USDA Released the weekly Crop Progress Report Monday.
The U.S. corn planting pace made a good progress this past week as the weather warmed up and field conditions improved..
As of Sunday, 19% of corn is planted, compared to 9% last week, 17% last year and the five year average of 25%. 2% of the crop has emerged, compared to 6% on average. Soybean planting is just underway at 2%, compared to 4% on average.
28% of winter wheat has headed, compared to 24% on average, and 42% of the crop is in good to excellent shape, unchanged on the week. 55% of spring wheat is planted, well ahead of the average pace of 29%, and 9% has emerged, matching the five year average.
The first national estimate for the year of pasture and rangeland condition is expected in next week’s report.
For the full report, click the following link
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProg/CropProg-04-27-2015.pdf