This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 4. It was last updated with additional information at 3:48 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 4.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting is ahead of its five-year average, while soybean planting is ahead of both last year's pace and its five-year average, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Cold air and weekend frosts and freezes may have affected crops and delayed planting, especially in the Northern Plains, while a major front is forecast to produce widespread rain across much of the country, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Planting progress: 38% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, equal to last year's pace and 4 points ahead of the five-year average of 34%. Tennessee was the furthest along at 87% complete, followed by Texas and Kentucky, both at 77%. "Top producing states such as Iowa and Illinois have moved over the one-third completion mark," according to DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery.

-- Crop development: 13% of corn had emerged as of Sunday, 3 points ahead of last year's 10% and 4 points ahead of the five-year average of 9%.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 33% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 5 points ahead of last year at this time and 10 points ahead of the five-year average of 23%. Southeastern growing regions such as Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas continue to lead in progress on a state-by-state basis, with Louisiana at 84% complete, Mississippi at 77%, and Arkansas at 73%, Montgomery said.

-- Crop development: 13% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 7 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of the five-year average of 5%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop condition: An estimated 37% of winter wheat was rated poor to very poor as of May 3, up 19 percentage points from 18% a year ago, according to NASS.

-- Crop development: 49% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 12 percentage points ahead of last year's 37% and 17 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 32%. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 70% headed, 29 points ahead of last year at this time and 42 points ahead of the five-year average.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 32% of the crop was planted nationwide as of May 3, 10 percentage points behind last year's pace of 42% and 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 35%. Washington was 87% complete, while Minnesota lagged the furthest behind its five-year average at 20% complete compared to its 32% average.

-- Crop development: 10% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, 2 percentage points behind last year's pace of 12% and 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 9%.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Weekend frosts and freezes may have impacted wheat and emerging crops, with more cold ahead likely to slow planting, while a major front is expected to bring widespread rain through the end of the week for most of the country, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"Well, we probably didn't see much coming into the Crop Progress report this week, but frosts and freezes on Saturday probably had some impact to the wheat and possibly the emergent corn and soybeans in parts of the Central Plains and Midwest," Baranick said.

"This week ushers in more cold air, and potential for frosts and some freezes are possible again. They will be dependent on clear skies and calm winds for most areas, but they will be possible. The Northern Plains continues to get cold air that has limited planting up that way and will likely do so again this week as well.

"If there's any good news, it's that the weather pattern is active and we've got a major front to produce widespread rain for much of the country through Friday and more showers are expected behind the front for the rest of the week and through the weekend. Some pockets of heavy rain may be possible in that, too. Much of the Delta, Ohio Valley, and Southeast are poised to get some above-normal rainfall over the next seven days that will help to increase soil moisture and reduce drought, but deficits are very large and need more active weather to eliminate.

"This includes the very dry western Plains, too, though not all areas are going to see good amounts. However, some areas are going to pick up more than half an inch of precipitation. The bad news is that it is going to come as mostly snow up against the Rockies, where areas from Cheyenne to Denver may pick up more than a foot. The chances for snow may even reach western Nebraska and Kansas as well. Will accumulating snow protect the wheat, and emerging corn and soybeans from frost? Or will the snow and ice-cold rain produce their own problems? There are lots of question marks that are hard to answer right now."

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Planted	38	25	38	34
Corn Emerged	13	7	10	9
Soybeans Planted	33	23	28	23
Soybeans Emerged	13	8	6	5
Winter Wheat Headed	49	34	37	32
Spring Wheat Planted	32	19	42	35
Spring Wheat Emerged	10	5	12	9
Cotton Planted	21	16	20	19
Sorghum Planted	22	20	23	22
Oats Planted	63	53	70	63
Oats Emerged	43	34	46	42
Barley Planted	49	34	48	43
Barley Emerged	22	11	17	13
Rice Planted	79	69	72	66
Rice Emerged	61	49	52	44
Sugarbeets Planted	55	15	79	58
Peanuts Planted	13	7	17	15

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National Crop Condition Summary

(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)

This Week

Last Week

Last Year

VP

P

F

G

E

VP

P

F

G

E

VP

P

F

G

E

Winter Wheat

13

24

32

26

5

13

22

35

25

5

6

12

31

44

7

Rice

-

2

24

66

8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

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