Crop Progress data showed that U.S. spring wheat planting is 12% complete, matching the normal pace from the last 5 years. Emergence was pegged at 2%.

The winter wheat crop was 20% headed, which is 8 percentage points ahead of normal. Condition ratings dropped 4 percentage points to 30% good/excellent, with the Brugler500 index down 5 points to 290. The average of the main HRW states was rated at 253 on the Brugler500 index, the lowest since 2023, while SRW was at 353. Kansas ratings dropped another 20 points, Texas down 2, and Colorado down 7.