81% of Texas wheat crop in poor to very poor condition; 80% of Arkansas crop in good to excellent condition

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported the following crop conditions for the week ending May 15.

Kansas: Winter wheat condition rated 17% very poor, 24% poor, 35% fair, 22% good, and 2% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 93%, near 95% last year. Headed was 60%,ahead of 54% last year, and near 58% for the five-year average.

Colorado: Winter wheat condition rated 20% very poor, 25% poor, 36% fair, 18%good, and 1% excellent.

Nebraska: Winter wheat condition rated 13% very poor, 18% poor, 41% fair, 26% good, and 2% excellent.Winter wheat headed was 10%, near 7% last year and 11% average.

South Dakota: Winter wheat condition rated 3% very poor, 21% poor, 52% fair, 23% good, and 1% excellent.

Oklahoma: Winter wheat headed reached 78%, down 11 points from the previous year and down13 points from normal. Winter wheat condition rated 31% very poor, 21% poor, 35% fair, 12% good, and 1% excellent.

Texas: Winter wheat condition rated 65% very poor, 16% poor, 14% fair, 5% good, and 0% excellent.

New Mexico: Winter wheat condition rated 59% very poor, 26% poor, 4% fair, 3% good, and 8% excellent.

Wyoming: Winter wheat condition rated 7% very poor, 29% poor, 44% fair, 20% good, and 0% excellent.

Montana: Winter wheat condition rated 18% very poor, 14% poor, 57% fair, 11% good, and 0% excellent.

Missouri: Winter wheat headed was 62%, compared to the 5-year average of 75%. Winter wheat condition was rated 1% very poor, 4% poor, 30% fair, 58% good and 7% excellent.

Arkansas: Winter wheat condition was rated 0% very poor, 2% poor, 18% fair, 54% good and 26% excellent.