Once we got past a bit of a cool stretch during April, farmers have had plenty of field workable days with warm enough temperatures and little to no rainfall. The weekly USDA NASS update for Sunday reflects that with both corn and soybean acres planted well above average. The featured map presents the USDA estimated percentage of soybean acres planted and the departure in percentage points from a recent ten year average. Most of the Midwestern US is shown ahead of average, which is generally good but rainfall is also needed.

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