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Loan Commodities Calendar
Commodities
Dates
  Begin Planning /1
Planting Dates /2
Harvest Dates /2
 Common Marketing Dates /3
    Earliest Average Latest Earliest Average Latest  
Barley (Spring) Nov. Feb. 20 Apr. 15 - May 15 Jun. 5 Jun. 10 Aug. 10 - Sep. 5 Oct. 5 Jun. - May (CA) Jul. - Jun. (Other states)
Barley (Fall) May. Aug. 25 Oct 5 - Oct 30 Dec. 15 May. 15 Jun. 15 - Jun. 30 Aug. 25
Canola Feb.
May - Jun.
Aug. - Oct.
Jun. - May
Corn Nov. Feb. 28 Apr. 25 - May 30 Jul. 15 Jul. 15 Sep. 20 - Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Aug. - Jul. (GA, LA, MS, TX) Sep. - Aug. (IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MO, NC, OH) Oct. - Sep. (Other states)
Cotton--Extra Long Staple Dec. Mar. 10 Apr. 25 - May 25 Jun. 30 Aug. 10 Oct. 5 - Nov. 15 Dec. 28 Aug. - Jul.
Cotton--Upland
Flaxseed Feb.
May - Jun.
Aug. - Oct.
 Jul. - Jun.
Honey Fall
N/A
Late Spring - Early Fall
 Apr. - Mar.
Mohair  
N/A
Feb. - Mar. and Jul. - Aug.
 Jan. - Dec.
Mustard Seed Feb.
May - Jun.
Sep. - Oct.
 Sep. - Aug.
Oats (Spring) Nov. Feb. 20 Apr. 10 - May 15 Jun. 9 Jun. 20 Jul. 20 - Aug. 20 Oct. 10 May - Apr. (TX) Jun. - May (CA) Jul. - Jun. (Other states)
Oats (Fall) Jun. Sep. 10 Oct. 7 - Nov. 20 Dec. 21 May. 18 Jun. 3 - Jun. 25 Jul. 25  
Peanuts Jan. Apr. 1 Apr. 25 - Jun. 15 Jul. 18 Aug. 15 Sep.20 - Nov. 1 Dec. 20 Aug. - Feb.
Rapeseed Feb.
May - Jun.
Aug. - Oct.
 Jun. - May
Rice Dec. Mar. 20 Apr. 15 - May 20 Jun. 10 Jul. 22 Sep. 3 - Oct. 10 Nov. 1 Jul. - Jun. (LA, TX) Aug. - Jul. (AR, MS) Oct. - Sep. (CA)
Safflower Feb.
May - Jun.
Sep. - Oct.
 Sep. - Aug.
Sorghum Dec. Mar. 3 May 22 - Jun. 10 Jul. 25 Jul. 5 Oct. 1 - Oct. 30 Dec. 15 Jun. - May (TX) Aug. - Jul. (AR, OK) Sep. - Aug. (IL, KS, MO, SD) Oct. - Sep. (NE)
Soybeans Jan. Apr. 10 May 15 - Jun. 10 Jul. 18 Aug. 13 Oct. 8 - Oct. 20 Dec. 30 Sep. - Aug.
Sugar Dec. Mar. 15 Apr. 15 - May15 May. 30 Sep. 15 Oct. 5 - Oct. 20 Dec. 24  
Sunflower Seed--Confection Feb.
May - Jun.
Sep. - Oct.
 Sep. - Aug.
Sunflower Seed--Oil-type
Tobacco--Flue-cured (types 11-14) Dec. Mar. 1 Apr. 15 - May 15 Jun. 5 Jun. 1 Jul. 20 - Aug. 30 Oct. 10 Jul. - Nov.
Tobacco--Fire-cured (types 21-23) Feb. May. 5 May 15 - Jun. 5 Jun. 20 Aug. 5 Aug. 20 - Sep. 15 Oct. 5 Nov. - Apr.
Tobacco--Light air-cured (types 31-32) Feb. May. 9 May 20 - Jun. 8 Jul. 5 Aug. 7 Aug. 21 - Sep. 15 Oct. 13 Nov. - Feb. (type 31) Mar. - May (type 32)
Tobacco--Dark air-cured (types 35-37) Feb. May. 5 May 20 - Jun. 8 Jun. 20 Aug. 5 Aug. 18 - Sep. 10 Oct. 5 Nov. - Feb.
Tobacco--Cigar-filler (types 41-46) Feb. May. 25 May 30 - Jun. 15 Jun. 25 Aug. 10 Aug. 20 - Sep. 10 Sep. 25 Nov. - Feb.
Tobacco--Cigar-binder (types 51-55) Feb. May. 15 Jun. 1 - Jun. 23 Jul. 5 Jul. 30 Aug. 15 - Sep. 5 Sep. 25 Nov. - Feb.
Tobacco--Cigar-wrapper (type 61) Feb. May. 14 May 20 - Jun. 31 Jun. 7 Jul. 17 Jul. 30 - Aug. 21 Sep. 3 Nov. - Feb.
Wheat--Durum Dec. Mar. 1 Apr. 15 - May 15 Jun. 3 Jul. 15 Aug. 10 - Sep. 8 Oct. 5 May - Apr. (AZ, CA, GA, OK, TX) Jun. - May (AR, IL, IN, KS, MO) Jul. - Jun. (Other states)
Wheat--Hard Red Spring
Wheat--Soft White
Wheat--Hard Red Winter May. Aug. 20 Sep. 10 - Oct. 20 Feb. 15 May. 1 Jun. 15 - Jul. 20 Sep. 14
Wheat--Soft Red Winter
Wool  
N/A
Apr. - Jun.
 Jan. - Dec.
1 - Estimated at 3 months prior to planting back to top
2 - Data Source: Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates for U.S. Field Crops, December 1997, National Agricultural Statistics Services, USDA. back to top
3 - Data Source: Annual Price Summary, July 2002, National Agricultural Statistics Services, USDA. back to top
4 - Data Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture: Ranking of States and Counties, National Agricultural Statistics Services, USDA. back to top