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 starts with a 332.9 rating, 21.2 points higher than last year but 8.5 points below the five-year average. The SRW crop begins with a 365.2 rating, 1.1 points higher than last year and 4.4 points above the five-year average.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Kansas (44.25%*) | 160.61 | NA | 121.57 |
Oklahoma (14.65%) | 50.70 | NA | 34.90 |
Texas (9.21%) | 26.44 | NA | 26.33 |
Colorado (9.29%) | 30.10 | NA | 26.37 |
Nebraska (5.81%) | 20.57 | NA | 19.78 |
S. Dakota (4.55%) | 12.20 | NA | 18.31 |
Montana (10.00%) | 24.80 | NA | 41.99 |
HRW total | 332.86 | NA | 311.70 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Missouri (9.72%*) | 35.36 | NA | 32.74 |
Illinois (14.74%) | 53.94 | NA | 48.11 |
Ohio (12.26%) | 46.94 | NA | 41.25 |
Arkansas (1.85%) | 6.58 | NA | 4.93 |
Indiana (6.93%) | 26.59 | NA | 22.76 |
N. Carolina (6.48%) | 23.06 | NA | 25.44 |
Michigan (13.94%) | 48.24 | NA | 47.86 |
SRW total | 365.23 | NA | 364.16 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.