US corn crop now 47% completed with soybeans at 67% harvested

HOUSTON (ICIS)–There is now 47% of the corn crop completed with soybeans at 67% harvested according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.

The ongoing pace of the corn harvest is ahead of the 42% rate seen in 2023 and is above the five-year average of 39%.

Texas now has 98% of its acreage harvested, followed by North Carolina and Tennessee at 88%.

There is now 94% of the crop rated mature, which is above the 93% from last season as well as higher than the five-year average of 89%.

For corn conditions there is 4% listed as very poor with 8% still as poor and 24% now as fair. There remains 49% ranked as good and 15% as excellent.

Soybeans dropping leaves has climbed to 95%, which trails the 96% from last season but is above the five-year average of 92%.

Harvesting of the soybean crop has jumped to 67%, which is ahead of 57% mark from 2023 as well as the five-year average of 51%.

Minnesota is now the top state with 88% of their soybeans now completed with Mississippi coming next at 84% finished.

There were no further updates for soybean conditions.

In other harvesting updates the USDA said there is now 34% of the cotton crop finished with sorghum acreage now at 53% completed.