The latest Iowa Crop Report from the USDA shows that corn in the dough stage or beyond reached 94 percent this week. 61 percent of the corn crop reached the dent stage, 5 days behind last year and 1 day behind the 5-year average.
Corn maturity reached 10 percent, 2 days behind last year, but 1 day ahead of the 5-year average.
Corn condition rated 77 percent good to excellent.
Soybeans setting pods reached 95 percent. Soybeans coloring reached 18 percent, 4 days behind last year and 2 days behind the 5-year average.
Soybeans dropping leaves began at 2 percent. Soybean condition was 77 percent good to excellent.
