For the week ending May 24, 2020, there were a little over 5 days suitable for fieldwork in North Dakota, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Soybeans planted at 29 percent and emerged at 4 percent.
Spring wheat planted at 70 percent and emerged at 32 percent.
Durum wheat planted at 70 percent and emerged at 30 percent.
Corn planted at 54 percent and emerged at 12 percent.
Canola planted at 51 percent and emerged at 13 percent.
Sugarbeets planted at 94 percent.
Oats planted at 72 percent and emerged at 29 percent.
Barley planted at 65 percent and emerged at 27 percent.
Dry edible peas planted at 79 percent and emerged at 33 percent.
Sunflowers planted at 17 percent.
Flaxseed planted at 52 percent and emerged at 9 percent.
Potatoes planted at 66 percent and emerged at 8 percent.
Dry edible beans planted at 23 percent.
The extreme dry weather in the western half and wet conditions in central and eastern North Dakota has hindered 2019 corn harvest and 2020 planting.
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