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Today the USDA released the 10th Crop Progress report of the growing season.
Corn crop progress
The USDA says as of June 2, 91% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. This is up from 83% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 89%.
Corn is emerging in all of those states, with 74% out of the ground. That’s up from 58% the week prior and slightly ahead of the five-year average of 73%.
According to the report, the condition of the corn crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| Corn crop condition | |
|---|---|
| June 2 | |
| Good/excellent | 75% |
| Fair | 21% |
| Poor/very poor | 4% |
Soybean crop progress
USDA says soybean planting progress in the top 18 growing states is at 78%, up from 68% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 73%.
Soybeans have emerged in all of those states, with 55% out of the ground. That’s up from 39% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 52%.
Oat crop progress
The USDA says across all nine of the top oat-growing states, 97% of the crop has been planted, up from 93% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 95%.
A total of 87% of the crop has emerged in those states, up from 77% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 83%.
Oats are headed in seven of top nine growing states, at a total of 33%. This is up from 29% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 28%.
According to the report, the condition of the oat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| Oat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 2 | May 26 | |
| Good/excellent | 68% | 66% |
| Fair | 23% | 25% |
| Poor/very poor | 9% | 9% |
Winter wheat progress
USDA says 83% of winter wheat has headed across all of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 77% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 78%.
The report says harvest has begun in six states and is 6% complete. This is twice as much as the five-year average.
According to the report, the condition of the winter wheat crop in the top growing states rates as follows:
| Winter wheat crop condition | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 2 | May 26 | |
| Good/excellent | 49% | 48% |
| Fair | 33% | 33% |
| Poor/very poor | 18% | 19% |
Spring wheat progress
The USDA says spring wheat planting progress in the top six growing states is at 94%, up from 88% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 90%.
A total of 78% is out of the ground, up from 61% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 69%.
The report rates the spring wheat crop condition as follows:
| Spring wheat condition | |
|---|---|
| June 2 | |
| Good/excellent | 74% |
| Fair | 24% |
| Poor/very poor | 2% |
