USA: Weekly USDA wheat ratings decline in Kansas, improve in Oklahoma

Published Mar 8, 2023

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The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has reported that 17% of Kansas' winter wheat is in good to excellent condition, a decrease from the previous week's 19%. The state is experiencing dry conditions with 64% of topsoil moisture being short to very short. Drought has affected approximately 54% of U.S. winter wheat, a decrease from the beginning of the year. In Texas, the crop rating remained steady at 19% good to excellent but 50% was rated as poor to very poor, an increase from the previous week. Meanwhile, Oklahoma's winter wheat rating improved to 39% good to excellent from 36% a week ago, following timely rains.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service in a weekly crop report on Monday rated 17% of the winter wheat in top producer Kansas in good to excellent condition, down from 19% a week earlier. * U.S. farmers planted 36.950 million acres (14.953 million hectares) of winter wheat for 2023, the most in eight years, the USDA said on Jan. 12. But dry conditions have threatened crop prospects in portions of the southern Plains wheat belt. * The USDA said topsoil moisture in Kansas was short to very short in 64% of the state, up from 60% the previous week. * Approximately 54% of U.S. winter wheat is produced in an area currently experiencing drought, the USDA said last week, down from 69% as the year began. * For Texas, the No. 2 winter wheat state by planted area, the USDA rated 19% of the crop as good to excellent, steady with the previous week. The USDA rated 50% of the Texas wheat crop as poor to very poor, up from 49% a week earlier. * The ...

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