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U.S. corn, soybean crops look great

 

This year’s U.S. corn and soybean crops continue to show great condition ratings for this time of year, but a couple of key development phases remain behind average.

As of Sunday, 90% of corn has dented, compared to the five year average of 92%, and 42% has reached maturity, compared to 54% on average, with 7% harvested, compared to 15% on average. 74% of the crop is in good to excellent shape, unchanged from last week, but with 1% moving from good up to excellent.

45% of soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 53% on average, and 3% is harvested, compared to 8% on average. 71% of soybeans are called good to excellent, down 1% from a week ago.

86% of the U.S. spring wheat crop is harvested, compared to 92% on average, and 25% of winter wheat is planted, compared to 22% on average.

51% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are in good to excellent condition, 1% more than last week.