Winter wheat CCI ratings post modest improvements

Both crops remain well above year-ago levels.

green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
green wheat field by Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound)

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.