USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Winter Wheat Condition Drops
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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