US spring wheat sowings are advancing at close to the average pace, although well behind the rapid progress achieved last year, US Department of Agriculture statistics show.

Details of the data are below.

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State Planting progress (%)
Change on week Change on year Difference from 5-year average
Idaho 37 +9 -24 -16
Minnesota 0 0 -18 -8
Montana 18 +8 -1 +4
North Dakota 4 +1 -17 -4
South Dakota 36 +11 -25 +1
Washington 73 +33 -6 +15
18 States 13 +5 -14 -2
Source: USDA. Planting progress data in percent. Other data in percentage points