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USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
By EllaMae Reiff
Monday, July 7, 2025 3:54PM CDT

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."

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

EllaMae Reiff can be reached at ellamae.reiff@dtn.com

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