Corn crop condition declines for 3rd consecutive week

Today the USDA released the 13th Crop Progress report of the growing season.

Corn crop progress

The USDA says as of June 23, 97% of the 2024 corn crop in the top 18 corn-growing states has emerged. This is up from 93% the week prior and slightly ahead of the five-year average of 96%.

Four percent of corn is silking across nine of the top 18 growing states. This is slightly ahead of the five-year average of 3%.

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

2024 Corn crop condition
	June 23	June 16
Good/excellent	69%	72%
Fair	24%	23%
Poor/very poor	7%	5%

Soybean crop progress

The USDA says soybean planting progress in the top 18 growing states is at 97%, up from 93% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 95%.

Ninety percent of the crop in those states is out of the ground. That’s up from 82% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 87%.

Eight percent of soybeans are blooming across 17 of the top 18 growing states. This is ahead of the five-year average of 6%.

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

2024 Soybean crop condition
	June 23	June 16
Good/excellent	67%	70%
Fair	25%	25%
Poor/very poor	8%	5%

Oat crop progress

The USDA says 61% of oats are headed in the top nine producing states. This is up from 50% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 58%.

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

2024 Oat crop condition
	June 23	June 16
Good/excellent	67%	67%
Fair	22%	22%
Poor/very poor	11%	11%

Winter wheat progress

The USDA says 97% of winter wheat has headed across all of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 94% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 95%.

The report says harvest has begun in 12 of those states and is 40% complete. That is up from 27% the week prior and is ahead of the five-year average of 25%.

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 23	June 16
Good/excellent	52%	49%
Fair	33%	34%
Poor/very poor	15%	17%

Spring wheat progress

The USDA says 18% of spring wheat has headed across the top six growing states. This is up from 4% the week prior and in line with the five-year average.

The report rates the spring wheat crop condition as follows:

2024 Spring wheat crop condition
	June 23	June 16
Good/excellent	71%	76%
Fair	25%	20%
Poor/very poor	4%	4%