USDA’s latest crop progress report, out Monday afternoon and covering the week through July 5, showed slightly lower quality ratings for soybeans, while corn ratings held steady. Winter wheat quality was also unchanged, with harvest passing the halfway mark this past week. And more than half of this season’s spring wheat crop is now headed.
Corn quality ratings were unchanged this past week, with 67% of the crop still rated in good-to-excellent condition through July 5. Another 25% of the crop is rated fair (steady from a week ago), with the remaining 8% rated poor or very poor.
Physiologically, 16% of the crop is now silking, up from 9% a week ago. That’s slightly behind 2025’s pace of 17% but modestly ahead of the prior five-year average of 14%. Tennessee (82%), North Carolina (80%) and Texas (78%) continue to lead the charge in this category. And 3% of the crop is now at dough stage, versus the prior five-year average of 2%.
Soybean quality ratings shifted a point lower last week, with 64% of the crop now in good-to-excellent condition. Another 28% is rated fair (up one point from last week), with the remaining 8% rated poor or very poor (unchanged from last week). Minnesota (79%), Wisconsin (78%) and Kentucky (75%) have the highest good-to-excellent ratings among the top 18 production states.
Physiologically, 34% of the crop is now blooming, up from 19% a week ago and favorable to the prior five-year average of 28%. And 9% of the crop is now setting pods, up from 4% last week and also favorable to the prior five-year average of 6%.
Winter wheat quality ratings held steady, with just 26% of the crop in good-to-excellent condition through Sunday. That’s well below year-ago ratings of 48%. Another 27% of the crop is rated fair (steady from last week), with the remaining 47% rated poor or very poor (also steady from last week). Harvest progress reached 59%, matching analysts’ expectations. That was up from 48% a week ago and moderately ahead of the prior five-year average of 51%.
Spring wheat quality ratings tracked two points lower, with 57% of the crop now in good-to-excellent condition. Another 36% of the crop is rated fair (up two points from last week), with the remaining 7% rated poor or very poor (unchanged from last week). Physiologically, 54% of the crop is now headed, up from 32% in the prior week and mirroring the prior five-year average.
Click here for additional data points from today’s report, including a state-by-state look at topsoil and subsoil moisture, days suitable for fieldwork and more.