Below the proportion of US corn rated in “good” or “excellent” condition, as per the USDA’s weekly assessment.
Investors had expected a 70% 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 | 78 | +11 |
| Illinois | 68 | +5 |
| Indiana | 69 | -1 |
| Iowa | 85 | +1 |
| Kansas | 64 | -2 |
| Kentucky | 74 | +1 |
| Michigan | 50 | -3 |
| Minnesota | 77 | +1 |
| Missouri | 75 | +1 |
| Nebraska | 69 | +1 |
| North Carolina | 73 | -9 |
| North Dakota | 61 | +10 |
| Ohio | 58 | +12 |
| Pennsylvania | 92 | +8 |
| South Dakota | 64 | +8 |
| Tennessee | 66 | 0 |
| Texas | 71 | +8 |
| Wisconsin | 74 | +4 |
| 18 states | 71 | +2 |
| Source: USDA. Condition data in percent. Change on week data in percentage points. | ||
