The USDA overnight unveiled its first 2026 assessment of the proportion of US winter wheat for harvest-26 rated as in “good” or “excellent” condition.
Investors had expected a 42% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent of crop rated good or excellent |
Change on last reading (November 23) |
| Arkansas | 53 | +4 |
| California | 95 | 0 |
| Colorado | 12 | -57 |
| Idaho | 85 | +33 |
| Illinois | 72 | +16 |
| Indiana | 68 | -2 |
| Kansas | 38 | -24 |
| Michigan | 58 | -1 |
| Missouri | 59 | +1 |
| Montana | 21 | +11 |
| Nebraska | 19 | -35 |
| North Carolina | 65 | -5 |
| Ohio | 63 | +1 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | -28 |
| Oregon | 63 | +12 |
| South Dakota | 32 | -11 |
| Texas | 17 | -9 |
| Washington | 86 | +36 |
| 18 states | 35 | -13 |
| Source: USDA. Condition data in percent. Change on week data in percentage points. | ||
