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US corn, soy quicken pace, winter wheat improves

17 May 2023, US: Corn and soybean planting progress continued above its five-year average pace in the US while winter wheat conditions slightly improved, though the largest winter wheat state, Kansas, further deteriorated, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report for the week ending 14 May.

US corn planting progress is at 65pc for the week ending 14 May as compared with the five-year average of 59pc. Illinois is 84pc complete versus its five-year average of 63pc and Iowa is 86pc planted as compared with the five-year average of 72pc for the same time period. Only five out of 18 reported states lag their five-year average by less than 10pc: Kansas, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, and Colorado. North Dakota and Wisconsin are behind their five-year average by more than 10pc.

North Dakota surplus topsoil moisture was at 33pc, and planting had only advanced to 4pc for the same time last year. Currently, surplus topsoil moisture is 19pc and corn planting is only at 5pc for the week ending 14 May as compared with the five-year average of 26pc.

Similarly, Wisconsin has only planted 33pc of its intended corn acres as of 14 of May 2023 as compared with the five-year average of 45pc. Surplus topsoil levels are at 19pc for the current week as compared with 13pc for the same time last year.

Soybean planting continues at a brisk pace with 49pc of the crop already planted for the week ending 14 of May as compared with the five-year average of 36pc. All 18 states are ahead of their five-year average except for North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Weather has also slowed the soybean planting progress with North Dakota having planted 2pc of the soybean crop for the week ending 14 of May as compared with the five-year average of 15pc, Wisconsin planted 24pc as compared with the five-year average of 30pc and Minnesota has planted 30pc versus the five-year average of 37pc.

US winter wheat conditions improved slightly with a poor to very-poor rating of 41pc for the week ending 14 of May as compared with 44pc for the prior reported week. Kansas, the largest winter wheat state by acreage, continues to deteriorate with a poor to very-poor rating of 68pc versus 64pc from the prior week’s report.

Spring wheat planting continues to lag with 40pc of the crop planted as of 14 May as compared with the five-year average of 57pc. Of the six reported states, four are behind their five-year average. North Dakota has planted 20pc of the crop versus the five-year average of 46pc, Minnesota has planted 28pc of the spring wheat crop as compared with the five-year average of 54pc, Idaho is at 76pc complete versus the five-year average of 89pc, and Montana is 54pc complete as compared with the five-year average of 61pc.

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