Harvest continues to move at a very rapid pace. Corn harvested is reported at 60% complete vs. 28% last year and 43% on average. Soybean harvest is reported 75% complete vs. 40% last year and 58% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 61% TW vs. 61% LW, 56% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Mature | 97% TW vs. 94% LW, 82% LY, 94% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 60% TW vs. 41% LW, 28% LY, 43% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 97% TW vs. 93% LW, 91% LY, 95% AVG |
| Soybean Harvested | 75% TW vs. 61% LW, 40% LY, 58% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 95% TW vs. 90% LW, 89% LY, 88% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 63% TW vs. 49% LW, 46% LY, 51% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 77% TW vs. 68% LW, 74% LY, 72% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 51% TW vs. 41% LW, 50% LY, 48% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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This week’s Crop Progress and Condition update may have been delayed due to Columbus Day but harvest certainly wasn’t! Corn and soybean harvest is moving at a very rapid pace across the country. Corn harvest is 41% complete vs. 20% last year and 32% on average. Soybean harvest is 61% complete vs. 23% last year and 42% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 61% TW vs. 62% LW, 55% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 63% TW vs. 64% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 50% TW vs. 51% LW, 65% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Mature | 94% TW vs. 87% LW, 69% LY, 87% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 41% TW vs. 25% LW, 20% LY, 32% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 93% TW vs. 85% LW, 81% LY, 90% AVG |
| Soybean Harvested | 61% TW vs. 38% LW, 23% LY, 42% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 90% TW vs. 77% LW, 76% LY, 79% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 49% TW vs. 38% LW, 38% LY, 43% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 68% TW vs. 52% LW, 61% LY, 61% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 41% TW vs. 24% LW, 37% LY, 35% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Harvest is progressing nicely across the country. Corn harvested is reported at 25% vs 14% last year and 24% on average. Soybean harvest is moving fast jumping ahead 18% this week up to 38% complete vs. 12% last year and 28% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 62% TW vs. 61% LW, 56% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 64% TW vs. 64% LW, 53% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 51% LW, 65% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Mature | 87% TW vs. 75% LW, 54% LY, 78% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 25% TW vs. 15% LW, 14% LY, 24% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 85% TW vs. 74% LW, 67% LY, 82% AVG |
| Soybean Harvested | 38% TW vs. 20% LW, 12% LY, 28% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 77% TW vs. 62% LW, 62% LY, 69% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 38% TW vs. 31% LW, 32% LY, 38% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 52% TW vs. 35% LW, 48% LY, 47% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 24% TW vs. 10% LW, 22% LY, 21% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Harvest pace is picking up across the country. Corn harvested is 15% complete vs. 10% last year and 16% on average. Soybean harvest is 20% complete vs. 6% last year and 15% on average.
Corn conditions were steady at 61% good-excellent and soybean condition scores improved to 64% good-excellent vs. 63% last week.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 61% TW vs. 61% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 64% TW vs. 63% LW, 55% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 51% LW, 65% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Mature | 75% TW vs. 59% LW, 39% LY, 65% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 15% TW vs. 8% LW, 10% LY, 16% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 74% TW vs. 59% LW, 49% LY, 69% AVG |
| Soybean Harvested | 20% TW vs. 6% LW, 6% LY, 15% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 96% TW vs. 92% LW, 94% LY, 94% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 62% TW vs. 51% LW, 51% LY, 58% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 31% TW vs. 27% LW, 29% LY, 33% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 35% TW vs. 20% LW, 34% LY, 33% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 10% TW vs. 3% LW, 8% LY, 8% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn condition scores improved to 61% good-excellent vs. 60% last week while soybean condition scores were steady at 63% good-excellent. Crop maturities are rapidly advancing and harvest is just getting started.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 61% TW vs. 60% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 63% TW vs. 63% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 52% LW, 65% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dented | 95% TW vs. 89% LW, 76% LY, 90% AVG |
