The four percent decline in the corn condition rating in Monday’s crop progress report surprised some analysts.

The nationwide good to excellent rating for corn fell from
75 to 71 percent.

Rich Nelson with Allendale says the biggest declines were in
the western Corn Belt.

“Colorado fell by 26 percent in just one week, Nebraska by
12, Texas by 10 and Kansas by 6,” Nelson says

And while it’s still very early in the growing season,
Nelson says it has caused a slight shift in thinking about this year’s crop.

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