Corn Plantings Up to 81% Completion, Soybeans 66% Underway
Corn plantings in the latest week raced ahead to 81% completion. This is up from 65% the previous week and above the 5-year average of 75%.
Of the 18 primary production states, all but Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, and Texas are above their respective 5-year average rates for planting.
Corn emergence was up to 52% in the latest report, up from 30% the week prior. Emergence is ahead of both the year-ago progress (35%) and the 5-year average (42%).
Nearby corn futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were last trading flat to 2 cents higher...
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