| Corn Mature | 59% TW vs. 41% LW, 26% LY, 49% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 8% TW vs. 5% LW, 6% LY, 10% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 59% TW vs. 37% LW, 29% LY, 50% AVG |
| Soybean Harvested | 6% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 6% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 92% TW vs. 85% LW, 87% LY, 89% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 51% TW vs. 39% LW, 40% LY, 48% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 27% TW vs. 23% LW, 25% LY, 29% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 20% TW vs. 10% LW, 18% LY, 19% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Emerged | 3% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 2% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 96% TW vs. 92% LW, 84% LY, 96% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean conditions scores deteriorated some more this week as the fall crops move towards the finish line. Corn conditions slid to 60% good-excellent vs. 61% last week. Soybean conditions dropped to 63% good-excellent vs. 65% last week. Minnesota and Wisconsin condition scores remain among the highest in the country.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 60% TW vs. 61% LW, 55% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 63% TW vs. 65% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 52% TW vs. 49% LW, 65% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dented | 89% TW vs. 79% LW, 64% LY, 82% AVG |
| Corn Mature | 41% TW vs. 25% LW, 16% LY, 32% AVG |
| Corn Harvested | 5% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 3% LY, 5% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 37% TW vs. 20% LW, 13% LY, 31% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 85% TW vs. 74% LW, 75% LY, 81% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 39% TW vs. 29% LW, 32% LY, 39% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 23% TW vs. 21% LW, 23% LY, 26% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 10% TW vs. 5% LW, 6% LY, 8% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 92% TW vs. 82% LW, 75% LY, 92% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean conditions continued to deteriorate this week with each crop losing 1% in the combined good-excellent categories. Nationally, corn is rated 61% good-excellent and soybeans are rated 65% good-excellent.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 61% TW vs. 62% LW, 55% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 65% TW vs. 66% LW, 55% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 49% TW vs. 50% LW, 68% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dough | 97% TW vs. 94% LW, 87% LY, 94% AVG |
| Corn Dented | 79% TW vs. 63% LW, 51% LY, 71% AVG |
| Corn Mature | 25% TW vs. 12% LW, 10% LY, 19% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 20% TW vs. 8% LW, 7% LY, 16% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 74% TW vs. 58% LW, 61% LY, 70% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 29% TW vs. 24% LW, 26% LY, 33% AVG |
| Milo Harvested | 21% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 22% LY, 23% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Planted | 5% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 1% LY, 3% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 82% TW vs. 69% LW, 66% LY, 87% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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After another week of above normal temperatures with little precipitation in critical areas, corn and soybean condition scores declined once again. Much of the decline centered on Iowa similar to last week.
Corn conditions slipped to 62% good-excellent vs. 64% last week and 58% last year. Soybean conditions dropped to 66% good-excellent vs. 69% last week and 55% last year.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 62% TW vs. 64% LW, 58% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 66% TW vs. 69% LW, 55% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 50% TW vs. 54% LW, 67% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dough | 94% TW vs. 88% LW, 78% LY, 89% AVG |
| Corn Dented | 63% TW vs. 44% LW, 37% LY, 56% AVG |
| Corn Mature | 12% TW vs. 5% LW, 5% LY, 10% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 95% TW vs. 92% LW, 84% LY, 93% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 8% TW vs. 4% LW, 3% LY, 8% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 96% TW vs. 91% LW, 90% LY, 94% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 58% TW vs. 47% LW, 49% LY, 58% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 24% TW vs. 21% LW, 23% LY, 29% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 69% TW vs. 49% LW, 50% LY, 77% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Storm damage from two weeks ago combined with dry conditions across much of the country resulted in a drop in corn and soybean crop condition scores this week. There were large declines in Iowa, but Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota also saw notable deterioration in conditions.
