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US corn sowings progress for major growing states, June 7

Markets Extra08 Jun 2020by Markets Extra

Agrimoney crunches weekly USDA corn planting progress data for the week to June 7.

The USDA figure was in line with the 97% number that, according to a Reuters poll, investors had expected.

Data for the previous week for selected states are available here.

US corn plantings progress, June 7
	Plantings completed	Change on week	Change on year	Difference from 5-year average
Colorado	98%	+1	+13	+4
Illinois	98%	+6	+33	+6
Indiana	95%	+8	+38	+6
Iowa	99%	+1	+10	+1
Kansas	97%	+5	+11	+3
Kentucky	93%	+7	+1	-2
Michigan	92%	+9	+35	+6
Minnesota	100%	+1	+13	+3
Missouri	95%	+3	+17	+2
Nebraska	100%	+1	+8	+2
North Carolina	100%	0	+1	+1
North Dakota	87%	+12	-3	-9
Ohio	94%	+14	+49	+9
Pennsylvania	91%	+11	+6	+3
South Dakota	98%	+3	+40	+8
Tennessee	96%	+6	-2	-3
Texas	98%	+2	-1	+1
Wisconsin	96%	+2	+24	+5
National reading	97%	+4	+19	+3
Sources: USDA, Agrimoney. All data in percentage points except plantings completed readings, give in percentages

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