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 improved 1.7 points to 368.5 points. The soybean crop firmed 0.4 point to 352.3 points. The CCI ratings are 4.0 points below the five-year average for corn and 7.3 points below for soybeans for the third week in July.
The spring wheat CCI plunged another 20.9 points over the past week, paced by a 11.5-point dive in North Dakota. The Montana and Minnesota crops dropped 4.7 points and 3.6 points, respectively. The spring wheat CCI rating is now 38.1% below the five-year average for this date.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (1.17%*) | 4.13 | 4.16 | 3.69 |
Illinois (14.81%) | 54.98 | 54.09 | 54.50 |
Indiana (6.37%) | 24.86 | 24.73 | 22.50 |
Iowa (18.03%) | 64.96 | 64.26 | 70.32 |
Kansas (4.99%) | 19.77 | 19.71 | 17.33 |
Kentucky (1.58%) | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.34 |
Michigan (1.95%) | 7.74 | 7.66 | 6.73 |
Minnesota (9.62%) | 31.26 | 31.26 | 39.14 |
Missouri (3.48%) | 12.73 | 12.66 | 13.28 |
Nebraska (12.32%) | 50.63 | 50.38 | 45.84 |
North Carolina (0.74%) | 2.77 | 2.85 | 2.51 |
North Dakota (3.17%) | 7.61 | 7.90 | 11.99 |
Ohio (3.74%) | 14.83 | 14.99 | 12.28 |
Pennsylvania (1.02%) | 4.19 | 4.06 | 3.65 |
South Dakota (4.88%) | 14.99 | 14.79 | 19.62 |
Tennessee (0.93%) | 4.00 | 3.94 | 3.58 |
Texas (1.85%) | 6.07 | 6.49 | 6.44 |
Wisconsin (3.53%) | 14.22 | 14.18 | 14.65 |
Corn total | 368.54 | 366.80 | 376.23 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.78%*) | 13.14 | 13.24 | 14.321 |
Illinois (14.61%) | 53.60 | 53.16 | 54.93 |
Indiana (7.56%) | 29.03 | 29.03 | 26.82 |
Iowa (13.06%) | 46.83 | 46.96 | 50.66 |
Kansas (4.68%) | 17.28 | 17.14 | 16.64 |
Kentucky (2.25%) | 9.04 | 8.86 | 8.73 |
Louisiana (1.37%) | 5.09 | 4.95 | 5.53 |
Michigan (2.24%) | 8.67 | 8.62 | 7.96 |
Minnesota (8.53%) | 27.77 | 28.02 | 33.85 |
Mississippi (2.24%) | 9.20 | 8.92 | 7.89 |
Missouri (6.29%) | 22.54 | 22.54 | 23.35 |
Nebraska (7.53%) | 29.84 | 29.47 | 28.53 |
North Carolina (1.39%) | 4.86 | 5.01 | 4.61 |
North Dakota (5.30%) | 13.28 | 13.58 | 19.71 |
Ohio (5.99%) | 23.19 | 23.94 | 20.18 |
South Dakota (5.15%) | 15.53 | 15.12 | 20.39 |
Tennessee (1.80%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.31%) | 9.04 | 9.04 | 9.60 |
Soybean total | 352.28 | 351.93 | 369.28 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Idaho (7.15%*) | 19.86 | 20.22 | 28.45 |
Minnesota (15.18%) | 35.77 | 39.36 | 57.07 |
Montana (15.24%) | 37.96 | 42.68 | 60.67 |
North Dakota (51.78%) | 109.03 | 120.54 | 186.40 |
South Dakota (5.39%) | 11.65 | 11.54 | 19.25 |
Washington (4.49%) | 7.99 | 8.70 | 18.59 |
HRS total | 223.03 | 243.88 | 373.30 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.