According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, as of Sunday, November 12, 2006, 96% of the U.S. winter wheat crop has been planted, compared to 94% the previous week and 96% for last year and the five-year average.

Planting progress is behind average in California, Indiana, Michigan, Montana and Ohio. Of the major producing states, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington are 95% to 100% planted. Nationally, emergence stands at 87% compared to 82% the week prior and 88% a year ago and on average. Maturity is behind average in California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Oklahoma following widespread cool, wet conditions. The crop is rated 59% good to excellent, unchanged from the week before and 3% more than last year.

The corn harvest is 90% complete, compared to 81% on the week ending November 5, 2006, 94% a year ago and 90% for the five-year average. Collection is behind average in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania, primarily due to colder and wetter than normal conditions. Activity is 95% to 100% finished in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

For soybeans, harvest is 94% finished, compared to 90% the previous week, 97% last year and 94% on the five-year average. Similar to corn, collection last week in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio was hampered by cooler and wetter than normal weather. Producers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin are 95% to 100% finished.

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