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This map shows corn planting progress by state, according to USDA NASS estimates released Monday. (DTN graphic by Kathy Myers)
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
4/13/2026 | 3:51 PM CDT
Crop Progress: Corn 5% Planted; Winter Wheat 34% in Good-to-Excellent Condition
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Between frighteningly thin movement in the fed cash cattle market and choice cut prices averaging less than select cuts, there was a lot to take in during last week's trade. (Chart by USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service)
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Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden speaking Monday to agricultural journalists. Vaden continued to press the case that the fertilizer industry is too consolidated and suggested companies work to keep competition out of the market. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
Vaden Challenges Mosaic Idling Plants
4/13/2026 | 3:21 PM CDT
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Australia winter and spring precipitation in 10 strong El Nino years dropped to the driest percentile. That dryness was notable in the Murray-Darling Basin of southeastern Australia. (Australia Bureau of Meteorology graphic)
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A western Iowa farmer was sentenced to federal prison last week. (DTN file photo)
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4/13/2026 | 9:01 AM CDT
Iowa Hog Farmer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for $1.7M USDA Fraud, Stalking
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  4. El Nino Prospects Suggest Challenges for Australia Wheat

  5. Iowa Hog Farmer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for $1.7M USDA Fraud, Stalking

     
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USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

Crop Progress: Corn 5% Planted; Winter Wheat 34% in Good-to-Excellent Condition

This map shows corn planting progress by state, according to USDA NASS estimates released Monday. (DTN graphic by Kathy Myers)

Corn was 5% planted as of Sunday, April 12, and winter wheat was rated 34% good to...

 
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Between frighteningly thin movement in the fed cash cattle market and choice cut prices averaging less than select cuts, there was a lot to take in during last week's trade. (Chart by USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service)

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The first ocean vessel of the season, saltie Motor Vessel Ocean7 Ranger, arrived under the Duluth, Minnesota, lift bridge on April 8, accompanied by tugs North Carolina and Missouri. (Photo courtesy of Schauer Photo Images)

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The first ocean vessel of the season, saltie Motor Vessel Ocean7 Ranger, arrived under the Duluth, Minnesota, lift bridge on April 8, accompanied by tugs North Carolina and Missouri. (Photo courtesy of Schauer Photo Images)

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