Hard winter wheat ratings mostly decline in January
date:Jan 30, 2013
to very poor, 28% fair and 11% good a month earlier.

Wheat condition continued well below year ago levels with most of the crop rated fair to poor, the U.S.D.A. field office in Nebraska said. The crop there was rated 50% poor to very poor, 42% fair and 8% good compared with 49% poor to very poor, 37% fair and 14% good at the end of December.

Some producers have been concerned about the lack of snow cover protection for the winter wheat, the field office in South Dakota said. The states winter
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