# US Plains wheat enjoys generally encouraging start

> Favorable autumn weather and improved moisture have the US hard red winter wheat crop off to a generally encouraging start across the Great Plains. USDA rated HRW condition as good-to-excellent as of Nov. 8 at 51% in Kansas, 36% in Oklahoma and 42% in Texas, with ratings improving week over week in most states. Delayed planting and replanting in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma leave some fields less developed heading into winter.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:05:45.169Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97933-us-plains-wheat-enjoys-generally-encouraging-start
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Crop conditions above the long-term averages in several key states support expectations of adequate HRW supply, which is modestly bearish for KWHEAT and wheat-based feed alternatives. Late-planted fields and dependence on spring rains leave yield risk that could shift sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2017-01-11 | [U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73032-u-s-grains-wheat-hits-one-week-low-on-plains-forecasts-farmtario.md) | +3.2% | +0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-19 | [U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as rains cross drought-hit Plains - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8007-u-s-grains-wheat-tumbles-as-rains-cross-drought-hit-plains-grainews.md) | -4.1% | -4.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Winter wheat crop gets off to good start in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12255-winter-wheat-crop-gets-off-to-good-start-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -3.9% | -2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-09-24 | [U.S. grains: MGEX spring wheat rallies to highest since mid-June - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57104-u-s-grains-mgex-spring-wheat-rallies-to-highest-since-mid-june-country-guide.md) | +2.1% | +4.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-03-28 | [Changing Weather Patterns Could Favor U.S. Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36936-changing-weather-patterns-could-favor-u-s-wheat-production.md) | +1.7% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23453-us-plains-wheat-enjoys-generally-encouraging-start

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