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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% |
