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USDA: American Corn, Soybean Crops Holding Conditions

76 per cent of the U-S corn crop is rated good to excellent this week.

That's the same as the week before - and 7 points better than last year.

Soybeans are 71 per cent good to excellent - also the same as the week before.

That's 9 points better than the same week a year ago.

And the U-S spring wheat crop condition slipped a point over the past week, coming in at 69 per cent good to excellent.

That's also a point behind a year ago

The USDA reports American farmers have 76 per cent of their winter wheat crop harvested - 4 points ahead of last year - 3 points ahead of the five year average for this time of the year.

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