date:May 21, 2013
grain prices to record highs.
CRITICAL DAYS
The next few days will be crucial, since experience shows corn planted after May 20 could see a 12 percent loss in yield, said Nafziger, the Illinois economist. Where planting is delayed beyond May 31, yield could see a 20 percent decline.
The USDA on Monday will report on planting progress.
This is the type of year all farmers wish they had the big planters, said Justin Welch, an account manager for Dupont Pioneer, one of the world's largest seed