When USDA’s initial crop condition ratings of the season are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop stood at a 318.7 reading, 52.9 points above last year but 2.1 points below the five-year average. The SRW crop started the growing season with a 369.9 CCI rating, 22.0 points above last year and 12.8 points higher than the five-year average.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 111.29 | NA | 105.35 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 41.50 | NA | 33.17 |
Texas (7.77%) | 25.25 | NA | 15.31 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 23.59 | NA | 18.70 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 14.59 | NA | 12.19 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 16.08 | NA | 12.79 |
Montana (8.42%) | 35.60 | NA | 25.92 |
HRW total | 318.65 | NA | 265.77 |
* 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%*) | 35.38 | NA | 33.92 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 60.07 | NA | 50.06 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 55.47 | NA | 48.84 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 8.93 | NA | 9.78 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 27.71 | NA | 27.20 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 30.08 | NA | 29.13 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 45.32 | NA | 48.38 |
SRW total | 369.88 | NA | 347.87 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.