HDR1012000170111020971600CROP PROGRESS Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 20, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Rhonda Brandt at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. 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 Mature, Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 99 94 98 92 CO : 53 30 33 28 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 97 97 95 95 IL : 98 93 93 97 IL : 59 28 33 42 IN : 98 94 92 98 IN : 25 15 22 33 IA : 100 99 97 99 IA : 49 22 16 27 KS : 100 99 100 100 KS : 78 64 68 68 KY : 100 94 100 99 KY : 75 60 73 72 MI : 79 55 92 82 MI : 7 5 13 17 MN : 99 97 99 88 MN : 59 22 24 24 MO : 100 100 100 99 MO : 69 59 61 54 NE : 99 94 100 99 NE : 45 20 21 28 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 87 82 86 86 OH : 76 64 77 87 OH : 13 4 14 22 PA : 77 62 80 77 PA : 25 17 29 26 SD : 99 96 98 90 SD : 32 20 17 20 TX : 98 97 100 100 TX : 93 90 94 95 WI : 88 75 79 80 WI : 13 6 11 19 : : 17 Sts: 96 91 95 94 17 Sts: 48 27 29 35 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the These 17 States produced 92% of the 1996 corn crop. 1996 corn crop. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 91 85 83 75 AL : 37 21 29 23 AR : 72 56 75 67 AR : 34 24 36 33 GA : 89 84 85 85 GA : 16 12 10 10 IL : 99 98 96 99 IL : 89 81 56 78 IN : 100 100 100 100 IN : 87 72 50 75 IA : 100 100 99 100 IA : 94 88 80 81 KS : 98 97 95 97 KS : 59 54 57 57 KY : 87 82 85 88 KY : 32 18 21 27 LA : 98 95 97 91 LA : 86 72 81 62 MI : 100 99 100 100 MI : 60 27 36 46 MN : 99 99 99 99 MN : 97 91 93 77 MS : 92 82 91 86 MS : 69 55 64 52 MO : 100 94 91 94 MO : 60 45 43 47 NE : 100 100 100 100 NE : 79 63 87 82 NC : 68 47 67 68 NC : 12 9 8 8 OH : 100 98 94 99 OH : 84 50 42 69 SC : 36 28 40 39 SC : 6 3 5 3 SD : 100 100 100 100 SD : 82 73 79 65 TN : 89 75 90 89 TN : 25 13 17 20 : : 19 Sts: 96 93 94 95 19 Sts: 76 64 59 65 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 30 16 31 28 AR : 11 3 10 12 CA : 3 1 9 5 CA : 0 0 1 1 CO : 99 97 97 97 CO : 89 85 86 87 GA : 3 3 6 8 GA : 1 1 3 4 ID : 86 75 89 83 ID : 54 45 50 47 IL : 85 55 53 66 IL : 45 9 20 27 IN : 81 51 55 69 IN : 41 17 23 30 KS : 92 90 92 93 KS : 77 52 70 69 MI : 86 64 76 80 MI : 64 38 36 51 MO : 61 44 48 48 MO : 33 17 22 24 MT : 96 90 94 87 MT : 74 66 58 55 NE : 99 97 99 100 NE : 95 87 88 94 NC : 18 15 24 25 NC : 0 0 6 7 OH : 88 50 60 75 OH : 37 9 24 34 OK : 83 78 88 86 OK : 53 38 54 52 OR : 81 72 79 71 OR : 53 33 41 37 SD : 99 98 96 99 SD : 95 85 80 89 TX : 73 67 90 76 TX : 52 42 77 57 WA : 99 94 97 94 WA : 90 80 88 76 : : 19 Sts: 83 76 83 82 19 Sts: 63 47 60 58 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 97 85 94 89 AL : 37 20 51 45 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 45 38 34 48 AR : 95 94 99 96 AR : 41 30 65 56 CA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 40 25 40 34 GA : 89 83 91 88 GA : 35 21 43 36 LA : 100 99 100 100 LA : 92 57 81 76 MS : 100 91 100 100 MS : 61 36 76 63 MO : 100 100 100 96 MO : 43 39 61 57 NM : 100 97 99 98 NM : 10 6 20 14 NC : 93 88 100 99 NC : 18 8 33 32 OK : 73 68 70 70 OK : 12 5 9 19 SC : 91 89 96 94 SC : 22 14 52 36 TN : 100 96 100 99 TN : 42 27 71 52 TX : 90 83 85 78 TX : 30 25 24 35 : : 14 Sts: 93 88 92 89 14 Sts: 40 27 45 44 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 98% of the 1996 cotton crop. 