• April 4, 2025 – Wheat acres came in lower than expected in the Prospective Plantings report. Drought conditions reported for Tuesday were about steady week to week with rain in the forecast. National winter wheat crop condition ratings resume on Monday, April 7.

• March 28, 2025 – Condition ratings for Southern Plains winter wheat improved slightly this week but are down from conditions reported last November. USDA resumes national winter wheat condition reports April 7. The drought monitor shows expanding area and severity impacts.

• March 21, 2025 – National winter wheat condition ratings resume April 7. Conditions were improving in late-November but have declined since then in the Southern Plains. The area of the Southern Plains experiencing drought conditions is trending higher along with the drought severity index.

• March 13, 2025 – U.S. wheat ending stocks were revised higher in the March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. USDA raised estimated imports by 10 million bushels and lowered the export projection by 15 million bushels.

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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