This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 12. It was last updated with additional information at 3:51 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 12.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- Corn planting was over halfway finished nationwide by the end of last week, while soybean planting continued ahead of last year's pace, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Winter wheat conditions increased slightly last week by 3 points, NASS reported.

A midweek storm system will bring much-needed rain to drought areas before temperatures drop, potentially causing weekend frost in northern states, according DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Planting progress: Corn planting jumped 22 percentage points last week to reach 62% complete nationwide as of Sunday, May 11. That puts current planting progress at 15 percentage points ahead of last year's 47% and 6 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 56%. "Illinois and Iowa are 54% and 76% planted, respectively, while Nebraska and Minnesota are both over 73%," noted DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.

-- Crop development: 28% of corn was emerged as of Sunday. That's 7 points ahead of last year and the five-year average of 21%.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 48% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 14 points ahead of last year's 34% at this time and 11 points ahead of the five-year average of 37%. Nebraska soybeans are 62% planted, 28 points ahead of last year and 16 points ahead of the five-year average. "Illinois and Iowa are at 51% and 64% planted," Mantini said.

-- Crop development: 17% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 2 points ahead last year and 6 points ahead of the five-year average of 11%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop condition: An estimated 54% of winter wheat was rated good to excellent as of May 11, up 3 points from 51% the previous week and 4 points ahead at the same time last year of 50%, according to NASS. "Major hard winter state Kansas is 48% good-to-excellent, while Montana is rated 83% good-to-excellent," Mantini said.

-- Crop development: 53% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 2 percentage points behind last year's 55% but 8 points ahead of the five-year average of 45%. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 71% headed, 1 point ahead of last year at this time and 24 points ahead of the five-year average.

DTN will be taking a closer look at and reporting on the conditions of Kansas' winter wheat crop during this week's Wheat Quality Council 2025 Hard Winter Wheat Tour. For more details on the tour, see "Hard Winter Wheat Tour Begins This Week" here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 66% of the crop was planted nationwide as of May 11, 7 points ahead of last year's 59% and 17 points ahead of 49% for the five-year average. South Dakota was leading the pack, at 98% planted as of Sunday, 18 points ahead of its five-year average.

-- Crop development: 27% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, 4 points ahead to last year and 8 points ahead of the five-year average.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

A storm system moving through the Northern Plains will deliver much-needed moisture to portions of Nebraska before bringing cooler temperatures and possible frost this weekend, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"An upper-level cutoff low-pressure system brought a lot of rain to the southern tier of the country last week and probably slowed planting progress," Baranick said. "A lot of water is available for crops that are planted already, but we may have other issues with quality, especially in the southeastern quadrant of the country. Some drought areas in Florida and the Carolinas have benefited from the heavy rain though. That upper low will still be slow to move out of the country this week. It is spreading showers north into the Midwest and showers could continue through Wednesday or Thursday before the low finally gets pushed offshore.

"Elsewhere, hotter and drier conditions have allowed folks to really get going on their fieldwork. I would be shocked if planting pace wasn't well ahead of the five-year average for those in the northwestern Corn Belt. Breezy winds may cause some folks to slow down though because of blowing dust, but otherwise, planting windows have been wide open.

"The pattern changes this week. A storm system in the West on Monday will get into the Northern Plains on Wednesday and go through the Upper Midwest on Thursday. Scattered showers should move through both regions, including over portions of very dry Nebraska that needs rain. This system will have a front stall out in a familiar spot, from northeast Texas through the Ohio Valley, where showers and thunderstorms will continue into the weekend. Some areas of heavy rain will be possible, including for drier areas in the northwestern Corn Belt. Temperatures will fall significantly behind this system, and we'll be watching for some patchy frost in the Dakotas and Minnesota over the weekend."

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Planted	62	40	47	56
Corn Emerged	28	11	21	21
Soybeans Planted	48	30	34	37
Soybeans Emerged	17	7	15	11
Winter Wheat Headed	53	39	55	45
Spring Wheat Planted	66	44	59	49
Spring Wheat Emerged	27	13	23	19
Cotton Planted	28	21	32	31
Sorghum Planted	26	23	26	26
Oats Planted	82	71	77	74
Oats Emerged	59	48	58	53
Barley Planted	63	50	62	59
Barley Emerged	29	18	25	26
Rice Planted	80	73	83	77
Rice Emerged	64	54	68	54
Peanuts Planted	34	18	37	32
Sugarbeets Planted	91	83	90	69

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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
	This Week						Last Week						Last Year
	VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E		VP	P	F	G	E
Winter Wheat	6	12	28	46	8		6	12	31	44	7		6	12	32	42	8
Rice	1	1	21	49	28		NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		NA	1	20	68	11
Oats	7	9	37	41	6		NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		4	6	27	56	7

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