Corn conditions were reported 64% good-excellent vs. 69% last week. Soybean conditions were reported 69% good-excellent vs. 72% last week.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 64% TW vs. 69% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 72% LW, 55% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 54% TW vs. 57% LW, 66% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 70% LW, 69% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dough | 88% TW vs. 76% LW, 66% LY, 82% AVG |
| Corn Dented | 44% TW vs. 23% LW, 24% LY, 39% AVG |
| Corn Mature | 5% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 5% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 92% TW vs. 84% LW, 76% LY, 87% AVG |
| Soybean Dropping Leaves | 4% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 4% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 91% TW vs. 83% LW, 83% LY, 88% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 47% TW vs. 34% LW, 38% LY, 47% AVG |
| Milo Mature | 21% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 22% LY, 26% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 97% TW vs. 93% LW, 95% LY, 98% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 49% TW vs. 30% LW, 32% LY, 62% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean condition scores declined this week in large part due to the losses in Iowa in the aftermath of the storm last week. This week corn is rated 69% good-excellent vs. 71% last week and 56% last year. Soybeans are rated 72% good-excellent vs 74% last week and 53% last year.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 71% LW, 56% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 74% LW, 53% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 57% TW vs. 58% LW, 65% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. 69% LW, 70% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Dough | 76% TW vs. 59% LW, 50% LY, 69% AVG |
| Corn Dented | 23% TW vs. 11% LW, 13% LY, 24% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 96% TW vs. 92% LW, 88% LY, 94% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 84% TW vs. 75% LW, 64% LY, 79% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 83% TW vs. 70% LW, 71% LY, 80% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 34% TW vs. 27% LW, 30% LY, 38% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 93% TW vs. 90% LW, 92% LY, 96% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 30% TW vs. 15% LW, 14% LY, 43% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn conditions slipped this week while soybean conditions improved once again. Overall corn condition scores declined to 71% good-excellent vs. 72% last week. Soybean condition scores improved to 74% good-excellent vs. 73% last week.
Iowa was the big mover this week with corn conditions declining 4% and soybean condition scores declining 3% due to dry conditions in western Iowa.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 72% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 74% TW vs. 73% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 58% TW vs. 55% LW, 66% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 73% LW, 69% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 97% TW vs. 92% LW, 87% LY, 95% AVG |
| Corn Dough | 59% TW vs. 39% LW, 34% LY, 52% AVG |
| Corn Dented | 11% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 6% LY, 12% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 92% TW vs. 85% LW, 79% LY, 89% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 75% TW vs. 59% LW, 49% LY, 68% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 70% TW vs. 55% LW, 56% LY, 69% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 27% TW vs. 23% LW, 25% LY, 31% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 90% TW vs. 85% LW, 87% LY, 93% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 15% TW vs. 5% LW, 6% LY, 25% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn condition scores held steady at 72% good-excellent this week but soybean scores improved 1% up to 73% good-excellent.
Progress remains ahead of average with 39% of the corn crop in the dough stage vs. 20% last year and 33% on average. Soybeans setting pods have reached 59% vs. 32% last year and 54% on average.
| CROP | STAGE / CONDITION | THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | LAST YEAR | 5 YEAR AVG |
| CORN | PCT SILKING | 92 | 82 | 72 | 87 |
| CORN | PCT DOUGH | 39 | 22 | 20 | 33 |
| SORGHUM | PCT HEADED | 55 | 44 | 42 | 56 |
| SORGHUM | PCT COLORING | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
| SOYBEANS | PCT BLOOMING | 85 | 76 | 68 | 82 |
| SOYBEANS | PCT SETTING PODS | 59 | 43 | 32 | 54 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | PCT HARVESTED | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| WINTER WHEAT | PCT HARVESTED | 85 | 81 | 80 | 88 |
| COTTON | PCT SQUARING | 91 | 84 | 92 | 91 |
| COTTON | PCT SETTING BOLLS | 54 | 42 | 55 | 55 |
| CORN | CONDITIONS GOOD + EXCELLENT | 72 | 72 | 57 | 66 |
| SORGHUM | CONDITIONS GOOD + EXCELLENT | 55 | 53 | 68 | 62 |
| SOYBEANS | CONDITIONS GOOD + EXCELLENT | 73 | 72 | 54 | 63 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | CONDITIONS GOOD + EXCELLENT | 73 | 70 | 73 | 63 |
| COTTON | CONDITIONS GOOD + EXCELLENT | 45 | 49 | 54 | 52 |
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The 2020 corn and soybean crops are rapidly moving toward the finish line. Crop Progress continues to report ahead of average progress pace. The corn crop is 82% silking and 22% in the dough stage this week while the soybean crop is 76% blooming and 43% setting pods. All of those figures are ahead of average and well ahead of last year.
