Winnipeg — Farmers in North Dakota made good planting progress during the week ended June 1. Warm, dry weather helped to move spring wheat seeding ahead of the five-year average, the North Dakota Wheat Commission’s weekly crop report said.
As of June 1, 83 percent of the spring wheat crop was planted in North Dakota, up from 59 percent last week and 64 percent a year ago. The five-year average is 81 percent complete.
The Montana spring wheat crop was also ahead of the average planting pace of 89 percent, at 94 percent seeded as of June 1, up from 90 percent last week.
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Minnesota farmers made significant seeding progress during the week, but were still behind the five-year average of 95 percent seeded. The report showed 84 percent of the crop was seeded as of June 1, up from 67 per cent the week prior.
South Dakota farmers were also slightly behind the average pace, at 95 percent complete as of June 1. Last week, 89 percent of the crop was in the ground.
Further planting may be delayed in all regions this week, as there was some scattered precipitation seen during the May 30 weekend, and farmers will need to wait for fields to dry out, the report said.
But the crops that have been planted are in good condition so far, as good soil moisture conditions and warmer weather are helping with emergence. The US spring wheat crop was 67 percent emerged as of June 1, up from 43 percent a week ago and 58 percent last year.
