HRW crop ratings rise again in February

State-level winter wheat condition ratings signaled more general improvement in the HRW crop over the past month. The “good” to “excellent” ratings for HRW wheat rose three points in Kansas (to 57%), seven points in Oklahoma (70%), four points in Texas (46%), five points in South Dakota (58%) and four points in Montana (45%) during February. The “good” to “excellent” ratings for HRW wheat declined seven points in Colorado (56%) and nine points in Nebraska (60%) over the past month.

On the weighted Pro Farmer Crop Condition Index (0 to 500-point scale, with 500 being perfect), the HRW crop improved 4.9 points from the end of January to 350.2 and stood 26.9 points above USDA’s final national rating at the end of November.