Soybeans in Iowa are 17 days behind last year and 12 days behind average. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly all of the soybean crop in the state has started to bloom. In southeast Iowa, 93% of soybeans are blooming and 73% are setting pods. Soybeans in Iowa are rated at 10% excellent, 52% good, 29% fair, and 9% poor to very poor.

Corn in Iowa is rated slightly better at 11% excellent, 54% good, 26% fair, and 9% poor to very poor. Iowa’s corn crop is 11 days behind last year and nine days behind the five-year average with 76% in the dough stage. In southeast Iowa corn is slightly behind with 65% of corn in the dough stage and 18% has dented.