HRW CCI rating below average; SRW above average

Initial CCI ratings show wide variance between HRW and SRW.

green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound)

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.