The weekly Crop Progress Report from USDA puts dry bean planting (including chickpeas) in Montana at 35 percent complete. That compares to 10 percent last week and 42 percent average. Dry Bean planting in Minnesota is at 15 percent complete. Last week planting was at 6 percent and the five-year average is 16 percent. Dry bean planting in North Dakota has just started at 1 percent complete. In Idaho, 57 percent of the dry bean crop is planted, compared to 31 percent last week. Fourteen percent of dry beans are planted in Oregon. View the latest Crop Progress Report here.
