# USDA: Iowa corn mostly good/excellent; Illinois and Indiana fair/good | Farm Progress

> USDA's first nationwide corn condition rating put 65% of crop good/excellent, with Iowa and Michigan strong and Illinois, Indiana and Ohio weak. Soybean planting was 67% versus a 68% average, and spring wheat was rated 62% good/excellent.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70853-usda-iowa-corn-mostly-good-excellent-illinois-and-indiana-fair-good-farm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Farm Futures models imply an average yield near 167-169 bpa, below USDA's trend assumption, which is supportive for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-31 | [CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian.md) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-06-24 | [USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 69% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 67% Good to Excellent as of June 23](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13173-usda-crop-progress-corn-rated-69-good-to-excellent-soybeans-67-good-to.md) | -7.2% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2017-10-27 | [USDA-FAS Report: China and Biofuels \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68452-usda-fas-report-china-and-biofuels-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| 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 | 2024-08-26 | [Corn in Good/excellent Condition Tumbles Another 2 Percentage Points](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13163-corn-in-good-excellent-condition-tumbles-another-2-percentage-points.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-08-26 | [Corn in Good/excellent Condition Tumbles Another 2 Percentage Points](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13163-corn-in-good-excellent-condition-tumbles-another-2-percentage-points.md) | +3.2% | +9.2% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [Crop Progress: Corn 11% Planted, Soybeans 12% Planted, Winter Wheat Rated 30% Good to Excellent as of April 19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13002-crop-progress-corn-11-planted-soybeans-12-planted-winter-wheat-rated-30-good-to.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/usda-iowa-corn-mostly-good-excellent-illinois-and-indiana-fair-good

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