Winter Wheat Conditions Rebound from Gloomy 2024 Forecast

Health conditions of the 2025 U.S. winter wheat crop were described as the “second-worst ever” last Fall.  However, as harvest ramps up nationwide, Reuters says winter wheat ratings now sit at a six-year-high point for early June.  An industry officials say It’s precisely what U.S. exporters need to continue and possibly grow their impressive sales numbers into next year.  

Winter Wheat Crop Shows Dramatic Improvement In Just A Few Weeks

As of June 8th, 54% of the winter wheat crop is rated good to excellent, which is higher than trade expectations and up from 50% only two weeks ago.  That number is significantly higher than the 38% good-to-excellent in late October, which was the crops’ second-worst start in 39 years of data.  By way of comparison, winter wheat was 47% good-to-excellent one year ago and final yield numbers were close to trend.

Rain, however, has the winter wheat crop in Oklahoma, and the hard-red crop in Kansas off to slow starts.

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