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USDA Weekly Crop Progress 04/20 15:46
Crop Progress: Corn 11% Planted, Soybeans 12% Planted, Winter Wheat Rated
30% Good to Excellent as of April 19
Corn was 11% planted, soybeans were 12% planted and winter wheat was rated
30% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 19, according to USDA NASS' weekly
Crop Progress report released on Monday.
EllaMae Reiff
DTN Content Editor
This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 20.
It was last updated with additional information at 3:46 p.m. CDT on Monday,
April 20.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- The winter wheat crop's good-to-excellent condition rating
continued to decline last week, falling 4 percentage points nationwide amid
building drought, limited rainfall, frosts and freezes, according to USDA
NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.
A familiar weather pattern is setting up again this week, with another round
of showers and thunderstorms expected along a front stretching from Texas to
the Great Lakes, while colder air and even some snow will push through the
Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John
Baranick.
CORN
-- Planting progress: 11% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, equal
to last year and ahead of the five-year average of 9%. Tennessee was the
furthest ahead of average at 64% complete as of Sunday, 40 points ahead of its
average pace of 24%. That was followed by Kentucky at 48%, 30 points ahead of
the average pace of 18%. Illinois and Indiana were both ahead of their averages
at 13% and 14% planted, respectively.
-- Crop development: 4% of corn had emerged as of Sunday, 2 points ahead of
last year and the five-year average of 2%.
SOYBEANS
-- Planting progress: An estimated 12% of intended soybean acreage was
planted as of Sunday, 5 points ahead of last year at this time and 7 points
ahead of the five-year average of 7%. Illinois' soybeans are 20% planted, 11
points ahead of last year and 13 points ahead of the five-year average of 7%.
Indiana was also ahead of average at 19% planted, 16 points ahead of last
year's pace and the five-year average.
WINTER WHEAT
-- Crop condition: An estimated 33% of winter wheat was rated poor to very
poor as of April 19, up 12 percentage points from 21% a year ago, according to
NASS.
-- Crop development: 20% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday.
That's 6 percentage points ahead of last year's 14% and 8 percentage points
ahead of the five-year average of 12%. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop
was 15% headed, 10 points ahead of last year at this time and 13 points ahead
of the five-year average.
SPRING WHEAT
-- Planting progress: 12% of the crop was planted nationwide as of April 19,
4 percentage points behind last year's pace of 16% but equal to the five-year
average. Washington was the furthest ahead of the average at 65% planted as of
Sunday, 12 points ahead of its average pace of 53%.
-- Crop development: 2% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, equal to
last year and the five-year average.
THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER
Another round of active weather is on the way this week, bringing showers
and thunderstorms from central and eastern Texas into the Great Lakes, while
colder temperatures and even some snowfall return to northern areas, according
to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.
"The same corridor that has been getting the rainfall, from central and
eastern Texas up through the Great Lakes looks like it will get another round
of showers and thunderstorms along a front passing through on Thursday into
Friday," Baranick said. "These areas may have had some damage due to severe
weather over the last week and could get some more later this week as well. The
main system pushing that cold front will move through the Northern Plains and
Canadian Prairies with a mix of rain and snow. Some areas in Montana, the
Dakotas, but especially the Canadian Prairies could see some heavy snowfall.
That will continue to support colder temperatures across the north moving back
in later this week and possibly spreading through the Plains and into the Upper
Midwest as well.
"Hard red winter wheat took a beating from frosts and freezes this weekend,
adding to the stress from the building drought and limited rainfall over the
last several months. This week, it looks like most of those areas will be
bypassed again. If there is any good news, there is at least a chance for
precipitation to move in with a system on Sunday. The current track has the
system moving through the Central Plains with good precipitation on the north
side of it in Nebraska. The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles are not currently
expected to see much precipitation, though. That system will bring down some of
the cold air from the north and could mean another round of frosts, further
hurting wheat.
"In the Delta and Southeast, a front that went through this past weekend
brought some waning showers, but many areas in Georgia, South Carolina, and
Florida missed out completely. Drier conditions this week will again be
concerning for the building drought for cotton, peanuts, and other crops. The
front that moves through the Corn Belt later this week will move through the
region and may have a tendency to stall. We could see some pockets of heavier
rain, but it's not guaranteed. Overall, the prospects are still looking poor in
this part of the country."
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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.
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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right
on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and
we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email
comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.
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National Crop Progress Summary
This Last Last 5-Year
Week Week Year Avg.
Corn Planted 11 5 11 9
Corn Emerged 4 NA 2 2
Soybeans Planted 12 6 7 5
Winter Wheat Headed 20 11 14 12
Spring Wheat Planted 12 6 16 12
Spring Wheat Emerged 2 NA 2 2
Cotton Planted 11 7 10 10
Sorghum Planted 15 13 17 16
Oats Planted 44 36 51 45
Oats Emerged 27 24 30 30
Barley Planted 24 13 24 20
Barley Emerged 6 NA 3 2
Rice Planted 56 42 46 40
Rice Emerged 34 23 27 22
Sugarbeets Planted 12 9 20 18
Peanuts Planted 4 1 3 2
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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
Winter Wheat 12 21 37 25 5 12 20 34 29 5 6 15 34 38 7
EllaMae Reiff can be reached at ellamae.reiff@dtn.com
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