• June 6, 2025 – U.S. winter wheat condition ratings improved this week. Widespread rainfall is expected across most of the Southern Plains the next seven days. There are increasing areas of the world wheat crop under a ‘watch’ category due to drought.

• May 30, 2025 – U.S. winter wheat crop condition ratings slipped lower this week. The first spring wheat condition ratings show the share rated good and excellent starting off below the levels of the last two years. The drought situation in the Southern Plains improved.

• May 22, 2025 – U.S. winter wheat crop condition ratings this week showed a 2% decline in the good category. The area of the Southern Plains experiencing drought conditions held steady. Old crop wheat export sales showed net cancellations this week but new crop sales are strong.

• May 16, 2025 – The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates call for an increase in U.S. wheat ending stocks. World wheat ending stocks are about steady with 2024/25. USDA’s winter wheat yield estimate for 2025 is 53.7 bushels per acre, up from 51.7 bushels per acre last year.

Mark Welch
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economist
600 John Kimbrough Blvd
TAMU 2124
College Station, Texas 77843
Tel. (979)845-8011
Fax. (979)845-4906
JMWelch(at)tamu.edu

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