Corn, soybean CCI ratings edge lower

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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 0.3 point to 355.3, while the soybean crop inched a half point lower to 345.6. The CCI ratings are now 9.7 points below the five-year average for corn and 12.5 points below for soybeans.

 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

 

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (1.17%*)

3.74

3.69

3.29

Illinois (14.81%)

56.61

56.76

55.54

Indiana (6.37%)

24.66

24.46

22.89

Iowa (18.03%)

62.33

61.98

56.08

Kansas (4.99%)

17.72

17.83

17.03

Kentucky (1.58%)

6.58

6.56

6.45

Michigan (1.95%)

7.64

7.74

6.75

Minnesota (9.62%)

29.63

29.44

37.99

Missouri (3.48%)

12.84

12.84

13.28

Nebraska (12.32%)

46.94

47.20

44.48

North Carolina (0.74%)

2.86

2.86

2.44

North Dakota (3.17%)

6.80

6.66

11.58

Ohio (3.74%)

14.45

14.83

12.50

Pennsylvania (1.02%)

4.07

4.07

3.31

South Dakota (4.88%)

12.93

12.88

17.77

Tennessee (0.93%)

3.78

3.81

3.50

Texas (1.85%)

6.15

6.15

6.08

Wisconsin (3.53%)

14.22

14.47

14.16

Corn total

355.28

355.57

355.77

 

* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.

                                                            

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans

 

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Arkansas (3.78%*)

13.24

13.35

14.17

Illinois (14.61%)

55.54

56.73

54.34

Indiana (7.56%)

28.56

28.41

27.58

Iowa (13.06%)

45.94

45.68

42.43

Kansas (4.68%)

16.23

16.28

16.04

Kentucky (2.25%)

8.81

8.70

9.11

Louisiana (1.37%)

5.03

5.08

5.01

Michigan (2.24%)

8.74

9.09

8.07

Minnesota (8.53%)

25.98

25.38

33.51

Mississippi (2.24%)

8.88

9.02

8.27

Missouri (6.29%)

23.12

22.80

24.10

Nebraska (7.53%)

27.90

27.83

27.18

North Carolina (1.39%)

4.95

4.94

4.91

North Dakota (5.30%)

12.79

12.64

19.18

Ohio (5.99%)

22.70

23.07

20.60

South Dakota (5.15%)

13.95

13.79

18.33

Tennessee (1.80%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.31%)

9.11

9.21

9.51

Soybean total

345.55

346.09

357.45


* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.

 

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