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Today the USDA released the fourteenth Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season.
Corn crop progress
The USDA says as of June 30, 11% of the 2024 corn crop is silking across 13 of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 4% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 6%.
According to the report, the condition of the corn crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Corn crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 30 | June 23 | |
| Good/excellent | 67% | 69% |
| Fair | 24% | 24% |
| Poor/very poor | 9% | 7% |
Soybean crop progress
The USDA says 95% of the soybean crop in the top 18 growing states is out of the ground. That’s up from 90% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 93%.
Twenty percent of soybeans are blooming across those states. This is up from 8% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 15%.
Three percent of soybeans are setting pods across seven of the top 18 growing states. This is slightly ahead of the five-year average of 2%.
According to the report, the condition of the soybean crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Soybean crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 30 | June 23 | |
| Good/excellent | 67% | 67% |
| Fair | 25% | 25% |
| Poor/very poor | 8% | 8% |
Oat crop progress
The USDA says 74% of oats are headed in the top nine producing states. This is up from 61% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 71%.
According to the report, the condition of the oat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Oat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 30 | June 23 | |
| Good/excellent | 67% | 67% |
| Fair | 22% | 22% |
| Poor/very poor | 11% | 11% |
Winter wheat progress
The USDA says harvest has begun in 13 of the top 18 growing states and is 54% complete. That is up from 40% the week prior and is ahead of the five-year average of 39%.
According to the report, the condition of the winter wheat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Winter wheat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 30 | June 23 | |
| Good/excellent | 51% | 52% |
| Fair | 34% | 33% |
| Poor/very poor | 15% | 15% |
Spring wheat progress
The USDA says 38% of spring wheat has headed across the top six growing states. This is up from 18% the week prior and 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average.
The report rates the spring wheat crop condition as follows:
| 2024 Spring wheat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 30 | June 23 | |
| Good/excellent | 72% | 71% |
| Fair | 24% | 25% |
| Poor/very poor | 4% | 4% |
