Individual state crop conditions ratings showed further deterioration of the HRW wheat crop during February, due largely to a decline in top producer Kansas. The “good” to “excellent” ratings for HRW wheat stood at 19% in Kansas (down two points from the end of January), 36% in Oklahoma (up 19 points), 19% in Texas (up five points), 29% in Colorado (down nine points), 19% in Nebraska (down three points), 23% in South Dakota (up one point) and 21% in Montana (up five points). When the updated crop condition ratings were plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500 point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop dropped 5.0 points from the end of January to a rating of 264.1. The HRW crop went into dormancy with the lowest fall CCI rating on record of 280.3.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| Feb. 26, 2023 | Jan. 30, 2023 | Nov. 28, 2022 |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 97.03 | 101.39 | 102.97 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 34.97 | 34.58 | 37.91 |
Texas (7.77%) | 19.35 | 18.42 | 22.53 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 19.03 | 20.20 | 17.99 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 12.15 | 12.19 | 12.01 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 13.37 | 13.06 | 13.10 |
Montana (8.42%) | 26.18 | 26.43 | 29.12 |
HRW total | 264.13 | 269.13 | 280.28 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.