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 dropped another 6.9 points to 253.9, which is 73.6 points below the five-year average for the beginning of May. The SRW crop inched 0.4 point higher to 351.0, thought’s still 8.8 points below the five-year average for the date.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Kansas (44.25%*) | 121.68 | 123.89 | 139.34 |
Oklahoma (14.65%) | 35.90 | 36.19 | 43.50 |
Texas (9.21%) | 15.94 | 15.94 | 22.79 |
Colorado (9.29%) | 21.55 | 23.50 | 27.11 |
Nebraska (5.81%) | 15.63 | 16.33 | 19.84 |
S. Dakota (4.55%) | 13.61 | 13.15 | 15.08 |
Montana (10.00%) | 23.90 | 25.91 | 36.44 |
HRW total | 253.88 | 260.74 | 327.72 |
* 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%*) | 35.85 | 34.88 | 34.46 |
Illinois (14.74%) | 48.05 | 50.11 | 49.58 |
Ohio (12.26%) | 44.37 | 44.25 | 43.90 |
Arkansas (1.85%) | 7.37 | 7.43 | 5.32 |
Indiana (6.93%) | 25.28 | 25.35 | 24.48 |
N. Carolina (6.48%) | 25.27 | 25.14 | 22.63 |
Michigan (13.94%) | 45.18 | 43.92 | 48.63 |
SRW total | 351.02 | 350.58 | 373.81 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.