We 1 (5-00) Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 8, 2000, 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 7:00 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 final crop progress and condition estimates. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 96 95 91 CA : 98 97 97 98 CO : 11 3 3 2 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 48 14 22 15 IN : 27 13 17 13 KS : 54 14 31 19 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 66 34 29 27 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 1 0 1 0 NC : 95 80 92 87 OH : 2 0 1 1 OK : 93 76 81 74 OR : 5 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 77 64 75 67 WA : 3 0 0 1 : 18 Sts: 51 33 40 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 46 20 22 49 IL : 91 58 44 45 IN : 66 35 44 29 IA : 95 65 51 49 KS : 86 73 41 60 KY : 75 57 74 52 MI : 35 5 31 25 MN : 93 72 68 58 MO : 96 91 37 49 NE : 79 40 23 41 NC : 87 72 82 86 ND : 55 20 28 20 OH : 44 7 58 34 PA : 28 8 34 27 SD : 63 24 16 19 TN : 81 70 89 83 TX : 89 80 79 84 WI : 62 18 41 27 : 18 Sts: 78 49 45 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 16 9 9 11 IL : 36 6 4 7 IN : 29 10 16 10 IA : 56 9 4 6 KS : 26 11 3 5 KY : 12 6 8 3 LA : 41 26 27 24 MI : 10 1 6 4 MN : 54 10 13 13 MS : 47 24 39 33 MO : 41 19 2 3 NE : 26 7 1 3 NC : 5 0 5 8 ND : 12 0 0 3 OH : 19 3 33 15 SD : 18 *2 1 2 TN : 4 0 5 3 WI : 22 0 6 4 : 18 Sts: 34 8 9 8 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 32 49 54 AZ : 76 65 73 87 AR : 29 7 28 26 CA : 98 93 84 77 GA : 37 17 26 40 LA : 62 47 59 52 MS : 56 19 39 37 MO : 78 37 31 18 NC : 30 7 33 35 OK : 6 3 8 6 SC : 31 13 29 40 TN : 25 6 26 24 TX : 20 18 19 24 VA : 45 6 65 56 : 14 Sts: 37 23 31 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 11 2 3 5 IL : 38 11 7 NA IN : 15 0 7 NA IA : 36 2 1 2 KS : 46 26 13 8 KY : 51 24 48 41 MI : 3 0 2 3 MN : 37 0 6 7 MO : 66 57 19 NA NE : 24 5 1 2 NC : 69 50 69 NA ND : 12 0 1 1 OH : 3 0 13 5 PA : 1 0 2 NA SD : 8 1 0 NA TN : 65 40 61 NA TX : 70 64 64 NA WI : 5 0 1 NA : 18 Sts: 30 9 9 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 72 62 54 60 CO : 8 1 1 2 IL : 12 8 0 1 KS : 13 9 1 5 LA : 58 43 61 57 MO : 39 24 4 7 NE : 3 1 0 2 NM : 0 0 0 1 OK : 9 7 3 6 SD : 6 0 0 4 TX : 48 46 46 57 : 11 Sts: 27 23 19 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 96 88 83 81 MN : 90 61 56 37 MT : 71 54 68 59 ND : 72 44 31 24 SD : 96 83 79 53 WA : 97 91 96 86 : 6 Sts : 79 57 55 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 98 90 MN : 87 74 69 68 NE : 100 99 97 95 ND : 66 36 19 18 OH : 92 79 94 82 PA : 86 61 82 76 SD : 90 75 66 50 WI : 98 80 88 70 : 8 Sts : 86 68 65 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 52% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 95 84 66 67 MN : 82 58 37 30 MT : 76 55 70 58 ND : 60 30 18 18 WA : 95 87 92 84 : 5 Sts : 77 56 53 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 