A lot of corn went into the ground last week as across the nation, 13 percent of the crop had been planted as of this past Sunday, which is a big jump from just 4 percent the week before and well ahead of the five year average of 8 percent. Last year at this time 7 percent of the corn crop had been planted.
Here in the Southeast as of this past Sunday, in Alabama 62 percent of the corn crop had been planted. That compares to 30 percent last year at this time while 54 percent is the 5-year average. 38 percent has emerged. In Georgia, 81 percent of the corn had been planted, which compares to 76 percent last year while 82 percent if the 5-year average. 70 percent of that has already emerged.