date:May 07, 2014
Continued declines in crop condition ratings in most hard red winter wheat states more than offset gains in soft red winter wheat states, resulting in further slippage in the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture 18-state aggregate winter wheat condition ratings.
The U.S.D.A. rated the 2014 winter wheat crop at 31% good to excellent, 31% fair and 38% very poor to poor as of May 4, compared with 33% good to excellent, 33% fair and 34% very poor to poor a week earlier and nearly equal to 32%, 29%