Corn and soybean CCI ratings decline, HRS wheat improves

All three crops remain rated well above year-ago at this time.

young corn field wet soil clouds weather rain - Lindsey Pound
young corn field wet soil clouds weather rain - Lindsey Pound
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USDA rated 72% of the corn crop as “good” to “excellent” and 5% “poor” to “very poor.” The soybean crop was rated 70% “good” to “excellent” and 5% “poor” to “very poor.” On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn crop dropped 4.5 points to 381.0, while the soybean crop fell 3.3 points to 370.0. The biggest declines for both crops were in Illinois. Both corn and soybeans remained rated well above year-ago at this time.

USDA rated 76% of the spring wheat crop as “good” to “excellent” and 4% “poor” to “very poor.” On the CCI, spring wheat improved 6.9 points to 382.3, sharply above last year at this time.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (0.88%*)

3.12

3.23

3.55

Illinois (15.31%)

56.79

59.39

48.76

Indiana (7.00%)

26.53

26.60

24.13

Iowa (17.12%)

65.89

65.72

61.09

Kansas (4.26%)

15.54

15.63

16.63

Kentucky (1.73%)

6.15

6.08

6.13

Michigan (2.31%)

9.00

8.88

6.97

Minnesota (9.89%)

38.08

38.28

36.92

Missouri (3.65%)

13.70

13.44

12.26

Nebraska (11.45%)

46.26

46.83

41.39

North Carolina (0.83%)

2.67

3.09

2.87

North Dakota (2.88%)

10.76

10.67

8.21

Ohio (4.35%)

16.56

16.95

15.13

Pennsylvania (0.77%)

3.19

3.14

3.19

South Dakota (5.11%)

19.78

20.09

16.37

Tennessee (0.94%)

3.56

3.47

3.42

Texas (1.47%)

5.21

5.14

5.57

Wisconsin (3.71%)

14.08

14.16

12.50

Corn total

381.04

385.22

346.48

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.71%*)

14.17

14.06

13.79

Illinois (15.58%)

56.23

58.88

48.48

Indiana (7.81%)

29.53

29.53

27.25

Iowa (13.89%)

53.34

53.20

46.98

Kansas (3.31%)

12.53

12.47

14.58

Kentucky (2.34%)

8.45

8.38

8.54

Louisiana (1.17%)

4.57

4.52

4.93

Michigan (2.39%)

8.85

9.00

7.13

Minnesota (8.34%)

31.84

31.84

30.92

Mississippi (2.39%)

9.16

9.26

9.49

Missouri (6.33%)

23.09

22.65

21.49

Nebraska (6.93%)

27.67

27.46

23.79

North Carolina (1.49%)

5.20

5.61

5.38

North Dakota (4.64%)

17.17

16.99

15.32

Ohio (6.47%)

24.39

24.84

22.89

South Dakota (4.89%)

18.50

18.99

16.50

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.60%)

9.82

10.02

8.75

Soybean total

370.00

373.32

339.93

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Idaho* (7.48%)

28.35

28.27

27.15

Minnesota (14.39%)

57.14

54.55

50.95

Montana (15.98%)

58.50

56.90

53.06

North Dakota (50.94%)

198.15

195.09

174.72

South Dakota (6.13%)

22.51

22.39

18.16

Washington (5.07%)

17.66

18.22

16.69

HRS total

382.30

375.41

340.73

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.