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US winter wheat condition ratings, April 12

Markets Extra13 Apr 2020by Markets Extra

Agrimoney shows weekly USDA US winter wheat condition ratings as of last Sunday.

The USDA figure was in line with the 62% number that investors had expected, according to a Reuters poll.

The previous week’s data are available by clicking here.

US winter wheat condition, April 12
	Rating	Change on week
Arkansas	41%	-7
California	60%	-1
Colorado	40%	-8
Idaho	69%	-12
Illinois	61%	-1
Indiana	68%	+1
Kansas	50%	+1
Michigan	56%	+1
Missouri	49%	+8
Montana	54%	+2
Nebraska	75%	-2
North Carolina	75%	0
Ohio	74%	-1
Oklahoma	75%	+2
Oregon	78%	-1
South Dakota	81%	-2
Texas	66%	+4
Washington	80%	-2
National rating	62%	0
Ratings show percentage of crop rated "good" or "excellent". Change on week in percentage points

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