USDA Issues Crop Progress Report: 93% Corn Planted, 84% Of Soybeans

BrownfieldAgNews reports: The USDA's national corn, winter wheat, and spring wheat ratings improved slightly over the past week. That was due to generally favorable weather in many key growing areas. As of Sunday, 69% of U.S. corn is called good to excellent, up 1% on the week, with 93% planted and 78% emerged. In the first rating of the season, 67% of soybeans are in good to excellent shape, with planting at 84% and emergence at 63%. 52% of winter wheat is in good to excellent condition, 2% above a week ago, with 83% of the crop headed, while 3% has been harvested, matching the five-year average. 50% of spring wheat is rated good to excellent, 5% higher, and 95% is planted and 73% of the crop has emerged. 49% of cotton is reported as good to excellent, 12% below a year ago, 66% has been planted and 8% is squaring. 75% of the rice crop is said to be good to excellent, down 2% on from last week, with planting at 97% and emergence at 85%. 46% of sorghum is planted, compared to 48% on average. 42% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are good to excellent, a week-to-week improvement of 1%.