Corn Plantings Surpass Past Progress Benchmarks
In the latest Crop Progress report, corn plantings were at 49% completion, up from 26% the previous week and above the 5-year average of 42%. Year ago progress at this time was 21%.
For the week ending Sunday, May 7th, days suitable for fieldwork in Illinois were 6.0 compared to 5.1 the previous week. Indiana had 4.3 versus 4.1 the week prior. Iowa’s fieldwork days were 5.7, up from 4.8 last week. Ohio fell to 1.7 from 3.1 the previous week.
Corn emergence was reported at 12%, compared to year-ago progress of 5% and the 5-year average rate of 11%...
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