Corn Planting Approaches Finish Line, Crop Off to a Strong Start
U.S. farmers are in the homestretch of corn planting. As of June 5, 94% of the corn crop is planted. That’s slightly ahead of the five-year average of 92% planted for early June, according to USDA.
All states are ahead of the average planting pace except for Minnesota (3 percentage points behind), North Dakota (11 points behind) and Pennsylvania (5 points behind).
Nearly 80% of the corn crop has emerged. The crop is off to a strong start with corn condition ratings at:
- Very poor: 1%
- Poor: 3%
- Fair: 23%
- Good: 61%
- Excellent: 12%
For soybeans, 78% of the crop is planted and 56% of the crop has emerged. Both metrics are on pace with the average rate.
All states are on pace or ahead of schedule, except for Minnesota, which is 18 percentage points behind average, and North Dakota which is 44 percentage points behind average.
For spring wheat, 82% has been planted. That’s behind the five-year average of 97% planted by early June.
As for winter wheat, 79% of the U.S. crop has headed and 5% has been harvested. Condition ratings include:
- Very poor: 23%
- Poor: 17%
- Fair: 30%
- Good: 26%
- Excellent: 4%
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