date:May 07, 2014
year average for the date.
Spring wheat planting in the six major states advanced to 26% compared with 21% a year earlier and 41% as the 2009-13 average for the date. Planted in top-producing North Dakota was only 5% of the crop, up from 3% a week earlier but well behind 28% as the average, with Minnesota at 4% (45% average), South Dakota at 59% (64%), Montana at 37% (41%), Idaho at 95% (73%) and Washington at 92% (81%).
The spring wheat crop was 7% emerged as of May 4 compared with 17% averag