US crop harvest advances with 9% of corn completed, soybeans at 6%

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Even with recent poor weather at hand, the US harvest continues to advance with 9% of corn completed and 6% of soybean acreage finished, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.

The weekly update showed there is 9% of the corn crop harvested, which is above the 8% rate from last year and the five-year average of 6%.

Texas is the leading state with 80% of their crop done with North Carolina next at 47%.

There is currently 85% of corn at the dented stage, which is behind the 88% achieved in 2023 but it is ahead of the five-year average of 84%.

45% of the crop is rated mature, which trails the 48% mark from last year, but the current pace is above the five-year average of 38%.

For corn conditions, there is still 4% rated very poor and 8% as poor with 23% now as fair. There is 49% listed as good with 16% remaining as excellent.

Soybeans dropping leaves is now at 44% of the crop, which trails the 2023 level of 47% but is higher than the five-year average of 37%.

In the first update on soybean harvesting, the USDA said there is 6% of the crop completed, which is ahead of the 4% level from last year and the five-year average of 3%.

Louisiana is the leading state with 46% completed followed by Mississippi at 44%.

For soybean conditions, there is still 3% listed as very poor with 8% now as poor. 25% remains as fair and 52% as good, with there now 12% rated as excellent.

In other harvesting updates, there is 10% of the cotton acreage completed with sorghum harvest having reached 24%.