Crop Progress – Favorable weather accelerates planting pace

Corn planting moved from 92% complete to 97% over the past week, up 5 points and two points ahead of both last year’s pace and the five-year average. Both Illinois and Missouri have completed planting and finished ahead of their average pace. 10 other states have completed at least 95% of their planting. Michigan and Pennsylvania made the most progress during the latest week by…