Planting numbers jumped last week, but crops in the region are still behind schedule

FARGO, N.D. — Farmers in much of the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota bounded ahead in their tardy planting season in the past week, but crop condition and development continues to lag due to a late spring, according to a government report.

Here are statistics from the June 6, 2022, weekly Crop Progress and Condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service:

There were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is now rated only 5% short, with 67% adequate, 28% surplus, very similar to subsoil moisture. Pasture and range conditions are rated 1% very poor, 6% poor, 30% fair, 51% good and 12% excellent. Alfalfa condition is rated 72% good to excellent.

Soybeans are 41% planted, up from 23% the previous week but compared to 85% for the five-year average. Only 4% are emerged, behind the 46% average.

Corn planting is 81% planted, up from 56% the previous week, and compared to 92% averaged, with 22% emerged, behind the 64% average. Condition is rated 63% good to excellent.

Spring wheat planting is 41% complete, compared to the 97% average. Emergence is 34%, behind an 81% average. About 1% is jointed, compared to a 17% average. Durum wheat is 62% planted, compared to 95% average. Emergence is 28%.

Canola is 65% planted, compared to 94% average. About 12% has emerged, behind the 62% average.

Dry edible beans are 29% planted, up from 19% last week and behind the 82% average for the date, with 2% emerged compared to 33% average.

Sugarbeets are 92% planted, up from 60% last week and compared to the 100% average for the date.

Winter wheat is 79% jointed, just ahead of the 78% average, and 8% is heading, compared to 13% average. The crop’s condition is rated 65% good to excellent. Oats are 84% planted, compared to 95% average, with 76% rated good to excellent. Barley is 75% planted, compared to 97% averaged, with 29% emerged compared to 80% average. Condition is rated 65% good to excellent.

Dry edible peas are 77% planted, up from 66% the prior week compared to 95% average, with 28% emerged, compared to 73% average. Condition is pegged at 76% good to excellent.

Sunflowers are 33% planted, compared to 67% average for the date. About 2% were emerged compared 22% average. Flaxseed is 47% planted compared to 89% average with about 12% were emerged compared to 49% average.

There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork, with strong storms causing building damage in parts of the state. Topsoil is 2% short, 69% adequate and 29% surplus, similar to subsoil moisture. Alfalfa first-cuttings were 23% complete, compared to 38% average for the date. Pasture conditions are rated 9% poor or very poor, 32% fair, 50% good and 9% excellent.

Soybean planting is 72% complete, up from 55% last week and 12 days behind the 90% average. About 39% of the soybeans were emerged, compared to 69% average.

Corn is 93% planted, up from 82% the prior week, and compared to the average of 96%. Corn condition is only 3% poor, with 36% fair, 53% good and 7% excellent.

Sugarbeet planting is 90% complete, up from 65% the previous week and behind the 99% average for the date.

Dry edible beans are 33% planted, up from 20% last week, but behind the 85% average for the date. Only 8% had emerged compared to an average of 52%.

Spring wheat is 65% seeded, up from 53% last week but less than the 98% average. Only 33% is emerged, with 92% average for the date.

There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is ranked 22% short or very short; 61% adequate and 17% surplus. Subsoil is similar. Pasture conditions are rated 10% very poor, 27% poor, 40% fair, 20% good and 3% excellent.

Soybean planting is 77% complete, up from 61% last week, and just less than the 79% average for the date. About 35% of soybeans were emerged, compared to the 56% average.

Corn planting is 93% complete, up from 86% last week and just ahead of the 89% average for the date. About 68% had emerged, compared to 75% average.

Spring wheat is 91% emerged, just below the 94% average, with 61% good to excellent condition. Oats are 95% planted, 88% emerged and 47% good to excellent condition. Sorghum is 51% planted, compared to 58% average, with 56% good to excellent condition. Sunflowers are 35% planted, just short of the 39% average for the date.

Planting has nearly wrapped up in Iowa, which had 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork due to a few days of light rainfall. Some of that fieldwork included replanting wet fields, cutting hay, and chemical applications where winds allowed.

Topsoil moisture conditions rated 2% very short, 12% short, 78% adequate and 8% surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions rated 3% very short, 17% short, 74% adequate and 6% surplus.

Corn is 98% planted, which is 11 days behind last year but three days ahead of the five-year average. Emergence, at 87%, is only six days behind last year and one day behind average. Corn is rated 86% good to excellent.

Soybeans are 94% planted, five days behind last year but six days ahead of the five-year average. Emergence is at 69%, a week behind last year but a day ahead of average. The soybeans are rated 15% excellent, 67% good, 16% fair and 2% poor, with none rated very poor.

Oats are 96% emerged, almost two weeks behind last year and a week behind the five-year average. The crop is 22% headed and rated 82% good to excellent.

The state's first cutting of alfalfa hay is 42% complete. All hay condition is rated 73% good to excellent. Pasture condition is 64% good to excellent.

Temperatures were 4 degrees colder than averages, with rain ranging from .5 to 1.5 inches. About 94.7% of the state is experiencing drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The state’s winter wheat crop is rated 7% very poor, 19% poor, 51% fair, 23% good and none excellent.

Cattle and calves are 76% moved to pasture, compared to a 91% average for the date. Sheep are 82% on pasture, compared to 90% average.

Corn is 67% planted, up from 53% the previous week and up from 85% average.

Sugarbeets are 70% planted, with no average given; 41% were emerged, compared to an 81% average.

Spring wheat was 97% planted, just ahead of the 96% average, with 85% emerged. Spring wheat condition is rated 3% very poor, 28% poor, 51% fair, 17% good and 1% excellent. Winter wheat is ranked 26% poor or worse, 51% fair, and 23% good.

Dry edible beans (including chickpeas) are 88% planted, up from 75% lat week, compared to 89% average;

Dry edible peas are 84% planted, compared to 65% last week and 75% average for the date. Flaxseed is 67% planted, compared to 60% prior week. Lentils are 95% planted, compared to 94% last week. Mustard is 90% planted, compared to 86% last week. Oats were 93% planted, compared to 84% last week. Safflower is 80% planted, compared to 60% last week and 49% average.