The USDA overnight unveiled its latest 2026 assessment of the proportion of US winter wheat for harvest-26 rated as in “good” or “excellent” condition.
Investors had expected a 35% figure, according to a Reuters poll.
| State | Percent of crop rated good or excellent |
Change on last reading (November 23) |
| Arkansas | 53 | 0 |
| California | 95 | 0 |
| Colorado | 16 | +4 |
| Idaho | 86 | +1 |
| Illinois | 67 | -5 |
| Indiana | 71 | +3 |
| Kansas | 32 | -6 |
| Michigan | 65 | +7 |
| Missouri | 61 | +2 |
| Montana | 27 | +6 |
| Nebraska | 14 | -5 |
| North Carolina | 34 | -31 |
| Ohio | 65 | +2 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | -2 |
| Oregon | 64 | +1 |
| South Dakota | 33 | +1 |
| Texas | 15 | -2 |
| Washington | 92 | +6 |
| 18 states | 34 | -1 |
| Source: USDA. Condition data in percent. Change on week data in percentage points. | ||