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Planting pace ahead of normal in Minnesota

The planting pace is ahead of normal in Minnesota.

USDA’s latest weekly crop report says with more than four days suitable for fieldwork across the state, corn planting advanced to 30 percent complete.  That’s a week ahead of last year and four days faster than the five-year average.

Soybeans are 14 percent planted, nine days ahead of a year ago and five days ahead of the usual pace.

For small grains, spring wheat is 48 percent planted, 30 percent of the barley crop is in, and half the intended oat acres have been seeded.

Sugarbeet planting eclipsed 80 percent, and potatoes are 19 percent planted.