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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Corn and soybean planting moved ahead quickly last week

Corn and soybean planting moved ahead quickly last week

Farmers made a lot of progress planting corn and beans last week.

The U.S.D.A. report says the amount of corn planted reached 39% complete — up from 13% the week before. That is four days ahead of last year and three days ahead of the five-year average. Two percent of the expected corn crop has emerged.

Twenty-five percent of the expected soybean crop has been planted — up from just 8% last week. The bean planting is now four days ahead of last year and five days ahead of the average.

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