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 slipped 1.5 points to 353.8 points. The soybean crop improved a point to 346.5 points. The CCI ratings for both crops are nearly 11 points below the respective five-year averages.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Colorado (1.17%*) | 3.52 | 3.74 | 3.46 |
Illinois (14.81%) | 54.98 | 56.61 | 56.28 |
Indiana (6.37%) | 24.33 | 24.66 | 22.57 |
Iowa (18.03%) | 62.33 | 62.33 | 55.54 |
Kansas (4.99%) | 17.35 | 17.72 | 17.13 |
Kentucky (1.58%) | 6.66 | 6.58 | 6.47 |
Michigan (1.95%) | 7.74 | 7.64 | 6.71 |
Minnesota (9.62%) | 30.11 | 29.63 | 37.51 |
Missouri (3.48%) | 12.84 | 12.84 | 13.31 |
Nebraska (12.32%) | 47.32 | 46.94 | 44.11 |
North Carolina (0.74%) | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.52 |
North Dakota (3.17%) | 6.82 | 6.80 | 10.88 |
Ohio (3.74%) | 14.42 | 14.45 | 12.43 |
Pennsylvania (1.02%) | 4.05 | 4.07 | 3.17 |
South Dakota (4.88%) | 13.12 | 12.93 | 17.67 |
Tennessee (0.93%) | 3.87 | 3.78 | 3.54 |
Texas (1.85%) | 6.15 | 6.15 | 6.08 |
Wisconsin (3.53%) | 14.04 | 14.22 | 14.16 |
Corn total | 353.76 | 355.28 | 354.10 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans | |||
| This Week | Last week | Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.78%*) | 13.31 | 13.24 | 13.98 |
Illinois (14.61%) | 54.50 | 55.54 | 55.22 |
Indiana (7.56%) | 28.48 | 28.56 | 27.20 |
Iowa (13.06%) | 46.19 | 45.94 | 42.69 |
Kansas (4.68%) | 16.52 | 16.23 | 15.99 |
Kentucky (2.25%) | 8.93 | 8.81 | 9.16 |
Louisiana (1.37%) | 5.11 | 5.03 | 4.94 |
Michigan (2.24%) | 8.83 | 8.74 | 8.11 |
Minnesota (8.53%) | 26.40 | 25.98 | 33.08 |
Mississippi (2.24%) | 8.95 | 8.88 | 8.23 |
Missouri (6.29%) | 23.06 | 23.12 | 24.17 |
Nebraska (7.53%) | 28.05 | 27.90 | 27.18 |
North Carolina (1.39%) | 4.87 | 4.95 | 4.87 |
North Dakota (5.30%) | 12.89 | 12.79 | 17.65 |
Ohio (5.99%) | 23.44 | 22.70 | 20.72 |
South Dakota (5.15%) | 13.84 | 13.95 | 18.28 |
Tennessee (1.80%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.31%) | 9.02 | 9.11 | 9.39 |
Soybean total | 346.51 | 345.55 | 355.91 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.