USDA rated 65% of the corn crop as “good” to “excellent” and 13% “poor” to “very poor.” The soybean crop was rated 67% “good” to “excellent” and 9% “poor” to “very poor.” On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn and soybean crops each dropped 4.4 points to 368.1 and 363.0, respectively, which are the lowest ratings of the growing season. Illinois led declines in both crops, falling 1.8 points for corn and 2.2 points for soybeans.
USDA rated 69% of the spring wheat crop as “good” to “excellent” and 10% “poor” to “very poor.” On the CCI, spring wheat crop fell 7.3 points to 372.9.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (0.88%*) | 2.60 | 3.03 | 3.32 |
Illinois (15.31%) | 57.55 | 59.39 | 55.35 |
Indiana (7.00%) | 26.32 | 26.60 | 25.31 |
Iowa (17.12%) | 66.92 | 66.92 | 58.03 |
Kansas (4.26%) | 13.67 | 13.71 | 14.03 |
Kentucky (1.73%) | 6.33 | 6.31 | 6.53 |
Michigan (2.31%) | 9.00 | 8.93 | 7.93 |
Minnesota (9.89%) | 35.60 | 35.80 | 32.33 |
Missouri (3.65%) | 14.17 | 14.10 | 10.91 |
Nebraska (11.45%) | 43.05 | 43.85 | 39.97 |
North Carolina (0.83%) | 1.57 | 1.67 | 3.00 |
North Dakota (2.88%) | 10.64 | 10.27 | 8.05 |
Ohio (4.35%) | 14.08 | 15.17 | 16.22 |
Pennsylvania (0.77%) | 2.49 | 2.49 | 3.86 |
South Dakota (5.11%) | 19.27 | 19.07 | 17.16 |
Tennessee (0.94%) | 3.11 | 3.18 | 3.63 |
Texas (1.47%) | 4.54 | 4.54 | 4.75 |
Wisconsin (3.71%) | 13.82 | 13.86 | 13.10 |
Corn total | 368.10 | 372.51 | 344.75 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.71%*) | 14.32 | 13.99 | 13.54 |
Illinois (15.58%) | 56.23 | 58.41 | 56.10 |
Indiana (7.81%) | 29.46 | 29.53 | 28.89 |
Iowa (13.89%) | 54.17 | 54.31 | 45.52 |
Kansas (3.31%) | 11.64 | 11.71 | 12.10 |
Kentucky (2.34%) | 8.36 | 8.50 | 8.84 |
Louisiana (1.17%) | 4.40 | 4.54 | 4.08 |
Michigan (2.39%) | 8.69 | 8.59 | 8.29 |
Minnesota (8.34%) | 30.17 | 30.59 | 28.47 |
Mississippi (2.39%) | 8.73 | 8.83 | 9.12 |
Missouri (6.33%) | 24.11 | 24.49 | 21.23 |
Nebraska (6.93%) | 26.35 | 26.70 | 23.72 |
North Carolina (1.49%) | 4.99 | 5.05 | 5.14 |
North Dakota (4.64%) | 16.80 | 16.29 | 14.48 |
Ohio (6.47%) | 21.41 | 22.83 | 24.49 |
South Dakota (4.89%) | 18.35 | 18.06 | 16.99 |
Tennessee (1.81%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.60%) | 9.58 | 9.58 | 9.16 |
Soybean total | 362.96 | 367.37 | 344.03 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Idaho* (7.48%) | 26.18 | 26.70 | 25.13 |
Minnesota (14.39%) | 56.13 | 59.15 | 51.09 |
Montana (15.98%) | 54.02 | 56.74 | 51.30 |
North Dakota (50.94%) | 197.64 | 198.66 | 152.30 |
South Dakota (6.13%) | 23.37 | 23.37 | 17.97 |
Washington (5.07%) | 15.58 | 15.58 | 14.51 |
HRS total | 372.91 | 380.20 | 312.32 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.