Farmers took advantage of breaks in the weather to catch up on planting this past week. Weekly Crop Progress showed that producers in the upper midwest were very busy. Corn planting and emergence are right in line with the 5-year averages nationally while soybean planting and emergence are ahead of average.
| Conditions (Good + Excellent) | |
| Winter Wheat Conditions | G/E: 36% TW vs. 36% LW, 52% LY |
| Crop Progress Summary | |
| Corn Planted | 81% TW vs. 62% LW, 82% LY, 81% AVG |
| Corn Emerged | 50% TW vs. 28% LW, 51% LY, 47% AVG |
| Soybean Planted | 56% TW vs. 35% LW, 50% LY, 44% AVG |
| Soybean Emerged | 26% TW vs. 10% LW, 17% LY, 15% AVG |
| Milo Planted | 39% TW vs. 32% LW, 36% LY, 38% AVG |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 61% TW vs. 45% LW, 71% LY, 64% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 79% TW vs. 58% LW, 88% LY, 80% AVG |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 37% TW vs. 14% LW, 59% LY, 52% AVG |
Read the complete NASS report here
Graphics courtesy of Advance Trading Inc.
