When USDA’s weekly crop condition ratings are plugged into the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop declined 2.1 points to 318.9, while the SRW crop improved 4.4 points to 375.8. Both crops are rated well above year-ago levels, with HRW up 48.3 points and SRW up 25.4 points.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Kansas (39.61%*) | 113.27 | 112.48 | 105.35 |
Oklahoma (12.81%) | 43.68 | 42.52 | 32.92 |
Texas (7.77%) | 24.55 | 25.10 | 19.58 |
Colorado (6.52%) | 23.79 | 23.59 | 16.88 |
Nebraska (4.52%) | 15.09 | 15.49 | 12.06 |
S. Dakota (4.44%) | 15.59 | 16.74 | 12.30 |
Montana (8.42%) | 32.15 | 33.92 | 28.45 |
HRW total | 318.90 | 320.96 | 270.64 |
* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year |
Missouri (9.72%*) | 35.86 | 35.96 | 33.43 |
Illinois (15.64%) | 60.54 | 59.92 | 51.94 |
Ohio (14.11%) | 57.59 | 55.47 | 49.68 |
Arkansas (2.51%) | 9.00 | 8.83 | 9.88 |
Indiana (7.33%) | 27.49 | 27.86 | 26.69 |
N. Carolina (7.87%) | 29.84 | 29.61 | 30.47 |
Michigan (13.90%) | 46.85 | 46.43 | 51.71 |
SRW total | 375.82 | 371.45 | 350.46 |
* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.