Corn planting 37 percent below last year

Nine percent of the corn is in the ground in the top-18-corn-producing states, according to the USDA's crop progress report released today. Half of the states have yet to begin planting or fall under the national average. North Carolina (71 percent), Tennessee (34 percent) and Texas (66 percent) lead the states in corn planting.� Kansas (29 percent) was the only state to report an increase when

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