According to USDA, corn silking and soybean blooming and pod setting progress has remained ahead of historical seasonal figures through the week ending Jul 22^nd while good-to-excellent crop conditions remained above five year average figures. Corn: Corn silking as of the week ending Jul 22^nd was 81% complete, finishing significantly ahead of last year’s pace of 63% and the five year average pace of 62%. A total of 72% of the corn crop was in good or excellent condition as of the week ending Jul 22^nd, unchanged from the previous week but raised one percent within the ‘excellent’ condition category. Nine percent of the corn crop was identified as in poor or very poor condition, unchanged from the previous week. The current seasonal good-to-excellent corn conditions finished above the five year average of 69.2% but remained below the good-to-excellent conditions experienced throughout 2014 and 2016. Soybeans: Soybean bloomings as of the week ending Jul 22^nd were 78% complete, finishing significantly ahead of last year’s pace of 67% and the five year average pace of 63%. 44% of the soybean crop has set pods as of the week ending Jul 22^nd, finishing significantly ahead of last year’s pace of 27% and the five year average pace of 23%. A total of 70% of the soybean crop was in good or excellent condition as of the week ending Jul 22^nd, up one percent from the previous week. Eight percent of the soybean crop was identified as in poor or very poor condition, unchanged from the previous week. The current seasonal good-to-excellent soybean conditions finished above the five year average of 65.4% but remained below the good-to-excellent conditions experienced throughout 2014 and 2016.