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.