Planting progress (Alabama corn)
Planting progress (Alabama corn) is a source-faithful PIER20 calculation from USDA NASS data. Scope: Alabama statewide corn observations from USDA NASS Quick Stats, with SURVEY, FIELD CROPS, STATE, TOTAL, and NOT SPECIFIED held fixed. Annual grain measures and stated weekly condition or progress series are not mixed. It follows the published eligibility, denominator, missing-value, revision and coverage rules in the Phase 1 computation contract.
- Latest
- 95.00
- 1Y change
- +1.1%
- vs median
- +20.3%
- Percentile
- 80th
- High in available history
- 100.00
| Series | First | Latest | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIER20 calculation: Planting progress (Alabama corn) | 11.00 | 95.00 | 10.00 | 100.00 |
Weekly crop progress and condition data is subjective, preliminary, and revisable.
USDA NASS estimates can be revised; recent values may be preliminary.
How this is calculated
Official percent plantedOfficial percent planted. Scope: Alabama statewide corn observations from USDA NASS Quick Stats, with SURVEY, FIELD CROPS, STATE, TOTAL, and NOT SPECIFIED held fixed. Annual grain measures and stated weekly condition or progress series are not mixed. Source: USDA NASS. USDA NASS does not endorse this analysis; recent crop observations or estimates may be preliminary. Source period, last checked, dataset vintage, units, revision status, coverage and formula version are recorded in the derived artifact.
As of 17 May 2026, the latest reading is 95.00%. That is up 1.0 pp over the past year and above its long-run median of 79.00%.
Source series
USDA NASSFrequently asked questions
3 answersWhat is the current planting progress (Alabama corn)?
As of 17 May 2026, the latest reading is 95.00%. That is up 1.0 pp over the past year and above its long-run median of 79.00%.
How often is this benchmark updated?
This benchmark is built on weekly data. The page is refreshed when the source publishes new observations; the freshness block below the chart shows the exact data-through date and when PIER20 last fetched the file.
What data sources does this chart use?
The chart is built from PIER20 calculation: Planting progress (Alabama corn), sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS).