Source: FARM FUTURES, 4/24/17


Corn planting increased to 17% as of Sunday, which topped some trade forecasts, with big gains noted in Illinois, Indiana, and a few southern states.The 17% still trailed last year’s 28% and the five-year average of 18%, USDA’s weekly crop progress report showed. Corn emergence was 4%, which matched last year and the average.

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