USDA issued its fifth Crop Progress report for the 2024 planting season today. Both crops (corn and soybeans) are now a handful of percentage points ahead of the five year average for planting progress.
Three states - North Dakota (6% planted), Ohio (6%), and Pennsylvania (2%) planted the first respective acres of corn in the past week. Ohio also got on the scoreboard in soybeans with 7% planted since April 22.
So far, 12 states out of the 18 total reporting acres of corn planted are ahead of the five year average.
Corn progress quick facts:
- Iowa went from 13% to 39% planted since April 22.
- Texas (71%), North Carolina (70%), and Missouri (63%) currently lead the planting progress pack.
Meanwhile, Mississippi soybean farmers were busy as bees this past week: the state added 24 percentage points, nearly doubling its total planted to 52%. That’s 17% ahead of its five-year average.
Fifteen of the 18 states reporting planted acres of soybeans are currently ahead of the five year average.
Soybean planting quick facts:
- North Dakota has yet to report any soybean planting acreage. Ohio (7%) and South Dakota (4%) added acres after starting from scratch.
- Arkansas (56%), Mississippi (52%), and Louisiana (49%) are reporting the most acres in the ground currently.
Here are a handful of #plant24 updates from X
We’ve only put on 2 tanks of pre plant NH3 here, and basically no planting has happened in the area. After 0.9” today tile is running full again. #plant24 is taking a long time getting here. pic.twitter.com/fi6GoFxyHX
— Derek Blair (@drblair81) April 30, 2024
Ag Retail checking in from The Land of Lincoln:
We have reached emergence on our first soybean planting date in our BRANDT Agronomic Services Community Trials. This plot was planted on April 13th in Ashland, IL and has accumulated roughly 130 GDDs since planting.#BRANDT #BRANDTCommunityTrials #Soybean #Planting24 #Plant24… pic.twitter.com/plTc4OwXl6
— BRANDT (@BRANDT_co) April 25, 2024
Minnesota not-so Nice?
Went from thinking we’d be planting in mid April to likely having some PP acres way too fast pic.twitter.com/67ubWXYF4g
— Tim “Clownshow Farms” Braun (@braunfarm) April 29, 2024
Lovely shot from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada by @N_Neubuer:
Seeding sunset. #plant24 pic.twitter.com/Tl3LYJOvcE
— Nichole Neubauer (@N_Neubauer) April 29, 2024
Rolling again in The Corn Husker State with @Matt4ksuMatt:
Rolling again. #plant24 #pioneer pic.twitter.com/guWM3zHqX9
— Matt Sullivan (@Matt4ksuMatt) April 22, 2024
No Dice Today For @mnfarmgirl71:
Good morning from Northern Minnesota, there will be no #plant24 today. pic.twitter.com/oEShkmckUq
— Cheryl (@mnfarmgirl71) April 29, 2024
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