Corn CCI rating slips, soybean rating modestly rises

Both crops are rated nearly 11 points below their respective five-year averages.

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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.