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Corn Farmers on Track for Third Largest Crop on Record

August 11, 2011 - 4:05pm

U.S. corn farmers are still on track to produce the third largest crop on record despite difficult growing conditions that have plagued much of the Corn Belt since planting according to USDA reports released today. Projected at 12.9 billion bushels, the total 2011 U.S. corn crop will only be 1.3 percent, or 177 million bushels, below the record set in 2009.

 

“This report confirms again that U.S.

NCGA
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Growers Make Remarkable Planting Progress

May 9, 2011 - 4:00pm

In the past week, corn growers nationwide hit their fields in earnest and planted more than a quarter of their 2011 crop, finally enjoying a break from cold, wet weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that, as of May 8, 40 percent of the 2011 corn crop has been planted, compared to 13 percent May 1.

National Cron Growers Assocation
http://ncga.com/growers-make-remarkable-planting-progress-key-corn-states-5-9-11