More than one-third of the 2026 US winter wheat crop is now in the ground.
According to Monday’s USDA crop progress report, 34% of the national winter wheat crop was planted as of Sunday, up 14 points from a week earlier but behind 37% last year and 36% on average.
Planting remains slow in the top production state of Kansas, where just 17% of the crop was in as of Sunday. That’s up from 9% a week earlier but lags well behind 30% last year and 30% for the five-year average. On the other hand, planting in Oklahoma jumped 19 points on the week to reach 33% done as of Sunday, ahead of 21% last year and 26% on average.
In the Soft Red state of Michigan, an estimated 17% of the crop was in as of Sunday, up from 6% the previous week but behind 25% last year and 22% on average. Ohio planting advanced 9 points to 11% done as of Sunday, versus 15% last year and 12% on average.
An estimated 13% of the American winter wheat crop has emerged as of Sunday, up 9 points on the week, on par with last year and 1 point ahead of average.
