US corn now 97% silking with soybean blooming at 95%
Mark Milam
19-Aug-2024
HOUSTON (ICIS)–The US corn crop is now at 97% silking with soybean blooming having reached 95%, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.
For corn, the current rate of the crop silking is just slightly trailing both the 98% achieved last year and the five-year average of 98%.
The amount of crop now at the dough stage is 74%, which equals the 74% rate from 2023 and is above the five-year average of 71%.
Corn which has reached the dented phase is at 30%, which matches the 30% level from last year and is ahead of the five-year average of 26%.
In the first update on corn reaching maturity, the report showed there is 5% of the crop at this stage, which is above the 3% from 2023 as well as the five-year average of 3%.
For corn conditions, there is now 4% rated very poor with 7% still listed as poor and 22% as fair. There remains 51% as good and 16% as excellent.
The soybean crop is now 95% blooming, which is equal to the 95% rate achieved in 2023 as well as the five-year average of 95%.
The amount of acreage setting pods has risen to 81%; this trails the 84% mark from last year, but is above the five-year average of 80%.
For soybean conditions, there continues to be 2% listed as very poor, 6% as poor and 24% as fair. There is now 54% seen as good with 14% as excellent.
In harvesting updates, winter wheat is now at 96% completed which is slightly ahead of the 95% level from 2023 as well as the five-year average of 95%.
Spring wheat harvest has reached 31% completed, which is behind the 35% mark from last year and the five-year average of 36%.
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