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67% of U.S. corn, 66% of soybeans rated good to excellent

U.S. corn planting has officially wrapped up. How many acres that actually represents is pretty uncertain. Weather during planting caused delays in some key growing areas and led to replanting and in some cases, even re-replanting. Those delays for corn likely also had some impact on U.S. soybean acres. New USDA acreage numbers are out at the end of June and prevent plant numbers are scheduled for August.

94% of corn has emerged, matching the five year average, and 67% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, down 1% on the week.

In the first rating of the season, 66% of U.S. soybeans are rated good to excellent, 8% less than this time last year. 92% of soybeans are planted and 73% have emerged, both faster than normal.

92% of winter wheat has headed and 17% is harvested, ahead of the typical pace, and 50% of the crop is called good to excellent, up 1%.

95% of spring wheat has emerged and 45% of the crop is in good to excellent shape, a drop of 10%.

64% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are called good to excellent, unchanged from a week ago.