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Planting early can come with risks, like frost damage or low soil temperatures. But many in the northern Plains advise taking the chance to extend the growing season and get ahead of drought.

USDA released its fifth Crop Progress Report of the 2024 growing season on April 29. Here’s a look at the most recent corn, soybean, oat, and wheat numbers.

By Kirk Maltais -Wheat for July delivery fell 2.3% to $6.08 1/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, with wheat halting seven consecutive days of higher trading ahead of this...

The Biden administration is expected to announce key updates this week to its carbon-intensity scoring for sustainable aviation fuel this week, while lawmakers are struggling to break a partisan impasse over a new farm bill that Republicans are determined to move through the House Ag Committee in May.

By Kirk Maltais -Corn for July delivery fell 0.4% to $4.50 1/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday, with the market attempting to prepare for strong rainfall expected over the...

By Kirk Maltais -Wheat for July delivery rose 1.2% to $6.20 1/2 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday, with traders preparing for a weekend storm system that may deliver damaging...

Iowa Crop Progress Report

The first soybean planting numbers from Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Wisconsin were published in Monday’s Crop Progress report. Here’s a detailed look at the soybean planting progress reported so far this growing season.

USDA said 12% of the U.S. corn crop was planted as of the week ending April 21.

Seven out of the top 18 corn-growing states reported corn emergence in the latest USDA Crop Progress report. Three percent of the U.S. corn crop is out of the ground.