date:Aug 28, 2013
omewhat behind developmentally because of planting delays caused by exceptional rains and cooler-than-normal temperatures in much of the Corn Belt this spring.
The U.S.D.A. said 70% of the crop had reached the dough stage as of Aug. 25, down from the 79% five-year average. A total of 23% of the corn crop had dented in the latest week, well below the 2008-2012 average of 45%.
The spring wheat harvest progressed rapidly in the latest week but still lagged the five-year average in the six major s