Planting progress numbers for corn are starting to roll in, but USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says there’s another crop to watch that might be a better indicator of planting progress this spring.

For the week ending April 9, 2023, there were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to @USDA_NASS. Winter wheat condition rated 33% very poor, 28% poor, 26% fair, 12% good, and 1% excellent ...

By Kirk Maltais --Wheat for September delivery rose 2.1% to $5.50 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, responding to a slight decline in the winter wheat crop condition reported by ...

The USDA said that 45.5 million acres of wheat are planted in 2025, while stocks through the second quarter of the year are roughly 22% higher than reported last year at 851 million bushels.

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Research on genetically-modified wheat in Montana and 16 other states abruptly halted a decade ago. The USDA never certified the wheat as safe for planting.