HRW CCI ratings post notable decline, led by Kansas

Wheat field
Wheat field
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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 dropped 8.3 points to 337.0, led by a nearly six-point drop in top producer Kansas. The SRW crop improved 8.3 points to 382.1, led by a nearly four-point increase in top producer Illinois.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

 

This week

Last week

Last year

Kansas (39.61%*)

127.93

133.87

88.72

Oklahoma (12.81%)

45.60

46.75

29.59

Texas (7.77%)

25.72

25.18

18.73

Colorado (6.52%)

21.77

21.57

17.99

Nebraska (4.52%)

17.12

16.80

12.19

S. Dakota (4.44%)

15.50

15.72

13.72

Montana (8.42%)

29.71

30.38

27.61

HRW total

337.00

345.25

248.04

* 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%*)

37.22

37.61

36.06

Illinois (15.64%)

60.23

56.32

62.11

Ohio (14.11%)

53.78

53.07

52.08

Arkansas (2.51%)

9.10

9.15

9.13

Indiana (7.33%)

28.08

27.93

28.37

N. Carolina (7.87%)

30.39

29.92

31.42

Michigan (13.90%)

52.82

51.71

51.99

SRW total

382.08

373.77

381.42

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.

 

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