This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 27. It was last updated with additional information at 3:46 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 27.

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

Winter wheat conditions remained unchanged from the previous week at 30% good to excellent, NASS reported.

CORN

-- Planting progress: 25% of corn was planted nationwide as of Sunday, 3 points ahead of last year's 22% and 6 points ahead of the five-year average of 19%. "Tennessee, Texas and Kentucky are leading the pack at 80%, 71% and 69% planted, while major states Iowa and Illinois are 22% and 29% planted," said DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.

-- Crop development: 7% of corn had emerged as of Sunday, 2 points ahead of last year's 5% and 3 points ahead of the five-year average of 4%.

SOYBEANS

-- Planting progress: An estimated 23% of intended soybean acreage was planted as of Sunday, 6 points ahead of last year at this time and 11 points ahead of the five-year average of 12%. Louisiana and Mississippi are the fastest along, with planting at 77% and 66%, respectively, while Iowa stands at just 11% planted and Illinois is at 36% compared to its 18% average, Mantini said.

-- Crop development: 8% of soybeans had emerged as of Sunday, 6 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of the five-year average of 1%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Crop condition: An estimated 35% of winter wheat was rated poor to very poor as of April 26, up 16 percentage points from 19% a year ago, according to NASS.

-- Crop development: 34% of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That's 9 percentage points ahead of last year's 25% and 13 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 21%. Top winter-wheat-producer Kansas' crop was 43% headed, 26 points ahead of last year at this time and 32 points ahead of the five-year average.

SPRING WHEAT

-- Planting progress: 19% of the crop was planted nationwide as of April 26, 9 percentage points behind last year's pace of 28% and 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 22%. Minnesota is only 6% planted, well behind the 16% average, while South Dakota is slightly below average at 48% complete, and Washington and Idaho are the furthest along at 76% and 66%, respectively, Mantini said.

-- Crop development: 5% of spring wheat was emerged as of Sunday, equal to last year and 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 4%.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

An active weather pattern will bring heavy precipitation, severe weather threats and a push of cold air that could impact planting progress and crop conditions, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"This is going to be a very busy week for weather, which may mean slower planting progress, but should improve soil moisture for more of the country, leading to better crop conditions," Baranick said.

"We had a system moving through the Plains on Sunday, which is now going through the Midwest on Monday. Along with producing heavy rain, we've got a major severe weather outbreak expected for Missouri, Illinois and the surrounding areas. Another system will move along that system's cold front for Tuesday and Wednesday from Oklahoma and northern Texas up through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. That should get some needed rain into some very dry areas of the Mid-South, too. Severe weather will be possible again, but is not forecast to be as significant as Monday's severe threat. That system's cold front will push even farther south, with scattered showers for Wednesday and Thursday from Texas along the Gulf Coast. Another system will move into Texas on Friday, with widespread precipitation for dry areas in the southwestern Plains, and more showers and thunderstorms eastward along the Gulf Coast for the weekend. Some areas will pick up more than three inches of rain, which happens to be over a lot of the drought areas in the Lower Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Flooding may be an issue, but the rainfall will be welcomed by a lot of producers.

"The biggest problem will be with temperatures. As the storm track pushes south, cold air from the Canadian Prairies and Northern Plains will spread south. Depending on cloud cover and winds, frosts will be possible for portions of the Central Plains and Great Lakes. For winter crops that are more advanced, or for soybeans that have emerged, there could be some damage."

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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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