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 dropped 2.3 points to 363.8 points while the soybean crop rose 1.7 points to 352.9 points. The CCI ratings are 8.0 points below the five-year average for corn and 7.8 points below for soybeans.
The spring wheat CCI rating improved 5.2 points over the past week to 221.8 points. That’s the first uptick for the spring wheat crop this growing season, though the CCI rating is still 136.2 points (38.0%) below the five-year average.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (1.17%*) | 3.83 | 4.03 | 3.70 |
Illinois (14.81%) | 57.20 | 56.46 | 57.31 |
Indiana (6.37%) | 25.32 | 24.86 | 23.59 |
Iowa (18.03%) | 63.21 | 64.09 | 68.52 |
Kansas (4.99%) | 19.08 | 19.50 | 18.13 |
Kentucky (1.58%) | 6.59 | 6.64 | 6.29 |
Michigan (1.95%) | 7.86 | 7.96 | 6.93 |
Minnesota (9.62%) | 29.92 | 30.20 | 39.34 |
Missouri (3.48%) | 12.91 | 12.98 | 13.31 |
Nebraska (12.32%) | 48.21 | 49.74 | 48.06 |
North Carolina (0.74%) | 2.79 | 2.81 | 2.43 |
North Dakota (3.17%) | 6.85 | 7.14 | 12.05 |
Ohio (3.74%) | 15.14 | 14.72 | 12.91 |
Pennsylvania (1.02%) | 4.09 | 4.14 | 3.42 |
South Dakota (4.88%) | 14.64 | 14.74 | 19.33 |
Tennessee (0.93%) | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.50 |
Texas (1.85%) | 6.24 | 6.15 | 6.29 |
Wisconsin (3.53%) | 14.11 | 14.00 | 14.44 |
Corn total | 363.79 | 366.09 | 381.70 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.78%*) | 13.24 | 13.10 | 14.17 |
Illinois (14.61%) | 56.88 | 55.39 | 55.95 |
Indiana (7.56%) | 29.50 | 28.87 | 28.18 |
Iowa (13.06%) | 45.94 | 45.94 | 49.48 |
Kansas (4.68%) | 16.76 | 16.99 | 17.67 |
Kentucky (2.25%) | 8.93 | 8.95 | 8.82 |
Louisiana (1.37%) | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.49 |
Michigan (2.24%) | 8.92 | 8.83 | 8.32 |
Minnesota (8.53%) | 26.15 | 26.66 | 34.27 |
Mississippi (2.24%) | 9.16 | 9.09 | 8.14 |
Missouri (6.29%) | 22.80 | 22.87 | 23.98 |
Nebraska (7.53%) | 29.47 | 29.84 | 29.74 |
North Carolina (1.39%) | 4.99 | 5.02 | 4.65 |
North Dakota (5.30%) | 12.79 | 13.08 | 18.87 |
Ohio (5.99%) | 23.81 | 23.07 | 21.31 |
South Dakota (5.15%) | 15.12 | 15.18 | 20.24 |
Tennessee (1.80%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.31%) | 8.99 | 8.97 | 9.58 |
Soybean total | 352.87 | 351.20 | 374.64 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Idaho (7.15%*) | 21.15 | 20.22 | 28.10 |
Minnesota (15.18%) | 35.08 | 34.53 | 57.68 |
Montana (15.24%) | 31.97 | 30.15 | 59.60 |
North Dakota (51.78%) | 114.03 | 111.53 | 191.58 |
South Dakota (5.39%) | 11.48 | 11.71 | 19.36 |
Washington (4.49%) | 7.32 | 7.75 | 17.74 |
HRS total | 221.79 | 216.63 | 376.95 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.