Individual state crop conditions ratings showed modest improvement in the HRW wheat crop during March. The “good” to “excellent” ratings for HRW wheat stood at 19% in Kansas (unchanged from the end of February), 34% in Oklahoma (down two points), 18% in Texas (down one point), 28% in Colorado (down one point), 22% in Nebraska (up three points), 22% in South Dakota (down one point) and 31% in Montana (up 10 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 improved 3.4 points from the end of February to a rating of 267.5. 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 | |||
| March 26, 2023 | Feb. 26, 2023 | Nov. 28, 2022 |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 96.24 | 97.03 | 102.97 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 36.76 | 34.97 | 37.91 |
Texas (7.77%) | 19.43 | 19.35 | 22.53 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 19.22 | 19.03 | 17.99 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 12.24 | 12.15 | 12.01 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 13.59 | 13.37 | 13.10 |
Montana (8.42%) | 27.44 | 26.18 | 29.12 |
HRW total | 267.52 | 264.13 | 280.28 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.