date:May 21, 2013
While generally good corn planting progress was made last week, traders ideas of progress vary widely ahead of the U.S. Department of Agricultures May 20 Crop Progress report. And, what progress was made came to a temporary halt in many areas early this week with widespread heavy rainfall across much of the Midwest Sunday night into Monday.
Traders expect (corn) planting to range from 55% to 70% completed, a report on the LSN newswire said, thats off from the 81% long-term average for this peri