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 74 45 72 77 IL : 95 90 90 90 KS : 96 91 92 87 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 98 100 100 MO : 95 93 92 92 NE : 96 95 92 95 NM : 80 45 36 62 OK : 86 80 74 67 SD : 99 95 97 92 TX : 93 90 97 94 : 12 Sts: 94 89 92 89 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 95 89 96 95 AL : 93 88 67 NA CO : 7 3 35 27 FL : 97 96 78 NA IL : 52 23 17 36 GA : 88 79 71 NA KS : 52 35 42 43 NC : 50 21 52 NA LA : 100 100 100 99 OK : 43 24 46 NA MS : 97 95 97 98 SC : 69 56 71 NA MO : 59 48 56 56 TX : 40 33 34 NA NE : 54 35 14 31 VA : 88 74 84 NA NM : 20 6 1 12 : OK : 35 22 20 23 8 Sts : 73 63 61 NA SD : 47 29 50 39 -------------------------------------- TX : 70 66 71 81 These 8 States produced 99% of the : 1996 peanut crop. 12 Sts: 58 46 49 55 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Oct 19,:Oct 12,:Oct 19,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 87 98 93 CA : 96 90 73 78 LA : 99 99 100 99 MS : 97 92 100 94 TX : 97 95 100 100 : 5 Sts : 95 91 94 92 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 97% of the 1996 rice crop. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 5 22 58 15 AL : 4 16 43 35 2 CA : 0 0 55 45 0 AZ : 0 3 21 52 24 CO : 1 5 26 54 14 AR : 0 7 32 44 17 GA : 0 0 38 54 8 CA : 0 0 10 60 30 ID : 0 0 2 86 12 GA : 4 15 38 36 7 IL : 0 2 25 66 7 LA : 3 11 43 37 6 IN : 2 2 42 48 6 MS : 0 6 24 44 26 KS : 0 1 19 65 15 MO : 0 20 36 43 1 MI : 0 2 27 58 13 NM : 4 6 20 55 15 MO : 0 2 35 57 6 NC : 1 9 35 52 3 MT : 4 13 49 30 4 OK : 0 1 19 65 15 NE : 1 2 30 60 7 SC : 1 6 29 54 10 NC : 0 1 16 70 13 TN : 1 5 22 62 10 OH : 1 5 34 51 9 TX : 4 12 32 42 10 OK : 0 1 27 68 4 : OR : 0 0 17 80 3 14 Sts : 2 10 30 46 12 SD : 0 1 10 53 36 : TX : 4 10 35 43 8 Prev Wk : 2 7 32 47 12 WA : 0 0 23 72 5 Prev Yr : 3 10 28 44 15 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 1 3 26 60 10 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 7 26 39 28 0 :: NJ : 0 0 70 30 0 AZ : 10 10 24 41 15 :: NM : 0 7 28 60 5 AR : 2 20 44 32 2 :: NY : 0 0 57 43 0 CA : 5 20 40 35 0 :: NC : 4 15 42 37 2 CO : 3 6 23 46 22 :: ND : 17 33 37 13 0 CT : 0 3 55 42 0 :: OH : 6 14 39 34 7 DE : 6 30 38 26 0 :: OK : 2 9 35 50 4 FL : 0 25 30 45 0 :: OR : 0 2 45 36 17 GA : 3 18 48 30 1 :: PA : 5 20 33 40 2 ID : 0 5 30 45 20 :: RI : 0 0 13 87 0 IL : 4 16 43 35 2 :: SC : 4 18 47 30 1 IN : 14 21 36 27 2 :: SD : 1 3 21 59 16 IA : 6 20 36 32 6 :: TN : 2 13 38 42 5 KS : 2 7 32 55 4 :: TX : 5 15 43 32 5 KY : 14 31 35 18 2 :: UT : 0 4 14 61 21 LA : 4 18 50 26 2 :: VT : 0 37 27 36 0 ME : 0 0 45 55 0 :: VA : 20 30 40 10 0 MD : 3 14 41 40 2 :: WA : 0 12 54 33 1 MA : 5 14 81 0 0 :: WV : 10 16 36 35 3 MI : 4 21 48 22 5 :: WI : 0 6 32 56 6 MN : 4 16 34 39 7 :: WY : 2 3 16 65 14 MS : 2 16 38 40 4 :: : MO : 2 13 41 43 1 :: 48 Sts : 4 14 36 41 5 MT : 4 15 35 40 6 :: : NE : 5 16 31 46 2 :: Prev Wk: 5 14 36 39 6 NV : 0 0 0 95 5 :: Prev Yr: 3 12 36 42 7 NH : 0 13 53 34 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next "Crop Progress" report will be released at 4 p.m. ET on October 27, 1997. 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