China’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian reported the country’s winter wheat condition could be the worst in history. Rare heavy rainfall last year delayed planting of about one-third of the usual wheat acreage. A survey of the winter wheat crop taken before the start of winter found that first- and second-grade crop was down by more than 20 percentage points. Farming experts and technicians told the agriculture ministry the crop conditions are the worst in history.
USDA forecast China’s wheat production at 136.95 MMT in its February World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report. That forecast could be updated Wednesday.
