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USDA released its fifth Crop Progress Report of the 2024 growing season on April 29. Here’s a look at the most recent corn, soybean, oat, and wheat numbers.
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Cassidy Walter
Title: Business Management Editor, Successful Farming. Experience: Cassidy Walter joined Successful Farming in 2022 to cover commodity markets and agribusiness. Previously, she spent more than five years as the Communications Director for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, where her work supported Iowa biofuels producers and farmers. Cassidy grew up in the heart of Des Moines, Iowa. Born and raised a 'city girl,' Cassidy developed a passion for the stories of American agriculture in college. While researching and writing about a variety of ag topics for the student newspaper, she enjoyed learning about the industry by getting to know local farmers and helping share their stories.
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Updated on April 29, 2024
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Today USDA released the fifth Crop Progress report of the season.
Corn crop progress
USDA says as of April 28, 27% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. This is up from 12% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 22%.
According to the report, planting has begun in all of the top 18 growing states.
Corn has started to emerge in 10 states. Seven percent of the crop is out of the ground, up from 3% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 4%.
These 18 states planted 92% of the 2023 corn acreage.
Soybean planting progress
With progress at 18%, USDA says soybean planting is underway in all but one of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 8% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 10%.
Weather delays
Travis Gustafson, an agronomic service representative for Syngenta Crop Protection covering central and western Nebraska, says the weather slowed down corn and soybean planting in his area last week.
“Weather was ideal for planting and other field operations up until storms moved through on the 25th,” he says. “The rain was much needed and despite it interrupting planting progress it was very much a welcome start to the growing season.”
He adds, “The southern part of the state is around 30% to 40% completed, with progress dropping off as you move north.Severe storms and heavy rainfall have stalled progress and we will not see additional field work until sometime after May 1.”
Oat crop progress
USDA says across all nine of the top oat-growing states, 63% of the crop has been planted, up from 51% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 51%.
Forty-two percent of the crop has emerged, up from 35% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 34%.
Winter wheat progress
USDA says 30% of winter wheat has headed across nine of the top 18 growing states. This is up from 17% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 21%.
According to the report, the condition of the winter wheat crop in the top growing states currently rates as follows:
| This week | Last week | |
| Good/excellent | 49% | 50% |
| Fair | 35% | 34% |
| Poor/very poor | 16% | 16% |
Spring wheat progress
USDA says spring wheat planting progress in the top six growing states is at 34%, up from 15% the week prior and ahead of the five-year average of 19%.
In five of those states, spring wheat has begun to emerge. A total of 5% is out of the ground, up from 2% the week prior and in line with the five-year average.
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