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 improved 2.3 points to 321.0, while the SRW crop rose 1.6 points to 371.5. Both crops are rated well above year-ago levels at this time, with HRW up 55.0 points and SRW up 21.0 points.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 112.48 | 111.29 | 105.35 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 42.52 | 41.50 | 32.79 |
Texas (7.77%) | 25.10 | 25.25 | 18.80 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 23.59 | 23.59 | 16.94 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 15.49 | 14.59 | 12.38 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 16.74 | 16.08 | 12.57 |
Montana (8.42%) | 33.92 | 35.60 | 24.75 |
HRW total | 320.96 | 318.65 | 265.92 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Missouri (9.72%*) | 35.96 | 35.38 | 34.11 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 59.92 | 60.07 | 50.22 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 55.47 | 55.47 | 48.41 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 8.83 | 8.93 | 9.96 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 27.86 | 27.71 | 27.35 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 29.61 | 30.08 | 29.05 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 46.43 | 45.32 | 50.04 |
SRW total | 371.45 | 369.88 | 350.46 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.