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 5.8 points to 251.2, led by a four-point drop in top producer Kansas. The SRW crop improved 5.1 points to 368.9. The HRW CCI rating remains historically low, while the SRW crop is rated stronger than average for early spring.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 87.13 | 91.09 | 129.64 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 32.02 | 34.20 | 41.32 |
Texas (7.77%) | 19.43 | 19.66 | 15.85 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 18.31 | 18.51 | 24.71 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 12.42 | 12.60 | 17.72 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 14.03 | 13.63 | 13.74 |
Montana (8.42%) | 27.86 | 26.34 | 28.61 |
HRW total | 251.21 | 256.96 | 277.80 |
* 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%*) | 36.45 | 36.25 | 34.88 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 57.57 | 55.69 | 48.93 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 50.95 | 49.82 | 42.90 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 9.45 | 8.95 | 7.47 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 27.35 | 27.49 | 25.00 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 31.42 | 30.63 | 25.20 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 49.07 | 49.77 | 43.22 |
SRW total | 368.90 | 363.77 | 345.32 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.