date:Jun 18, 2014
d 8 percent last year).
Corn emergence in the 18 states was at 97 percent, ahead of 91 percent a year ago and about even with 96 percent as the 2009-13 average for the date.
The soybean crop in the 18 major states was rated 73 percent good to excellent (74 percent a week earlier and 64 percent a year ago), 23 percent fair (22 percent a week earlier and 30 percent last year) and 4 percent poor to very poor (4 percent the prior week and 6 percent last year). Soybeans were 92 percent planted (83