date:May 15, 2013
states advanced to 43% completed from 23% a week earlier, but remained well behind 92% a year earlier and 63% as the five-year average. Spring wheat was 10% emerged in the six states, compared with 63% last year and 32% as the average.
Sugar beet planting in the four major states advanced to 62% completed by May 12, up from 24% a week earlier but lagging 100% at the same time last year and 78% as the average for the date.
Winter wheat conditions nearly were unchanged for the 18 state aggregate