Slow Pea Seeding Progress
WASHINGTON - May 7/18 - SNS -- Seeding of this year's field pea crops remains behind both last year and the recent five year average.
Conditions are warming up in Montana and allowing fieldwork to progress. Topsoil moisture conditions for the state were 80% adequate to surplus, below last years 88%. Subsoil moisture conditions were 70% adequate to surplus which is below last years 92%.
Topsoil moisture supplies in North Dakota rated 10% very short, 34 short, 52 adequate, and 4 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 16% very short, 34 short, 48 adequate, and 2 surplus.
U.S. Field Pea Seeding Progress
(per cent planted)
This Last Last 5-Year
week week Year Average
Idaho N/A N/A N/A N/A
Montana 33 10 68 64
North Dakota 10 2 46 32
Oregon N/A N/A N/A N/A
Washington N/A N/A N/A N/A
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