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 one-half point to 355.6 points while the soybean crop slipped a point to 346.1 points. The CCI ratings are now 10.2 points below the five-year average for corn and 12.8 points below for soybeans.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (1.17%*) | 3.69 | 3.52 | 3.11 |
Illinois (14.81%) | 56.76 | 55.28 | 55.39 |
Indiana (6.37%) | 24.46 | 24.60 | 23.08 |
Iowa (18.03%) | 61.98 | 61.63 | 56.62 |
Kansas (4.99%) | 17.83 | 18.40 | 17.53 |
Kentucky (1.58%) | 6.56 | 6.58 | 6.43 |
Michigan (1.95%) | 7.74 | 7.84 | 6.60 |
Minnesota (9.62%) | 29.44 | 29.05 | 38.28 |
Missouri (3.48%) | 12.84 | 12.87 | 13.42 |
Nebraska (12.32%) | 47.20 | 47.70 | 44.73 |
North Carolina (0.74%) | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.54 |
North Dakota (3.17%) | 6.66 | 6.66 | 11.58 |
Ohio (3.74%) | 14.83 | 15.10 | 12.31 |
Pennsylvania (1.02%) | 4.07 | 4.08 | 3.31 |
South Dakota (4.88%) | 12.88 | 13.37 | 18.20 |
Tennessee (0.93%) | 3.81 | 3.80 | 3.47 |
Texas (1.85%) | 6.15 | 6.17 | 6.08 |
Wisconsin (3.53%) | 14.47 | 14.22 | 14.19 |
Corn total | 355.57 | 355.06 | 357.64 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.78%*) | 13.35 | 13.53 | 14.36 |
Illinois (14.61%) | 56.73 | 55.69 | 55.36 |
Indiana (7.56%) | 28.41 | 28.56 | 27.43 |
Iowa (13.06%) | 45.68 | 45.68 | 43.21 |
Kansas (4.68%) | 16.28 | 16.66 | 16.36 |
Kentucky (2.25%) | 8.70 | 8.70 | 9.00 |
Louisiana (1.37%) | 5.08 | 5.09 | 4.98 |
Michigan (2.24%) | 9.09 | 8.99 | 7.98 |
Minnesota (8.53%) | 25.38 | 25.30 | 33.85 |
Mississippi (2.24%) | 9.02 | 8.92 | 8.18 |
Missouri (6.29%) | 22.80 | 23.19 | 24.04 |
Nebraska (7.53%) | 27.83 | 27.98 | 27.55 |
North Carolina (1.39%) | 4.94 | 5.03 | 4.96 |
North Dakota (5.30%) | 12.64 | 12.09 | 19.34 |
Ohio (5.99%) | 23.07 | 23.94 | 20.48 |
South Dakota (5.15%) | 13.79 | 14.41 | 18.95 |
Tennessee (1.80%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.31%) | 9.21 | 9.16 | 9.44 |
Soybean total | 346.09 | 347.06 | 360.72 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.