Winter wheat in the spring.Winter wheat in the spring.
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U-S Winter Wheat Crop Condition Running Better Than Last Year

The USDA's first weekly Crop Progress Report of 2016 is pretty light in content.

No sign of any corn or soybean planting underway yet in the U-S.

The report does include an update on the condition of the U-S winter wheat crop.

It's currently rated 50 per cent good to excellent.

Last year at this time it was rated 6 points lower at 44 per cent good to excellent.

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