USDA reports that 96% of corn acres have been planted as of June 4. Of the 18 states that accounted for 92% of corn acreage in 2016, only one, Pennsylvania at 82% of corn in the ground, was not in the 90% range. The two largest corn-producing states, Iowa and Illinois, are both at 98% of acres planted.
The 2015 winegrape harvest was off to an early start this year - 3 weeks earlier than normal - and it officially wraps up this week, according to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers.
USDA reported today that 55% of corn acreage had been planted as of May 3, nearly tripling the 19% of planted acres from a week earlier and just about doubled the 28% of corn acres planted a year ago on the same date.
Growers across the United States intend to plant an estimated record-high 84.6 million acres of soybeans in 2015, up 1 percent from the previous record set in 2014.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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