U.S. corn planting 12 percent behind average

� The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that, as of Sunday, May 15, 63 percent of the U.S. corn crop had been planted, only 12 percentage points below average for this time of year. For the second week in a row, favorable weather in areas of the Corn Belt have helped growers catch up in their planting. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that, as of Sunday, May 15, 63 percent of

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