US weekly soybean conditions decline; corn unchanged

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US weekly soybean conditions decline; corn unchanged

US crop conditions for soybeans declined in the week to Sunday October 6, while corn conditions were unchanged, according to the USDA’s weekly crop progress report released on Monday October 7.

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Corn maturity was reported at 87%, up by 12 percentage points from the previous week and in line with last year’s figures.

Corn harvest was reported at 30%, up by 9 percentage points from the previous week but down by 1 percentage point year on year.

Corn conditions were...

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