Corn CCI rating continues to fall

The corn CCI rating is the lowest for late August since 2013.

Corn, Soybeans
Corn, Soybeans
(Farm Journal)

When USDA’s latest 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 dropped another 2.6 points – the seventh straight weekly decline – to 342.11. That’s the lowest corn CCI rating for late August since 2013. The soybean crop inched 0.6 point lower to 345.84 – the fourth straight weekly decline.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (1.01%*)

2.73

2.95

3.69

Illinois (14.37%)

54.47

54.61

56.76

Indiana (6.59%)

22.80

22.67

24.46

Iowa (17.32%)

63.90

64.24

61.98

Kansas (5.41%)

13.58

14.33

17.83

Kentucky (1.80%)

5.26

5.24

6.56

Michigan (2.07%)

7.64

7.54

7.74

Minnesota (9.53%)

35.46

35.46

29.44

Missouri (3.67%)

11.90

11.64

12.84

Nebraska (12.65%)

37.70

39.09

47.20

North Carolina (0.80%)

2.32

2.28

2.86

North Dakota (2.42%)

9.09

9.09

6.66

Ohio (3.81%)

13.24

13.36

14.83

Pennsylvania (1.09%)

3.88

3.64

4.07

South Dakota (4.71%)

15.40

15.35

12.88

Tennessee (1.08%)

2.91

3.02

3.81

Texas (1.76%)

4.21

4.28

6.15

Wisconsin (3.49%)

13.70

13.84

14.47

Corn total

342.11

344.75

355.57

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.49%*)

12.35

12.59

13.35

Illinois (14.91%)

55.78

55.48

56.73

Indiana (7.76%)

26.85

26.77

28.41

Iowa (13.35%)

48.60

48.60

45.68

Kansas (4.68%)

12.72

13.33

16.28

Kentucky (2.31%)

7.74

7.58

8.70

Louisiana (1.23%)

4.17

4.40

5.08

Michigan (2.33%)

8.52

8.40

9.09

Minnesota (8.38%)

31.19

31.02

25.38

Mississippi (2.33%)

8.38

8.26

9.02

Missouri (6.59%)

22.32

21.99

22.80

Nebraska (7.65%)

23.86

24.86

27.83

North Carolina (1.46%)

5.26

5.18

4.94

North Dakota (4.46%)

16.27

16.05

12.64

Ohio (6.19%)

21.61

21.61

23.07

South Dakota (4.82%)

16.58

16.53

13.79

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.43%)

9.48

9.61

9.21

Soybean total

345.84

346.44

346.09

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.