Agricultural and Food Policy
 Agri Outlook Radio
Number 152
Crop Progress: U.S. and Arkansas Crop Progress for the Week Ending April 13 (1:51 minutes)
Audio/Video Script:
Dr. Bobby Coats
Extension Economist and Professor
University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture
U.S. and Arkansas Crop Progress for the Week Ending April 13
About Arkansas NASS or the National Agricultural Statistical Service makes the
following points:
- Heavy rain and overall wet fields delayed crop planting.
- Corn and soybeans had an additional one percent planted. Corn
planted was at 27 percent compared to the 5 year average of 79 percent. Soybeans
planted were at 1 percent planted compared to the 5 year average of 6
percent.
- Rice and sorghum planting showed no significant progress. Rice
planted acreage was 2 percent compared to the 5 year average of 26 percent.
Sorghum planted acreage was 1 percent planted compared to the 5 year average
of 27 percent.
- Winter wheat headed increased to 8 percent compared to the five
year average of 23 percent
Nationally USDA makes the following points:
- Winter Wheat: USDA shows 47% of winter wheat in the good to
excellent condition.
- Corn: USDA shows 2 percent of the nation’s corn crop planted in
the major corn producing states compared to a five year average of 7 percent
planted.
- Cotton: USDA shows 10 percent of the nation’s cotton crop
planted which is the same as the previous 5 year average.
- Rice: USDA shows 14 percent of the nation’s rice crop planted
compared to the previous five year average of 27 percent planted.
This has been Bobby Coats Extension Economist University of Arkansas Division
of Agriculture.
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