crop is setting pods vs. 98% last year and 96% on average.  That means 10% of the soybean crop is not setting pods yet on September 1st that normally would be.  Soybean conditions were steady at 55% good-excellent this week vs. 66% last year.

Corn is also well behind with 41% of the crop dented vs. 73% last year and 63% on average.  Corn conditions improved to 58% good-excellent vs. 57% last week and 67% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 58% TW vs. 57% LW, 67% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 55% LW, 66% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 67% TW vs. 66% LW, 52% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 67% TW vs. 69% LW, 74% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dough 81% TW vs. 71% LW, 95% LY, 93% AVG
Corn Dented 41% TW vs. 27% LW, 73% LY, 63% AVG
Corn Mature 6% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 20% LY, 13% AVG
Soybean Blooming 96% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 86% TW vs. 79% LW, 98% LY, 96% AVG
Milo Headed 92% TW vs. 86% LW, 96% LY, 95% AVG
Milo Coloring 52% TW vs. 41% LW, 67% LY, 64% AVG
Milo Mature 24% TW vs. 22% LW, 30% LY, 33% AVG
Milo Harvested 21% TW vs. 20% LW, 22% LY, 22% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 55% TW vs. 38% LW, 86% LY, 78% AVG

 

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Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 56% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 55% TW vs. 53% LW, 66% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 66% TW vs. 65% LW, 53% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 69% TW vs. 70% LW, 74% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Dough 71% TW vs. 55% LW, 91% LY, 87% AVG
Corn Dented 27% TW vs. 15% LW, 59% LY, 46% AVG
Soybean Blooming 94% TW vs. 90% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 79% TW vs. 68% LW, 94% LY, 91% AVG
Milo Headed 86% TW vs. 75% LW, 92% LY, 90% AVG
Milo Coloring 41% TW vs. 31% LW, 54% LY, 52% AVG
Milo Mature 22% TW vs. 21% LW, 26% LY, 30% AVG
Milo Harvested 20% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 20% LY, 20% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 96% TW vs. 93% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 38% TW vs. 16% LW, 75% LY, 65% AVG

 

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Crop conditions scores slipped in this week’s progress and condition reports.  Corn conditions slipped to 56% good-excellent vs. 57% last week and 68% last year.  Soybean conditions declined to 53% good-excellent vs. 54% last week and 65% last year.

Crop development continues to move ahead but behind the average pace underscoring the need for a late frost and extended growing season.  Corn in the dough stage is at 55% vs. 83% last year and 76% on average.  Soybeans setting pods are at 68% vs. 90% last year and 85% on average.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 56% TW vs. 57% LW, 68% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 53% TW vs. 54% LW, 65% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 65% TW vs. 66% LW, 49% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 69% TW vs. 73% LW, 75% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 95% TW vs. 90% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Corn Dough 55% TW vs. 39% LW, 83% LY, 76% AVG
Corn Dented 15% TW vs. 7% LW, 41% LY, 30% AVG
Soybean Blooming 90% TW vs. 82% LW, 99% LY, 96% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 68% TW vs. 54% LW, 90% LY, 85% AVG
Milo Headed 75% TW vs. 61% LW, 86% LY, 83% AVG
Milo Coloring 31% TW vs. 26% LW, 45% LY, 43% AVG
Milo Mature 21% TW vs. 19% LW, 23% LY, 26% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 93% TW vs. 89% LW, 97% LY, 98% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 16% TW vs. 8% LW, 56% LY, 49% AVG

 

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Crop condition scores were steady this week with corn conditions rated at 57% good-excellent and soybean conditions rated at 54% good-excellent.

The corn crop in the dough stage is at 39% nationally vs. 71% a year ago and 61% on average.

Soybeans setting pods are at 54% nationally vs. 83% a year ago and 76% on average.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 57% LW, 70% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 66% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 66% TW vs. 68% LW, 49% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 69% TW vs. 73% LW, 75% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 90% TW vs. 78% LW, 96% LY, 97% AVG
Corn Dough 39% TW vs. 23% LW, 71% LY, 61% AVG
Corn Dented 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 24% LY, 16% AVG
Soybean Blooming 82% TW vs. 72% LW, 95% LY, 93% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 54% TW vs. 37% LW, 83% LY, 76% AVG
Milo Headed 61% TW vs. 45% LW, 77% LY, 74% AVG
Milo Coloring 26% TW vs. 23% LW, 36% LY, 35% AVG
Milo Mature 19% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 21% LY, 23% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 89% TW vs. 82% LW, 93% LY, 96% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 8% TW vs. 2% LW, 32% LY, 30% AVG

 

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Weekly crop progress shows corn and soybean development is approximately 1 to 2 weeks behind the 5-year average progress for this week.  September weather will be instrumental in deciding how this crop finishes across the country.

