The USDA’s national condition rating on corn declined from week to week. That followed a warmer, drier pattern in some key U.S. growing areas.
As of Sunday, 72% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, down 4% on the week and 5% from this time last year, with 90% of the crop emerged, compared to the five-year average of 82%.
In the first rating of the season, 67% of U.S.
