Corn and soybean crop condition scores each slipped 3% out of the good-excellent categories in the most recent weekly crop report from NASS.
Corn condition scores dropped to 67% good-excellent vs. 70% last week and 64% last year. Soybean condition scores dropped to 65% good-excellent vs. 68% last week and 60% last year.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 67% TW vs. 70% LW, 64% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 65% TW vs. 68% LW, 60% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 43% TW vs. 46% LW, 70% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 30% TW vs. 30% LW, 48% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 59% TW vs. 59% LW, 20% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Silking | 4% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 4% LY, 4% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 98% TW vs. 94% LW, 99% LY, 97% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 91% TW vs. 83% LW, 95% LY, 91% AVG |
| Soybean Blooming | 7% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 13% LY, 11% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 90% TW vs. 80% LW, 94% LY, 94% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 19% TW vs. 15% LW, 19% LY, 20% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 95% TW vs. 91% LW, 98% LY, 98% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 41% TW vs. 25% LW, 31% LY, 35% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 98% TW vs. 89% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Headed | 8% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 45% LY, 34% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. 72% LW, 65% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 68% TW vs. 70% LW, 60% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 46% TW vs. 47% LW, 73% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 30% TW vs. 31% LW, 49% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 59% TW vs. 54% LW, 27% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Emerged | 95% TW vs. 88% LW, 99% LY, 95% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 94% TW vs. 88% LW, 97% LY, 93% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 83% TW vs. 70% LW, 90% LY, 84% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 80% TW vs. 66% LW, 86% LY, 85% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 15% TW vs. 13% LW, 16% LY, 17% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 91% TW vs. 86% LW, 95% LY, 95% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 25% TW vs. 10% LW, 15% LY, 22% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 98% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 100% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 89% TW vs. 72% LW, 98% LY, 97% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
Like the initial corn condition scores of the year released last week, the first soybean condition scores of the year look good overall. Soybean conditions were reported 70% good-excellent vs. 62% last year. Corn conditions slipped to 72% good-excellent vs. 73% last week and 68% last year.
Corn planting is 97% complete vs. 100% last year and 97% on average. Soybean planting is 88% complete vs. 95% last year and 89% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 72% TW vs. 73% LW, 68% LY |
| Soybean Conditions | G/E: 70% TW vs. NA LW, 62% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 47% TW vs. 46% LW, 74% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 31% TW vs. 30% LW, 48% LY |
| Spring Wheat Conditions | G/E: 54% TW vs. NA LW, 37% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 97% TW vs. 94% LW, 100% LY, 97% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 88% TW vs. 78% LW, 95% LY, 89% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 88% TW vs. 78% LW, 93% LY, 88% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 70% TW vs. 56% LW, 85% LY, 74% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 66% TW vs. 56% LW, 69% LY, 71% AVG |
| Milo Headed | 13% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 13% LY, 15% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 86% TW vs. 79% LW, 91% LY, 90% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 10% TW vs. 5% LW, 4% LY, 12% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 94% TW vs. 82% LW, 100% LY, 99% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 72% TW vs. 55% LW, 95% LY, 93% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean planting progress has caught up to the 5-year average progress across the country. NASS reported corn planting is 94% complete vs. 98% last year and 92% on average. Soybean planting is 78% complete vs. 89% last year and 79% on average. Planting and emergence is still behind average in some areas and most notably North Dakota.
This week brought the first national corn crop condition scores of the year. Conditions are good overall 73% good -excellent vs. 72% last year at this time.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Corn Conditions | G/E: 73% TW vs. NA LW, 72% LY |
| Milo Conditions | G/E: 46% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 74% LY |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 30% TW vs. 29% LW, 50% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 94% TW vs. 86% LW, 98% LY, 92% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 78% TW vs. 61% LW, 89% LY, 81% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 78% TW vs. 66% LW, 89% LY, 79% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 56% TW vs. 39% LW, 74% LY, 59% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 56% TW vs. 40% LW, 50% LY, 55% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 79% TW vs. 72% LW, 84% LY, 84% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 5% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 2% LY, 6% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 82% TW vs. 73% LW, 99% LY, 97% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 55% TW vs. 42% LW, 89% LY, 83% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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NASS reported that good planting progress was made as of May 29th with corn and soybean planting just about up to the 5-year average. North Dakota remains the standout where acres may be lost to prevent plant as crop insurance deadlines have been passed.
