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 declined 3.3 points to 329.6, while the SRW crop fell 9.4 points to 357.8. The HRW crop is 10 points below the five-year average for this date. The SRW CCI rating is now four points below its five-year average – the first time below average this fall.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Year-ago |
Kansas (44.25%*) | 158.84 | 161.05 | 119.48 |
Oklahoma (14.65%) | 50.26 | 50.99 | 41.10 |
Texas (9.21%) | 24.51 | 25.34 | 23.78 |
Colorado (9.29%) | 29.07 | 28.98 | 26.27 |
Nebraska (5.81%) | 20.80 | 20.68 | 19.35 |
S. Dakota (4.55%) | 14.06 | 13.79 | 17.79 |
Montana (10.00%) | 24.70 | 24.60 | 41.22 |
HRW total | 329.62 | 332.89 | 312.49 |
* 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%*) | 35.46 | 35.56 | 35.31 |
Illinois (14.74%) | 58.07 | 59.99 | 50.78 |
Ohio (12.26%) | 42.41 | 44.74 | 44.45 |
Arkansas (1.85%) | 6.67 | 6.65 | 5.02 |
Indiana (6.93%) | 25.55 | 25.62 | 23.21 |
N. Carolina (6.48%) | 23.58 | 23.13 | 24.70 |
Michigan (13.94%) | 44.06 | 46.29 | 46.87 |
SRW total | 357.77 | 367.13 | 372.20 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.