HRW CCI rating improves again, SRW crop rebounds

The HRW crop improved despite a decline in top producer Kansas, while SRW crop improvement was primarily in leading producer Illinois.

Wheat field sunset - Lindsey Pound
Wheat field sunset - Lindsey Pound
(Lindsey Pound)

USDA rated the winter wheat crop 51% “good” to “excellent” and 18% “poor” to “very poor.” On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop improved 2 points to 327.0, despite a 1.3-point decline in top producer Kansas. The SRW crop improved 2.1 points to 369.3, driven by a 1.9-point increase in top producer Illinois. The HRW crop is rated 9.5 points above year-ago, while the SRW crop is 13.4 points below last year at this time.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat
This weekLast weekLast year
Kansas (33.53%*)110.30111.64114.86
Oklahoma (10.93%)36.0735.6444.57
Texas (8.79%)25.9226.0025.56
Colorado (7.62%)25.6724.6120.33
Nebraska (4.94%)13.7914.1416.89
S. Dakota (5.22%)14.6814.2616.57
Montana (10.53%)40.2438.7728.11
HRW total326.96324.97317.45

* denotes percentage of total national HRW crop production.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat
This weekLast weekLast year
Missouri (12.56%*)47.8548.4837.81
Illinois (21.09%)77.2075.3059.29
Ohio (15.84%)57.6457.3353.78
Arkansas (2.71%)9.269.109.20
Indiana (8.77%)32.8833.0528.52
N. Carolina (8.67%)32.9432.2529.53
Michigan (13.90%)50.7451.2953.94
SRW total369.33367.28382.69

* denotes percentage of total national SRW crop production.