USDA released its weekly Crop Progress and Condition report Monday afternoon, showing winter wheat in 37% very poor to poor, 32% fair, and 31% good to excellent conditions. The good to excellent category was up 1% from last week and came in 1% above the average analyst estimate according to a poll conducted by Bloomberg.
On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop declined 0.56 points to 263.90. Declines in Kansas and Oklahoma were partially offset by slight gains elsewhere in the Plains. The SRW crop notched a mild increase of 3.92 points to 363.59 following spotty precipitation and cooling temperatures offering some relief across the Midwest last week. Even with the uptick, SRW conditions remain below year-ago levels for this time.
| Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for HRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year | |
| Kansas (39.35%*) | 103.50 | 105.46 | 129.47 |
| Oklahoma (13.12%) | 32.93 | 33.32 | 43.29 |
| Texas (11.2%) | 27.09 | 25.98 | 33.03 |
| Colorado (9.49%) | 23.35 | 22.97 | 31.99 |
| Nebraska (5.64%) | 12.64 | 12.75 | 15.74 |
| S. Dakota (5.10%) | 15.40 | 15.61 | 14.33 |
| Montana (12.73%) | 40.11 | 39.47 | 48.64 |
| HRW total | 263.90 | 264.46 | 327.51 |
* denotes percentage of three-year average of total national HRW crop production.
| Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for SRW Wheat | |||
| This week | Last week | Last year | |
| Missouri (10.05%*) | 37.88 | 36.77 | 38.28 |
| Illinois (16.54%) | 61.88 | 60.55 | 60.55 |
| Ohio (12.13%) | 45.37 | 45.25 | 44.15 |
| Arkansas (1.58%) | 5.78 | 5.83 | 5.42 |
| Indiana (6.42%) | 24.19 | 23.99 | 24.06 |
| N. Carolina (5.50%) | 14.62 | 15.17 | 20.89 |
| Michigan (10.75%) | 39.23 | 38.91 | 39.23 |
| SRW total | 363.59 | 359.67 | 369.36 |
* denotes percentage of three-year average of total national SRW crop production.