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 starts the growing season at 265.8, the lowest initial rating ever and 76.3 points below the five-year average. The SRW crop starts the growing season with a CCI reading of 347.9, which was 17.9 points below the five-year average for the end of October.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 105.35 | NA | 159.28 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 33.17 | NA | 51.72 |
Texas (7.77%) | 15.31 | NA | 23.68 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 18.70 | NA | 28.70 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 12.19 | NA | 20.22 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 12.79 | NA | 13.52 |
Montana (8.42%) | 25.92 | NA | 24.20 |
HRW total | 265.77 | NA | 328.68 |
* 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%*) | 33.92 | NA | 35.36 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 50.06 | NA | 57.48 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 48.84 | NA | 45.47 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 9.78 | NA | 6.48 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 27.20 | NA | 25.76 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 29.13 | NA | 23.32 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 48.38 | NA | 47.69 |
SRW total | 347.87 | NA | 366.52 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.