USDA Crop Progress

By Brian Ethridge
DTN Marketing Editor

OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn planting progress reached 92% complete nationwide as of Sunday, May 27, 2018, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service weekly Crop Progress report released Tuesday. The report was delayed a day due to the Memorial Day holiday.

"In general, planting paces have moved slightly ahead of their slow early starts in 2018 and have lost most of their concerns," DTN Analyst Todd Hultman said. "92% of U.S. corn has been planted, slightly ahead of its five-year average with only Michigan and Pennsylvania reporting significant delays from their five-year averages. USDA's good-to-excellent rating of 79% results in a DTN Corn Condition Index of 188, the highest since 2007."

Nationwide, corn planting progress jumped 11 percentage points last week, up from 81% the previous week. Corn planting was also 2 percentage points above the five-year average of 90%.

Corn emergence, at 72% nationwide as of Sunday, was slightly ahead of last year's 70% and 3 percentage points above of the average pace of 69%.

Soybean planting was estimated at 77% complete, according to NASS. That's 15 percentage points ahead of the average of 62%. 47% of soybeans were emerged, ahead of 34% last year and ahead of the average of 32%.

Winter wheat was 73% headed, behind last year's 79% and behind the average of 75%. Winter wheat condition last week was rated 38% good to excellent, up from the previous week's rating of 36%.

"Winter wheat is 73% headed, near its five-year average pace and rated 38% good-to-excellent, up from 36% last week," Hultman said. "It is still the lowest good-to-excellent rating since 2014-15."

Spring wheat was 91% planted as of Sunday, compared the average pace of 89%. 63% of the crop was emerged, compared to the five-year average of 68%.

"Spring wheat is 91% planted, slightly ahead of its five-year average pace after a slow start in 2018. Montana is still the slowest, at 87% planted versus a five-year average of 94% for this time of year," Hultman added.

Cotton was 62% planted as of Sunday, compared to 52% last week, 61% last year and 59% average. Rice was 98% planted, compared to 93% last week, 96% last year and 95% on average. 85% of the crop was emerged, compared to 74% last week, 83% last year and an 83% average.

Sorghum was 49% planted as of Sunday, compared to 39% last week, 43% last year and a 44% average.

Barley was 93% planted, compared to the average pace of 91%. 68% of the crop was emerged as of Sunday, compared to an average of 72%. Oats were 94% planted, compared to 86% last week, 95% last year and a 95% average. 82% of oats were emerged, compared to 67% last week, 90% last year and an 86% average.

To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov

National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Planted	92	81	90	90
Corn Emerged	72	50	70	69
Soybeans Planted	77	56	65	62
Soybeans Emerged	47	26	34	32
Cotton Planted	62	52	61	59
Sorghum Planted	49	39	43	44
Spring Wheat Planted	91	79	95	89
Spring Wheat Emerged	63	37	77	68
Winter Wheat Headed	73	61	79	75
Barley Planted	93	81	93	91
Barley Emerged	68	45	78	72
Oats Planted	94	86	95	95
Oats Emerged	82	67	90	86
Oats Headed	27	25	29	29
Rice Planted	98	93	96	95
Rice Emerged	85	74	83	83

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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	2	18	63	16		NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		1	6	28	57	8
Winter Wheat	14	20	28	30	8		15	20	29	29	7		4	11	35	41	9
Rice	-	2	25	62	11		-	3	24	62	11		3	7	26	52	12
Oats	2	5	27	56	10		5	7	30	52	6		2	6	31	52	9
Barley	-	4	27	53	16		NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		-	3	27	55	15

Brian Ethridge can be reached at brian.ethridge@dtn.com

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