HRW, SRW crops head in opposite directions

HRW CCI rating drops to the lowest of the year, while the SRW rating improved to its highest of the spring.

This custom blend option allows growers to combine the superior Pythium protection Vayantis provides with other seed treatments, creating tailor-made solutions specific to their fields’ challenges.
This custom blend option allows growers to combine the superior Pythium protection Vayantis provides with other seed treatments, creating tailor-made solutions specific to their fields’ challenges.
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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 dropped 6.5 points to 252.7, the lowest rating of the year and 73.8 points below the five-year average. The SRW crop improved 10.8 points to 357.1, its highest rating this spring, though that’s still 1.2 points below average for this date.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Kansas (44.25%*)

118.58

123.00

138.94

Oklahoma (14.65%)

33.85

37.07

43.88

Texas (9.21%)

14.65

15.75

23.47

Colorado (9.29%)

23.69

21.27

27.49

Nebraska (5.81%)

16.62

16.97

20.77

S. Dakota (4.55%)

13.56

13.97

14.32

Montana (10.00%)

26.11

25.40

38.44

HRW total

252.70

259.24

331.16

* 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%*)

35.56

34.88

34.84

Illinois (14.74%)

50.41

47.46

53.59

Ohio (12.26%)

44.62

43.14

42.46

Arkansas (1.85%)

7.49

7.43

5.37

Indiana (6.93%)

25.35

24.93

24.10

N. Carolina (6.48%)

25.39

25.52

22.43

Michigan (13.94%)

46.57

44.90

47.10

SRW total

357.12

346.32

375.25

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.