The USDA released the weekly Crop Progress and Planting Report.
The full report can be found at the following link.
http://www.usda.gov/nass/PUBS/TODAYRPT/prog1615.txt
Highlights:
Editor's Note: Farms.com staff has been travelling across the Midwest US this week and report that there was very little field work done and only a few fields of corn planted. Also widespread rainfall has left fields too wet for field work and corn planting.
U.S. corn planting is underway and a little slower than average due to a wet spring in some key growing areas.
As of Sunday, the USDA reports 2% of the crop is planted, compared to 3% a year ago and the five year average of 5%.
Sorghum planting is at 16%, compared to 19% last year and 20% on average.
6% of the winter wheat crop has headed, compared to 8% on average, and 42% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, down 2% on the week.
17% of spring wheat is planted, compared to 5% a year ago and 11% on average.
Across the U.S., 53% of the country reports adequate topsoil moisture and 58% has adequate subsoil moisture.