Planting of this year’s corn and soybean crops in the United States is winding down. For the most part, the crops were seeded in favorable conditions. 

In some cases, reports came in that the crops went into dry soils despite spring rains and more precipitation is needed soon for crop development. We are now at a stage where more emphasis will be placed on weather and crop development. 

This is also the stage of the marketing year when we start receiving crop condition reports from across the...