The U.S. spring wheat crop is taking a beating this summer from too much heat and too little rain, with condition scores at the lowest numbers recorded in 33 years, according to S&P Global Platts.
This pictures shows the damage grasshoppers can cause. Taken in a Montana spring wheat field this week, the pests start in the ditch, moving their way into the corners and edges of a field.
Drought conditions continue to influence agricultural production across more than half the state, but large swaths of Texas are experiencing the best soil moisture in years.
Wheat for March delivery ... areas is a net positive for the wheat fields in the region - and by extension, for the other crops that will be planted this spring. "There is… a different level ...