That’s just 2pc behind average according to Rippey.

"In terms of condition, we are looking at a crop that improved to 67pc good to excellent, with only 4pc poor to very poor," he says.

"It's looking far better than it did last year, when only 53pc was graded good to excellent at this time, and 13pc poor was very poor."

However, in Oregon, the outlook isn't quite so good, with a third of the winter wheat crop in poor to very poor condition, due to dry weather.

The US corn harvest, however, is lagging behind schedule, although starting to pick up as the soybean harvest is winding down.

With corn, farmers have only 55pc of the corn crop in the bin - significantly behind the five-year average of 79pc for this time of the year.

However, Rippey says that may be a good thing.

"The corn can stay for a long time without any significant quality degradations," Rippey says.

"In fact, in this late year, with the corn drying down so late, it's beneficial to leave it out there a little longer."

Rippey says that staying out even after the season-ending freeze, that shouldn't be a problem, unless there are high winds or excessive wetness.

The condition of the corn crop is good, however, with 64pc rated in good to excellent condition.