Corn, soybean CCI ratings deteriorate
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 dropped 7.7 points to 337.1, which was 2.9 points (0.9%) below last year at this time. The soybean crop fell 8.5 points to 335.5, down 8.1 points (2.3%) from last year. Illinois led declines for both corn and soybeans, though most of the top production states saw some deterioration.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Corn |
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This Week |
Last week |
Year-ago |
Colorado (0.91%*) |
3.39 |
3.32 |
2.61 |
Illinois (15.33%) |
53.05 |
55.35 |
54.47 |
Indiana (6.95%) |
25.17 |
25.31 |
22.67 |
Iowa (17.02%) |
56.84 |
58.03 |
63.90 |
Kansas (4.72%) |
13.75 |
14.03 |
13.36 |
Kentucky (1.72%) |
6.55 |
6.53 |
5.35 |
Michigan (2.30%) |
8.05 |
7.93 |
7.73 |
Minnesota (9.98%) |
31.24 |
32.33 |
34.89 |
Missouri (3.75%) |
10.46 |
10.91 |
11.75 |
Nebraska (11.86%) |
38.90 |
39.97 |
37.82 |
North Carolina (0.79%) |
2.93 |
3.00 |
2.21 |
North Dakota (2.28%) |
8.28 |
8.05 |
8.82 |
Ohio (4.20%) |
16.47 |
16.22 |
13.13 |
Pennsylvania (0.99%) |
4.01 |
3.86 |
3.71 |
South Dakota (4.93%) |
16.13 |
17.16 |
15.17 |
Tennessee (0.94%) |
3.59 |
3.63 |
3.12 |
Texas (1.45%) |
4.75 |
4.75 |
4.21 |
Wisconsin (3.71%) |
12.73 |
13.10 |
13.77 |
Corn total |
337.06 |
344.75 |
340.50 |
* denotes percentage of total national corn crop production.
Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index for Soybeans |
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This Week |
Last week |
Year-ago |
Arkansas (3.58%*) |
13.64 |
13.54 |
12.69 |
Illinois (15.24%) |
53.05 |
56.10 |
55.03 |
Indiana (7.81%) |
28.26 |
28.89 |
27.01 |
Iowa (13.31%) |
44.72 |
45.52 |
49.40 |
Kansas (4.01%) |
10.89 |
12.10 |
12.30 |
Kentucky (2.34%) |
8.77 |
8.84 |
7.93 |
Louisiana (1.28%) |
4.06 |
4.08 |
3.65 |
Michigan (2.47%) |
8.36 |
8.29 |
8.72 |
Minnesota (8.45%) |
27.97 |
28.47 |
30.85 |
Mississippi (2.47%) |
8.78 |
9.12 |
8.17 |
Missouri (6.55%) |
20.96 |
21.23 |
22.06 |
Nebraska (7.17%) |
23.00 |
23.72 |
23.63 |
North Carolina (1.47%) |
5.13 |
5.14 |
5.24 |
North Dakota (4.43%) |
14.52 |
14.48 |
15.96 |
Ohio (6.41%) |
24.68 |
24.49 |
21.30 |
South Dakota (4.90%) |
16.26 |
16.99 |
15.95 |
Tennessee (1.81%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
Wisconsin (2.57%) |
8.90 |
9.16 |
9.63 |
Soybean total |
335.53 |
344.03 |
343.60 |
* denotes percentage of total national soybean production.