Soybean CCI ratings improves a little

Soybean rating improved slightly as harvest accelerated across the Midwest.

soybean harvest
soybean harvest
(Lindsey Pound)

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 ticked down 0.2 points to 357.0 points, while the soybean crop improved 1.9 points to 351.0 points. The CCI rating is 9.7 points below the five-year average for corn and 8.6 points below for soybeans.

Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn

This Week

Last week

Year-ago

Colorado (1.17%*)

3.27

3.13

3.32

Illinois (14.81%)

56.61

57.35

56.13

Indiana (6.37%)

24.66

24.53

22.95

Iowa (18.03%)

63.04

62.51

57.34

Kansas (4.99%)

17.46

17.56

17.18

Kentucky (1.58%)

6.59

6.51

6.80

Michigan (1.95%)

7.47

7.49

6.81

Minnesota (9.62%)

30.01

29.72

38.57

Missouri (3.48%)

12.91

13.05

13.59

Nebraska (12.32%)

47.83

48.21

44.36

North Carolina (0.74%)

2.86

2.86

2.52

North Dakota (3.17%)

6.69

6.80

11.17

Ohio (3.74%)

14.80

14.68

12.58

Pennsylvania (1.02%)

4.07

4.02

3.16

South Dakota (4.88%)

13.27

13.08

18.35

Tennessee (0.93%)

3.92

3.97

3.55

Texas (1.85%)

6.15

6.15

6.08

Wisconsin (3.53%)

13.97

14.11

14.26

Corn total

357.01

357.17

359.60

* 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

13.24

14.21

Illinois (14.61%)

57.62

57.18

56.39

Indiana (7.56%)

28.72

28.41

27.58

Iowa (13.06%)

47.09

46.32

43.35

Kansas (4.68%)

16.66

16.56

16.13

Kentucky (2.25%)

8.75

8.72

9.09

Louisiana (1.37%)

5.07

5.07

4.94

Michigan (2.24%)

8.88

8.71

8.20

Minnesota (8.53%)

26.15

25.98

33.76

Mississippi (2.24%)

8.81

9.06

8.20

Missouri (6.29%)

23.12

23.25

24.54

Nebraska (7.53%)

28.65

28.35

27.33

North Carolina (1.39%)

4.79

4.73

4.79

North Dakota (5.30%)

12.59

12.79

17.38

Ohio (5.99%)

23.32

23.19

20.60

South Dakota (5.15%)

14.25

14.30

18.85

Tennessee (1.80%)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Wisconsin (2.31%)

9.04

9.09

9.58

Soybean total

351.03

349.17

360.13

* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.