HDR1012000170110826961600CROP PROGRESS Released August 26, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Greg Preston at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The "Crop Progress" report is available on AutoFax, (202) 720-2000, report 1550. See back page. Note: These data are preliminary and will be released at 4 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See tomorrow's Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for any revisions. Corn: Percent Dough, Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 76 69 25 46 CO : 23 NA 0 8 GA : 100 99 100 100 GA : 99 NA 100 100 IL : 61 41 80 85 IL : 18 NA 36 47 IN : 55 38 81 88 IN : 14 NA 29 41 IA : 39 14 55 56 IA : 7 NA 18 24 KS : 96 88 54 82 KS : 66 NA 15 47 KY : 86 75 90 93 KY : 56 NA 73 69 MI : 13 3 46 37 MI : 0 NA 16 11 MN : 33 15 57 55 MN : 0 NA 16 16 MO : 92 83 59 82 MO : 69 NA 32 58 NE : 71 58 52 75 NE : 16 NA 12 34 NC : 98 96 97 94 NC : 92 NA 93 84 OH : 46 12 90 87 OH : 0 NA 29 36 PA : 56 49 75 58 PA : 16 NA 28 16 SD : 44 32 44 55 SD : 11 NA 9 21 TX : 100 99 97 95 TX : 96 NA 82 82 WI : 30 17 76 54 WI : 3 NA 28 18 : : 17 Sts: 54 37 66 70 17 Sts: 18 NA 26 34 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 91% of the These 17 States produced 91% of the 1995 corn crop. 1995 corn crop. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 66 54 75 64 AL : 15 6 14 11 AR : 72 64 70 66 AZ : 69 49 63 55 GA : 73 62 80 79 AR : 16 10 18 10 IL : 76 56 84 92 CA : 25 15 9 16 IN : 60 42 90 95 GA : 37 20 46 19 IA : 94 85 96 93 LA : 40 15 37 31 KS : 84 74 60 81 MS : 53 34 33 24 KY : 57 46 73 61 MO : 21 9 5 6 LA : 99 91 92 86 NM : 28 15 4 10 MI : 65 43 99 81 NC : 13 10 12 14 MN : 95 70 97 91 OK : 8 6 0 4 MS : 95 93 87 74 SC : 8 3 12 11 MO : 72 54 52 73 TN : 16 3 7 8 NE : 95 79 79 89 TX : 22 19 23 22 NC : 51 43 61 58 : OH : 71 32 95 95 14 Sts: 27 17 24 20 SC : 66 38 62 56 -------------------------------------- SD : 93 77 84 84 These 14 States produced 99% of the TN : 69 52 73 62 1995 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 80 63 84 85 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Headed, These 19 States produced 94% of the Selected States 1995 soybean crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 99 98 96 CO : 78 71 73 68 IL : 80 66 71 89 KS : 96 92 72 80 LA : 100 100 97 98 MS : 100 99 100 97 MO : 92 80 75 88 NE : 93 85 76 88 NM : 50 16 44 70 OK : 95 80 55 76 SD : 91 77 65 73 TX : 98 95 96 92 : 12 Sts: 94 88 79 85 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1995 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 80 65 76 74 AR : 5 3 4 5 CO : 12 1 3 10 CA : 0 0 0 0 IL : 10 7 5 34 LA : 62 31 61 55 KS : 23 15 7 19 MS : 7 1 10 6 LA : 97 86 79 86 TX : 74 55 50 50 MS : 93 92 80 80 : MO : 45 26 31 45 5 Sts : 23 13 20 19 NE : 14 7 7 25 -------------------------------------- NM : 6 2 3 11 These 5 States produced 96% of the OK : 28 25 10 31 1995 rice crop. SD : 25 18 12 17 TX : 68 66 81 77 : Barley: Percent Harvested, 12 Sts: 38 31 32 40 Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the : Week Ending : 1995 sorghum crop. :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Week Ending : ID : 49 32 31 51 :-----------------------: 1991- MN : 53 36 58 65 State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 MT : 51 35 27 36 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. ND : 53 28 42 62 -------------------------------------- SD : 95 82 91 92 : Percent WA : 60 35 53 69 : : ID : 52 36 25 48 6 Sts : 54 33 41 56 MN : 47 *35 63 51 -------------------------------------- MT : 58 28 34 34 These 6 States produced 84% of the ND : 41 21 29 42 1995 barley crop. SD : 91 74 87 82 : 5 Sts : 50 29 39 45 -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 5 States produced 96% of the 1995 spring wheat crop. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Aug 25,:Aug 18,:Aug 25,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 98 100 100 MI : 75 68 86 73 MN : 93 78 72 80 NE : 100 99 99 100 ND : 48 23 36 53 OH : 99 91 98 98 PA : 74 59 88 89 SD : 97 85 94 94 WI : 75 52 81 76 : 9 Sts : 80 64 76 79 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 70% of the 1995 oats crop. Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 3 8 10 61 18 AL : 0 1 26 66 7 GA : 3 13 36 40 8 AR : 3 12 29 42 14 IL : 6 12 30 42 10 GA : 2 6 30 57 5 IN : 5 15 35 38 7 IL : 7 16 39 33 5 IA : 1 6 22 52 19 IN : 5 17 42 32 4 KS : 2 3 14 59 22 IA : 1 7 24 53 15 KY : 1 5 20 57 17 KS : 1 2 14 61 22 MI : 6 17 43 28 6 KY : 1 4 19 58 18 MN : 2 8 33 48 9 LA : 0 1 31 52 16 MO : 0 7 28 49 16 MI : 6 21 37 30 6 NE : 1 2 12 59 26 MN : 1 7 33 53 6 NC : 6 13 34 43 4 MS : 3 12 26 47 12 OH : 4 15 40 34 7 MO : 3 10 30 47 10 PA : 2 5 16 52 25 NE : 0 2 11 56 31 SD : 0 4 26 52 18 NC : 1 5 20 66 8 TX : 21 16 14 18 31 OH : 3 16 39 35 7 WI : 2 11 25 50 12 SC : 1 4 23 62 10 : SD : 0 6 21 53 20 17 Sts : 3 9 26 47 15 TN : 1 3 20 53 23 : : Prev Wk : 3 9 26 46 16 19 Sts : 3 10 30 46 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 28 50 13 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 3 11 30 45 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 31 48 12 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 1 2 24 65 8 ID : 0 4 11 48 37 AZ : 0 3 26 48 23 MN : 3 6 38 45 8 AR : 0 6 23 50 21 MT : 5 24 41 23 7 CA : 0 0 0 55 45 ND : 2 7 31 52 8 GA : 1 10 32 49 8 SD : 3 1 23 50 23 LA : 0 5 28 48 19 : MS : 1 5 28 44 22 5 Sts : 3 10 33 44 10 MO : 0 9 17 69 5 : NM : 0 1 14 60 25 Prev Wk : 2 10 33 44 11 NC : 6 2 14 68 10 Prev Yr : 4 10 32 48 6 OK : 2 11 26 56 5 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 4 27 66 2 TN : 0 4 24 56 16 TX : 9 15 28 34 14 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 4 9 24 46 17 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 4 10 24 46 16 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 2 10 31 48 9 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 2 17 55 26 CA : 0 0 0 75 25 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 31 60 7 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 5 29 60 6 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 0 8 54 38 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 17 59 22 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 2 16 64 18 AR : 2 14 33 44 7 Prev Yr : 0 1 22 60 17 CO : 1 6 12 70 11 -------------------------------------- IL : 7 14 39 37 3 KS : 1 2 12 63 22 LA : 0 1 26 63 10 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 1 11 29 49 10 by Percent, Selected States MO : 1 6 33 48 12 -------------------------------------- NE : 0 2 18 56 24 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 4 17 28 50 1 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 2 7 87 4 : Percent SD : 0 1 20 66 13 : TX : 10 10 28 39 13 ID : 0 6 13 53 28 : MN : 1 16 22 46 15 12 Sts : 4 5 20 54 17 MT : 7 26 37 26 4 : ND : 1 6 25 57 11 Prev Wk : 3 7 22 53 15 SD : 0 0 24 72 4 Prev Yr : 2 9 30 51 8 WA : 0 5 34 44 17 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 2 12 26 48 12 : Prev Wk : 2 9 28 49 12 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 5 57 38 0 FL : 1 2 23 52 22 GA : 2 11 35 45 7 NC : 1 6 26 58 9 OK : 0 5 30 58 7 SC : 0 4 24 70 2 TX : 1 6 30 56 7 VA : 0 0 9 78 13 : 8 Sts : 1 7 34 51 7 : Prev Wk : 2 5 28 54 11 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Note: US level crop conditions are weighted averages based on 1995 planted acres for the selected states. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 10 40 44 5 :: NJ : 0 0 25 50 25 AZ : 24 29 25 20 2 :: NM : 10 26 32 28 4 AR : 6 21 32 32 9 :: NY : 0 0 39 61 0 CA : 5 25 30 40 0 :: NC : 1 6 20 65 8 CO : 5 11 25 52 7 :: ND : 3 11 37 42 7 CT : 0 0 26 74 0 :: OH : 7 21 41 26 5 DE : 0 2 13 83 2 :: OK : 0 6 26 47 21 FL : 0 5 10 70 15 :: OR : 1 15 44 31 9 GA : 1 10 34 51 4 :: PA : 1 8 27 46 18 ID : 2 17 35 40 6 :: RI : 0 0 8 92 0 IL : 12 21 36 28 3 :: SC : 0 14 32 46 8 IN : 9 24 41 24 2 :: SD : 2 7 31 55 5 IA : 5 14 34 41 6 :: TN : 0 5 28 57 10 KS : 1 4 20 65 10 :: TX : 17 28 36 16 3 KY : 2 13 32 47 6 :: UT : 10 21 45 24 0 LA : 0 2 23 64 11 :: VT : 0 21 36 43 0 ME : 0 25 12 53 10 :: VA : 0 1 11 63 25 MD : 1 3 15 58 23 :: WA : 0 10 44 35 11 MA : 0 1 58 41 0 :: WV : 0 3 16 70 11 MI : 6 31 40 20 3 :: WI : 6 12 33 45 4 MN : 7 18 40 33 2 :: WY : 0 6 54 40 0 MS : 3 12 33 43 9 :: : MO : 7 17 34 36 6 :: 48 Sts : 5 15 32 41 7 MT : 9 22 36 31 2 :: : NE : 0 5 21 62 12 :: Prev Wk: 5 14 32 41 8 NV : 3 18 37 42 0 :: Prev Yr: 4 14 33 42 7 NH : 0 7 46 47 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next "Crop Progress" report will be released at 4 P.M. 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