HRW CCI rating continues to deteriorate, SRW rating slips

The HRW CCI rating remains historically low, while the SRW rating is above average.

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 dropped another 3.4 points to a historically low 244.6. The HRW CCI rating declined in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska, while the other states showed modest improvement. The SRW crop slipped 5.0 points to 376.4, though that was still above average.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

87.92

88.72

123.89

Oklahoma (12.81%)

27.03

29.59

36.19

Texas (7.77%)

18.34

18.73

15.94

Colorado (6.52%)

18.31

17.99

23.50

Nebraska (4.52%)

12.01

12.19

16.33

S. Dakota (4.44%)

13.86

13.72

13.15

Montana (8.42%)

28.20

27.61

25.91

HRW total

244.62

248.04

260.74

* 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%*)

35.76

36.06

34.88

Illinois (15.64%)

60.38

62.11

50.11

Ohio (14.11%)

51.80

52.08

44.25

Arkansas (2.51%)

9.08

9.13

7.43

Indiana (7.33%)

28.37

28.37

25.35

N. Carolina (7.87%)

31.02

31.42

25.14

Michigan (13.90%)

51.16

51.99

43.92

SRW total

376.39

381.42

350.58

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.