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 3.2 points to 248.0. The Kansas crop improved a little over the past week, but each of the other states declined. The SRW crop improved 12.5 points to 381.4, led by a 4.5-point increase in Illinois. The HRW crop is rated historically low, while the SRW crop is rated higher than average for mid-April.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 88.72 | 87.13 | 130.08 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 29.59 | 32.02 | 39.12 |
Texas (7.77%) | 18.73 | 19.43 | 15.39 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 17.99 | 18.31 | 23.13 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 12.19 | 12.42 | 16.97 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 13.72 | 14.03 | 13.47 |
Montana (8.42%) | 27.61 | 27.86 | 27.31 |
HRW total | 248.04 | 251.21 | 271.54 |
* 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%*) | 36.06 | 36.45 | 34.88 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 62.11 | 57.57 | 50.85 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 52.08 | 50.95 | 43.14 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 9.13 | 9.45 | 7.10 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 28.37 | 27.35 | 25.14 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 31.42 | 31.42 | 25.20 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 51.99 | 49.07 | 44.48 |
SRW total | 381.42 | 368.90 | 350.15 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.