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Crop Progress: Oats at 31% Planted, Wheat Condition Improved
For the week ending April 7, 2024, there were 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 12% very short, 29% short, 56% adequate and 3% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 11% very short, 41% short, 44% adequate and 4% surplus.
Field Crops Report:
Winter wheat condition rated 2% very poor, 4% poor, 26% fair, 56% good and 12% excellent.
Oats planted was 31%, ahead of 17% last year and 21% for the five-year average. Emerged was 5%, near 1% last year and 2% average.
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