Corn Crop Progress

May 14, 2012

Corn Planted - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      :  May 13,  :  May 6,   :  May 13,  : 2007-2011 
                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Colorado ........:    68          58          84          63     
Illinois ........:    59          89          95          65     
Indiana .........:    22          84          93          53     
Iowa ............:    85          64          90          79     
Kansas ..........:    79          75          90          73     
Kentucky ........:    38          92          96          67     
Michigan ........:    32          45          60          54     
Minnesota .......:    42          73          88          70     
Missouri ........:    73          84          93          62     
Nebraska ........:    76          74          91          76     
North Carolina ..:    97          94          97          98     
North Dakota ....:    11          57          83          41     
Ohio ............:     6          79          84          51     
Pennsylvania ....:    27          33          56          48     
South Dakota ....:    36          57          79          43     
Tennessee .......:    60          98          99          82     
Texas ...........:    91          75          93          90     
Wisconsin .......:    30          34          57          53     
                 :                                               
18 States .......:    56          71          87          66     
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Corn Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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                 :            Week ending            :           
                 :-----------------------------------:           
      State      :  May 13,  :  May 6,   :  May 13,  : 2007-2011 
                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average  
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                 :                    percent                    
                 :                                               
Colorado ........:     4          11          33          11     
Illinois ........:    19          64          76          35     
Indiana .........:     3          50          75          25     
Iowa ............:    24          23          55          32     
Kansas ..........:    38          42          63          34     
Kentucky ........:    17          76          82          50     
Michigan ........:     2           8          23          15     
Minnesota .......:     1          12          45          23     
Missouri ........:    44          60          74          39     
Nebraska ........:    16          25          57          23     
North Carolina ..:    88          83          88          85     
North Dakota ....:     -           4          28           7     
Ohio ............:     1          21          58          23     
Pennsylvania ....:     1           4          23          16     
South Dakota ....:     1          11          39           6     
Tennessee .......:    39          92          99          66     
Texas ...........:    67          60          80          71     
Wisconsin .......:     -           -          13          10     
                 :                                               
18 States .......:    16          32          56          28     
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-  Represents zero.

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