Corn conditions declined to 57% good-excellent vs. 58% last week and 71% last year.  Soybean conditions were steady at 54% good-excellent vs. last week and 67% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 58% LW, 71% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 67% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 68% TW vs. 71% LW, 49% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 73% TW vs. 76% LW, 78% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 78% TW vs. 58% LW, 95% LY, 93% AVG
Corn Dough 23% TW vs. 13% LW, 54% LY, 42% AVG
Soybean Blooming 72% TW vs. 57% LW, 91% LY, 87% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 37% TW vs. 21% LW, 73% LY, 63% AVG
Milo Headed 45% TW vs. 33% LW, 67% LY, 62% AVG
Milo Coloring 23% TW vs. 21% LW, 30% LY, 30% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 82% TW vs. 75% LW, 89% LY, 92% AVG
Spring Wheat Harvested 2% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 12% LY, 14% AVG

 

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Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 58% TW vs. 57% LW, 72% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 70% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 71% TW vs. 73% LW, 52% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 73% TW vs. 76% LW, 78% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 58% TW vs. 35% LW, 90% LY, 83% AVG
Corn Dough 13% TW vs. 5% LW, 35% LY, 23% AVG
Soybean Blooming 57% TW vs. 40% LW, 85% LY, 79% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 21% TW vs. 7% LW, 58% LY, 45% AVG
Milo Headed 33% TW vs. 27% LW, 52% LY, 50% AVG
Milo Coloring 21% TW vs. 16% LW, 25% LY, 25% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 75% TW vs. 69% LW, 84% LY, 86% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 97% TW vs. 92% LW, 99% LY, 98% AVG

 

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Corn conditions declined to 57% good-excellent vs. 58% last week and 72% last year.  Progress continues to run well behind the usual pace with 35% of the corn crop silking vs. 78% last year and 66% on average.

Soybean conditions were steady vs. last week at 54% good-excellent and 70% last year.  Soybeans setting pods this year are at 7% vs. 41% last year and 28% on average.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 58% LW, 72% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 70% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 73% TW vs. 74% LW, 49% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 76% TW vs. 76% LW, 79% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 35% TW vs. 17% LW, 78% LY, 66% AVG
Corn Dough 5% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 16% LY, 10% AVG
Soybean Blooming 40% TW vs. 22% LW, 76% LY, 66% AVG
Soybean Setting Pods 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 41% LY, 28% AVG
Milo Headed 27% TW vs. 24% LW, 40% LY, 40% AVG
Milo Coloring 16% TW vs. 14% LW, 22% LY, 22% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 69% TW vs. 57% LW, 79% LY, 79% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 92% TW vs. 78% LW, 96% LY, 94% AVG

 

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Corn and soybean condition scores each improved 1% in the combined good and excellent categories this week.  However, progress lags far behind average in corn silking and soybeans blooming.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 58% TW vs. 57% LW, 72% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 53% LW, 69% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 74% TW vs. 73% LW, 47% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 76% TW vs. 78% LW, 80% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Silking 17% TW vs. 8% LW, 59% LY, 42% AVG
Soybean Emerged 95% TW vs. 90% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Soybean Blooming 22% TW vs. 10% LW, 62% LY, 49% AVG
Milo Headed 24% TW vs. 22% LW, 30% LY, 31% AVG
Milo Coloring 14% TW vs. 13% LW, 19% LY, 19% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 57% TW vs. 47% LW, 72% LY, 71% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 78% TW vs. 56% LW, 91% LY, 87% AVG

 

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Corn and soybean condition scores moved in different directions this week.  Overall corn condition scores improved to 57% good-excellent vs. 56% last week and 75% last year.  On the other hand, soybean conditions declined to 53% good-excellent vs. 54% last week and 71% last year.

The states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio which suffered the most from wet conditions are also the areas with the lowest condition scores.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 57% TW vs. 56% LW, 75% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 53% TW vs. 54% LW, 71% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 73% TW vs. 73% LW, 51% LY
Winter Wheat Conditions G/E: 64% TW vs. 63% LW, 37% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 78% TW vs. 75% LW, 80% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Emerged 98% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Corn Silking 8% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 34% LY, 22% AVG
Soybean Planted 96% TW vs. 92% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Soybean Emerged 90% TW vs. 83% LW, 100% LY, 98% AVG
Soybean Blooming 10% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 44% LY, 32% AVG
Milo Planted 97% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Milo Headed 22% TW vs. 20% LW, 25% LY, 26% AVG
Milo Coloring 13% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 16% LY, 16% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 47% TW vs. 30% LW, 61% LY, 61% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 56% TW vs. 25% LW, 78% LY, 73% AVG

 

