date:Jul 24, 2013
The condition of the corn crop as of July 21 in the 18 main corn-growing states declined three percentage points from a week earlier in the good to excellent categories, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its most recent Crop Progress report.
As of July 21, a total of 63% of the crop was rated good to excellent, down from 66% the previous week. A total of 11% was rated very poor to poor in the latest week, compared with 9% the previous week, the U.S.D.A. said. Despite the decline, the c