Planting Progress Continues to Lag as Wet Weather Lingers - Corn Crop 58% Planted, Soybeans 29%

May 30, 2019

The Midwest, on the tail end of a two-week inundation of rainfall, remains flooded and saturated, stalling planting progress that is already well behind average. The Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress report, released Tuesday, reports that as of May 26, the 18 top producing states reached 58 percent completion of corn plantings, compared to the five-year average of 90 percent. Indiana, Ohio and South Dakota have planted less than 30 percent of their respective corn crops. Meanwhile, just 29 percent of the nation’s soybean crop is planted, compared to 74 percent last year, and the five-year average of 66 percent. Many states have planted less than 20 percent of their intended soybean acres, including Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and South Dakota. Just 32 percent of the nation’s corn crop has emerged, along with just 11 percent of soybeans. Forecasters from the website Weather2020 suggest more wet conditions will continue through June, when the jet stream normally lifts and weakens weather systems across the corn belt, further hampering planting.


Click here to view the complete USDA Crop Progress Report release Tuesday, May 28, 2019.


Across the Southern Plains -


In Oklahoma, winter wheat headed reached 96 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 3 points from normal. Wheat’s condition in Oklahoma this week rates 4 percent poor to very poor, 23 fair and 73 percent good to excellent. Corn planted reached 63 percent, down 27 points from the previous year and down 24 points from normal. Corn emerged reached 53 percent, down 21 points from the previous year and down 23 points from normal. Sorghum planted reached 14 percent, down 24 points from the previous year and down 29 points from normal. Soybeans planted reached 32 percent, down 16 points from the previous year and down 5 points from normal. Soybeans emerged reached 3 percent, down 13 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal. Cotton planted reached 24 percent, down 20 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal. Pasture and range condition was rated at 1 poor to very poor, 21 fair and 78 percent good to excellent.


To view the Oklahoma Crop Progress Report for this week, click here.
 

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