However, the surprise in this week’s report was the improvement in crop condition scores. The scores were expected to be either side of unchanged from last week but instead showed nice improvement.
The corn crop is rated 72% good-excellent vs. 69% last week. The soybean crop is also rated 72% good-excellent vs. 69% last week. The biggest jump in scores came from Nebraska and Illinois for both crops. Iowa scores declined for both crops due to dryness.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 69% LW, 58% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 69% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 53% TW vs. 51% LW, 71% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. 68% LW, 73% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 82% TW vs. 59% LW, 51% LY, 75% AVG |
| Corn Dough | 22% TW vs. 9% LW, 11% LY, 17% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 76% TW vs. 64% LW, 52% LY, 72% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 43% TW vs. 25% LW, 17% LY, 36% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 44% TW vs. 34% LW, 31% LY, 44% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 20% TW vs. 19% LW, 20% LY, 23% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 81% TW vs. 74% LW, 73% LY, 82% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 97% TW vs. 91% LW, 96% LY, 98% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Harvested | 1% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 1% LY, 3% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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The corn and soybean crop advanced at a rapid pace this past week according to the current Crop Progress report. Corn silking is 59% vs. 29% last week. Soybeans blooming reached 64% vs. 48% last week.
Corn conditions were steady at 69% good-excellent this week and soybean condition scores increased by 1% to 69% good-excellent.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 69% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 68% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 46% LW, 73% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 68% TW vs. 68% LW, 76% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 59% TW vs. 29% LW, 30% LY, 54% AVG |
| Corn Dough | 9% TW vs. 3% LW, 4% LY, 7% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 64% TW vs. 48% LW, 35% LY, 57% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 25% TW vs. 11% LW, 6% LY, 21% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 34% TW vs. 27% LW, 26% LY, 34% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 19% TW vs. 15% LW, 15% LY, 19% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 74% TW vs. 68% LW, 66% LY, 75% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 91% TW vs. 80% LW, 88% LY, 94% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean crop condition scores dropped after a week of hot weather across the country. While the declines were scattered around the corn belt, some of the larger drops occurred in eastern states. Corn conditions fell to 69% good-excellent vs. 71% last week. Soybean conditions slipped to 68% good-excellent vs. 71% last week.
Crop progress forges ahead with 29% of the corn crop silking and 48% of the soybean crop blooming.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 71% LW, 58% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 68% TW vs. 71% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 46% TW vs. 48% LW, 74% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 68% TW vs. 70% LW, 76% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 29% TW vs. 10% LW, 14% LY, 32% AVG |
| Corn Dough | 3% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 3% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 48% TW vs. 31% LW, 19% LY, 40% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 11% TW vs. 2% LW, 3% LY, 10% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 27% TW vs. 24% LW, 23% LY, 28% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 15% TW vs. 14% LW, 14% LY, 17% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 68% TW vs. 56% LW, 54% LY, 66% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 80% TW vs. 63% LW, 72% LY, 85% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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After showing big gains last week, corn and soybean crop condition scores gave up much of those gains in eastern corn belt states in this week’s report. The national corn crop condition scores declined to 71% good-excellent vs. 73% last week. The national soybean crop condition score was unchanged at 71% good-excellent.
