Spring wheat harvesting started in US
28 July 2020, 10:19
Spring wheat harvesting was started by the US key producing states as of July 26, the USDA reports.
70% of spring wheat crops are in good and excellent condition (2019: 73%). 97% of crops have come into ear (2019: 96% and 98% average within the last five years).
Winter wheat as of the reporting date was 81% harvested (2019: 73% and 82% average within the last five years).
Corn crops condition on the reporting date:
- excellent — 17% of plantings (11% in the comparative period of 2019);
- good — 55% (47%);
- fair — 21% (30%);
- poor — 5% (9%);
- very poor — 2% (3%).
Pursuant to the data of the Harvest Online 2020 project, wheat yields 3.18 t/ha on average in Ukraine.
