For the week ending April 19, the following crop conditions were reported, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service:
Nebraska:
Corn planted was 2%, near 1 last year and 5 for the five-year average.
Kansas:
Corn planted was 13%, near 14 last year and behind 20 average.
Oklahoma:
Corn planted reached 10%, down 16 points from the previous year and down 20 points from normal.
Texas:
Corn producers in the High Plains prepared fields for planting. Corn continued to progress in areas of the Edwards Plateau, the Coastal Bend, and South Central Texas.
Iowa: In spite of less than ideal conditions, 2% of Iowa’s corn crop has been planted, almost one week behind the five-year average.
Missouri:
Corn planted progressed to 11% this week, 2 percentage points behind last year.
New Mexico:
In Union County, producers were busy planting corn.
