By DTN Staff
This article was originally posted at 3:08 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 11. It was last posted at 3:30 p.m.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting remained steady in the week ended April 10 at 2%, USDA reported on the weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. This was down from the five-year average of 3% for this time of year.
"Texas led the way at 63% planted with six other southern states showing some progress," DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman noted.
Five percent of U.S. winter wheat was headed, compared to 4% last week, 5% last year and a 6% five-year average. Winter wheat condition improved to 32% good to excellent as of Sunday, April 10, two percentage points higher than last week, but considerably lower than 53% at same time last year
"It is the second lowest such rating of the past two decades, next to a 30% at this time in 2018," Hultman said. Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have good to excellent ratings of 34%, 29% and 7%, respectively, he said. "Crops in Washington sport a 56% good-to-excellent rating," he added.
USDA said 6% of the spring wheat crops were planted as of April 10, 2022, up from the five-year average of 5% for this time. "Washington leads the way at 32% planted while the major producer, North Dakota, is 2% planted with a blizzard in this week's forecast," Hultman said.
Sorghum was 14% planted, compared to 13% last week, 14% last year and a 16% five-year average. Oats were 29% planted and 23% emerged, compared to five-year averages of 32% and 25%, respectively, for this time of year. Barley was 11% planted, compared to 5% last week, 12% last year and an 8% five-year average.
U.S. cotton was 7% planted, up from last week's 4%, down from last year's 8% but equal to the five-year average. Rice was 17% planted and 10% emerged, compared to five-year averages of 24% and 12%, respectively.
Sugarbeets were 6% planted, compared to 2% last week, 15% last year and a five-year average of 8%.
Check this page throughout the afternoon for additional highlights from this week's report.
| National Crop Progress Summary |
| | This | Last | Last | 5-Year |
| | Week | Week | Year | Avg. |
| Corn Planted | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Cotton Planted | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Winter Wheat Headed | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Spring Wheat Planted | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Sorghum Planted | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Oats Planted | 29 | 25 | 37 | 32 |
| Oats Emerged | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Barley Planted | 11 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| Rice Planted | 17 | 12 | 22 | 24 |
| Rice Emerged | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Sugarbeets Planted | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
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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 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 3 | | 18 | 18 | 34 | 27 | 3 | | | | | | |
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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