Markets Extra

US spring wheat sowings for reporting states, April 14

Markets Extra15 Apr 2019by Markets Extra

Agrimoney shows US spring wheat plantings progress data or the second week of April.

The previous week’s data are available here.

US spring wheat plantings progress, April 14
	Plantings completed	Change on week	Change on year	Difference from 5-year average
Idaho	18%	+15	-4	-24
Minnesota	-	-	-	-11
Montana	1%	+1	+1	-9
North Dakota	-	-	-	-5
South Dakota	-	-	-1	-30
Washington	17%	+6	-19	-29
National reading	2%	1	-1	-11
Sources: USDA, Agrimoney. All data in percentage points except plantings completed readings, give in percentages

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