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There’s good news in many Minnesota farm fields this week. 

Our warmer and drier weather pattern has helped Minnesota farmers nearly catch up to the 5-year average in the percent of corn planted in Minnesota. 

 shows that 93 percent of Minnesota’s corn crop is now in the ground. That’s close to the 5-year average of 98 percent. And it’s a big leap forward from three weeks ago when just 35 percent of corn was in the ground on May 16. 

The chart below provides more granular detail. You can see that the percent of corn that has emerged from the soil is just 66 percent compared to 95 percent last year. 

Here’s more detail from Monday’s Minnesota Crop Report.

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Farmers are making up for lost time after our cold wet spring. 

Better weather for Minnesota farmers. 93% of Minnesota's corn crop is planted.

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