Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 1, 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 Harvested, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Nov 30,:Nov 23,:Nov 30,: 1996 State:Nov 30,:Nov 23,:Nov 30,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 100 98 100 96 AL : 92 85 87 86 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 94 89 83 94 IL : 99 98 97 95 GA : 68 53 84 77 IN : 96 92 93 91 IL : 100 100 100 100 IA : 100 99 97 95 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 98 99 98 IA : 100 100 100 100 KY : 98 97 98 98 KS : 99 99 94 97 MI : 80 70 92 80 KY : 95 87 95 98 MN : 99 98 98 96 LA : 100 99 100 99 MO : 100 97 95 95 MI : 98 97 99 96 NE : 98 96 97 94 MN : 99 99 99 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 MS : 97 94 100 96 OH : 86 82 84 88 MO : 100 95 93 96 PA : 82 74 88 82 NE : 100 99 100 100 SD : 99 99 94 91 NC : 65 57 71 65 TX : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 98 100 WI : 94 85 89 87 SC : 60 40 70 58 : SD : 100 100 100 100 17 Sts: 97 95 96 93 TN : 89 79 76 89 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 98 96 96 97 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Nov 30,:Nov 23,:Nov 30,: 1996 State:Nov 30,:Nov 23,:Nov 30,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 77 74 77 85 AL : 90 86 93 92 CA : 35 20 44 30 AZ : 91 88 81 92 CO : 100 100 100 100 AR : 97 95 100 98 GA : 26 16 38 41 CA : 98 97 94 97 ID : 95 92 96 97 GA : 74 66 90 85 IL : 100 99 100 98 LA : 100 100 100 100 IN : 99 97 98 99 MS : 99 97 100 99 KS : 98 96 99 98 MO : 100 94 94 97 MI : 100 99 100 99 NM : 91 80 89 80 MO : 100 92 93 88 NC : 80 76 89 85 MT : 94 93 93 94 OK : 88 72 50 69 NE : 100 100 100 100 SC : 85 78 95 88 NC : 77 65 72 68 TN : 96 91 97 97 OH : 100 96 98 99 TX : 84 79 74 77 OK : 93 92 98 92 : OR : 90 85 93 95 14 Sts: 89 85 87 88 SD : 100 100 100 99 -------------------------------------- TX : 92 89 100 88 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 100 99 99 97 1996 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 94 92 96 93 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Percent Harvested, These 19 States produced 92% of the Selected States 1996 winter wheat crop. -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Nov 30,:Nov 23,:Nov 30,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 68 35 96 91 IL : 100 97 95 97 KS : 98 91 97 92 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 96 95 96 NE : 99 97 97 97 NM : 100 98 94 92 OK : 86 80 94 91 SD : 98 98 100 98 TX : 98 95 98 99 : 12 Sts: 97 92 97 95 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 33 55 8 CA : 0 0 35 40 25 CO : 1 3 20 62 14 GA : 0 0 38 58 4 ID : 0 0 8 81 11 IL : 0 1 25 66 8 IN : 0 5 27 56 12 KS : 0 2 21 67 10 MI : 2 8 31 50 9 MO : 0 4 25 62 9 MT : 0 4 44 52 0 NE : 0 7 26 60 7 NC : 0 1 27 68 4 OH : 0 4 35 49 12 OK : 0 1 16 79 4 OR : 0 0 15 83 2 SD : 0 6 13 55 26 TX : 1 10 40 46 3 WA : 0 0 11 78 11 : 19 Sts : 0 3 24 65 8 : Prev Wk : 0 4 23 62 11 Prev Yr : 1 3 21 64 11 -------------------------------------- This is the last "Crop Progress" report for the 1997 season. The next weekly "Crop Progress" report will be released in April 1998. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. 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