Some farmers have questioned the planting percentages in the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress reports. Lance Honig with the National Ag Statistics Service says the percentage of the crop planted isn’t related to any specific acreage estimate. “One of the common questions is ‘well does that tie back to acreage estimate in the Prospective Plantings report’ or does it tie back to – particularly in corn because the acreage was updated in the WASDE this month – does it tie back to those acres,” he says.
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