USDA Weekly Crop Progress     07/07 15:54

   USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 74% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 66% Good to 
Excellent as of July 6

   Corn was rated 74% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated 
66% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, July 6. Winter wheat harvest 
reached 53% complete.

EllaMae Reiff
DTN Content Editor

   This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 7. It 
was last updated with additional information at 3:54 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 7.

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   OMAHA (DTN) -- The condition of the U.S. corn crop increased slightly while 
soybean conditions remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive week, 
according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

   Active weather will bring areas east of the Rockies some rain this week, 
while northern Illinois and Indiana continue to miss out on much-needed rain 
that has left them short on soil moisture, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist 
John Baranick.

   CORN

   -- Crop development: Corn silking was pegged at 18%, 4 percentage points 
behind of last year's 22% but 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year 
average of 15%. Corn in the dough stage was estimated at 3%, steady with last 
year and slightly ahead of five-year average of 2%.

   -- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 74% of the crop was in 
good-to-excellent condition, up 1 point from 73% the previous week and 6 points 
ahead of last year's 68%. Five percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, 
unchanged from the previous week and lower than 9% last year. Iowa corn is 
rated 86% good to excellent, Nebraska is at 75% and Indiana is at 63%.

   SOYBEANS

   -- Crop development: 96% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 2 points 
behind last year and the five-year average of 98%. Soybeans blooming was pegged 
at 32%, consistent with last year and 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 
31%. Soybeans setting pods were estimated at 8%, also equal to last year and up 
2 points from the five-year average of 6%.

   -- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 66% of soybeans were in 
good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week and 2 points 
below 68% last year. Seven percent of soybeans were rated very poor to poor, 
unchanged from the previous week and 1 point below last year's 8%. Fifty-four 
percent of soybeans in Illinois were rated good to excellent, while Iowa was at 
79% and Nebraska is at 71% good to excellent.

   WINTER WHEAT

   -- Harvest progress: Harvest maintained a steady pace last week, moving 
ahead 16 percentage points to reach 53% complete nationwide Sunday. That was 9 
points behind of last year's 62% and 1 point behind of the five-year average 
pace of 54%. Kansas' winter wheat is 82% harvested, Indiana is at 59% and 
Nebraska is at 22%.

   -- Crop condition: 48% of the crop remaining in fields was rated in 
good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week and 3 points 
below from 51% a year ago, according to NASS.

   SPRING WHEAT

   -- Crop development: 61% of spring wheat was headed, 5 percentage points 
ahead of last year's 56% and 3 points ahead the five-year average of 58%.

   -- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 50% of the crop was in 
good-to-excellent condition nationwide, down 3 percentage points from 53% the 
previous week and 25 points down from 75% last year. Minnesota has the highest 
good-to-excellent spring wheat rating at 80%, with North Dakota at 68%.

   THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

   Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across most areas east of 
the Rockies, though parts of northern Illinois and Indiana face concerning 
moisture deficits with fewer rain opportunities, according to DTN Ag 
Meteorologist John Baranick.

   "Overall good weather has been a fairly consistent feature for much of the 
country and that continues this week," Baranick said. "Between fronts, systems, 
and upper-level disturbances, widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast 
to go through most areas east of the Rockies this week. Temperatures will also 
be rather seasonable but may be warmer a day or so ahead of a bigger system 
that will move through later this week and weekend. That should produce areas 
of heavy rain and severe weather across the north.

   "But the weather hasn't been all that great for all areas. Some areas have 
been regularly missed in the active pattern, including important corn and 
soybean acres in northern Illinois and Indiana that are short on soil moisture 
now, and chances for rain are more limited than elsewhere this week. Parts of 
the Northern Plains are still dry though their chances for rain are better. And 
the Pacific Northwest got some very important rain over the holiday weekend but 
will be very dry and hot pretty much all this week."

   **

   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.

   **

   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.

   **

National Crop Progress Summary
                                          This     Last     Last     5-Year
                                          Week     Week     Year     Avg.
Corn Silking                              18       8        22       15
Corn Dough                                3        NA       3        2
Soybeans Emerged                          96       94       98       98
Soybeans Blooming                         32       17       32       31
Soybeans Setting Pods                     8        3        8        6
Winter Wheat Harvested                    53       37       62       54
Spring Wheat Headed                       61       38       56       58
Cotton Squaring                           48       40       51       49
Cotton Setting Bolls                      14       9        18       15
Sorghum Planted                           96       92       98       97
Sorghum Headed                            22       18       22       23
Sorghum Coloring                          13       NA       13       14
Oats Headed                               85       74       82       82
Barley Headed                             54       35       53       57
Rice Headed                               25       19       29       22
Peanuts Pegging                           55       41       56       53

   **

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   21  57  17   1   4   22  58  15   3   6   23  52  16
Soybeans          2   5   27  54  12   2   5   27  55  11   2   6   24  55  13
Winter Wheat      6   12  34  41  7    6   14  32  41  7    5   10  34  41  10
Spring Wheat      3   12  35  45  5    1   13  33  48  5    1   3   21  65  10
Rice              1   2   23  52  22   NA  2   18  56  24   1   2   16  64  17
Oats              6   9   25  51  9    6   9   24  54  7    6   5   22  56  11
Barley            1   14  43  40  2    1   11  45  41  2    NA  3   27  64  6
Cotton            6   11  31  45  7    5   12  32  44  7    10  13  32  37  8
Peanuts           NA  3   22  64  11   NA  3   25  62  10   1   7   34  52  6
Sorghum           2   4   27  53  14   2   5   29  53  11   3   7   31  46  13

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