USDA rated 64% of the corn crop as “good” to “excellent” and 12% “poor” to “very poor.” The soybean crop was rated 65% “good” to “excellent” and 10% “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 1.5 points to 368.2 while the soybean rating improved 0.4 point to 362.2. Illinois and Ohio led gains for the corn crop, while Illinois paced the increase for soybeans. The increases halted a five-week slide for corn and a four-week decline for soybeans.
| Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| | This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
| Colorado (0.88%*) | 2.54 | 2.53 | 3.28 |
| Illinois (15.31%) | 58.78 | 57.71 | 53.05 |
| Indiana (7.00%) | 25.90 | 25.90 | 25.10 |
| Iowa (17.12%) | 67.26 | 66.92 | 56.16 |
| Kansas (4.26%) | 13.33 | 13.97 | 13.61 |
| Kentucky (1.73%) | 6.39 | 6.36 | 6.53 |
| Michigan (2.31%) | 8.61 | 8.84 | 8.19 |
| Minnesota (9.89%) | 35.01 | 36.00 | 31.43 |
| Missouri (3.65%) | 14.47 | 14.21 | 10.61 |
| Nebraska (11.45%) | 42.71 | 42.59 | 38.67 |
| North Carolina (0.83%) | 1.57 | 1.57 | 2.95 |
| North Dakota (2.88%) | 10.55 | 10.50 | 8.28 |
| Ohio (4.35%) | 14.43 | 13.25 | 16.77 |
| Pennsylvania (0.77%) | 2.78 | 2.66 | 3.90 |
| South Dakota (5.11%) | 19.27 | 19.12 | 15.88 |
| Tennessee (0.94%) | 3.04 | 3.00 | 3.61 |
| Texas (1.47%) | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.75 |
| Wisconsin (3.71%) | 13.71 | 13.82 | 12.58 |
| Corn total | 368.24 | 366.75 | 336.06 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
| Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| | This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
| Arkansas (3.71%*) | 14.14 | 14.21 | 13.82 |
| Illinois (15.58%) | 58.41 | 57.17 | 53.20 |
| Indiana (7.81%) | 28.83 | 28.91 | 28.11 |
| Iowa (13.89%) | 54.59 | 54.17 | 43.79 |
| Kansas (3.31%) | 11.34 | 11.67 | 10.49 |
| Kentucky (2.34%) | 8.36 | 8.38 | 8.77 |
| Louisiana (1.17%) | 4.49 | 4.56 | 3.81 |
| Michigan (2.39%) | 8.47 | 8.69 | 8.63 |
| Minnesota (8.34%) | 30.17 | 30.59 | 27.80 |
| Mississippi (2.39%) | 8.80 | 8.76 | 8.75 |
| Missouri (6.33%) | 23.92 | 23.79 | 20.90 |
| Nebraska (6.93%) | 25.45 | 25.94 | 22.57 |
| North Carolina (1.49%) | 4.96 | 5.05 | 5.20 |
| North Dakota (4.64%) | 16.66 | 16.43 | 14.79 |
| Ohio (6.47%) | 20.83 | 20.64 | 24.75 |
| South Dakota (4.89%) | 18.06 | 18.16 | 15.97 |
| Tennessee (1.81%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Wisconsin (2.60%) | 9.53 | 9.51 | 8.57 |
| Soybean total | 362.19 | 361.76 | 333.40 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.