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 Week | Last week | Year-ago | |
Colorado (0.86%*) | 3.09 | 3.21 | 2.89 |
Illinois (15.63%) | 58.93 | 58.62 | 59.08 |
Indiana (6.96%) | 24.71 | 24.85 | 26.25 |
Iowa (17.37%) | 71.40 | 71.06 | 66.92 |
Kansas (4.27%) | 16.05 | 15.83 | 14.56 |
Kentucky (1.63%) | 5.92 | 6.01 | 6.20 |
Michigan (2.32%) | 7.84 | 8.03 | 8.79 |
Minnesota (9.85%) | 38.21 | 38.70 | 35.31 |
Missouri (3.80%) | 14.78 | 14.89 | 14.10 |
Nebraska (11.37%) | 45.14 | 44.92 | 44.43 |
North Carolina (0.69%) | 2.78 | 2.75 | 1.85 |
North Dakota (3.26%) | 12.10 | 11.94 | 10.47 |
Ohio (4.18%) | 15.31 | 15.06 | 16.12 |
Pennsylvania (0.66%) | 2.73 | 2.63 | 3.03 |
South Dakota (5.47%) | 21.61 | 21.45 | 19.38 |
Tennessee (0.81%) | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.22 |
Texas (1.41%) | 5.15 | 5.35 | 4.68 |
Wisconsin (3.66%) | 14.65 | 14.43 | 13.71 |
Corn total | 385.82 | 385.13 | 374.78 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
This Week | Last week | Year-ago | |
Arkansas (3.82%*) | 14.09 | 14.17 | 14.06 |
Illinois (15.74%) | 58.23 | 56.97 | 59.05 |
Indiana (7.90%) | 28.19 | 28.03 | 29.07 |
Iowa (13.73%) | 54.79 | 54.51 | 53.76 |
Kansas (3.03%) | 11.37 | 11.13 | 11.81 |
Kentucky (2.32%) | 8.68 | 8.77 | 8.39 |
Louisiana (1.18%) | 4.62 | 4.64 | 4.51 |
Michigan (2.38%) | 7.89 | 8.08 | 8.67 |
Minnesota (8.19%) | 31.37 | 31.70 | 29.93 |
Mississippi (2.38%) | 9.13 | 9.20 | 8.94 |
Missouri (6.45%) | 24.78 | 24.72 | 24.05 |
Nebraska (6.60%) | 26.01 | 25.55 | 26.77 |
North Carolina (1.48%) | 5.78 | 5.84 | 4.92 |
North Dakota (5.18%) | 18.43 | 17.97 | 15.97 |
Ohio (6.31%) | 22.72 | 22.47 | 23.42 |
South Dakota (5.06%) | 19.31 | 19.11 | 18.11 |
Tennessee (1.82%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.52%) | 10.14 | 9.69 | 9.53 |
Soybean total | 370.99 | 367.87 | 366.30 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat | |||
This Week | Last week | Year-ago | |
Idaho* (6.57%) | 21.99 | 22.65 | 25.06 |
Minnesota (15.24%) | 59.74 | 59.29 | 62.96 |
Montana (13.14%) | 32.47 | 33.91 | 49.90 |
North Dakota (54.94%) | 198.87 | 200.52 | 210.21 |
South Dakota (6.10%) | 22.02 | 22.99 | 22.11 |
Washington (4.01%) | 10.68 | 11.20 | 13.81 |
HRS total | 345.77 | 350.56 | 384.05 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.