Corn, soybean, and spring wheat CCI ratings improve

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

Corn, Soybeans
Corn, Soybeans
(Farm Journal)

USDA rated 68% of the corn crop as “good” to “excellent” and 9% “poor” to “very poor.” The soybean crop was rated 68% “good” to “excellent” and 8% “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 rose 3.0 points to 375.3, while the soybean crop improved 2.4 points to 365.4. Both crops remain rated well above last year at this time.
USDA rated 75% of the spring wheat crop as “good” to “excellent” and 4% “poor” to “very poor.” On the CCI, spring wheat improved 1.2 points to 383.5. The spring wheat crop was also rated well above last year on this date.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (0.88%*)

3.01

3.09

3.42

Illinois (15.31%)

56.33

55.56

47.53

Indiana (7.00%)

25.83

25.69

23.71

Iowa (17.12%)

66.06

65.04

60.92

Kansas (4.26%)

15.93

15.29

16.30

Kentucky (1.73%)

6.27

6.20

6.03

Michigan (2.31%)

8.93

8.86

7.17

Minnesota (9.89%)

35.41

36.00

36.13

Missouri (3.65%)

14.14

13.95

10.35

Nebraska (11.45%)

46.14

46.14

43.06

North Carolina (0.83%)

1.67

1.79

3.07

North Dakota (2.88%)

10.61

10.52

8.32

Ohio (4.35%)

16.60

16.04

15.59

Pennsylvania (0.77%)

3.02

3.09

3.21

South Dakota (5.11%)

19.48

19.38

17.46

Tennessee (0.94%)

3.36

3.46

3.52

Texas (1.47%)

5.15

5.09

5.27

Wisconsin (3.71%)

13.56

13.45

12.28

Corn total

375.31

372.27

344.60

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.71%*)

14.25

14.25

12.96

Illinois (15.58%)

56.70

56.08

45.89

Indiana (7.81%)

28.60

28.52

27.09

Iowa (13.89%)

53.61

52.36

45.52

Kansas (3.31%)

12.90

12.40

14.10

Kentucky (2.34%)

8.52

8.43

8.21

Louisiana (1.17%)

4.62

4.63

4.91

Michigan (2.39%)

8.64

8.59

7.37

Minnesota (8.34%)

29.76

30.34

30.42

Mississippi (2.39%)

8.88

9.07

9.32

Missouri (6.33%)

23.98

23.98

18.87

Nebraska (6.93%)

27.18

27.53

24.58

North Carolina (1.49%)

4.12

4.21

5.54

North Dakota (4.64%)

16.34

16.48

15.10

Ohio (6.47%)

24.52

23.42

23.08

South Dakota (4.89%)

18.11

18.26

17.04

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.60%)

9.40

9.25

8.31

Soybean total

365.41

362.98

331.72

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Idaho* (7.48%)

27.38

27.97

27.23

Minnesota (14.39%)

57.28

58.00

51.52

Montana (15.98%)

58.50

57.06

54.98

North Dakota (50.94%)

199.17

197.64

160.45

South Dakota (6.13%)

23.25

23.55

17.73

Washington (5.07%)

17.91

18.01

16.44

HRS total

383.48

382.24

328.35

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.