Weather Sends Corn And Wheat Conditions On The Decline

After dodging inclement weather left and right to get this year’s crop in the ground, farmers continue to face Mother Nature’s challenges this growing season.

According to the latest USDA crop progress report, the condition of corn and wheat has started to decline. The majority of corn is still in good condition (58%), but it is down 2% from last week’s report, while the amount in poor condition (4%) is slightly higher. Winter wheat reported to be in good condition (39%) is down by 2%, while the amount in fair (34%) or poor (13%) condition is up by 2%.

This is the first week USDA provided a soybean condition report. The majority of the crop is currently landing in the good (60%) and fair (24%) categories.

This decline can likely be chalked up to various weather events across the country. Texas farmer Lindsay Kimbrell shares her family’s corn has not only been drowned by rain, but also beaten down by hail.

The hail and rain combination is familiar to this Missouri grower as well.

Another Texas grower is experiencing the effects of excess rain on his wheat field.

Iowa agronomist Nicole Stecklein has seen a wide variety of issues this week as well.

While it’s probably too early in the season to know what this year’s crop will look like based on USDA’s condition reports, Arlan Suderman of StoneX Group shares the historical relationship between June 9 crop conditions and final yield.

What is your crop looking like? Let us know in AgWeb’s Crop Comments.

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