Below the proportion of US corn rated in “good” or “excellent” condition, as per the USDA’s weekly assessment.
Investors had expected a 69% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
This was the first reading of the season
| State | Percent of crop rated good or excellent |
Change on last reading |
| Colorado | 67 | +9 |
| Illinois | 63 | -4 |
| Indiana | 70 | 0 |
| Iowa | 84 | +1 |
| Kansas | 66 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 73 | -6 |
| Michigan | 53 | -7 |
| Minnesota | 76 | +7 |
| Missouri | 74 | -2 |
| Nebraska | 68 | -2 |
| North Carolina | 82 | -3 |
| North Dakota | 51 | +3 |
| Ohio | 46 | +5 |
| Pennsylvania | 84 | +7 |
| South Dakota | 56 | +1 |
| Tennessee | 66 | -2 |
| Texas | 63 | +17 |
| Wisconsin | 70 | +8 |
| 18 states | 69 | +1 |
| Source: USDA. Condition data in percent. Change on week data in percentage points. | ||
