date:May 22, 2013
Condition ratings of the U.S. winter wheat crop slipped in the latest evaluation period, while spring wheat planting made good progress but remained behind average, according to the May 20 weekly Crop Progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Winter wheat in the 18 major states as of May 19 was rated 31% good to excellent, down from 32% a week earlier and 58% at the same time last year, the U.S.D.A. said, while 41% of the crop was rated poor to very poor, compared with 39% the pr