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US corn condition ratings, September 6

Markets Extra09 Sep 2020by Markets Extra

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

The figure compared with the 61% reading that investors had expected, according to a Reuters poll.

Data for the previous week are available here.

US corn condition, September 6
	Rating	Change on week
Colorado	36%	+5
Illinois	70%	0
Indiana	61%	-2
Iowa	43%	-2
Kansas	53%	-3
Kentucky	88%	+1
Michigan	53%	+3
Minnesota	78%	-1
Missouri	74%	-3
Nebraska	62%	-2
North Carolina	50%	-8
North Dakota	63%	-1
Ohio	49%	+4
Pennsylvania	43%	0
South Dakota	68%	-6
Tennessee	71%	0
Texas	42%	0
Wisconsin	78%	-2
National rating	61%	-1
Ratings show percentage of crop rated "good" or "excellent". Change on week in percentage points

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