Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 6, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Mark E. Miller 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 after 4 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See tomorrow's Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for any revisions. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 56 NA 76 60 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 3 2 KY : 0 NA 0 2 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 5 NA 6 4 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 13 NA 10 9 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 41 NA 38 44 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 17 Sts: 2 NA 2 2 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 NA 13 4 CA : 30 NA 14 22 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 6 NA 48 19 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 6 NA 4 3 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 3 NA 5 1 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 7 NA 6 6 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : 19 Sts: 2 NA 3 2 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 0 1 AZ : 15 NA 25 25 AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 5 NA 28 10 GA : 2 NA 1 1 LA : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 4 2 NC : 1 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 0 NA 1 0 TN : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 10 NA 6 10 : 14 Sts: 5 NA 5 6 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 9 6 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 0 NA 3 3 MS : 0 NA 9 9 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 2 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 39 NA 30 40 : 12 Sts: 13 NA 10 14 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 21 NA 22 22 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 1 NA 0 1 ND : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 3 NA 1 1 : 5 Sts : 1 NA 1 1 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 6 4 CA : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 39 NA 37 30 MS : 4 NA 10 7 TX : 32 NA 2 21 : 5 Sts : 10 NA 11 10 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 97% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Apr 5, :Mar 29,:Apr 5, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 NA 26 21 MI : 1 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 1 NE : 14 NA 33 24 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 19 NA 16 10 PA : 20 NA 14 7 SD : 2 NA 1 1 WI : 1 NA 0 0 : 9 Sts : 3 NA 6 5 -------------------------------------- These 9 States planted 54% of last year's oat acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 6 35 50 9 CA : 0 0 30 40 30 CO : 2 7 14 50 27 GA : 2 9 32 49 8 ID : 0 1 10 55 34 IL : 1 3 16 68 12 IN : 0 2 18 63 17 KS : 0 2 12 62 24 MI : 1 6 33 49 11 MO : 0 11 30 49 10 MT : 1 8 34 53 4 NE : 1 5 25 55 14 NC : 1 9 36 48 6 OH : 1 2 14 56 27 OK : 0 0 14 77 9 OR : 0 2 6 42 50 SD : 0 4 16 60 20 TX : 1 7 37 41 14 WA : 0 0 9 57 34 : 19 Sts : 0 4 20 57 19 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 5 24 55 15 -------------------------------------- The next "Crop Progress" report will be released after 4 p.m. ET on April 13, 1998. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. 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