Initial Progress Reports Show Corn Plantings 2% Underway
Corn plantings for the week ending March 31 were 2% underway when averaging the 18 primary corn production states. This is slightly above the 5-year average by this time last year and is even with this week last year.
Texas is ahead of schedule, with 57% of its corn crop in the ground, compared to the 5-year average of 53%.
Plantings in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee are each 2% underway. Meanwhile, 12 of the 18 primary production states have reported zero progress in plantings so far this year...
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