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.