According to the USDA report as of April 28, 27% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. This is a significant increase from 12% the previous week and surpasses the five-year average of 22%. Corn emergence has begun in 10 states, with 7% of the crop already germinating, up from 3% the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 4%.