Good Improvement for U.S. Winter Wheat Crop

The condition of the 2027 U.S. winter wheat crop improved over the past week, with gains reported in some major producing states. Monday's USDA crop progress report pegged the national winter wheat crop at 49% good to excellent as of Sunday, up 5 percentage points from the previous week. The proportion rated poor to very poor declined two points to 16%, while 35% was rated fair, down from 38%. A year-earlier comparison is unavailable because last year's U.S. government shutdown interrupted the U