date:Aug 21, 2013
ry poor to poor in the latest week, up from 11% in the previous week, the U.S.D.A. said.
Both the percentages of the corn crop in the dough stage and the dent stage gained ground in the latest week but still lagged the five-year averages. The U.S.D.A. said 52% of the crop in the 18 major states had reached the dough stage as of Aug. 18, down from the five-year average for the date of 65% but up from 32% as of Aug. 11.
A total of 11% of the crop had dented as of Aug. 18, down from the 30% five-