Corn crop condition down week-over-week

Today the USDA released the 17th Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season.

Corn crop progress

The USDA says as of July 21, 61% of the 2024 corn crop in the top 18 corn-growing states have reached the silk growth stage. This is up from 41% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 56%.

The report says 17% of the corn crop across 17 of those states have reached the dough growth stage. This is up from 8% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 11%.

According to the report, the condition of the corn crop in the top growing states rates as follows:

2024 Corn crop condition
	July 21	July 14
Good/excellent	67%	68%
Fair	23%	23%
Poor/very poor	10%	9%

Soybean crop progress

The USDA says 65% of the soybean crop in the top 18 growing states have reached the blooming growth stage. This is up from 51% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 60%.

Twenty-nine percent of soybeans across all of those states have reached the pod growth stage. This is up from 18% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 24%.

According to the report, the condition of the soybean crop in the top growing states rates as follows:

2024 Soybean crop condition
	July 21	July 14
Good/excellent	68%	68%
Fair	24%	24%
Poor/very poor	8%	8%

Oat crop progress

The USDA says 95% of oats in the top nine producing states have reached the heading growth stage. This is up from 91% the week prior and in line with the five-year average.

Twenty-two percent of oats across eight of the top producing states have been harvested. This is up from 16% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 19%.

According to the report, the condition of the oat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:

2024 Oat crop condition
	July 21	July 14
Good/excellent	66%	66%
Fair	23%	23%
Poor/very poor	11%	11%

Spring wheat progress

The USDA says 89% of spring wheat across the top six growing states have reached the heading growth stage. This is up from 76% the week prior but slightly behind the five-year average of 90%.

The report rates the spring wheat crop condition as follows:

2024 Spring wheat crop condition
	July 21	July 14
Good/excellent	77%	77%
Fair	18%	20%
Poor/very poor	5%	3%

Winter wheat progress

The USDA says the winter wheat harvest has begun in all the top 18 growing states and is 76% complete. This is up from 71% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 72%.