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As the market knows crop progress is far behind average, the focus is turning towards crop condition scores as the growing season progresses.  The 2019 corn crop is rated 56% good-excellent vs. last year at 76%.  The soybean crop is rated 54% good-excellent vs. 71% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 56% TW vs. 56% LW, 76% LY
Soybean Conditions G/E: 54% TW vs. 54% LW, 71% LY
Milo Conditions G/E: 73% TW vs. 72% LW, 53% LY
Winter Wheat Conditions G/E: 63% TW vs. 61% LW, 37% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 75% TW vs. 75% LW, 77% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Emerged 94% TW vs. 89% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Soybean Planted 92% TW vs. 85% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG
Soybean Emerged 83% TW vs. 71% LW, 98% LY, 95% AVG
Milo Planted 94% TW vs. 84% LW, 98% LY, 96% AVG
Milo Headed 20% TW vs. 17% LW, 22% LY, 23% AVG
Winter Wheat Headed 97% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 30% TW vs. 15% LW, 50% LY, 48% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 25% TW vs. 7% LW, 55% LY, 52% AVG

 

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Corn and soybean planting forged ahead last week with steady but slow progress.  Corn planting reached 92% complete and soybean planting is now 77% complete.

Corn conditions were steady this week at 59% good-excellent vs. 78% last year.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 59% TW vs. 59% LW, 78% LY
Winter Wheat Conditions G/E: 64% TW vs. 64% LW, 39% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 77% TW vs. 81% LW, 78% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Planted 92% TW vs. 83% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG
Corn Emerged 79% TW vs. 62% LW, 97% LY, 97% AVG
Soybean Planted 77% TW vs. 60% LW, 96% LY, 93% AVG
Soybean Emerged 55% TW vs. 34% LW, 89% LY, 84% AVG
Milo Planted 69% TW vs. 49% LW, 88% LY, 81% AVG
Milo Headed 15% TW vs. 14% LW, 18% LY, 16% AVG
Winter Wheat Headed 89% TW vs. 83% LW, 94% LY, 95% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 8% TW vs. 4% LW, 25% LY, 20% AVG
Spring Wheat Emerged 95% TW vs. 85% LW, 97% LY, 97% AVG
Spring Wheat Headed 2% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 8% LY, 12% AVG

 

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The Weekly Crop Progress report showed there was very active planting last week especially in some of the states that were lagging the farthest behind.  However, planting progress is still lagging well behind the average pace for this date with corn planting 83% complete and soybean planting 60% complete.

This week we saw the first corn condition scores of the year.  The corn crop is rated 59% good-excellent vs. 77% last year at this time.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Corn Conditions G/E: 59% TW vs. NA LW, 77% LY
Winter Wheat Conditions G/E: 64% TW vs. 64% LW, 38% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 81% TW vs. 83% LW, 70% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Planted 83% TW vs. 67% LW, 99% LY, 99% AVG
Corn Emerged 62% TW vs. 46% LW, 93% LY, 93% AVG
Soybean Planted 60% TW vs. 39% LW, 92% LY, 88% AVG
Soybean Emerged 34% TW vs. 19% LW, 81% LY, 73% AVG
Milo Planted 49% TW vs. 35% LW, 77% LY, 68% AVG
Milo Headed 14% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 15% LY, 12% AVG
Winter Wheat Headed 83% TW vs. 76% LW, 90% LY, 91% AVG
Winter Wheat Harvested 4% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 13% LY, 10% AVG
Spring Wheat Planted 97% TW vs. 93% LW, 99% LY, 99% AVG
Spring Wheat Emerged 85% TW vs. 69% LW, 92% LY, 93% AVG

 

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The Weekly Crop Progress report from NASS showed corn and soybean planting continue to lag far behind the average pace.  As of June 2nd, corn planting is 67% complete and soybean planting is 39% complete.

The eastern states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio show the largest amount behind average as well as South Dakota.

Normally by this report, we would start seeing national corn crop condition ratings but due to slow development, it may be another week or two before we see those numbers.

Conditions    (Good + Excellent)
Winter Wheat Conditions G/E: 64% TW vs. 61% LW, 37% LY
Spring Wheat Conditions G/E: 83% TW vs. NA LW, 70% LY
Crop Progress Summary
Corn Planted 67% TW vs. 58% LW, 96% LY, 96% AVG
Corn Emerged 46% TW vs. 32% LW, 84% LY, 84% AVG
Soybean Planted 39% TW vs. 29% LW, 86% LY, 79% AVG
Soybean Emerged 19% TW vs. 11% LW, 65% LY, 56% AVG
Milo Planted 35% TW vs. 28% LW, 59% LY, 53% AVG
Winter Wheat Headed 76% TW vs. 66% LW, 82% LY, 84% AVG
Spring Wheat Planted 93% TW vs. 84% LW, 96% LY, 96% AVG
Spring Wheat Emerged 69% TW vs. 47% LW, 78% LY, 84% AVG

 

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