Corn CCI rating falls, soybeans start below year-ago

CCI ratings for corn and beans below year-ago, spring wheat rated better than last year.

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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 dropped 10.9 points to 365.7. Ratings dropped in each of the top five production states – Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. The CCI rating stood 16.9 points below year-ago at this time.

USDA’s initial soybean conditions equated to a CCI rating of 357.8, down 13.1 points from last year, though that was a week later. The first spring wheat CCI rating of 370.2 stood 16.8 points above last year, though that too was one week later.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (0.91%*)

3.62

3.42

3.36

Illinois (15.33%)

52.75

56.73

56.77

Indiana (6.95%)

25.03

26.28

25.31

Iowa (17.02%)

64.84

65.86

69.78

Kansas (4.72%)

16.35

16.40

19.64

Kentucky (1.72%)

6.48

6.58

7.06

Michigan (2.30%)

7.86

8.55

7.91

Minnesota (9.98%)

38.72

38.92

34.51

Missouri (3.75%)

12.29

12.78

13.62

Nebraska (11.86%)

43.53

43.77

48.32

North Carolina (0.79%)

3.06

3.05

3.02

North Dakota (2.28%)

8.75

8.57

8.92

Ohio (4.20%)

15.42

16.31

14.46

Pennsylvania (0.99%)

3.07

3.29

4.41

South Dakota (4.93%)

17.95

18.05

17.43

Tennessee (0.94%)

3.60

3.70

4.19

Texas (1.45%)

5.68

5.81

5.32

Wisconsin (3.71%)

14.14

14.62

14.01

Corn total

365.70

375.86

382.56

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago initial

June 12, 2022

Arkansas (3.58%*)

13.07

NA

14.09

Illinois (15.24%)

53.36

NA

57.57

Indiana (7.81%)

28.03

NA

29.10

Iowa (13.31%)

50.18

NA

52.74

Kansas (4.01%)

14.30

NA

16.93

Kentucky (2.34%)

8.98

NA

9.17

Louisiana (1.28%)

5.01

NA

4.82

Michigan (2.47%)

7.92

NA

8.93

Minnesota (8.45%)

32.70

NA

30.52

Mississippi (2.47%)

9.42

NA

8.84

Missouri (6.55%)

21.88

NA

23.97

Nebraska (7.17%)

25.65

NA

28.14

North Carolina (1.47%)

5.54

NA

5.37

North Dakota (4.43%)

16.61

NA

16.14

Ohio (6.41%)

23.59

NA

22.16

South Dakota (4.90%)

17.53

NA

17.69

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

NA

1.00

Wisconsin (2.57%)

9.65

NA

9.61

Soybean total

357.80

NA

370.91

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat

This Week

Last week

Year-ago initial

June 12, 2022

Idaho (7.48%*)

27.53

NA

30.32

Minnesota (14.39%)

55.12

NA

50.64

Montana (15.98%)

57.22

NA

49.21

North Dakota (50.94%)

189.49

NA

186.02

South Dakota (6.13%)

22.14

NA

18.07

Washington (5.07%)

18.67

NA

19.11

HRS total

370.17

NA

353.38

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.