Planting Progress: All 18 States Report Corn Emergence

Gina Clark — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:34:41 +0000

On Monday, the USDA published the seventh of the 2026 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest progress and condition numbers.

As of May 17, 76% of this year’s corn crop has been planted in the , according to the USDA. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 70%.

The USDA said 39% of the corn crop in all 18 states states has emerged, which is ahead of the five-year average of 37%.

As of May 17, 67% of the soybean crop in the nation’s was in the ground. That’s markedly ahead of the five-year average of 53%.

The USDA said 32% of the soybean crop in all 18 states has emerged, which is ahead of the five-year average of 23%.

The USDA reported that 71% of the winter wheat crop across 17 of the has headed as of May 17. The five-year average is 58%.

Winter wheat condition for the week that ended May 17 was as follows:

Last week at this time, 28% of the crop was in good/excellent condition. Last year at this time, 52% of the crop was in good/excellent condition.

In the , 73% of the spring wheat crop has been planted, ahead of the five-year average of 66%.

Across the six states, 39% of the spring wheat crop had emerged as of May 17, ahead of the five-year average of 34%.

Across the , 87% of planting is complete, according to the USDA. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 82%.

Sixty-two percent of the oat crop across the nine states has emerged, just behind the five-year average of 63%.

The oat crop condition for the week that ended May 17 was as follows:

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