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Corn, Soybean Condition Ratings Not Improving

USDA Crop Progress Report says only half of corn is silking

November 30, 2020
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The U.S. corn and soybean crops conditions did not improve in the past week, according to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress Report released Monday.

According to a report at Successful Farming, USDA pegged 35% of the corn crop was in the silk stage, compared with a 66% five-year average.

Read the full USDA report here.

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