Majority of winter wheat in fair condition

For the week ending April 22, there were 0.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, South Dakota. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 2 percent very short, 11 short, 79 adequate, and 8 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 23 short, 68 adequate, and 4 surplus.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 17 poor, 61 fair, 20 good, and 0 excellent.

Spring wheat planted was 2 percent, well behind 72 last year and 50 for the five-year average. Oats planted was 2 percent, well behind 65 last year and 54 average.