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Today USDA released the first Crop Progress report of the season.
Corn Planting Progress
USDA said as of April 6, 2% of this year’s corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states. That’s on track the five-year average of 2%.
According to today’s report, corn planting has begun in six of the top 18 states:
- Kansas: 4%
- Kentucky: 1%
- Missouri: 6%
- North Carolina: 6%
- Tennessee: 3%
- Texas: 59%
This time last year, seven states had started planting corn — Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Oat Crop Progress
Across the nine top oat-growing states, 31% of planting is complete, according to USDA. That’s ahead of the five-year average of 28%.
A quarter of the oat crop across three of those nine states has emerged, just ahead of the five-year average of 23%.
Winter Wheat Progress
USDA reported that 5% of the winter wheat crop across five of the top 18 states had headed as of April 6. The five-year average is 5%.
Winter wheat condition for the week ending April 6 was as follows:
- Good/excellent: 48%
- Fair: 31%
- Poor/very poor: 21%
Spring Wheat Progress
In five of the top six states, 3% of the spring wheat crop has been planted, on track with the five-year average of 3%.
Idaho leads the six top states with 21% of its spring wheat crop planted.
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