HRW, SRW CCI ratings improve

The HRW crop is still well below its five-year average, while the SRW crop is now rated above normal.

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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 improved 2.3 points to 255.0, though that’s still 70.7 points behind the five-year average. The SRW crop improved 1.8 points to 358.9, which is now 1.7 points above average for the third week of May.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Kansas (44.25%*)

119.46

118.58

140.15

Oklahoma (14.65%)

34.73

33.85

42.87

Texas (9.21%)

15.85

14.65

23.64

Colorado (9.29%)

21.83

23.69

30.75

Nebraska (5.81%)

16.04

16.62

20.89

S. Dakota (4.55%)

13.79

13.56

14.04

Montana (10.00%)

27.61

26.11

39.77

HRW total

255.00

252.70

336.33

* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Missouri (9.72%*)

36.43

35.56

34.08

Illinois (14.74%)

51.00

50.41

53.86

Ohio (12.26%)

45.11

44.62

43.02

Arkansas (1.85%)

7.21

7.49

5.31

Indiana (6.93%)

25.35

25.35

24.29

N. Carolina (6.48%)

25.59

25.39

21.56

Michigan (13.94%)

45.87

46.57

47.10

SRW total

358.90

357.12

374.14

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.