National corn crop behind schedule | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

While Iowa's corn crop is ahead of five-year averages, corn planting nationally still lags behind schedule because of cold, wet weather in the eastern Corn Belt and because of flooding in the lower Mississippi River valley, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
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The national crop is now 63 percent planted, the USDA said, compared with 87 percent planted last year and 75 percent planted over a five-year average.
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Most of Iowa was hit with another cold snap Friday and through the weekend, with some frost reported in northern counties.