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82% of Michigan corn, 72% of soybeans rated good to excellent

The USDA says adequate rainfall across Michigan helped improve growing conditions last week.

As of Sunday, 83 percent of winter wheat is harvested, well ahead of the one-year and five-year average.  

The state’s corn conditions remained stable with 82 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition.

Seventy-two percent of soybeans are rated good to excellent.

Dry bean conditions showed drastic improvement with 79 percent of the crop now rated good to excellent.