U.S. Winter Wheat Condition Tied for Lowest Rating in 40 Years

U.S. winter wheat condition, already the lowest in decades, dropped another point last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress Report on Monday. Nationwide, winter wheat was rated 27 percent good to excellent, down one percentage point from 28 percent the previous week and five percentage points below last year’s rating at this time of 32 percent. The current rating is tied with 1996 for the lowest in four decades. Seven percent of winter wheat was headed nationwide as of Sunday. That’s two percentage points ahead of last year’s 5 percent and three percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 4 percent.

OKLAHOMA:

Winter wheat in Oklahoma this week rated 19 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair, and 46 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s ratings were 16 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair, and 57 percent poor to very poor. Winter wheat jointing reached 45 percent, up 13 points from the previous year but up 11 points from normal. Winter wheat headed reached 2 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.

Corn planted reached 8 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and unchanged from normal.

Pasture and Range Conditions rated 11 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair and 64 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 14 percent good to excellent, 23 percent fair, and 63 percent poor to very poor.

Livestock conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 43 percent fair and 19 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 38 percent good to excellent, 42 percent fair, and 20 percent poor to very poor.

KANSAS:

Winter Wheat conditions rated 13 percent good to excellent, 26 percent fair and 61 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s ratings were 16 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair and 57 percent poor to very poor. Winter wheat jointed was 17 percent, near 19 percent last year and 20 percent for the five-year average.

Corn planted reached 6 percent, near 5 percent last year and 4 percent average.

TEXAS:

Winter wheat conditions rated 17 percent good to excellent, 36 percent fair and 57 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 18 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair and 47 percent poor to very poor. Winter wheat headed reached 31 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 7 points from the average.

Corn planted reached 61 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and up 3 points from the average. Corn emerged reached 40 percent, down 2 points from the previous year and even with the average.

Cotton planted reached 11 percent, even with the previous year and down 1 point from the average.

Sorghum planted reached 48 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and down 4 points from the average.

Range and Pasture conditions rated 12 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair and 59 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 12 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair and 63 percent poor to very poor. 

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