Corn conditions reported

According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending April 12, the following wheat crop conditions were reported:

Kansas: Corn planted was 6%, near 5 last year and 10 average.

Oklahoma: Corn planted reached 7%, down 3 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal.

Texas: Corn producers in the High Plains prepared fields for planting. Corn planting continued in the Blacklands, but in areas that had received excessive precipitation, producers were switching to sorghum.

Missouri: Corn planted progressed to 4% this week, 1 percentage point behind last year.