Corn, bean and spring wheat CCI ratings slip

CCI ratings slip
CCI ratings slip
(Lindsey Pound)

When USDA’s weekly condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn crop fell 2.4 points to 350.2 and is now 5.4 points (1.6 %) above last year at this time. The soybean crop fell .3 points to 348.9 and is now 2.4 points (.7%) above last year at this date.

The spring wheat crop fell 4.6 points to 316.1, which is 53.6 points (14.5%) below last year.

 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

 

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (0.91%*)

3.30

3.57

2.95

Illinois (15.33%)

54.28

55.20

54.61

Indiana (6.95%)

25.31

25.38

22.67

Iowa (17.02%)

60.58

60.24

64.24

Kansas (4.72%)

14.69

15.21

14.33

Kentucky (1.72%)

6.58

6.60

5.24

Michigan (2.30%)

8.32

8.09

7.54

Minnesota (9.98%)

32.63

32.43

35.46

Missouri (3.75%)

10.80

10.91

11.64

Nebraska (11.86%)

42.11

42.34

39.09

North Carolina (0.79%)

2.95

2.92

2.28

North Dakota (2.28%)

8.09

8.28

9.09

Ohio (4.20%)

15.97

16.10

13.36

Pennsylvania (0.99%)

4.02

4.01

3.64

South Dakota (4.93%)

17.56

17.85

15.35

Tennessee (0.94%)

3.52

3.59

3.02

Texas (1.45%)

4.92

5.04

4.28

Wisconsin (3.71%)

12.91

3.57

13.84

Corn total

350.15

352.53

344.75


* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

                                                            

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

 

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.58%*)

13.82

13.50

12.59

Illinois (15.24%)

55.03

56.41

55.48

Indiana (7.81%)

28.73

28.58

26.77

Iowa (13.31%)

47.52

47.65

48.60

Kansas (4.01%)

12.46

13.10

13.33

Kentucky (2.34%)

8.87

8.89

7.58

Louisiana (1.28%)

4.16

4.31

4.40

Michigan (2.47%)

8.95

8.51

8.40

Minnesota (8.45%)

29.23

28.47

31.02

Mississippi (2.47%)

9.37

9.40

8.26

Missouri (6.55%)

21.09

20.24

21.99

Nebraska (7.17%)

25.08

25.29

24.86

North Carolina (1.47%)

5.13

5.23

5.18

North Dakota (4.43%)

14.44

14.70

16.05

Ohio (6.41%)

24.23

24.10

21.61

South Dakota (4.90%)

17.68

17.83

16.53

Tennessee (1.81%)

1

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.57%)

9.08

8.95

9.61

Soybean total

348.94

349.22

346.44


* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat

 

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Idaho (7.48%*)

25.51

26.78

29.08

Minnesota (14.39%)

50.66

48.50

54.84

Montana (15.98%)

50.02

52.42

55.45

North Dakota (50.94%)

157.40

160.45

193.04

South Dakota (6.13%)

17.97

17.97

16.86

Washington (5.07%)

14.51

14.56

20.41

HRS total

316.07

320.69

369.69


* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.

 

 

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