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NEWS RELEASE
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
United States Department of Agriculture • Northern Plains Region
4301 West 57^th St. Suite 103, Sioux Falls, SD  57108 • (800) 582-6443
www.nass.usda.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  Contact: Erik Gerlach
 (800) 582-6443
erik.gerlach@usda.gov

SOUTH DAKOTA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. April 15, 2024 - For the week ending April 14, 2024, there were 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 4% very short, 27% short, 68% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 6% very short, 29% short, 62% adequate, and 3% surplus.

Field Crops Report: Corn planted was 1%.

Winter wheat condition rated 2% very poor, 5% poor, 36% fair, 56% good, and 1% excellent. 

Spring wheat planted was 23%, well ahead of 1% last year, and ahead of 13% for the five-year average. 

Oats planted was 30%, well ahead of 3% last year, and ahead of 12% average. Emerged was 7%, ahead of 2% average.

Data for this news release were provided at the county level by USDA Farm Service Agency, SDSU Extension Service, and other reporters across the State.

Access the National Crop Progress and Condition publication at: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/8336h188j

Access Crop Progress and Condition graphical products at:
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Charts_and_Maps/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/2024/index.php

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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at (866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD)or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Federal-relay).