The US winter wheat harvest is nearly three-quarters complete, while the condition of the spring wheat crop took a step back this past week.
According to Monday’s USDA crop progress report, 73% of the American winter wheat crop was in the bin as of Sunday, up 10 points from a week earlier and close to 75% last year and 72% on average.
Meanwhile, the national spring wheat crop was rated 52% good to excellent as of Sunday, down 2 points from the previous week and well below 77% last year.
The winter wheat harvest in the leading production state of Kansas was 97% done as of Sunday, up 4 points on the week and 3 points ahead of average. The Oklahoma harvest also gained 4 points, advancing to 98% complete, compared to 100% last year and on average.
The Soft Red harvest in Michigan jumped 30 points from a week earlier to 60% complete as of Sunday, behind 68% last year but 7 points ahead of the state average. The Ohio harvest reached 93% complete, up from 79% a week earlier, and compared to 100% last year and 94% on average.
As for the spring wheat crop, the condition rating of the North Dakota crop fell 4 points from a week earlier to 67% good to excellent, while Minnesota held steady at 87%. On the other hand, the condition of the drought-hit Montana crop climbed 3 points to 7% good (0% excellent), and South Dakota was up 6 points to 70%.
The US spring wheat crop was 87% headed as of Sunday, up from 78% the previous week, on par with last year but a single point behind average.
