Oklahoma winter wheat was hit hard by frost damage, but the big Kansas crop is improving thanks to recent rain.
Last week, much of Kansas got about 75 millimetres of rain.
Nationally, the weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop rating assessment said more winter wheat fell into the top and bottom ends of the range compared to the previous week.
As of April 19, the amount of winter wheat crop rated very poor to poor was 17 percent (15 percent the week before), 30 percent was fair (33 percent) and 43 percent was good to excellent (42 percent).
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Last year, 21 percent was very poor to poor, 34 percent was fair and 45 percent was good to excellent.
Kansas wheat improved thanks to the rain with the poor to very poor rating at 16 percent (19 percent the week before), 40 percent fair (44 percent) and good to excellent 44 percent (37 percent).
No. 2 winter wheat producer Oklahoma deteriorated with the very poor to poor rating at 60 percent (50 percent the week before), 28 percent fair (34 percent) and good to excellent 12 percent (16 percent).
Farther north, six percent of spring wheat was in the ground as of April 19 compared to 19 percent last year and the five-year average of 21 percent.
