US spring wheat sowings have fallen well behind the average pace, reflecting progress in top growing state North Dakota, as well as Minnesota, 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 72 +15 -19 -8
Minnesota 2 +1 -91 -48
Montana 50 +19 0 +6
North Dakota 8 +3 -55 -29
South Dakota 63 +15 -27 -6
Washington 86 +11 -2 +2
18 States 27 +8 -40 -20
Source: USDA. Planting progress data in percent. Other data in percentage points