
This shows planting progress over the last 17 years, the black line is the long-term average.
Keep in mind the USDA planting progress is only the 5-year average, so much shorter term.
Long term average we should be about 10% planted, last year we were about 8% planted and this year only at 4% planted.
So, we are certainly getting off to a slow start and based off of current conditions we are not likely to catch up in the next few weeks.
Last year we planted 29% of the crop from late April into the early portion of May and then another 21% of the crop by May 10th. So, half the US crop last year was planted in 2 weeks.