The US winter wheat crop continues to struggle with adverse growing conditions.
The 30% of the crop rated good or excellent is the lowest reading for this time of year since 1996.
Poor ratings figures are concentrated in particular in hard red winter wheat-growing states such as Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Last week, Illinois, a major grower of soft red winter wheat showed a particular decline.
A year ago, the national reading was 74% good or excellent.
The table below gives details of the data.
| State | Percent of crop rated good or excellent |
Change on week |
| Arkansas | 70 | -9 |
| California | 95 | +5 |
| Colorado | 14 | -6 |
| Idaho | 47 | -3 |
| Illinois | 45 | -6 |
| Indiana | 62 | 0 |
| Kansas | 33 | -1 |
| Michigan | 43 | +4 |
| Missouri | 57 | 0 |
| Montana | 16 | +1 |
| Nebraska | 27 | -5 |
| North Carolina | 81 | -1 |
| Ohio | 62 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | -8 |
| Oregon | 57 | +6 |
| South Dakota | 20 | -2 |
| Texas | 6 | -1 |
| Washington | 56 | 0 |
| 18 States | 30 | -2 |
| Source: USDA |
