Crop Quality Good in Wheat and Corn

Winter Wheat harvest is under way across the U.S. with 11 percent harvested on June 12^th.

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says that there are also good news on the wheat condition.

“61 percent good to excellent, nine percent very poor to poor. Far better than the 2015 crop which was 43 percent good to excellent.”

Spring wheat is also looking with 79 percent good to excellent and just two percent very poor to poor.

Corn is at 96 percent emerged and 75 percent of the crop is rated as good to excellent.