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US corn condition ratings, May 24

Markets Extra26 May 2020by Markets Extra

Agrimoney shows the weekly USDA US corn condition ratings as of Sunday.

This was the first national corn crop condition reading of 2020.

US corn condition, May 24
	Rating	Change on week
Colorado	61%	n/a
Illinois	55%	n/a
Indiana	64%	n/a
Iowa	81%	n/a
Kansas	63%	n/a
Kentucky	83%	n/a
Michigan	49%	n/a
Minnesota	81%	n/a
Missouri	67%	n/a
Nebraska	82%	n/a
North Carolina	70%	n/a
North Dakota	67%	n/a
Ohio	54%	n/a
Pennsylvania	92%	n/a
South Dakota	74%	n/a
Tennessee	67%	n/a
Texas	67%	n/a
Wisconsin	79%	n/a
National rating	70%	n/a
Ratings show percentage of crop rated "good" or "excellent". Change on week in percentage points

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