(Washington D.C.) The USDA NASS released their weekly national Crop Progress report on Tuesday, which indicated that corn conditions remained steady while soybean conditions declined.
Corn was rated 65% in good-to-excellent condition, the same as the previous week. Soybeans were rated 65% good to excellent, a 2-point drop from the previous week’s rating of 67%. The report also provided specific growth stage estimates for corn.
According to the report, corn in the dough stage was estimated at 90%, slightly behind last year’s 92% but on par with the five-year average. Corn in the dent stage was estimated at 60%, 2 points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the five-year average. The report also stated that 19% of the corn crop had matured, 4 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of the five-year average.
The report indicated that 65% of the corn crop was in good-to-excellent condition, the same as the previous week and higher than last year’s rating of 53%. Additionally, only 12% of the crop was rated very poor to poor, down from 13% the previous week and below last year’s 17%. The portion of the crop rated poor to very poor fell by 1 point to 12%.
The report also highlighted the condition of soybeans, noting that 94% of soybeans were setting pods, the same as last year. Furthermore, 13% of soybeans were dropping leaves, which is also in line with last year’s numbers and ahead of the five-year average. Overall, 65% of soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition, a 2-point drop from the previous week but still higher than last year’s rating of 54%. Notably, Illinois and Iowa were rated at 71% and 77% in good to excellent condition, with Missouri at 79% in the same category.