CCI rating of spring wheat continues to decline

The crop is nearly 40 points below where it was rated a year ago.

Wheat
Wheat
(AgWeb)

USDA rated the corn crop as 73% “good” to “excellent” and 7% “poor” to “very poor,” the soybean crop 70% “good” to “excellent” and 6% “poor” to “very poor” and the spring wheat crop 49% “good” to “excellent” and 16% “poor” to “very poor.”

On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (CCI; 0 to 500-point scale, with 500 representing perfect), the corn crop improved less than 1 point to 385.8, despite the small decline in overall national ratings. The soybean crop improved 2.9 points, remaining slightly above last year. The spring wheat rating decreased 5 points, and now sits 39 points below where the crop was rated last year at this time.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Colorado (0.86%*)3.093.212.89
Illinois (15.63%)58.9358.6259.08
Indiana (6.96%)24.7124.8526.25
Iowa (17.37%)71.4071.0666.92
Kansas (4.27%)16.0515.8314.56
Kentucky (1.63%)5.926.016.20
Michigan (2.32%)7.848.038.79
Minnesota (9.85%)38.2138.7035.31
Missouri (3.80%)14.7814.8914.10
Nebraska (11.37%)45.1444.9244.43
North Carolina (0.69%)2.782.751.85
North Dakota (3.26%)12.1011.9410.47
Ohio (4.18%)15.3115.0616.12
Pennsylvania (0.66%)2.732.633.03
South Dakota (5.47%)21.6121.4519.38
Tennessee (0.81%)3.053.103.22
Texas (1.41%)5.155.354.68
Wisconsin (3.66%)14.6514.4313.71
Corn total385.82385.13374.78

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Arkansas (3.82%*)14.0914.1714.06
Illinois (15.74%)58.2356.9759.05
Indiana (7.90%)28.1928.0329.07
Iowa (13.73%)54.7954.5153.76
Kansas (3.03%)11.3711.1311.81
Kentucky (2.32%)8.688.778.39
Louisiana (1.18%)4.624.644.51
Michigan (2.38%)7.898.088.67
Minnesota (8.19%)31.3731.7029.93
Mississippi (2.38%)9.139.208.94
Missouri (6.45%)24.7824.7224.05
Nebraska (6.60%)26.0125.5526.77
North Carolina (1.48%)5.785.844.92
North Dakota (5.18%)18.4317.9715.97
Ohio (6.31%)22.7222.4723.42
South Dakota (5.06%)19.3119.1118.11
Tennessee (1.82%)1.001.001.00
Wisconsin (2.52%)10.149.699.53
Soybean total370.99367.87366.30

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Idaho* (6.57%)21.9922.6525.06
Minnesota (15.24%)59.7459.2962.96
Montana (13.14%)32.4733.9149.90
North Dakota (54.94%)198.87200.52210.21
South Dakota (6.10%)22.0222.9922.11
Washington (4.01%)10.6811.2013.81
HRS total345.77350.56384.05

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.