Today marks USDA’s final crop progress report of the 2023 season, covering the week through November 26. The agency will commence its weekly reporting on Monday, April 1, 2024. The latest report included a hodgepodge of data, including updates to corn harvest, winter wheat quality ratings and more.

Corn harvest progress moved from 93% a week ago up to 96% through Sunday, versus analyst expectations of 97%. It’s also a bit slower than 2022’s pace of 99% but just ahead of the prior five-year average of 95%. Of the top 18 production states, Pennsylvania (80%) still has the farthest to go.

Other regional crops also made some harvest progress last week, including:

Winter wheat plantings improved another two points last week, with 50% of the crop now in good-to-excellent condition. That was slightly better than the average trade guess of 49%. Another 35% was rated fair (unchanged from last week), with the remaining 15% rated poor or very poor (down two points from last week).

Physiologically, 91% of the crop is now emerged, up from 87% a week earlier. That puts this year’s crop slightly ahead of 2022’s pace of 90% and the prior five-year average of 89%.

Click here for more data from the latest UDSA crop progress report, including a state-by-state look at topsoil moisture, days suitable for fieldwork and more.