Corn in the spring. (BlackburnNews.com stock photo by Ray Baynton)Corn in the spring. (BlackburnNews.com stock photo by Ray Baynton)
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U-S Corn, Soybeans Over 70 Per Cent Good To Excellent

No significant change in the condition of the U-S corn crop over the past week.

The 75 per cent good to excellent rating the same as it was a week ago, 2 points better than last year.

Soybean's moved up a couple of points to 74 per cent good to excellent - 7 points better than a year ago.

That's with 92 per cent of the crop planted.

That planting rate is 5 points better than the five year average, 7 points better than a year ago.

The USDA says 11 per cent of the winter wheat has been harvested, 7 points behind the average.

That crop is rated 61 per cent good to excellent - down a point from a week ago, still 18 points ahead of last year.

And this week's U-S Crop Progress Report says the American spring wheat crop is 70 per cent good to excellent - same as last week - 9 points better than this time last year.

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