HRW CCI rating continues to decline

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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 dropped another 6.9 points to 253.9, which is 73.6 points below the five-year average for the beginning of May. The SRW crop inched 0.4 point higher to 351.0, thought’s still 8.8 points below the five-year average for the date.
 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat

 

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Kansas (44.25%*)

121.68

123.89

139.34

Oklahoma (14.65%)

35.90

36.19

43.50

Texas (9.21%)

15.94

15.94

22.79

Colorado (9.29%)

21.55

23.50

27.11

Nebraska (5.81%)

15.63

16.33

19.84

S. Dakota (4.55%)

13.61

13.15

15.08

Montana (10.00%)

23.90

25.91

36.44

HRW total

253.88

260.74

327.72


* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

 

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat

 

This week

Last week

Year-ago

Missouri (9.72%*)

35.85

34.88

34.46

Illinois (14.74%)

48.05

50.11

49.58

Ohio (12.26%)

44.37

44.25

43.90

Arkansas (1.85%)

7.37

7.43

5.32

Indiana (6.93%)

25.28

25.35

24.48

N. Carolina (6.48%)

25.27

25.14

22.63

Michigan (13.94%)

45.18

43.92

48.63

SRW total

351.02

350.58

373.81

 

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.

 

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