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Winter Wheat Crop Better in SEK

 

While the winter wheat crop may be doing better in southeast Kansas, the crop is struggling in other parts of the state. According to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas winter wheat condition is rated 37% very poor, 32% poor, 21% fair, 9% good and 1% excellent. Headed was 73%, behind 82% last year, and near the 75% average. Conditions in Oklahoma are slightly better with winter wheat rated 27% very poor, 25% poor, 38% fair, 9% good and 1% excellent. Headed was 95%, up 2 points from last year. In southeast Kansas, winter wheat is 100% joined and 93% headed. Corn is on track while soybean planting in Kansas is slightly ahead of last year. Cotton planted was 40%, well behind 66% last year.

 

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