The USDA says U.S. corn and soybean planting made solid advances last week thanks to generally good conditions in most major growing areas.
As of Sunday, 46% of the crop is planted, compared to 17% a week ago and the five-year average of 36%, and 8% has emerged, compared to 9% on average.
24% of soybeans are planted, compared to 8% the week before and 11% normally in early May.
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