The Midwest, on the tail end of a two-week inundation of rainfall, remains flooded and saturated, stalling planting progress that’s already well behind average.

The Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress report, released Tuesday, reports that as of May 26, the 18 top producing states reached 58 percent completion of corn plantings, compared to the five-year average of 90 percent.

Indiana, Ohio and South Dakota have planted less than 30 percent of their respective corn crops.

Meanwhile, just 29 percent of the nation’s soybean crop is planted, compared to 74 percent last year, and the five-year average of 66 percent.

Many states have planted less than 20 percent of their intended soybean acres, including Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and South Dakota.

Just 32 percent of the nation’s corn crop has emerged, along with just 11 percent of soybeans.

Forecasters from the website Weather2020 suggest more wet conditions will continue through June, when the jet stream normally lifts and weakens weather systems across the corn belt, further hampering planting.