Winter wheat CCI ratings post modest improvements

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