USDA rated 64% of the corn crop as “good” to “excellent” and 13% “poor” to “very poor.” The soybean crop was rated 63% “good” to “excellent” and 11% “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 slipped 0.1 point to 365.9, while the soybean crop declined 1.6 points to 358.3. The CCI ratings are still 29.7 points (8.8%) above year-ago for corn and 26.1 points (7.8%) above for soybeans.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (0.88%*) | 2.60 | 2.55 | 3.14 |
Illinois (15.31%) | 59.85 | 59.70 | 52.90 |
Indiana (7.00%) | 25.27 | 25.27 | 25.24 |
Iowa (17.12%) | 66.58 | 66.58 | 56.67 |
Kansas (4.26%) | 12.69 | 12.69 | 13.80 |
Kentucky (1.73%) | 6.29 | 6.29 | 6.49 |
Michigan (2.31%) | 8.42 | 8.79 | 8.14 |
Minnesota (9.89%) | 35.90 | 35.80 | 31.83 |
Missouri (3.65%) | 14.61 | 14.61 | 10.61 |
Nebraska (11.45%) | 42.59 | 42.94 | 37.48 |
North Carolina (0.83%) | 1.52 | 1.52 | 2.95 |
North Dakota (2.88%) | 10.47 | 10.24 | 8.25 |
Ohio (4.35%) | 13.65 | 13.60 | 16.18 |
Pennsylvania (0.77%) | 2.65 | 2.62 | 3.98 |
South Dakota (5.11%) | 18.76 | 18.40 | 16.57 |
Tennessee (0.94%) | 2.99 | 2.98 | 3.68 |
Texas (1.47%) | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.75 |
Wisconsin (3.71%) | 13.34 | 13.71 | 12.84 |
Corn total | 365.93 | 366.05 | 336.24 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.71%*) | 13.58 | 13.58 | 13.46 |
Illinois (15.58%) | 58.26 | 59.35 | 52.44 |
Indiana (7.81%) | 28.28 | 28.05 | 28.58 |
Iowa (13.89%) | 53.75 | 54.17 | 44.59 |
Kansas (3.31%) | 10.88 | 11.01 | 10.13 |
Kentucky (2.34%) | 7.99 | 7.96 | 8.77 |
Louisiana (1.17%) | 4.47 | 4.47 | 3.83 |
Michigan (2.39%) | 8.40 | 8.45 | 8.66 |
Minnesota (8.34%) | 30.34 | 30.51 | 27.97 |
Mississippi (2.39%) | 8.92 | 8.92 | 8.75 |
Missouri (6.33%) | 23.73 | 23.60 | 20.90 |
Nebraska (6.93%) | 25.38 | 25.87 | 21.76 |
North Carolina (1.49%) | 4.85 | 4.63 | 5.26 |
North Dakota (4.64%) | 17.03 | 16.89 | 14.35 |
Ohio (6.47%) | 20.25 | 20.51 | 24.43 |
South Dakota (4.89%) | 17.91 | 17.33 | 16.11 |
Tennessee (1.81%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.60%) | 9.25 | 9.56 | 8.80 |
Soybean total | 358.29 | 359.93 | 332.24 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.