date:Aug 28, 2013
o poor, up from 10%.
Despite the less-favorable crop conditions compared with the previous week, the soybean crop was in vastly better condition than the same date in 2012, a severe drought year, when 30% was rated good to excellent and 38% was rated very poor to poor.
The current soybean crop remains slightly behind the five-year average developmentally. The U.S.D.A. said 84% of the crop was setting pods as of Aug. 25, down from the 2008-2012 average of 90% for the same date.
The 2013 corn c