Record-low initial HRW CCI rating

The SRW CCI rating was also well below average for the end of October.

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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 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.