This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 8. It was last updated with additional information at 3:52 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 8.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- Soybean crop conditions declined slightly last week, while corn conditions remained steady, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

A busy week of widespread rain, storms and changing temperatures is expected across much of the U.S., according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Planting progress: 97% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, 1 point ahead of last year's pace and the five-year average of 96%. Pennsylvania was the furthest behind at 70% complete as of Sunday, 14 points behind its average pace of 84%. That was followed by Ohio at 89%, 3 points behind the average pace of 92%.

-- Crop development: 86% of corn had emerged as of Sunday, steady with last year's pace and the five-year average.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 67% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition, steady with the previous week and 4 points below last year's 71%. Six percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, 1 point above the previous week and previous year of 5%.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 92% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 3 points ahead of last year at this time and 4 points ahead of the five-year average of 88%. Kansas soybeans are 82% complete, 7 points ahead of last year's pace of 75% and 8 points ahead of its five-year average of 74%.

-- Crop development: 79% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 6 points ahead of last year's pace and 8 points ahead of the five-year average of 71%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 65% of soybeans that had emerged were in good-to-excellent condition, down 1 point from 66% the previous week and 3 points below 68% last year. Six percent of soybeans were very poor to poor compared to 5% the previous year.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop development: 92% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 5 points ahead of last year's 87% and 7 points ahead of the five-year average of 85%. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 100% headed, 3 points ahead of last year at this time and the five-year average.

-- Harvest progress: Harvest moved ahead 6 percentage point last week to reach 11% complete nationwide as of Sunday. That was 7 points ahead of last year's 4% and 5 points ahead of the five-year average pace of 6%. Texas' winter wheat was at 35% complete, 3 points behind last year's 38% and 1 point below the five-year average of 36%. Oklahoma was 44% harvested, 39 points ahead of last year at this time and 26 points ahead of the five-year average.

-- Crop condition: An estimated 25% of winter wheat was rated good to excellent as of June 7, down 1 point from 26% the previous week and 29 points below 54% a year ago, according to NASS.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 98% of the crop was planted nationwide as of June 7, steady with last year's pace and 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 95%.

-- Crop development: 87% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, 6 percentage points ahead of last year's pace of 81% and 7 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 80%.

-- Crop condition: NASS estimated that 52% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition nationwide, up 5 points from 47% the previous week. Eighty-six percent of spring wheat in Minnesota was rated in good-to-excellent condition, and 52% of the South Dakota crop was considered good to excellent.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Multiple storm systems will bring daily showers and thunderstorms to large portions of the country this week, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"This is going to be a pretty busy week of weather," Baranick said. "El Nino is certainly in control of the pattern and will be leading to a lot of events this week. Multiple systems and fronts will combine to produce daily showers and thunderstorms that should be rather widespread east of the Rockies. We are going to see a lot of rainfall across the Corn Belt, where many of these features will overlap. Some recent areas of dryness in the Midwest are in the target zone for widespread rainfall this week, which should help to alleviate those concerns.

"The bigger concerns might be with the potential for severe weather and flooding. The severe weather threats look to be maximized on Tuesday across the Dakotas and on Wednesday and Thursday in the Midwest. But we are going to see various areas of severe weather each day this week and weekend. In areas that have seen a lot of rainfall lately, particularly in Missouri and some of the surrounding areas, we could have some significant flooding potential. Otherwise, this is great news for a lot of the country's growing areas.

"The winter wheat harvest may have some issues though. SRW wheat in the Midwest will be dealing with a lot of rainfall chances, but HRW wheat in the Western Plains will have more hit-or-miss types of showers. Some areas could see some significant rainfall, but others may be lucky enough to be missed and allow operations to go along well.

"In the Pacific Northwest, they'll see some widespread showers from Monday night into early Wednesday, but then will be drier.

"Temperatures will be on the decrease as well. Though it'll be hot and humid for many early this week, one of the midweek fronts will send some milder air through the Plains and Midwest and be followed by reinforcing shots of cooler air this weekend and especially next week. Normally, the heat would give us a little bit of concern. But it's coming with a lot of rainfall in many areas and will be followed by milder and continued showers next week. Overall, this is a pretty good setup for June."

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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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