US corn harvest seen 21 percent complete, soy 25 percent

CHICAGO: The US Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report should show the US corn harvest as 21 percent complete and the soybean harvest 25 percent complete, according to the average of estimates from 10 analysts polled by Reuters on Monday.

The poll forecast the corn crop would be rated 61 percent good to excellent as of Sunday and the soybean crop rated 60 percent good to excellent, both unchanged from the previous week.

The USDA plans to release its weekly update at 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT) on Monday.

Analysts on average estimated the US 2018 winter wheat crop as 38 percent planted by Sunday, up from 24 percent the previous week.