USDA Weekly Crop Progress     04/13 15:51

   Crop Progress: Corn 5% Planted; Winter Wheat 34% in Good-to-Excellent 
Condition

   Corn was 5% planted as of Sunday, April 12, and winter wheat was rated 34% 
good to excellent, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report 
released on Monday.

EllaMae Reiff
DTN Content Editor

   This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 13. 
It was last updated with additional information at 3:51 p.m. CDT on Monday, 
April 13.

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   OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting was slightly ahead of last year's pace and 
the five-year average as of Sunday, April 12, according to USDA NASS's weekly 
Crop Progress report released on Monday.

   Winter wheat conditions also declined slightly last week, with the crop 
rated 34% good to excellent, down 1 percentage point from the previous week and 
13 percentage points from 47% a year ago amid widespread drought in the Central 
and Southern Plains, noted DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.

   CORN

   -- Planting progress: 5% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, 1 
point ahead of 4% last year and equal to the five-year average. Texas is 
leading the way at 63%, followed by Tennessee and North Carolina at 42% and 
29%, Mantini said.

   SOYBEANS

   -- Planting progress: An estimated 6% of intended soybean acreage was 
planted as of Sunday, 4 points ahead of last year at this time and equal to the 
five-year average of 2%. Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi are at 
the top, ranging from 30% to 39% planted, Mantini said.

   WINTER WHEAT

   -- Crop condition: An estimated 32% of winter wheat was rated poor to very 
poor as of April 12, up 13 percentage points from 19% a year ago, according to 
NASS. Kansas, No. 1 winter-wheat-producer, is rated 32% good to excellent, 
while Nebraska and Oklahoma are among the worst-rated states at 14% and 10% 
good to excellent, respectively, Mantini said. Washington and Idaho are highly 
rated at 92% and 86% good to excellent, respectively, with soft red winter 
wheat state Illinois at 67% good to excellent.

   -- Crop development: 11% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. 
That's 3 percentage points ahead of last year's 8% and 4 points ahead of the 
five-year average of 7%.

   SPRING WHEAT

   -- Planting progress: 6% of the crop was planted nationwide as of April 12, 
equal to last year's pace but 1 percentage point behind the five-year average 
of 7%. Western states Washington and Idaho lead the pack at 36% and 32% 
planted, respectively.

   THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

   An active weather pattern will impact much of the country this week, with 
frequent showers and thunderstorms in some areas and worsening drought in 
others, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

   "This week will be another busy week for weather, which may be a good thing 
or a bad thing depending on the location," Baranick said.

   "Multiple storm systems will move through the Plains and Midwest this week, 
bringing daily showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. The highest 
amounts and coverage are focused on the Great Lakes states this week, which 
will increase soil moisture, but could cause some areas of flooding and severe 
weather as well. Across Texas and Oklahoma, rainfall will be more beneficial 
for reducing drought and increasing soil moisture for wheat and newly-planted 
summer crops.

   "However, the pattern will not be favorable for some key areas of the 
country. Particularly in the central High Plains of western Nebraska, western 
Kansas, and eastern Colorado, little to no precipitation is expected. These 
areas got some streaks of precipitation late last week and weekend, but will 
get very little this week, causing drought to increase. The Delta region may 
get intermittent showers this week, but will see lower-than-normal amounts and 
the drought continues to be worse in the Southeast, where it should be largely 
dry. Even a cold front that sweeps through this weekend will have waning 
showers across the South and Southeast; not a great situation to be in for 
these areas.

   "Behind that front, temperatures will take a sharp dive and we're likely to 
see frosts and freezes show up for at least the Northern Plains and Upper 
Midwest, but could spread farther south depending on how strong that system is 
that brings the cold front through. We may even see some accumulating snow 
across the north should the system be sufficiently strong."

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   To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics 
Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/. Look for 
the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you 
wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & 
Condition" report.

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   Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right 
on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and 
we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email 
comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

National Crop Progress Summary
                                        This     Last     Last     5-Year
                                        Week     Week     Year     Avg.
Corn Planted                            5        3        4        4
Soybeans Planted                        6        NA       2        2
Winter Wheat Headed                     11       7        8        7
Spring Wheat Planted                    6        2        6        7
Cotton Planted                          7        5        5        7
Sorghum Planted                         13       12       15       14
Oats Planted                            36       28       40       36
Oats Emerged                            24       23       27       26
Barley Planted                          13       5        12       10
Rice Planted                            42       30       31       28
Rice Emerged                            23       13       17       15
Sugarbeets Planted                      9        3        10       9
Peanuts Planted                         1        NA       1        1

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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
Winter Wheat        12  20  34  29  5   12  19  34  29  6   5   14  34  41  6

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