Corn Planting Progress

USDA’ s corn planting progress are even with year-ago levels and five-year average. Changes in some states.

 Corn Planted - Selected States [These 18 States planted 92% of the 2010 corn acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : April 17, : April 10, : April 17, : 2006-2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Colorado ........: 3 1 4 5 Illinois ........: 29 4 9 9 Indiana .........: 15 1 2 4 Iowa ............: 16 - 2 6 Kansas ..........: 19 5 17 13 Kentucky ........: 31 5 13 22 Michigan ........: 5 - - 2 Minnesota .......: 11 - - 3 Missouri ........: 36 10 26 24 Nebraska ........: 4 1 3 3 North Carolina ..: 59 17 34 49 North Dakota ....: - - - - Ohio ............: 5 - - 2 Pennsylvania ....: 6 - - 4 South Dakota ....: 3 - - 1 Tennessee .......: 53 10 20 39 Texas ...........: 57 55 57 63 Wisconsin .......: 3 - - 1 : 18 States .......: 16 3 7 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 

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