Corn silking is behind average at 10% this week and is expected to rapidly increase at the same time much of the corn belt is experiencing above to much-above temperatures over the next two weeks which is supporting prices.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 73% LW, 57% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 71% LW, 53% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 48% TW vs. 45% LW, 73% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 52% LW, 64% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. 69% LW, 78% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 10% TW vs. 4% LW, 7% LY, 16% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 31% TW vs. 14% LW, 8% LY, 24% AVG |
| Soybean Setting Pods | 2% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 1% LY, 4% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 24% TW vs. 21% LW, 21% LY, 25% AVG |
| Milo Coloring | 14% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 12% LY, 14% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 56% TW vs. 41% LW, 42% LY, 55% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 63% TW vs. 36% LW, 47% LY, 68% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean condition scores improved by 1% each this week. There were big gains in the eastern states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan which more than offset declines in western states. Those eastern states benefited from better than expected precipitation last week.
Corn conditions improved to 73% good-excellent vs. 72% last week and soybean conditions improved to 71% good-excellent vs. 70% last week.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 73% TW vs. 72% LW, 56% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 71% TW vs. 70% LW, 54% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 45% TW vs. 47% LW, 73% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 52% TW vs. 52% LW, 63% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 69% TW vs. 75% LW, 75% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 4% TW vs. 2% LW, 2% LY, 7% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 95% TW vs. 89% LW, 80% LY, 91% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 14% TW vs. 5% LW, 2% LY, 11% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 96% TW vs. 91% LW, 91% LY, 95% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 21% TW vs. 18% LW, 19% LY, 22% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 41% TW vs. 29% LW, 26% LY, 41% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 36% TW vs. 12% LW, 20% LY, 45% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn conditions recovered slightly this week after a surprising drop last week. Corn conditions were reported at 72% good-excellent vs. 71% last week. Soybean condition scores drifted lower to 70% good-excellent vs. 72% last week. Rains and cooler temperatures helped to stabilize crop conditions.
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Corn and soybean progress continues to move forward ahead of the 5-year average pace. However, corn conditions slipped this week down to 71% good-excellent vs. 75% last week. While Minnesota corn conditions improved, all the other large corn producing states slipped with Nebraska showing a large 12% decline. Soybean conditions were steady at 72% good-excellent.
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The corn and soybean crops continue to progress ahead of the 5-year average pace according to NASS. Corn planting is 97% complete and soybean planting is 86% complete.
Crop conditions have become the focal point of traders and they have shown improvement this week. Corn conditions improved to 75% good-excellent vs. 74% last week and soybeans improved to 72% good-excellent vs. 70% in last week’s initial soybean condition scores.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 75% TW vs. 74% LW, 59% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 70% LW, NA LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 55% TW vs. 64% LW, NA LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 51% LW, 64% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 82% TW vs. 80% LW, 81% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 97% TW vs. 93% LW, 78% LY, 94% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 89% TW vs. 78% LW, 57% LY, 84% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 86% TW vs. 75% LW, 54% LY, 79% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 67% TW vs. 52% LW, 30% LY, 61% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 64% TW vs. 49% LW, 45% LY, 60% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 85% TW vs. 77% LW, 81% LY, 88% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 7% TW vs. 3% LW, 3% LY, 7% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 97% TW vs. 91% LW, 96% LY, 99% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 81% TW vs. 67% LW, 80% LY, 91% AVG |
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Weekly crop progress reported that May ended with 93% of the corn crop and 75% of the soybean crop planted. Corn emerged is at 78% and soybeans emerged are at 52%. All of those figures are ahead of 5-year averages and well ahead of last year at this time.
Corn condition scores improved to 74% good-excellent vs. the initial score of 70% last week. The initial soybean condition scores of the year were released this week at 70% good-excellent.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 74% TW vs. 70% LW, NA LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. NA LW, NA LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 64% TW vs. (NA)% LW, NA LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 51% TW vs. 54% LW, 64% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 80% TW vs. NA LW, 74% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 93% TW vs. 88% LW, 64% LY, 89% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 78% TW vs. 64% LW, 42% LY, 73% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 75% TW vs. 65% LW, 36% LY, 68% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 52% TW vs. 35% LW, 17% LY, 44% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 49% TW vs. 39% LW, 33% LY, 46% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 77% TW vs. 68% LW, 73% LY, 81% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 3% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 1% LY, 2% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 91% TW vs. 81% LW, 90% LY, 96% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 67% TW vs. 51% LW, 63% LY, 80% AVG |
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This week’s Crop Condition and Progress report brought the first national corn condition scores. The corn crop is rated 70% good-excellent led by Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota which are all rated above 80% good-excellent.
