USDA released its weekly Crop Progress and Condition report Monday afternoon, showing winter wheat rated 35% very poor to poor, 32% fair, and 30% good to excellent. The good to excellent category was unchanged from last week and came in 1% above the average analyst estimate according to a poll conducted by Bloomberg.
On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop declined 6.35 points to 264.46, and continues to trend below the condition ratings for this time last year. The SRW crop remains in relatively better conditions but still declined 0.97 points to 359.67. Areas of Illinois, Ohio, and parts of the Southeast U.S. received rains over the weekend helped the rating remain near steady.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year | |
| Kansas (39.35%*) | 105.46 | 106.25 | 131.04 |
| Oklahoma (13.12%) | 33.32 | 33.19 | 42.77 |
| Texas (11.2%) | 25.98 | 46.35 | 33.14 |
| Colorado (9.49%) | 22.97 | 24.21 | 30.66 |
| Nebraska (5.64%) | 12.75 | 14.22 | 16.13 |
| S. Dakota (5.10%) | 15.61 | 15.76 | 13.92 |
| Montana (12.73%) | 39.47 | 41.77 | 46.86 |
| HRW total | 264.46 | 270.81 | 325.48 |
* denotes percentage of three-year average of total national HRW crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year | |
| Missouri (10.05%*) | 36.77 | 38.08 | 38.78 |
| Illinois (16.54%) | 60.55 | 58.73 | 59.06 |
| Ohio (12.13%) | 45.25 | 45.49 | 43.91 |
| Arkansas (1.58%) | 5.83 | 5.24 | 5.32 |
| Indiana (6.42%) | 23.99 | 24.06 | 24.19 |
| N. Carolina (5.50%) | 15.17 | 18.52 | 20.45 |
| Michigan (10.75%) | 38.91 | 40.63 | 39.66 |
| SRW total | 359.67 | 360.64 | 367.46 |
* denotes percentage of three-year average of total national SRW crop production.