Winter wheat condition 53 percent fair

For the week ending April 29, there were 2.6 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, 10 short, 80 adequate, and 8 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 24 short, 68 adequate, and 3 surplus.

Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 13 poor, 53 fair, 32 good, and 0 excellent.

Spring wheat planted was 12 percent, well behind 83 last year and 63 for the five-year average.

Oats planted was 7 percent, well behind 82 last year and 68 average. Emerged was 1 percent, well behind 47 last year and 32 average.