Winter wheat CCI ratings plunge from last fall

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When USDA’s initial crop condition ratings of the spring are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop plunged 51.9 points from last fall to 272.6, while the SRW crop dropped 19.1 points to 342.2. The CCI ratings at the beginning of April are 57.3 points below the five-year average for the HRW crop and 14.4 points below for the SRW crop.
 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

 

This week

Nov. 29, 2021

Year-ago

Kansas (44.25%*)

130.52

158.84

137.32

Oklahoma (14.65%)

37.80

48.35

46.16

Texas (9.21%)

15.57

24.14

24.90

Colorado (9.29%)

24.80

27.68

26.18

Nebraska (5.81%)

17.55

20.97

19.78

S. Dakota (4.55%)

14.43

13.97

14.18

Montana (10.00%)

25.81

23.20

37.99

HRW total

272.57

324.42

330.31


* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat

 

This week

Nov. 29, 2021

Year-ago

Missouri (9.72%*)

35.17

35.36

33.79

Illinois (14.74%)

47.31

57.04

49.98

Ohio (12.26%)

42.53

43.63

42.91

Arkansas (1.85%)

7.41

6.84

5.31

Indiana (6.93%)

24.79

25.76

23.91

N. Carolina (6.48%)

25.07

24.03

21.29

Michigan (13.94%)

43.22

45.46

46.84

SRW total

342.15

361.29

365.68

 

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.


 

 

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