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Minnesota corn: 57% good to excellent, soybeans 60%

High winds, hail, and torrential rains damaged crops and limited fieldwork across Minnesota last week.

But the USDA says heat that accompanied those storms did help crop development.

As of Sunday, 21 percent of corn has silked.  That’s 10 days behind last year and a week behind the five-year average.

The condition rating of corn decreased slightly to 57 percent good to excellent.

Nearly 50 percent of the soybean crop is blooming, and 60 percent is rated good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa surpassed 60 percent complete, four days behind normal.

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