This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 5. It was last updated with additional information at 3:59 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 5.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn planting moved ahead last year's pace and the five-year average last week, according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Winter wheat conditions increased slightly last week by 2 points, NASS reported.

Two upper-level cutoff low-pressure systems will bring rain to part of the U.S. this week, potentially causing planting delays in some regions while offering favorable conditions in others, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Planting progress: 40% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, 5 points ahead of 35% last year and 1 point ahead of the five-year average of 39%. South Dakota was the furthest ahead of the average, at 39% complete as of Sunday, 16 points ahead of its average pace of 23%. That was followed by Colorado at 37%, 15 points ahead of the average pace of 22%. Kansas was also ahead of average at 50% complete compared to the state's five-year average of 43%. Illinois is behind at 32% complete, 12 points behind its average pace of 44%.

-- Crop development: 11% of corn was emerged as of Sunday, which is consistent with last year but 2 points ahead of the five-year average.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 30% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 6 points ahead of last year's 24% at this time and 7 points ahead of the five-year average of 23%. Iowa soybeans are 38% planted, 9 points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of the five-year average of 34%. Nebraska soybeans are 34% complete, 17 points ahead of 17% from last year and 8 points ahead of the five-year average of 26%. South Dakota is also ahead at 25% planted, 16 points ahead 9% from last year and the five-year average.

-- Crop development: 7% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 1 point behind last year but 2 points ahead of the five-year average of 5%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop condition: An estimated 51% of winter wheat was rated good to excellent as of May 4, up 2 points from 49% the previous week and 1 point ahead at the same time last year of 50%, according to NASS.

-- Crop development: 39% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 2 percentage points behind last year's 41% but 6 points ahead of the five-year average. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 45% headed, 6 points behind last year at this time and 19 points ahead of the five-year average.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 44% of the crop was planted nationwide as of May 4, 1 point behind of last year's 45% and 10 points ahead of 34% for the five-year average.

-- Crop development: 13% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, 2 points ahead to last year and 4 points ahead of the five-year average.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Two systems will bring much-needed precipitation to drought areas while causing fieldwork delays elsewhere, creating contrasting conditions for farmers depending on the location, according DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"Depending on your situation and location, this is either going to be a great week or a terrible week of weather for you," Baranick said. "Two upper-level cutoff low-pressure systems are found in the U.S. to start the week, and both will be producing showers and thunderstorms. One occurred in the eastern Midwest and brought some heavy rain there, south and east over the weekend. That low will move out midweek but still produce showers until then. It should get much drier for the eastern Midwest later this week. A second upper-level cutoff low-pressure center developed in the Southwest this weekend there and brought much-needed precipitation to the extreme drought there. It is moving into the Southern Plains on Monday and will very slowly move across the southern tier of the country all week long. It will be producing multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms that should make for some heavy rainfall amounts across Oklahoma, Texas eastward that could cause flooding. For other areas, it will stock up some moisture for the season. But in either case, it's going to make it more difficult to get out into the fields.

"Elsewhere, it will be much drier this week. The western half of the Corn Belt outside of Kansas and southern Missouri should see a lot of sunny skies and above-normal temperatures, making for some really good weather to get planters rolling. As long as this stretch doesn't last too long, this will be a good thing for northern producers to get going. Nebraska is a spot where this dryness is unfortunate. Already dealing with a lot of drought and not much precipitation in the forecast, concerns are growing here for early in the season."

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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.

National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn Planted	40	24	35	39
Corn Emerged	11	5	11	9
Soybeans Planted	30	18	24	23
Soybeans Emerged	7	NA	8	5
Winter Wheat Headed	39	27	41	33
Spring Wheat Planted	44	30	45	34
Spring Wheat Emerged	13	5	11	9
Cotton Planted	21	15	23	20
Sorghum Planted	23	21	22	22
Oats Planted	71	61	69	64
Oats Emerged	48	37	48	43
Barley Planted	50	37	45	44
Barley Emerged	18	9	13	14
Rice Planted	73	64	77	64
Rice Emerged	54	42	58	42
Peanuts Planted	18	8	20	16
Sugarbeets Planted	83	54	78	54

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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	6	12	31	44	7		5	14	32	40	9		5	11	34	44	6

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