Corn across 18 states responsible for 92 per cent of all U.S. corn acreage in 2017 are 93 per cent in the dent stage, according to data from the USDA.
That’s above the five-year average of 86 per cent normally at the dent stage this time of year.
Meanwhile, 54 per cent of corn was rated as mature, above the five-year average of 36 per cent and nine per cent had been harvested as of Sept. 16.
In soybeans, 53 per cent of plants were dropping leaves in the 18 states that accounted for 95 per cent of the 2017 soybean acreage. That’s above the five-year average of 36 per cent. USDA data showed six per cent of soybeans had been harvested in those states, which compares to the five-year average of three per cent.
