Further deterioration in corn, soybean CCI ratings

The corn CCI rating has declined 10 straight weeks, while the soybean rating dropped for a seventh consecutive week.

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

When USDA’s weekly condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn and soybean crops each dropped 3.3 points to 336.9 and 338.9, respectively. The corn CCI rating has declined 10 straight weeks and stood 23.1 points below average. The soybeans CCI has dropped for seven consecutive weeks and was 14.2 points below average.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (1.01%*)

2.58

2.97

3.26

Illinois (14.37%)

54.33

55.05

57.80

Indiana (6.59%)

22.67

22.74

24.46

Iowa (17.32%)

63.20

63.20

62.51

Kansas (5.41%)

13.09

13.14

17.83

Kentucky (1.80%)

5.40

5.53

6.75

Michigan (2.07%)

7.46

7.50

7.60

Minnesota (9.53%)

34.79

34.70

29.72

Missouri (3.67%)

11.93

11.90

12.91

Nebraska (12.65%)

36.81

38.08

47.45

North Carolina (0.80%)

2.16

2.19

2.86

North Dakota (2.42%)

8.70

8.63

6.74

Ohio (3.81%)

13.28

13.43

14.57

Pennsylvania (1.09%)

3.84

3.76

4.03

South Dakota (4.71%)

14.08

14.60

13.12

Tennessee (1.08%)

2.96

2.96

3.88

Texas (1.76%)

4.21

4.21

6.15

Wisconsin (3.49%)

13.80

13.80

14.07

Corn total

336.90

340.19

357.16

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.49%*)

12.35

12.56

13.38

Illinois (14.91%)

54.74

55.33

58.07

Indiana (7.76%)

26.70

27.01

28.56

Iowa (13.35%)

48.47

48.60

46.19

Kansas (4.68%)

11.83

11.92

16.85

Kentucky (2.31%)

7.79

7.88

8.93

Louisiana (1.23%)

3.32

3.28

5.04

Michigan (2.33%)

8.26

8.68

8.71

Minnesota (8.38%)

30.69

30.94

26.15

Mississippi (2.33%)

8.03

7.79

8.85

Missouri (6.59%)

21.99

22.19

23.06

Nebraska (7.65%)

23.25

23.63

28.42

North Carolina (1.46%)

5.25

5.28

4.74

North Dakota (4.46%)

16.05

15.69

12.74

Ohio (6.19%)

21.73

21.92

23.07

South Dakota (4.82%)

14.99

15.86

13.89

Tennessee (1.81%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.43%)

9.58

9.61

8.97

Soybean total

338.89

342.18

349.88

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.