Big drop in already poor HRW CCI rating

The sharp drop in HRW CCI rating was led by a 6.2-point deterioration in the Kansas crop and a nearly 3-point decline in Oklahoma.

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When USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop plunged 10.8 points to 260.7, led by a 6.2-point drop in the Kansas crop and a nearly 3-point decline in Oklahoma. The SRW rating inched 0.4 point higher to 350.6. The HRW crop was 69.5 points below the five-year average for the date, while the SRW crop was 9.1 points below normal.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Kansas (44.25%*)

123.89

130.08

136.92

Oklahoma (14.65%)

36.19

39.12

44.13

Texas (9.21%)

15.94

15.39

21.87

Colorado (9.29%)

23.50

23.13

26.83

Nebraska (5.81%)

16.33

16.97

19.59

S. Dakota (4.55%)

13.15

13.47

15.32

Montana (10.00%)

25.91

27.31

38.44

HRW total

260.74

271.54

326.64

* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Missouri (9.72%*)

34.88

34.88

34.75

Illinois (14.74%)

50.11

50.85

51.05

Ohio (12.26%)

44.25

43.14

43.46

Arkansas (1.85%)

7.43

7.10

5.38

Indiana (6.93%)

25.35

25.14

24.10

N. Carolina (6.48%)

25.14

25.20

22.29

Michigan (13.94%)

43.92

44.48

48.24

SRW total

350.58

350.15

374.25

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.