USDA Crop Progress Report - Corn, Soybean Condition Ratings Fall for Week Ended June 19

OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn planting wrapped up last week, while soybean planting moved slightly ahead of the average pace by Sunday, June 19, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress on Tuesday. Crop conditions for both crops fell slightly last week. The report, which is normally released on Mondays, was delayed this week due to the Juneteenth holiday.

CORN

-- Crop development: 95% of corn was emerged nationwide as of Sunday, up 7 percentage points from the previous week and now equal to five-year average.

-- Crop condition: 70% of corn was rated in good-to-excellent condition, down 2 percentage point from 72% the previous week but up from 65% a year ago. "Eighty-three percent of the corn in Iowa and 71% of corn in Illinois are in good-to-excellent condition, down slightly from a week ago," noted DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini. "Minnesota's crop improved 7 points to 65% good to excellent. North Carolina and Kansas are two of the lower-rated states, at 49% to 55% good to excellent, respectively."

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: 94% nationwide as of Sunday, up 6 percentage points from the previous week, and now 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 93%.

-- Crop development: 83% of soybeans had emerged nationwide as of Sunday, up 13 percentage points from the previous week and near the five-year average of 84%.

-- Crop condition: 68% of soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition, down 2 percentage points from 70% the previous week but up from 60% last year. "Eighty percent of Iowa's soybeans and 76% of Illinois' soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition, strong starts for the top-producing states," Mantini said. "North Dakota's soybeans lag behind at 56% good to excellent, with Nebraska at 66%."

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop development: 91% of the winter wheat crop was headed nationwide as of Sunday, 4 percentage points behind the five-year average of 95%.

-- Harvest progress: 25% of the crop was harvested as of Sunday, 10 percentage points ahead of last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 22%. Kansas' crop was 27% harvested. Texas and Oklahoma were 72% harvested.

-- Crop condition: 30% of winter wheat was rated good to excellent, down 1 percentage point from the previous week and below conditions in 2013. That portion of the crop rated very poor to poor rose by 1 point to 43%. "Montana trailed the field at just 17% good to excellent and 45% very poor to poor, while Oklahoma was rated just 14% good to excellent with 56% of that crop very poor to poor.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 98% of the spring wheat crop was planted as of Sunday, up 4 percentage points from the previous week, but down 2 percentage points from the five-year average.

-- Crop development: 89% of the crop had emerged as of Sunday, 8 percentage points behind the five-year average of 97%. Just 80% of North Dakota's crop had emerged.

-- Crop condition: 59% of the crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition, up 5 percentage points from 54% the previous week and well above last year's rating of 27%. Minnesota's crop was rated 64% good to excellent, and North Dakota's crop was rated is 71% good to excellent.