82 61 54 54 MN : 41 17 24 14 MT : 37 6 23 17 ND : 33 10 12 8 SD : 79 47 49 25 WA : 81 63 76 68 : 6 Sts : 45 19 25 18 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 94 83 85 59 MN : 56 38 38 27 NE : 94 80 90 59 ND : 23 9 6 5 OH : 69 53 84 60 PA : 57 37 49 NA SD : 63 43 33 22 WI : 61 33 50 NA : 8 Sts: 56 38 42 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 52% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 76 60 39 38 MN : 35 16 15 11 MT : 37 8 25 18 ND : 19 4 5 5 WA : 79 50 72 59 : 5 Sts : 43 21 26 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 71 56 64 68 CA : 60 20 41 22 LA : 97 95 88 87 MS : 63 36 82 84 TX : 95 91 92 81 : 5 Sts : 75 58 69 67 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 34 8 27 35 FL : 23 16 28 26 GA : 20 6 19 39 NC : 15 1 28 17 OK : 12 3 8 13 TX : 21 4 13 10 VA : 17 0 39 31 : 7 Sts : 21 6 20 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 42 19 28 37 CA : 15 5 7 4 LA : 84 76 79 75 MS : 35 9 42 56 TX : 88 83 79 65 : 5 Sts : 48 31 39 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 7, :Apr 30,:May 7, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 100 94 93 97 MI : 65 52 NA NA MN : 98 85 72 52 ND : 98 78 65 45 : 4 Sts : 93 79 NA NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 73% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 4 13 28 49 6 :: NJ : 0 0 10 80 10 AZ : 2 21 41 36 0 :: NM : 20 26 38 16 0 AR : 1 5 27 50 17 :: NY : 0 0 15 58 27 CA : 0 10 50 30 10 :: NC : 0 3 19 67 11 CO : 1 4 32 61 2 :: ND : 3 9 38 44 6 CT : 0 0 40 44 16 :: OH : 1 4 23 53 19 DE : 0 0 16 79 5 :: OK : 0 3 23 62 12 FL : 0 45 50 5 0 :: OR : 0 0 19 72 9 GA : 6 20 39 32 3 :: PA : 2 4 32 55 7 ID : 2 3 24 57 14 :: RI : 0 0 67 33 0 IL : 1 6 29 57 7 :: SC : 1 6 27 57 9 IN : 3 8 31 47 11 :: SD : 1 4 31 52 12 IA : 8 27 45 18 2 :: TN : 1 4 20 60 15 KS : 1 6 29 57 7 :: TX : 16 21 30 27 6 KY : 1 7 30 49 13 :: UT : 1 9 38 50 2 LA : 3 10 32 46 9 :: VT : 0 19 44 37 0 ME : 17 21 34 28 0 :: VA : 0 3 18 65 14 MD : 2 4 13 61 20 :: WA : 0 15 33 47 5 MA : 0 13 11 76 0 :: WV : 0 12 34 45 9 MI : 1 10 30 49 10 :: WI : 6 14 37 36 7 MN : 3 17 47 31 2 :: WY : 1 1 32 63 3 MS : 0 9 20 57 14 :: : MO : 20 37 36 7 0 :: 48 Sts : 6 14 33 40 7 MT : 10 27 33 27 3 :: : NE : 9 24 44 22 1 :: Prev Wk: NA NA NA NA NA NV : 1 3 15 80 1 :: Prev Yr: 2 8 28 51 11 NH : 0 9 32 59 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 5 31 44 18 CA : 0 0 10 50 40 CO : 1 2 15 62 20 ID : 0 1 10 73 16 IL : 1 5 20 58 16 IN : 1 3 17 53 26 KS : 3 9 33 45 10 MI : 0 2 12 47 39 MO : 1 5 32 51 11 MT : 3 11 43 39 4 NE : 5 11 38 43 3 NC : 1 1 12 73 13 OH : 0 1 12 51 36 OK : 1 3 18 63 15 OR : 0 0 26 55 19 SD : 0 3 17 62 18 TX : 25 29 34 11 1 WA : 0 0 11 72 17 : 18 Sts : 5 9 26 47 13 : Prev Wk : 5 10 24 47 14 Prev Yr : 1 5 21 57 16 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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