Corn Planting Progress Slow

According to the latest National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Weekly Crop Progress Report, 5 percent of the 2009 U.S. corn crop has been planted as of April 19. How does that compare to last year and the five-year average for that week?

One year ago, the national average was 4 percent planted and the national five-year average at this point in the season is 14 percent.

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Planting has been hampered by cold, wet weather in the eastern Corn Belt states. For example, Illinois growers have only planted 1 percent of the state’s crop, compared to the five-year average of 23 percent at this stage of the season. Indiana’s five-year average is 9 percent, but the state is listed at zero percent planted as of April 19.

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Minnesota is another state with zero percent planted, according to NASS, compared to its five-year average of 3 percent at this time.

In Iowa, the numbers look better, with 6 percent currently planted compared to the state’s five-year average of 10 percent.

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