Winter Wheat Condition Surprises to the Upside; Good Spring Wheat Planting Progress

The condition of the US winter wheat crop showed good improvement this past week, while national spring wheat planting progress jumped. The USDA crop progress report on Monday pegged the national winter wheat crop at 49% good to excellent as of Sunday, up 4 points from a week earlier and beating the average pre-report trade guess of 47%. With this past week’s gain, the condition of the 2025 crop now matches last year and is single point above the initial USDA rating in early April.&nb