If you don't have storage, you can't do anything. Kentucky farmers have been busy planting, though. Over the past five years, farmers had just 52 percent planted by now, though they were 72 percent complete at this time last year. Sixty-six percent of the corn plants had emerged from the ground as of Sunday, also well ahead of normal. Meanwhile, winter wheat is maturing earlier than normal and is rated in mostly good condition.
Farmers now are busy planting soybeans.
Thirty percent of the crop had been planted as of Sunday. Normally, just 4 percent has been planted by this time of the season.