HRW CCI ratings posts another decline

While the wheat crops in Oklahoma, Colorado and Montana showed modest improvement, the other states declined.

Weather-storm clouds building over young wheat field-Lindsey Pound
Weather-storm clouds building over young wheat field-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 dropped another 1.8 points to a historically low 242.8. While the wheat crops in Oklahoma, Colorado and Montana showed modest improvement, the other states declined. The SRW crop slipped 2.2 points but remained above average with a CCI rating of 374.2.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

85.55

87.92

122.12

Oklahoma (12.81%)

28.31

27.03

33.26

Texas (7.77%)

18.34

18.34

15.39

Colorado (6.52%)

18.57

18.31

22.76

Nebraska (4.52%)

11.16

12.01

16.50

S. Dakota (4.44%)

13.50

13.86

13.88

Montana (8.42%)

28.70

28.20

27.12

HRW total

242.79

244.62

256.85

* 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%*)

35.47

35.76

36.14

Illinois (15.64%)

58.35

60.38

51.73

Ohio (14.11%)

52.37

51.80

43.63

Arkansas (2.51%)

9.13

9.08

7.36

Indiana (7.33%)

28.30

28.37

25.21

N. Carolina (7.87%)

31.26

31.02

25.65

Michigan (13.90%)

51.16

51.16

46.57

SRW total

374.21

376.39

358.51

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.