Corn, soybean and spring wheat CCI ratings decline

The corn and spring wheat crops ended multiple weeks of improvement.

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corn soybeans
(Farm Journal)

USDA rated the corn crop as 70% “good” to “excellent” and 6% “poor” to “very poor,” the soybean crop 66% “good” to “excellent,” and 7% “poor” to “very poor” and the spring wheat crop 54% “good” to “excellent” and 15% “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 declined 1.0 points to 377.9, the soybean crop dropped 1.2 points to 362.7 and the spring wheat crop fell 6.0 points to 354.3. The corn crop is now rated 3.6 points above last year. The soybean crop is 0.3 point below year-ago and spring wheat is 19.4 points below last year.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Colorado (0.86%*)3.083.343.07
Illinois (15.63%)59.4058.6255.10
Indiana (6.96%)24.9925.4725.27
Iowa (17.37%)69.4970.0166.06
Kansas (4.27%)15.7915.8815.67
Kentucky (1.63%)6.046.156.24
Michigan (2.32%)8.147.988.79
Minnesota (9.85%)38.1137.7236.59
Missouri (3.80%)14.3214.3613.95
Nebraska (11.37%)42.7643.5546.71
North Carolina (0.69%)2.822.702.22
North Dakota (3.26%)11.4111.8410.55
Ohio (4.18%)15.2714.9715.86
Pennsylvania (0.66%)2.592.673.10
South Dakota (5.47%)19.8119.7019.07
Tennessee (0.81%)3.013.013.49
Texas (1.41%)4.895.115.06
Wisconsin (3.66%)14.1013.8413.75
Corn total377.90378.88374.33

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Arkansas (3.82%*)14.1313.5914.14
Illinois (15.74%)56.8156.8155.14
Indiana (7.90%)28.3428.7427.89
Iowa (13.73%)53.2854.1052.76
Kansas (3.03%)11.0910.9112.50
Kentucky (2.32%)8.528.868.36
Louisiana (1.18%)4.524.324.68
Michigan (2.38%)8.018.178.69
Minnesota (8.19%)31.3730.9630.67
Mississippi (2.38%)9.799.399.04
Missouri (6.45%)23.8124.0123.79
Nebraska (6.60%)24.1624.7627.67
North Carolina (1.48%)5.625.674.49
North Dakota (5.18%)17.9718.5916.80
Ohio (6.31%)22.4722.1523.42
South Dakota (5.06%)18.0518.1018.11
Tennessee (1.82%)1.001.001.00
Wisconsin (2.52%)9.619.619.61
Soybean total362.70363.94362.98

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRS Wheat
This WeekLast weekYear-ago
Idaho* (6.57%)23.1723.3127.60
Minnesota (15.24%)59.5959.7455.41
Montana (13.14%)33.9137.8558.50
North Dakota (54.94%)202.17202.72191.02
South Dakota (6.10%)21.5322.5123.49
Washington (4.01%)13.9314.1717.66
HRS total354.30360.30373.67

* denotes percentage of total national HRS crop production.