The corn crop is 86% planted vs. 94% last year and 87% on average. The soybean crop is 66% planted vs. 83% last year and 67% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 29% TW vs. 28% LW, 48% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 86% TW vs. 72% LW, 94% LY, 87% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 61% TW vs. 39% LW, 79% LY, 68% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 66% TW vs. 50% LW, 83% LY, 67% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 39% TW vs. 21% LW, 59% LY, 43% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 40% TW vs. 33% LW, 40% LY, 43% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 72% TW vs. 63% LW, 77% LY, 76% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 73% TW vs. 49% LW, 97% LY, 92% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 42% TW vs. 29% LW, 78% LY, 69% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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Corn and soybean planting made big strides again last week. NASS reported that corn planting is 72% complete vs. 89% last year and 79% on average. Soybean planting is 39% complete vs. 61% last year and 51% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 28% TW vs. 27% LW, 47% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 72% TW vs. 49% LW, 89% LY, 79% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 39% TW vs. 14% LW, 61% LY, 51% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 50% TW vs. 30% LW, 73% LY, 55% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 21% TW vs. 9% LW, 38% LY, 26% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 33% TW vs. 26% LW, 32% LY, 35% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 63% TW vs. 48% LW, 65% LY, 65% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 49% TW vs. 39% LW, 93% LY, 83% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 29% TW vs. 16% LW, 63% LY, 50% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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NASS reported good corn planting progress this week however the pace remains well behind average. The good news is that corn planting is ahead of the historic slow years of 2013 and 2019. As of Sunday, corn planting was reported to be 49% complete vs. 78% last year and 67% on average.
Soybean planting is also well off the pace at 30% complete this week vs. 58% last year and 39% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 27% TW vs. 29% LW, 48% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 49% TW vs. 22% LW, 78% LY, 67% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 14% TW vs. 5% LW, 38% LY, 32% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 30% TW vs. 12% LW, 58% LY, 39% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 9% TW vs. 3% LW, 19% LY, 12% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 26% TW vs. 22% LW, 26% LY, 30% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 48% TW vs. 33% LW, 51% LY, 53% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 39% TW vs. 27% LW, 83% LY, 67% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 16% TW vs. 9% LW, 44% LY, 30% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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NASS reports corn and soybean planting progress continue to lag far behind the average pace. As of Sunday May 8th, corn planting is report 22% complete vs. 64% last year and 50% on average. Soybean planting is reported 12% complete vs. 39% last year and 24% on average. The forecast looks favorable for good progress over the next two weeks which is pressuring grain values.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 29% TW vs. 27% LW, 49% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 22% TW vs. 14% LW, 64% LY, 50% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 5% TW vs. 3% LW, 18% LY, 15% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 12% TW vs. 8% LW, 39% LY, 24% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 3% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 9% LY, 4% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 22% TW vs. 20% LW, 22% LY, 26% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 33% TW vs. 23% LW, 36% LY, 40% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 27% TW vs. 19% LW, 67% LY, 47% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 9% TW vs. 5% LW, 27% LY, 15% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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While there was some corn planting reported last week, progress remains well behind the average pace and far behind last year’s rapid pace. Corn planting is 14% complete this week which was a bit below the expectations vs. last year at 42% and the 5-year average of 33% complete.
Soybean planting is also off to a slow start at 8% complete this week vs. 22% last year and 13% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 27% TW vs. 27% LW, 48% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 14% TW vs. 7% LW, 42% LY, 33% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 3% TW vs. 2% LW, 7% LY, 6% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 8% TW vs. 3% LW, 22% LY, 13% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 20% TW vs. 19% LW, 20% LY, 23% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 23% TW vs. 11% LW, 26% LY, 29% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 19% TW vs. 13% LW, 46% LY, 28% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 5% TW vs. 2% LW, 13% LY, 7% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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The gap between average corn planting progress and this year widened as there was little planting accomplished reported in this week’s Crop Progress Report. Nebraska is the only major corn producing state that is near normal in corn planting progress.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 27% TW vs. 30% LW, 49% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 7% TW vs. 4% LW, 16% LY, 15% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 2% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 3% LY, 3% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 3% TW vs. 1% LW, 7% LY, 5% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 19% TW vs. 17% LW, 18% LY, 21% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 11% TW vs. 7% LW, 16% LY, 19% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 13% TW vs. 8% LW, 27% LY, 15% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 2% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 7% LY, 4% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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The 2022 crop is off to a slow start due to cool, wet weather. National corn planting is 4% complete vs. 7% last year and 6% on average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 30% TW vs. 32% LW, 53% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 4% TW vs. 2% LW, 7% LY, 6% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 1% TW vs. (NA)% LW, 3% LY, 2% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 17% TW vs. 14% LW, 15% LY, 19% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 7% TW vs. 5% LW, 9% LY, 12% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 8% TW vs. 6% LW, 18% LY, 9% AVG |
| Source: USDA/NASS |
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