date:Jul 24, 2013
rop fared far better than a year ago when good to excellent ratings were only 26% and poor to very poor ratings were 45%.
Corn development advanced rapidly in the most recent week, the U.S.D.A. said, with 43% of the crop in the silking stage, up from 16% the previous week and compared with 56% as the five-year average for the date.
The weekly decline in the condition rating was about what was expected by the trade, but corn futures were down sharply early July 23 due to improved rainfall in pa