The corn crop is 88% planted and 64% emerged as of Sunday. Soybean progress is also moving along quickly with 65% of the crop planted and 35% emerged.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. na% LW, na% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 54% TW vs. 52% LW, 61% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 88% TW vs. 80% LW, 55% LY, 82% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 64% TW vs. 43% LW, 28% LY, 58% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 65% TW vs. 53% LW, 26% LY, 55% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 35% TW vs. 18% LW, 9% LY, 27% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 39% TW vs. 32% LW, 27% LY, 38% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 68% TW vs. 56% LW, 63% LY, 72% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 81% TW vs. 60% LW, 80% LY, 90% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 51% TW vs. 30% LW, 41% LY, 65% AVG |
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The Weekly Crop Progress reports shows the US corn and soybean crops continue to quickly move ahead. National corn and soybean planting and emergence are moving ahead of the 5-year average pace. However there are regional disparities. In general, the western belt crops are further along than the eastern belt states. One big exception is North Dakota where wet and cold conditions have left progress far behind and prevent plant dates are soon here.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 52% TW vs. 53% LW, 66% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 80% TW vs. 67% LW, 44% LY, 71% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 43% TW vs. 24% LW, 16% LY, 40% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 53% TW vs. 38% LW, 16% LY, 38% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 18% TW vs. 7% LW, 4% LY, 12% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 32% TW vs. 28% LW, 25% LY, 34% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 56% TW vs. 44% LW, 51% LY, 62% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 60% TW vs. 42% LW, 63% LY, 80% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 30% TW vs. 16% LW, 21% LY, 46% AVG |
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The rapid planting pace of the 2020 corn and soybean crops continues. As of May 10th, the corn crop is 67% planted and the soybean crop is 38% planted.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 53% TW vs. 55% LW, 64% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 67% TW vs. 51% LW, 28% LY, 56% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 24% TW vs. 8% LW, 9% LY, 22% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 38% TW vs. 23% LW, 8% LY, 23% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 1% LY, 4% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 28% TW vs. 22% LW, 23% LY, 30% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 44% TW vs. 32% LW, 38% LY, 50% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 42% TW vs. 29% LW, 38% LY, 63% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 16% TW vs. 6% LW, 8% LY, 29% AVG |
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Producers are making very rapid corn and soybean planting progress according to this week’s report by NASS. Western corn belt planting is going very fast with North Dakota being the exception due to cold and wet conditions. The Eastern corn belt progress was slowed due to heavy rains about a week ago.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 55% TW vs. 54% LW, 64% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 51% TW vs. 27% LW, 21% LY, 39% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 8% TW vs. 3% LW, 5% LY, 10% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 23% TW vs. 8% LW, 5% LY, 11% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 22% TW vs. 20% LW, 21% LY, 26% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 32% TW vs. 21% LW, 26% LY, 38% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 29% TW vs. 14% LW, 19% LY, 43% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 6% TW vs. 4% LW, 4% LY, 16% AVG |
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Weekly crop progress showed farmers are taking advantage of good April weather and planting corn at a very rapid pace. Corn planting this week is 27% complete vs. 12% last year and 20% on average.
Soybean planting is also getting a good start as it is 8% complete this week vs. 2% last year and 4% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 54% TW vs. 57% LW, 64% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 27% TW vs. 7% LW, 12% LY, 20% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 3% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 4% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 8% TW vs. 2% LW, 2% LY, 4% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 20% TW vs. 19% LW, 19% LY, 23% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 21% TW vs. 14% LW, 16% LY, 25% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 14% TW vs. 7% LW, 11% LY, 29% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 4% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 4% LY, 7% AVG |
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