Corn, soybean CCI ratings slip but remain well above year-ago

CCI ratings are still 29.7 points (8.8%) above year-ago for corn and 26.1 points (7.8%) above for soybeans.

Corn and soybeans
Corn and soybeans
(Darrell Smith and Lindsey Pound)

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.