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 improved 5.9 points to 332.9, with improvements noted in each state except Kansas and Montana, which were unchanged on the week. The SRW crop rose 2.0 points to 367.1, driven by improved Illinois conditions. The HRW CCI rating is still 9.0 points below the five-year average for mid-November, while the SRW rating is 4.9 points above average.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Kansas (44.25%*) | 161.05 | 161.05 | 123.59 |
Oklahoma (14.65%) | 50.99 | 49.96 | 43.12 |
Texas (9.21%) | 25.34 | 24.05 | 24.98 |
Colorado (9.29%) | 28.98 | 27.77 | 26.27 |
Nebraska (5.81%) | 20.68 | 20.10 | 19.35 |
S. Dakota (4.55%) | 13.79 | 13.15 | 17.79 |
Montana (10.00%) | 24.60 | 23.60 | 42.22 |
HRW total | 332.89 | 327.01 | 320.40 |
* 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%*) | 35.56 | 35.56 | 33.31 |
Illinois (14.74%) | 59.99 | 56.60 | 48.91 |
Ohio (12.26%) | 44.74 | 44.86 | 42.35 |
Arkansas (1.85%) | 6.65 | 6.56 | 5.02 |
Indiana (6.93%) | 25.62 | 25.83 | 23.21 |
N. Carolina (6.48%) | 23.13 | 23.58 | 24.70 |
Michigan (13.94%) | 46.29 | 47.69 | 45.82 |
SRW total | 367.13 | 365.15 | 364.54 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.