BrownfieldAgNews reports:
Early U.S. corn planting continues to inch forward.
The USDA says that as of Sunday, 3% of corn is planted, matching a year ago and slightly ahead of the five-year average.
56% of the U.S. winter wheat crop is rated good to excellent, unchanged on the week and up sharply from this time last year, with 6% of the crop headed, compared to 5% on average.
3% of spring wheat is harvested, in line with normal for early April.
5% of the U.S. cotton crop is planted, compared to the typical rate of 6%.
23% of rice is planted and 11% has emerged, both ahead of the respective usual paces.
13% of sorghum is planted, compared to 14% on average.
Overall U.S. soil moisture showed a week-to-week improvement.
The USDA’s national weekly crop progress reports run through the end of November.
