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Spring Wheat Harvest, Winter Wheat Planting Advancing at Average Pace

The US spring wheat harvest and early winter wheat planting are both advancing right on par with the five-year average. 

Tuesday’s USDA crop progress report put the national spring wheat harvest at 70% complete as of Sunday, up 19 points on the week and 2 points ahead of last year. Meanwhile, an estimated 2% of the 2025 winter wheat crop was in the ground as of Sunday, a single point ahead of last year. 

The Minnesota spring wheat harvest gained 21 points on the week to move to 75% complete as of Sunday, 1 point ahead of the state average, while Montana was at 77% done, 2 points ahead of the average. The North Dakota harvest advanced 18 points to 61% complete, ahead of 57% last year but 1 point behind average. The South Dakota spring wheat harvest was 93% finished as of Sunday, up 10 points from a week earlier and in line with the state average. 

Meanwhile, the bulk of the winter wheat planting to date has occurred in Washington, where 22% of the crop was already in as of Sunday, up from 8% a week earlier and 7 points ahead of the state average. Colorado was 7% planted, versus 2% the previous week, 1% last year and 7% on average. 

The Kansas crop was 1% in the ground, matching last year and ahead of 0% on average, while no planting was yet reported in Oklahoma compared to 1% complete on average. 

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