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Today the USDA released the fifteenth Crop Progress report of the 2024 growing season.
Corn crop progress
The USDA says as of July 7, 24% of the 2024 corn crop is silking across all of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 11% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 14%.
The report says 3% of the crop across eight of those 18 states has reached the dough stage. This is slightly ahead of the five-year average of 2%.
According to the report, the condition of the corn crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Corn crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 7 | June 30 | |
| Good/excellent | 68% | 67% |
| Fair | 23% | 24% |
| Poor/very Poor | 9% | 9% |
Soybean crop progress
The USDA says 34% of soybeans are blooming in the top 18 growing states. That’s up up from 20% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 28%.
Nine percent of soybeans are setting pods across 16 of those 18 states. That's up from 3% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 5%.
According to the report, the condition of the soybean crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Soybean crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 7 | June 30 | |
| Good/excellent | 68% | 67% |
| Fair | 24% | 25% |
| Poor/very poor | 8% | 8% |
Oat crop progress
The USDA says 83% of oats are headed in the top nine producing states. This is up from 74% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 82%.
According to the report, the condition of the oat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| 2024 Oat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 7 | June 30 | |
| Good/excellent | 67% | 67% |
| Fair | 22% | 22% |
| Poor/very poor | 11% | 11% |
Spring wheat progress
The USDA says 59% of spring wheat has headed across the top six growing states. This is up from 38% the week prior and slightly behind of the five-year average of 60%.
The report rates the spring wheat crop condition in the top growing states as follows:
| 2024 Spring wheat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 7 | June 30 | |
| Good/excellent | 75% | 72% |
| Fair | 21% | 24% |
| Poor/very poor | 4% | 4% |
Winter wheat progress
The USDA says harvest has begun in 17 of the top 18 winter wheat growing states and is 63% complete. That is up from 54% the week prior and is ahead of the five-year average of 52%.
