Jul 30, 2026
2026 U.S. Corn Rated 63% Gd/Ex, Soybeans 63% Gd/Ex
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
Corn - The condition of the 2026 U.S. corn declined 4% last week to 63% rated good/excellent. Three states indicated that the corn condition improved last week, and 15 states indicated that the corn condition declined last week. Improvements were only found in Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee while most of the states in the Corn Belt declined. The top five rated corn states are: Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The five lowest rated corn states are: Colorado, North Carolina, Texas, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
Corn is 78% silking compared to 73% last year and 74% average. Corn is 25% in dough compared to 24% last year and 22% average.
Soybeans - The condition of the 2026 U.S. soybean crop declined 3% last week to 63% rated good/excellent. Four states indicated that the soybean condition improved last week, 12 states indicated that the soybean condition declined last week, and 2 was unchanged. Improvements were found in Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, and North Carolina while most of the states in the Corn Belt declined. The top five rated soybean states are: Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Arkansas, and a tie between Wisconsin and Kentucky. The five lowest rated soybean states are: Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, and Illinois.
Soybeans are 80% blooming compared to 74% last year and 74% average and soybeans are 47% setting pods compared to 39% last year and 30% average.
Soil Moisture - The nation's topsoil moisture declined last week with 3 states indicating improved soil moisture and 15 states indicating lower soil moisture. Improvements were found in North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee while most of the states in the Corn Belt declined. The five states with the highest soil moisture are: Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois. The five states with the lowest soil moisture are: South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, and Arkansas.
A heat dome developing over the central U.S. should result in dryer-than-normal weather again this week leading to potentially more declines in soil moisture next Monday. If that occurs, the soil moisture would fall below the long-term average during the critical pollination and early grain filling for corn.