date:May 21, 2013
its initial assessment of that years Texas hard winter wheat samples on May 12.
But the past two years were the exceptions. In most other recent years, the exchanges initial sample reports were issued between May 21 and May 26.
Crop progress this year lagged the average pace across the winter wheat states, including Texas. Wheat headed in that state on May 12 was 62% compared with 97% in 2012 and 83% as the recent five-year average for the date.