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US spring planting slowed by lingering cold, wet weather

WASHINGTON, DC, US — Lingering cool temperatures and wet conditions have put the seeding of major US crops behind the average pace. The 2022 US corn, soybean and spring wheat crops significantly trailed the progress of a year earlier and fell short of the recent five-year averages in the US Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress report issued May 2.

Corn futures advanced early in Tuesday’s session after the report was released late Monday, but all contracts were 7@10¢ a bushel lower ...

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