(Radio Iowa) – The U-S-D-A report shows both corn and soybean planting are at 80 percent or more complete.
Corn planting is 88 percent complete –up 16 percent from last week. That puts the planting pace nearly even with last year and six percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Forty-six percent of corn has emerged, which is eight percent behind last year.
Soybean planting is right at 80 percent, nearly even with last year, and 12 percent ahead of the five-year average. Twenty-eight percent of the soybeans have emerged, which is ten percent behind last year and three percent ahead of the five-year average.
