From DTN Progressive Farmer:
Crop Progress: Corn, Soybean Planting See Significant Jump as Farmers Take Advantage of Favorable Weather Window
This article was originally posted at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 16. It was last updated at 4 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 16.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers took advantage of a favorable weather window last week to push corn planting to near the halfway point and soybean planting past the one-quarter mark, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.
CORN
-- Planting progress: 49% nationwide as of Sunday, May 16, a jump of 27 percentage points from 22% the previous week. That pushed planting closer to the five-year average, but current progress is still 18 percentage points behind the average of 67%.
-- Notable states: The "I" states all made significant planting progress last week, though all are still behind average. Iowa planting jumped ahead a whopping 43 percentage points last week to reach 57% complete as of Sunday, though the state is still 23 percentage points behind the five-year average of 80%. Illinois planting also moved ahead an impressive 40 percentage points to reach 55% complete as of Sunday but is still 15 percentage points behind the five-year average of 70%. Indiana planting jumped 29 percentage points to reach 40% complete, 14 percentage points behind the average of 54%. Minnesota jumped 26 percentage points to reach 35% complete but is 37 percentage points behind the average of 72%. Wisconsin moved ahead 27 percentage points to reach 34% complete, 18 percentage points behind average. Nebraska corn was 62% planted, compared to a five-year average of 77%, and Missouri corn was 65% planted, compared to an average of 79%. Texas' crop was 87% planted, slightly ahead of the average of 84%....
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Their crop summary (scroll down) is a bit scary re: winter wheat.
