HRW CCI rating slips, SRW crop modestly improves

CCI ratings for both crops are above year-ago, especially for HRW.

green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
green wheat field by 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 slipped 0.1 point to 345.3 while the SRW crop improved 2.3 points to 373.8. CCI ratings are far above year-ago for HRW and slightly better for the SRW crop.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

133.87

132.68

87.13

Oklahoma (12.81%)

46.75

47.90

32.02

Texas (7.77%)

25.18

25.41

19.43

Colorado (6.52%)

21.57

22.81

18.31

Nebraska (4.52%)

16.80

16.85

12.42

S. Dakota (4.44%)

15.72

14.74

14.03

Montana (8.42%)

30.38

29.96

27.86

HRW total

345.25

345.35

251.21

* 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%*)

37.61

37.61

36.45

Illinois (15.64%)

56.32

56.47

57.57

Ohio (14.11%)

53.07

53.07

50.95

Arkansas (2.51%)

9.15

9.10

9.45

Indiana (7.33%)

27.93

28.08

27.35

N. Carolina (7.87%)

29.92

30.00

31.42

Michigan (13.90%)

51.71

49.77

49.07

SRW total

373.77

371.50

368.90

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.