US winter wheat planting and emergence are both running almost on par with last year and the five-year average pace.
Monday’s USDA crop progress report showed 39% of the nationwide winter wheat crop was in the ground as of Sunday, up 14 points from the previous week. That is 3 points ahead of a year ago and a single point ahead of the average. Meanwhile, 14% of the crop had emerged as of Sunday, compared to 4% a week earlier and 13% for both last year and the average.
Going into the report, the average trade guess was for US planting to be 40% complete.
In the top production state of Kansas, winter wheat planting jumped 16 points on the week to 32% complete as of Sunday, on par with last year and the state average. An estimated 10% of the Kansas crop had emerged, up from 2% a week earlier and 1 point behind last year and the average. Oklahoma planting was 26% done, up from 16% a week earlier but behind 24% last year and 32% on average. Emergence is lagging slightly in Oklahoma as well, with 7% of the crop up compared to 9% last year and 8% on average.
Michigan winter wheat planting gained 9 points on the week to reach 26% complete as of Sunday, ahead of 12% last year and 24% on average. The Michigan crop was 7% emerged, 3 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of average. The Ohio winter wheat crop was 17% in the ground as of Sunday, up from 4% the previous week and also ahead of last year and the average at 9% and 16%. No crop was yet reported emerged in Ohio, versus 1% for both last year and the average.
