Exceptionally dry weather conditions, which strengthened in the region of the main wheat producer in the United States last week, allowed to accelerate the pace of harvesting fresh crops, which had been delayed in previous weeks due to frequent rains, reports Grain Online Information Portal citing the National Agricultural Statistics Service at the US Department of Agriculture (NASS).
According to data as of June 29, 37% of the areas allocated for ambitious winter wheat had been threshed, exceeding the previous week's figure by 18%, although lagging behind the five-year average by 5%.
It is also noted that spring wheat plantings in the United States are developing slightly faster than usual, but their overall condition remains worse than a year ago. As of the noted date, the share of plantings in excellent and good condition was 53%, which is 19% lower than a year ago.
The condition of corn plantings, on the contrary, is pleasing: it is better than the previous year. The share of American corn plantings thriving in fair and excellent condition reached 73%, which is 1% higher than last week and 6% higher than a year ago.
