| spring planting | 2.04 | The milder conditions are expected to speed spring planting. | ||
| soybean planting | 0.99 | A private forecaster predicted record U.S. soybean plantings this year. | ||
| wheat planting | 0.72 | A private estimate that spring wheat plantings would rise weighed on prices. | ||
| corn planting | 0.59 | The weather forecast appears neutral for corn plantings, analysts said. | ||
| foundation planting | 0.39 | Create foundation plantings. | ||
| crop planting | 0.33 | Sacks of rice seed, intended for the winter crop plantings, are stowed up in the rafters. | ||
| delay planting | 0.26 | The weather further delays early planting. |