This article was originally published at 3:05 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 18. It was last updated with additional information at 4:15 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 18.
OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn and soybean planting are ahead of their respective five-year averages, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.
Corn was 76% planted and 39% emerged.
Soybeans were 67% planted and 32% emerged.
Spring wheat was 73% planted and 39% emerged.
NASS estimated U.S. winter wheat condition at 35% good to excellent, down 2 points from 37% last week.
Check this page throughout the afternoon for additional highlights from this week's report.
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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| National Crop Progress Summary |
| |
This |
Last |
Last |
5-Year |
| |
Week |
Week |
Year |
Avg. |
| Corn planted |
76 |
57 |
76 |
70 |
| Corn emerged |
39 |
23 |
47 |
37 |
| Soybeans planted |
67 |
49 |
63 |
53 |
| Soybeans emerged |
32 |
20 |
32 |
23 |
| Winter wheat headed |
71 |
61 |
62 |
58 |
| Spring wheat planted |
73 |
53 |
80 |
66 |
| Spring wheat emerged |
39 |
23 |
42 |
34 |
| Cotton planted |
41 |
29 |
38 |
40 |
| Sorghum planted |
30 |
25 |
32 |
30 |
| Oats planted |
87 |
76 |
90 |
82 |
| Oats emerged |
62 |
50 |
69 |
63 |
| Barley planted |
81 |
65 |
73 |
71 |
| Barley emerged |
49 |
33 |
43 |
39 |
| Rice planted |
88 |
84 |
86 |
87 |
| Rice emerged |
74 |
69 |
72 |
67 |
| Sugarbeets planted |
98 |
79 |
99 |
84 |
| Sunflowers Planted |
6 |
NA |
12 |
6 |
| Peanuts planted |
41 |
25 |
49 |
48 |
| |
VP |
P |
F |
G |
E |
| Winter Wheat |
|
|
|
|
|
| This Week |
18 |
25 |
30 |
22 |
5 |
| Prev Week |
16 |
24 |
32 |
23 |
5 |
| Previous Year |
6 |
12 |
30 |
44 |
8 |
| Rice |
|
|
|
|
|
| This Week |
0 |
2 |
24 |
59 |
15 |
| Prev Week |
0 |
3 |
24 |
64 |
9 |
| Previous Year |
1 |
2 |
18 |
51 |
38 |
| Oats |
|
|
|
|
|
| This Week |
8 |
15 |
31 |
42 |
4 |
| Prev Week |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Previous Year |
7 |
8 |
35 |
43 |
7 |
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