USDA Released the Weekly Crop Progress Report
Highlights Include
The USDA reports late corn and soybean development is close to normal, and the soybean harvest pace has pulled ahead of corn.
As of Sunday, 97% of corn is dented, matching the five year average, and 71% has matured, a little slower than usual. 18% of the crop is harvested, compared to 23% on average. 68% of corn is rated good to excellent, steady on the week.
74% of soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 70% on average, and 21% is harvested, compared to 16% typically this time of year. 62% of soybeans are called good to excellent, down 1%.
31% of winter wheat is planted and 7% has emerged, both 4% behind normal.
43% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are in good to excellent shape, 3% less than a week ago.
To see the full report and state breakdowns visit the following link
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProg/CropProg-09-28-2015.pdf