USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report

Winter Wheat Condition Drops

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By  Anthony Greder , DTN/Progressive Farmer Content Manager
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This article was originally posted at 3:12 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 23. It was last updated at 3:29 p.m. CDT on Monday, Nov. 23.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- After rising the previous week, winter wheat conditions fell last week, according to the USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

NASS estimated that 43% of the U.S. winter wheat crop was in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Nov. 22. That is down 3 percentage points from 46% the previous week and is below 52% at the same time a year ago.

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"The lowest ratings continue to be found in the hard red winter wheat areas of the southwestern U.S. Plains," said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman. "Kansas is at 29% good to excellent, Colorado is 17%, Texas is 24% and Nebraska is at 39%."

An estimated 89% of winter wheat had emerged as of Sunday, up 4 percentage points from the previous week and 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 88%.

NASS was no longer reporting row-crop harvest in Monday's report. Sorghum harvest was estimated at 97% complete, and cotton harvest was estimated at 77% finished.

NASS will release its final national Crop Progress report of 2020 next Monday, Nov. 30.

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

National Crop Progress Summary
This Last Last 5-Year
Week Week Year Avg.
Winter Wheat Emerged 89 85 86 88
Cotton Harvested 77 69 75 71
Sorghum Harvested 97 94 96 92

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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
This Week Last Week Last Year
VP P F G E VP P F G E VP P F G E
Winter wheat 6 15 36 37 6 5 13 36 41 5 4 10 34 41 11

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