(Radio Iowa) – The planting season is pushing closer to the finish line after another good weather week. Corn planting moved to 86 percent complete by the end of last week — compared to 57 percent the week before. That’s 13 days behind last week — but only three days behind the five-year average.

The U-S-D-A report says 47 percent of the corn crop has emerged. Soybean planting moved from 34 to 69 percent planted in the last week. That’s 12 days behind last year but now one day ahead of the five-year average. Eighteen percent of soybeans have emerged.