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 8.2 points to 317.4, led by a 4.8-point decline in top producer Kansas. The SRW crop improved 1.5 points to 387.0, led by a 1.3-point rise in top producer Illinois. The HRW CCI rating has declined 28.0 points since the initial level this spring and is now 6.0 points under the final mark from last fall. The SRW CCI rating has increased 15.5 points since the beginning of spring and is now 15.4 points above the final level ahead of dormancy.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 116.04 | 120.80 | 85.55 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 42.52 | 43.55 | 28.31 |
Texas (7.77%) | 26.11 | 25.18 | 18.34 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 20.53 | 21.83 | 18.57 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 16.67 | 17.03 | 11.16 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 16.34 | 15.99 | 13.50 |
Montana (8.42%) | 28.62 | 29.37 | 28.70 |
HRW total | 317.37 | 325.59 | 242.79 |
* 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%*) | 37.32 | 37.61 | 35.47 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 62.89 | 61.64 | 58.35 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 53.35 | 53.21 | 52.37 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.13 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 28.52 | 28.37 | 28.30 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 30.16 | 30.24 | 31.26 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 53.66 | 53.80 | 51.16 |
SRW total | 386.97 | 385.52 | 374.21 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.