USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

This article was originally published at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 9. It was last updated with additional information at 3:59 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 9.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- Both U.S. corn and soybean crop conditions improved slightly last week, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Development of both crops continue to advance, with rates increasing significantly compared to last week's report.

A few rounds of potentially heavier rainfall will impact the northwestern Corn Belt, Southern Plains, Mississippi Delta and Southeast this week, as cooler temperatures persist across northern areas potentially slowing crop development, according to DTN Meteorologist Teresa Wells.

CORN

-- Planting progress: 97% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, 3 points ahead of 94% last year and consistent with the five-year average. Pennsylvania was the furthest behind at 82% complete as of Sunday, 6 points behind of its average pace of 88%. That was followed by Kentucky at 88%, 7 points behind of the average pace of 95%.

-- Crop development: 87% of corn had emerged Sunday, 4 points ahead of last year's 83% and consistent with the five-year average.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 71% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition, up 2 points from 69% the previous week and 3 points behind of last year's 74%. Five percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, unchanged from the previous week and year.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 90% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 4 points ahead of last year's 86% at this time and 2 points ahead of the five-year average of 88%. North Dakota soybeans are 90% complete, 11 points ahead of last year and the five-year average.

-- Crop development: 75% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 7 points ahead of last year's 68% and 3 points ahead of the five-year average of 72%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 68% of soybeans that had emerged were in good-to-excellent condition, up 1 point from 67% the previous week, but 4 points below 72% last year. Five percent of soybeans were very poor to poor compared to 4% the previous year.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop development: 88% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's consistent with last year and 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 97% headed, 2 points behind last year at this time and consistent with the five-year average.

-- Harvest progress: Harvest moved ahead 1 percentage point last week to reach 4% complete nationwide as of Sunday. That was 7 points behind of last year's 11% and 3 points behind of the five-year average pace of 7%. Texas' winter wheat is at 40% complete, 5 points behind last year's 40% and 1 point below the five-year average of 41%. Oklahoma is 5% harvested, 39 points behind last year at this time and 18 points behind the five-year average.

-- Crop condition: An estimated 54% of winter wheat was rated good to excellent as of June 8, up 2 points from 52% the previous week and 7 points ahead from 47% a year ago, according to NASS.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Crop development: 82% of spring wheat has emerged, 4 points behind 86% last year but 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 81%. Montana was the furthest behind, at 63% emerged as of Sunday, 24 points below last year and the five-year average of 87%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 53% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition nationwide, up 3 points from 50% the previous week. Ninety percent of spring wheat in Minnesota is rated in good-to-excellent condition, and 61% of the South Dakota crop was considered good to excellent.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected across the northwestern Corn Belt, Southern Plains, Mississippi Delta and Southeast this week, while cooler temperatures may slow crop development in northern states, according to DTN Meteorologist Teresa Wells.

"Across the Corn Belt this week, we're expecting a few rounds of potentially heavier rainfall to fall across northwestern areas," Wells said. "The first round could come Wednesday through Thursday, providing some areas of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa with 1-2 inches of rain. A system will also enter the Northern Plains on Thursday, lending to more widespread showers in the Dakotas, where nearly 1 inch of rain is possible in eastern South Dakota. This system will work east on Friday, leading to another 1-2 inches of rain for parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. More warmth is needed for developing crops across the Corn Belt, but throughout much of this week, high temperatures are only forecast to reach into the 60s to 70s in northern areas while some 80s will show up in southern areas.

"Looking elsewhere across the country, the Central Plains will see a few periods of showers move through as systems to the north of the region pass by; although, they could use more moisture to help with the drought. The Southern Plains will be much the opposite this week as showers and storms are forecast to drop nearly 3-4 inches of rainfall in eastern Texas by this weekend. A cooler airmass is expected to linger in the Southern Plains throughout the week as well, with temperatures reaching 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit below average for West Texas. Both the Mississippi Delta and Southeast will likely see more rounds of rain as well with a slow-moving front lingering in these regions. The rainfall in the Delta is unfavorable for cotton planting as they've been dealing with overly wet conditions recently."

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Planted	97	93	94	97
Corn Emerged	87	78	83	87
Soybeans Planted	90	84	86	88
Soybeans Emerged	75	63	68	72
Winter Wheat Headed	88	83	88	86
Winter Wheat Harvested	4	3	11	7
Spring Wheat Emerged	82	73	86	81
Cotton Planted	76	66	79	80
Cotton Squaring	12	8	13	12
Sorghum Planted	54	46	63	61
Oats Emerged	91	86	91	90
Oats Headed	38	33	40	37
Barley Planted	97	90	97	96
Barley Emerged	80	71	82	84
Rice Emerged	93	88	92	91
Peanuts Planted	90	81	89	90
Sunflowers Planted	58	41	59	56

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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
	This Week						Last Week						Last Year
	VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E
Corn	1	4	24	58	13		1	4	26	57	12		1	4	21	58	16
Soybeans	1	4	27	58	10		1	4	28	58	9		1	3	24	60	12
Winter Wheat	5	11	30	46	8		6	12	30	44	8		6	13	34	39	8
Spring Wheat	NA	9	38	50	3		NA	13	37	47	3		NA	3	25	67	5
Rice	NA	3	20	54	23		1	4	20	53	22		1	2	15	68	14
Oats	8	8	32	46	6		6	8	36	44	6		6	4	20	60	10
Barley	NA	8	39	49	4		1	9	47	42	1		NA	1	23	74	2
Cotton	10	11	30	43	6		8	14	29	44	5		2	6	36	49	7
Peanuts	1	5	28	60	6		2	5	28	59	6		1	4	29	62	4

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