Corn, bean and spring wheat CCI ratings improve

All three crops are still rated lower than last year at this time.

Soybean field beside corn field soybeans clouds - Lindsey Pound
Soybean field beside corn field soybeans clouds - Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound)

When USDA’s weekly condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn crop improved 5.3 points to 349.9, though that was still 13.4 points (3.7%) below year-ago. Condition improvements was noted in 11 of the top 18 corn production states. The soybean CCI rating rose 7.6 points to 339.3, though that was still 14.2 points (4.0%) below last year on this date. Of the top 18 soybean production states, 15 improved. The two highest producing corn and soybean states, Iowa and Illinois, led the crop ratings gains.

The spring wheat crop jumped 10.9 points on the CCI to 339.2, though that was still 37.8 points (10.0%) below last year at this time. Top producer North Dakota improved 10.1 points, while modest changes in the other five states were virtually offsetting.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (0.91%*)

3.47

3.42

3.43

Illinois (15.33%)

48.76

47.53

53.90

Indiana (6.95%)

24.48

23.71

21.55

Iowa (17.02%)

62.11

60.92

68.40

Kansas (4.72%)

16.30

16.30

17.80

Kentucky (1.72%)

6.03

6.03

5.39

Michigan (2.30%)

7.59

7.17

7.79

Minnesota (9.98%)

36.03

36.13

35.65

Missouri (3.75%)

10.76

10.35

12.78

Nebraska (11.86%)

43.29

43.06

45.54

North Carolina (0.79%)

3.07

3.07

2.15

North Dakota (2.28%)

8.32

8.32

9.33

Ohio (4.20%)

15.93

15.59

12.98

Pennsylvania (0.99%)

3.64

3.21

4.20

South Dakota (4.93%)

17.85

17.46

17.38

Tennessee (0.94%)

3.65

3.52

3.29

Texas (1.45%)

5.18

5.27

4.74

Wisconsin (3.71%)

11.87

12.28

13.77

Corn total

349.91

344.60

363.35

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.58%*)

13.28

12.96

12.69

Illinois (15.24%)

48.48

45.89

53.54

Indiana (7.81%)

27.64

27.09

25.38

Iowa (13.31%)

47.12

45.52

52.07

Kansas (4.01%)

14.14

14.10

16.51

Kentucky (2.34%)

8.33

8.21

6.72

Louisiana (1.28%)

4.90

4.91

4.76

Michigan (2.47%)

7.92

7.37

8.54

Minnesota (8.45%)

30.58

30.42

30.60

Mississippi (2.47%)

9.54

9.32

8.14

Missouri (6.55%)

19.33

18.87

22.46

Nebraska (7.17%)

24.29

24.58

28.22

North Carolina (1.47%)

5.68

5.54

4.75

North Dakota (4.43%)

15.32

15.10

16.31

Ohio (6.41%)

23.21

23.08

20.99

South Dakota (4.90%)

17.39

17.04

17.78

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.57%)

8.44

8.31

9.51

Soybean total

339.28

331.72

353.44

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Idaho (7.48%*)

27.00

27.23

28.77

Minnesota (14.39%)

54.11

51.52

52.88

Montana (15.98%)

53.06

54.98

59.55

North Dakota (50.94%)

170.64

160.45

196.05

South Dakota (6.13%)

17.91

17.73

19.07

Washington (5.07%)

16.49

16.44

20.71

HRS total

339.22

328.35

377.04

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.