date:May 08, 2013
ng was under way in all of the 18 major states, with North Dakota getting 1% of its crop planted in the latest week. Planting in top-producing Iowa stood at 8% compared with 62% last year and 56% as the five-year average.
Corn emergence in the 18 states was 3% by May 5, behind 29% last year and 15% as the five-year average.
In its first 18-state aggregate soybean planting update of the season, the U.S.D.A. said 2% of the crop was in the ground by May 5, behind 22% last year and 12% as the 2008