Corn condition tumbles further in fourth consecutive week of declines

USDA released its fourteenth Crop Progress Report of the 2024 growing season on July 1. Here's a look at the most recent corn, soy, wheat, and oat numbers.

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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%
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