HRW CCI inches higher, SRW slips

CCI ratings remain historically low for the HRW crop and above average for SRW.

Weather- Storm rain clouds over green wheat - Lindsey Pound
Weather- Storm rain clouds over green wheat - Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound )

When USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop improved 1.2 points to 243.9, despite declines in Kansas and Oklahoma. The SRW crop slipped 1.2 points to 375.3, despite an improvement in Illinois. CCI ratings remain historically low for the HRW crop and above average for SRW.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

81.19

82.78

119.46

Oklahoma (12.81%)

29.72

30.48

34.73

Texas (7.77%)

20.67

19.27

15.85

Colorado (6.52%)

18.05

17.73

21.83

Nebraska (4.52%)

12.65

11.38

16.04

S. Dakota (4.44%)

13.55

13.32

13.79

Montana (8.42%)

29.21

29.04

27.61

HRW total

243.86

242.64

255.00

* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Missouri (9.72%*)

34.79

34.31

36.43

Illinois (15.64%)

57.88

56.63

51.00

Ohio (14.11%)

52.93

53.92

45.11

Arkansas (2.51%)

9.10

9.45

7.21

Indiana (7.33%)

28.74

28.74

25.35

N. Carolina (7.87%)

31.89

32.05

25.59

Michigan (13.90%)

51.43

52.55

45.87

SRW total

375.25

376.48

358.90

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.