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This article was originally posted at 3:08 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 1. It was last updated at 4:16 p.m. CDT on Monday, June 1.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting steadily moved toward the finish line while soybean planting reached the three-quarters finished mark last week, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.
NASS estimated that 93% of the nation's intended corn crop was planted as of Sunday, May 31, a gain of 5 percentage points last week. This year's current progress is 29 percentage points ahead of last year at the same time and 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 89%.
"The only states lagging their five-year averages in corn planting are North Dakota, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee," said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
Seventy-eight percent of corn had emerged, 36 percentage points ahead of last year and 5 percentage points ahead of the average pace of 73%.
NASS estimated that 74% of the corn crop was rated in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, up 4 percentage points from the previous week, but down from 79% at about the same time in 2018.
Meanwhile, soybean planting moved ahead 10 percentage points last week to reach 75% complete as of Sunday. That put this year's current progress 39 percentage points ahead of last year's pace and 7 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 68%.
"North Dakota was the farthest behind its usual pace in soybean planting, at 51% planted," Hultman said.
Soybean emergence was estimated at 52% as of Sunday, well ahead of last year's 17% and also ahead of the five-year average of 44%.
In its first soybean condition report of the season, NASS estimated that 70% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition, down from 75% in 2018.
Spring wheat planting continued to close the gap between this year's progress and the five-year average. An estimated 91% of the crop was planted as of Sunday, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and just 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 96%.
"Key spring wheat producer North Dakota was 85% planted, 10 points behind average, while Minnesota was 97% planted," noted DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.
Spring wheat emergence jumped to 67% last week, ahead of last year's 63% but 13 percentage points behind the average of 80%.
In its first spring wheat condition report of the season, NASS estimated that 80% of the crop was in good-to-excellent condition.
After rising the previous week, winter wheat conditions fell last week. NASS estimated that 51% of the nation's winter wheat was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, down 3 percentage points from 54% the previous week. The current good-to-excellent rating is below last year's 64%.
"Condition ratings in some key winter-wheat-producing states were Kansas at 42% good to excellent with 25% very poor to poor, and Illinois at 56% good to excellent and 14% very poor to poor," Mantini said. "Montana wheat condition was 80% good to excellent, Nebraska was 64% good to excellent and Oklahoma was 56% good to excellent. Colorado's wheat crop continues to be in the poorest condition, with 31% good to excellent and 41% very poor to poor."
Seventy-seven percent of winter wheat was headed at the end of last week compared to 73% last year at the same time and a five-year average of 81%. Notable laggards were Michigan, with just 20% headed, 10 points behind average; Nebraska at 41% headed versus 66% average; and South Dakota at 23% headed versus 35% average, Mantini said.
Winter wheat harvest was 3% done as of Sunday, near the five-year average of 2%. Texas was 32% harvested compared to a 21% average, and Arkansas was 14% harvested compared to an average of 6%, Mantini noted.
To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.
| National Crop Progress Summary | ||||
| This | Last | Last | 5-Year | |
| Week | Week | Year | Avg. | |
| Corn Planted | 93 | 88 | 64 | 89 |
| Corn Emerged | 78 | 64 | 42 | 73 |
| Soybeans Planted | 75 | 65 | 36 | 68 |
| Soybeans Emerged | 52 | 35 | 17 | 44 |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 77 | 68 | 73 | 81 |
| Winter Wheat Harvested | 3 | NA | 1 | 2 |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 91 | 81 | 90 | 96 |
| Spring Wheat Emerged | 67 | 51 | 63 | 80 |
| Cotton Planted | 66 | 53 | 67 | 66 |
| Cotton Squaring | 8 | NA | 7 | 7 |
| Sorghum Planted | 49 | 39 | 33 | 46 |
| Barley Planted | 93 | 86 | 92 | 96 |
| Barley Emerged | 74 | 62 | 68 | 81 |
| Oats Planted | 96 | 93 | 89 | 97 |
| Oats Emerged | 86 | 78 | 74 | 89 |
| Oats Headed | 27 | NA | 22 | 29 |
| Rice Planted | 93 | 89 | 89 | 96 |
| Rice Emerged | 81 | 71 | 72 | 86 |
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| National Crop Condition Summary | |||||||||||||||
| (VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent) | |||||||||||||||
| This Week | Last Week | Last Year | |||||||||||||
| VP | P | F | G | E | VP | P | F | G | E | VP | P | F | G | E | |
| Corn | 1 | 3 | 22 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Soybean | 1 | 3 | 26 | 60 | 10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Winter Wheat | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 14 |
| Spring Wheat | 1 | 1 | 18 | 72 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 11 |
| Cotton | 1 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 8 |
| Rice | - | 2 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 52 | 9 |
| Sorghum | 2 | 4 | 30 | 56 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Oats | 1 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 12 | - | 3 | 23 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 51 | 7 |
| Barley | - | 1 | 30 | 61 | 8 | - | 2 | 31 | 61 | 6 | - | 1 | 11 | 78 | 10 |
Anthony Greder can be reached at anthony.greder@dtn.com
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