HRW CCI rating inches up, SRW slips

The final CCI rating ahead of dormancy was equal to the five-year average for HRW and 14.8 points above average for SRW.

green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound)

When USDA’s final weekly crop condition ratings of the fall are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop improved 2.5 points to 323.3, while the SRW crop declined 2.5 points to 371.6. The final CCI rating ahead of dormancy was equal to the five-year average for HRW and 14.8 points above average for SRW.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

114.06

114.06

102.97

Oklahoma (12.81%)

44.57

42.65

37.91

Texas (7.77%)

25.56

25.49

22.53

Colorado (6.52%)

24.05

23.07

17.99

Nebraska (4.52%)

15.40

16.21

12.01

S. Dakota (4.44%)

15.37

15.54

13.10

Montana (8.42%)

32.83

32.74

29.12

HRW total

323.33

320.87

280.28

* 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%*)

36.15

34.99

34.99

Illinois (15.64%)

59.13

62.11

51.47

Ohio (14.11%)

55.47

57.45

50.95

Arkansas (2.51%)

8.88

8.75

9.65

Indiana (7.33%)

27.35

27.27

26.39

N. Carolina (7.87%)

29.53

28.03

30.24

Michigan (13.90%)

47.68

47.40

52.41

SRW total

371.62

374.16

360.24

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.