Crop Progress – Crop Quality Slips as Harvest Nears

96% of the corn crop has is in the dough stage, up 4 points from last week and 5 ahead of the 5-year average.  75% is denting and 22% of the crop is rated as mature. Crop conditions edged lower despite drought conditions continuing to abate in Missouri and Kansas. 67% of the crop is rated in good to excellent condition and 12% as poor to very poor. This is down one point in the good to excellent…