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US winter wheat condition ratings, May 31

Markets Extra01 Jun 2020by Markets Extra

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

The USDA figure was behind the 54% number that, according to a Reuters poll, investors had expected.

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

US winter wheat condition, May 31
	Rating	Change on week
Arkansas	32%	-6
California	65%	0
Colorado	31%	-1
Idaho	65%	-8
Illinois	56%	+1
Indiana	64%	+2
Kansas	42%	+2
Michigan	55%	-5
Missouri	40%	-7
Montana	80%	0
Nebraska	64%	-6
North Carolina	70%	-1
Ohio	73%	+4
Oklahoma	56%	-4
Oregon	42%	+2
South Dakota	81%	+5
Texas	39%	-3
Washington	85%	-2
National rating	51%	-3
Ratings show percentage of crop rated "good" or "excellent". Change on week in percentage points

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