HRW conditions decline further in January

Individual state crop conditions ratings showed further deterioration of the HRW wheat crop during January. The “good” to “excellent” ratings for HRW wheat stood at 21% in Kansas (up two points from the end of December), 17% in Oklahoma (down 21 points), 14% in Texas (no December rating), 38% in Colorado (down 12 points), 22% in Nebraska (up four points), 22% in South Dakota (up six points) and 16% in Montana (down six 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 9.2 points from the end of December (using the November rating for Texas) to a rating of 269.1. The HRW crop went into dormancy with the lowest fall CCI rating on record of 280.3.