# USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 69% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 67% Good to Excellent as of June 23

> USDA NASS reported that 69% of corn and 67% of soybeans were rated good to excellent as of June 23, both down from the prior week. Heavy rain in the northwestern Corn Belt and hot, dry conditions in the southern and eastern Corn Belt drove the declines. Corn emergence and soybean planting were roughly in line with the five-year average.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13173-usda-crop-progress-corn-rated-69-good-to-excellent-soybeans-67-good-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Falling crop ratings during early pollination-stage weather raise the risk of yield losses, which supports corn and soybean prices and feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [63% of U.S. corn, soybeans rated good to excellent - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12980-63-of-u-s-corn-soybeans-rated-good-to-excellent-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [USDA: Corn drops 3 points to 65% g/e, soybeans down 2 to 62% \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69805-usda-corn-drops-3-points-to-65-g-e-soybeans-down-2-to-62-farm-progress.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2018-07-17 | [USDA crop progress: Corn and soybean condition drops again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63867-usda-crop-progress-corn-and-soybean-condition-drops-again.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-31 | [USDA: Iowa corn mostly good/excellent; Illinois and Indiana fair/good \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70853-usda-iowa-corn-mostly-good-excellent-illinois-and-indiana-fair-good-farm.md) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [USDA Crop Progress Report: Corn, Soy Conditions Fall in Week Ended Sept. 3](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13248-usda-crop-progress-report-corn-soy-conditions-fall-in-week-ended-sept-3.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-07-27 | [63% of U.S. corn, soybeans rated good to excellent - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12980-63-of-u-s-corn-soybeans-rated-good-to-excellent-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-07-11 | [USDA: Corn drops 3 points to 65% g/e, soybeans down 2 to 62% \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69805-usda-corn-drops-3-points-to-65-g-e-soybeans-down-2-to-62-farm-progress.md) | -3.5% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2018-07-17 | [USDA crop progress: Corn and soybean condition drops again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63867-usda-crop-progress-corn-and-soybean-condition-drops-again.md) | +2.2% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/06/24/usda-crop-progress-corn-rated-69-67

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