(NDAgConnection.com) – Seventy-three percent of the U.S. corn crop is rated in good or excellent condition, despite weather-related planting delays, according to Monday’s Crop Progress Report, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This compares to a rating of 72% good/excellent for last year’s corn crop at this stage of the season.

The report for the week ending June 5 is the first of the season to rate the quality of this year’s corn crop in 18 selected states.

The USDA report indicates that farmers have more than caught up on planting, with 94% of the crop planted and 78% emerged versus to 92% and 81%, respectively, in 2021.

The situation is similar with soybeans, also in 18 selected states, with 78% of the crop planted and 56% emerged versus 79% and 59%, respectively, in 2021.

By contrast, the outlook is not so positive for sorghum (rated 46% good/excellent compared to 74% one year ago) and spring wheat (82% planted and 55% emerged compared to 97% and 83%, respectively, in 2021).

As for winter wheat, harvest has begun but its quality has not improved from an ongoing rating of about 30% good/excellent.