Corn Planting: Farmers Working At Rapid Pace

Nationally, 68 percent of the corn crop was planted by week's end, 36 percentage points ahead of last year and 28 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Producers throughout much of the major corn-producing areas continued to plant at a rapid pace. With fieldwork in full swing under favorable conditions, the most progress was evident in the Great Lakes region, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent or more of the crop was  planted during the week. Overall, emergence advanced 12 percentage points during the week. At 19 percent complete, emergence was 15 percentage points ahead of last year and 10 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Warm, sunny conditions in areas of the Corn Belt promoted rapid emergence during the week.

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