Wheat Harvest Picking Up Speed
Published: Friday, July 17, 2026
Indiana and Michigan farmers accelerated winter wheat harvest during the week ending Sunday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Indiana's wheat harvest reached 84% complete, ahead of 61% a week earlier and above its five-year average of 82%. Michigan advanced to 22% harvested, up from 9% the previous week but slightly below its 24% average.
Nationally, wheat harvest reached 67% across the major producing states, compared with 59% a week earlier and 61% on average for 2021-2025, USDA data showed.
For corn progress, 26% of the Indiana corn crop had reached the silking stage as of Sunday, up from 11% a week earlier and just below the five-year average of 29%. Corn development also remained close to last year's pace, when 28% of the crop had silked by the same date.
Michigan corn development also accelerated, with 17% of the crop reaching the silking stage, up from 6% the previous week. That figure trailed last year's 19% but remained ahead of the state's five-year average of 13%. No measurable acreage had reached the dough stage.
Crop conditions remained favorable in both states. Indiana's corn crop was rated 62% good to excellent, including 53% good and 9% excellent, while 28% was rated fair and 10% fell into the poor or very poor categories.
Michigan's corn received even stronger ratings, with 72% classified as good to excellent, including 30% rated excellent. Only 3% of the crop was rated poor or very poor.
Soybean development also continued steadily. In Indiana, 36% of soybeans were blooming, matching last year's pace and closely aligned with the five-year average of 37%. Twelve percent of the crop had begun setting pods, slightly ahead of both last year and the five-year average of 10%.
Michigan reported 33% of soybeans blooming, compared with 19% a week earlier, while 6% had begun setting pods. Soybean conditions were rated 63% good to excellent in Indiana and 60% good to excellent in Michigan, indicating crops in both states remain in generally solid condition as the growing season progresses.
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