11 May 2011Today’s USDA crop progress report showed some significant progress made in U.S. corn planting. Overall, planting percentage is at 40%, up from 13% last week, but clearly well behind last year’s pace of 80%. The five-year average is 59%.
Iowa made the largest jump, shooting from 8% May 1 to 69% planted May 8. North Dakota finally started planting, and is 3% complete, compared to a five-year average of 35%. Other states that finally got a jump on planting include Minnesota, going from 1% last week to 28% as of today; Nebraska went from 15% last week to 57%; and Missouri jumped from 32% May 1 to 59% today.
http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/corn/corn-planting-progressing-soybeans-map-too
