Crop Progress: Winter Wheat at 51% Fair, Oat Planting Begins

Wheat field

Crop Progress: Winter Wheat at 51% Fair, Oat Planting Begins

For the week ending April 3, 2022, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 33% very short, 48% short, 19% adequate and 0% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 32% very short, 50% short, 18% adequate and 0% surplus.

Field Crops Report:

Winter wheat condition rated 7% very poor, 15% poor, 51% fair, 23% good and 4% excellent.

Oats planted was 14%, near 16% last year, and equal to the five-year average.

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