Farmers Surge Ahead Planting Corn
Corn planting surged ahead of the five-year average last week according to a a report released on Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
With thirteen percent of total corn acres planted by April 17, progress surpassed the five-year average for this point by four percentage points. Notably, it had remained inline with the average as recently as a week prior.
Progress surpassed the five-year average by 37 percentage points in Missouri, with Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota all ten or more percentage points planted over the five-year average as well.
Only Indiana and Texas lagged behind the five-year average by more than five points.
South Dakota is just getting underway with two percent completed which is above the five-year average. View the complete report.
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