Corn and Soybean Condition Ratings Drift Lower
Hot and dry weather continue to weigh on the U.S. corn and soybean crops.
As of July 3, 7% of the U.S. corn crop is silking, which is slightly below the five-year average of 11%, according to USDA. The crop conditions include:
- Very poor: 2%
- Poor: 7%
- Fair: 27%
- Good: 53%
- Excellent: 11%
The 64% in the good-to-excellent rating is three percentage points lower than last week’s 65%.
States such as Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina posted the largest declines in crop condition versus last week.
#Corn condition index scores take bigger hit than market anticipated this week. My yield model falls to 175.1 bushels per acre, down 2.1 bpa on the week. #oatt pic.twitter.com/Gx4wjja812 — Arlan Suderman (@ArlanFF101) July 5, 2022
For soybeans, nearly all of the crop has emerged and 16% is blooming, which is behind the five-year average of 22% by early July. Soybean condition ratings include:
- Very poor: 2%
- Poor: 7%
- Fair: 28%
- Good: 54%
- Excellent: 9%
The 63% in the good-to-excellent rating is two percentage points lower than last week’s 65%.
The greatest condition declines were in the eastern Corn Belt and mid-South.
Winter wheat harvest was 54% complete as of July 3, which is ahead of the average pace of 48%.
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