US corn crop now 5% harvested

HOUSTON (ICIS)–The US corn crop is now 5% harvested, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.

In the first update on the corn acreage being harvested, the weekly update showed 5% of the crop is now completed which is above the 4% rate from last year and the five-year average of 3%.

There is currently 95% of the corn crop in the dough stage, which trails the 96% level from 2023 but is slightly higher than the five-year average of 94%.

Corn at the dented stage is now 74% of the reported acreage, which is behind the 78% achieved last year but is ahead of the five-year average of 73%.

29% of the crop is listed as mature, which is equal to the 29% mark from last year and above the five-year average of 24%.

For corn conditions, there is still 4% rated very poor, with 8% as poor and 24% now as fair. There is 48% listed as good and 16% as excellent.

Soybeans setting pods has climbed to 97%, which is equal to the 97% mark from last year and is just above the five-year average of 96%.

The amount of soybeans dropping leaves is now at 25%, which trails the 2023 level of 27% but is higher than the five-year average of 21%.

Soybean conditions were unchanged with there still being 3% listed as very poor, with 7% as poor and 25% as fair. 52% is good with 13% as excellent.

In other harvesting updates, there is 8% of the cotton acreage completed with sorghum harvest at 21%.