U.S. corn and soybean planting should be able wrap up in the next few days if weather cooperates. Most forecasts for the early part of this week do show generally hot, dry conditions in much of the Midwest and Plains.
The USDA says 97% of corn is planted, matching the five-year average, and 88% emerged, compared to 89% on average, with 72% of the crop rated good to excellent, 1% less than last week.