This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 30. It was last updated with additional information at 3:55 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 30.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- The condition of the U.S. corn crop increased slightly while soybean conditions remained steady last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.

Multiple weather systems will maintain the pattern of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the central and eastern U.S. this week, with some areas receiving heavy downpours while others remain relatively dry, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Crop development: Corn silking was pegged at 8%, 2 percentage points behind of last year's 10% but 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 6%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 73% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition, up 3 points from 70% the previous week and 6 points ahead of last year's 67%. Five percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, down 1 point from 6% the previous week and lower than 9% last year. Iowa corn is rated 85% good to excellent, Nebraska is at 77% and Illinois is at 71%.

SOYBEANS

-- Crop development: 94% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, consistent with last year but 1 point behind of the five-year average of 95%. Soybeans blooming was pegged at 17%, 1 point behind of last year's 18% but 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 16%. Soybeans setting pods was estimated at 3%, also equal to last year and up 1 point from the five-year average of 2%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 66% of soybeans were in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week and 1 point below 67% last year. Seven percent of soybeans were rated very poor to poor, unchanged from the previous week and 1 point below last year's 8%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Harvest progress: Harvest maintained a steady pace last week, moving ahead 18 percentage points to reach 37% complete nationwide Sunday. That was 15 points behind of last year's 52% and 5 points behind of the five-year average pace of 42%. Texas' winter wheat is 80% complete, 5 points behind last year and the five-year average pace of 85%. Oklahoma made a big jump to reach 71% complete compared to 35% the previous week, but is 28 points behind last year's 99% and 17 points behind the five-year average of 88%.

-- Crop condition: 48% of the crop remaining in fields was rated in good-to-excellent condition, down 1 point from 49% the previous week and 3 points below from 51% a year ago, according to NASS.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Crop development: 96% of spring wheat has emerged, 4 points behind 100% from last year and the five-year average. 38% of the crop was headed, which is 3 points ahead of last year's 35% and 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 37%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 53% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition nationwide, down 1 point from 54% the previous week and 19 points down from 72% last year. Eighty-seven percent of spring wheat in Minnesota was rated in good-to-excellent condition, and 69% of the North Dakota crop was considered good to excellent.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Active weather patterns continue to bring widespread rainfall across most areas east of the Rockies this week, creating challenging conditions for winter wheat harvest and potentially worsening already-saturated southeastern areas, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"Active weather continues to be the case across most of the U.S., even when the upper-level pattern is changing," Baranick said. "It doesn't seem to matter what the presentation is, we still get a lot of rainfall east of the Rockies. That continues to be true this week as well. We've got one front sweeping through the country early this week and bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, a continuation from the weekend farther northwest. Though it does get a little quieter behind that front, some showers will be possible across the north and then another system will move into the Plains on Thursday and slow-walk itself across the middle of the country through the holiday weekend.

"Showers and thunderstorms continue to move in clusters though, leaving some areas drier while others get a massive soaking. We've had more issues with wetness than dryness this season so far though, and that includes in the Plains that are trying to harvest their winter wheat. It may be more of a struggle in some areas again this week. It's also been too wet in the Southeast and the front that sweeps through the country this week will stall from the northern Gulf to the Atlantic just off the coast of the Carolinas. That will be a spot to watch for a potential tropical storm developing later this week or weekend as well, which may bring even more heavy rain into areas that don't need it.

"The only large area of dryness is found west of the Rockies and particularly in the Pacific Northwest where a lack of rain has increased drought conditions in recent weeks. Some spotty showers will be possible there this week, but not a lot and temperatures will be hot early this week. They'll get a little break later this week and weekend, but then that heat will increase again next week, leading to poor conditions for wheat and specialty crops in the region."

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Silking	8	4	10	6
Soybeans Emerged	94	90	94	95
Soybeans Blooming	17	8	18	16
Soybeans Setting Pods	3	NA	3	2
Winter Wheat Harvested	37	19	52	42
Spring Wheat Emerged	96	93	100	100
Spring Wheat Headed	38	17	35	37
Cotton Planted	95	92	97	98
Cotton Squaring	40	26	41	37
Cotton Setting Bolls	9	5	11	9
Sorghum Planted	92	84	95	94
Sorghum Headed	18	14	19	20
Oats Headed	74	60	72	72
Barley Emerged	96	94	99	99
Barley Headed	35	17	34	37
Rice Headed	19	13	17	14
Peanuts Pegging	41	26	42	39
Sunflowers Planted	97	91	96	96

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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
	This Week						Last Week						Last Year
	VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E
Corn	1	4	22	58	15		2	4	24	56	14		3	6	24	52	15
Soybeans	2	5	27	55	11		2	5	27	56	10		2	6	25	55	12
Winter Wheat	6	14	32	41	7		6	13	32	43	6		5	10	34	41	10
Spring Wheat	1	13	33	48	5		3	12	31	49	5		1	3	24	61	11
Rice	NA	2	18	56	24		NA	2	20	57	21		1	2	15	67	15
Oats	6	9	24	54	7		7	9	27	49	8		6	5	22	57	10
Barley	1	11	45	41	2		1	14	43	40	2		1	4	31	60	4
Cotton	5	12	32	44	7		6	14	33	41	6		8	9	33	44	6
Peanuts	NA	3	25	62	10		1	4	23	64	8		3	9	35	49	4
Sorghum	2	5	29	53	11		2	4	33	51	19		3	5	34	50	8

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