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Crop dates by placeDurum wheat Planting Dates by State and Region
Published durum wheat planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 6 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Mar 31 (South Dakota) and as late as Nov 10 (Arizona). The middle of the range starts around Apr 24.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Planting: Nov 10 to Feb 1 | May 15 to Jul 1 |
| California | Planting: Sep 25 to Feb 1 | May 20 to Aug 1 |
| Idaho | Planting: Apr 1 to May 30 | Aug 8 to Sep 29 |
| Montana | Planting: Apr 25 to Jun 15 | Aug 11 to Oct 4 |
| North Dakota | Planting: Apr 23 to Jun 8 | Aug 7 to Oct 5 |
| South Dakota | Planting: Mar 31 to May 21 | Jul 20 to Aug 29 |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in November | Planting window, most active in December | ||||||||
| Arizona harvest | Harvest window, most active in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window in July | |||||||||
| California planting | Planting window, most active in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window, most active in October | Planting window, most active in November | Planting window, most active in December | ||||||
| California harvest | Harvest window in May | Harvest window, most active in June | Harvest window, most active in July | Harvest window in August | ||||||||
| Idaho planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | ||||||||||
| Idaho harvest | Harvest window, most active in August | Harvest window, most active in September | ||||||||||
| Montana planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window, most active in June | |||||||||
| Montana harvest | Harvest window, most active in August | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window in October | |||||||||
| North Dakota planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| North Dakota harvest | Harvest window, most active in August | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window in October | |||||||||
| South Dakota planting | Planting window in March | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | |||||||||
| South Dakota harvest | Harvest window, most active in July | Harvest window, most active in August |
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.