Corn condition declines slightly week-over-week

Today the USDA released the 11th Crop Progress report of the growing season.

Corn crop progress

The USDA says as of June 9, 95% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. This is up from 91% the week prior and in line with the five-year average.

A total of 85% of the corn crop in those states has emerged. That’s up from 74% the week prior and slightly ahead of the five-year average of 84%.

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

Corn crop condition
	June 9	June 2
Good/excellent	74%	75%
Fair	21%	21%
Poor/very poor	5%	4%

Soybean crop progress

USDA says soybean planting progress in the top 18 growing states is at 87%, up from 78% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 84%.

A total of 70% of the crop in those states is out of the ground. That’s up from 55% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 66%.

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

Soybean crop condition
	June 9
Good/excellent	72%
Fair	24%
Poor/very poor	4%

Oat crop progress

The USDA says 92% of the oat crop has emerged in the top nine growing states, up from 87% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 90%.

Oats are headed in all of the top nine growing states, at a total of 41%. This is up from 33% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 36%.

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

Oat crop condition
	June 9	June 2
Good/excellent	70%	68%
Fair	20%	23%
Poor/very poor	10%	9%

Winter wheat progress

USDA says 89% of winter wheat has headed across all of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 83% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 86%.

The report says harvest has begun in eight of those states and is 12% complete. That is up from 6% the week prior and is ahead of the five-year average of 6%.

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

Winter wheat crop condition
	June 9	June 2
Good/excellent	47%	49%
Fair	34%	33%
Poor/very poor	19%	18%

Spring wheat progress

The USDA says spring wheat planting progress in the top six growing states is at 98%, up from 94% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 96%.

A total of 87% of the crop in those states is out of the ground, up from 78% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 83%.

The report rates the spring wheat crop condition as follows:

Spring wheat crop condition
	June 9	June 2
Good/excellent	72%	74%
Fair	25%	24%
Poor/very poor	3%	2%