Corn, Soybean in Good to Excellent Condition; Ahead of Last Year’s Numbers

The nation’s corn and soybean crops are ahead of last year’s averages and more than 60 percent of both crops are in good to excellent condition, according to the USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. Based on the report, which was released today, 97 percent of the nation’s corn crop was at or beyond the silking stage, which is 10 percentage points ahead of last year. About 71 percent of the corn crop was in good to excellent condition. Nearly 93 percent of the soybean crop was at or beyond the blooming stage as of Aug. 8, which is eight percentage points ahead of last year. Overall, 66 percent of the soybean crop was reported in good to excellent condition. Review the report.