Farmers continue to plant the 2021 at a fast pace, but rains over the weekend and this week could start slowing progress. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report showed 80% of the corn crop is now planted, which is 12 points ahead of the five-year average. Farmers in Iowa and Minnesota are nearly finished with corn planting this year, with 94% and 95% complete. Illinois farmers have 86% of the corn crop already planted.
As for soybeans, 61% of the U.S. corn crop is in the ground, which is 24 points ahead of average. Minnestoa farmers are leading the planting pace, sitting at 88% complete. Iowa farmers have 83% of the soybean crop already in the ground.
Still raining in Central Illinois...past 72-hour radar-indicated rainfall across the U.S....#CBOT #Corn #Soybeans #Wheat #Plant21 #Grow21 pic.twitter.com/EsX0nw2DoI
— Cornbelt Marketing, Inc. 🇺🇸 (@SamuelBHudson) May 18, 2021
The recent rains are aiding crop emergence with 41% of the corn crop now emerged. According to USDA, 20% of the nation’s soybean crop is popping out of the ground.
