We 1 (11-03) Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 24, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Brian T. Young at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Note: These data are preliminary and will be released after 4:00 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See tomorrow's Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for final progress and condition estimates. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Nov 23,:Nov 16,:Nov 23,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 83 66 78 CA : 33 15 41 31 CO : 99 97 100 100 ID : 90 87 87 93 IL : 99 98 98 98 IN : 99 97 98 97 KS : 94 92 96 95 MI : 100 97 100 98 MO : 88 79 87 87 MT : 89 89 95 91 NE : 100 100 100 100 NC : 55 49 32 49 OH : 100 99 99 99 OK : 96 93 94 86 OR : 76 68 68 88 SD : 100 90 100 94 TX : 84 81 87 80 WA : 98 97 96 99 : 18 Sts: 92 88 91 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Nov 23,:Nov 16,:Nov 23,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 94 86 69 88 AZ : 65 60 82 81 AR : 97 95 92 98 CA : 95 90 99 88 GA : 76 67 67 81 LA : 100 100 86 97 MS : 100 99 92 98 MO : 91 85 90 97 NC : 75 63 65 81 OK : 69 61 66 78 SC : 72 58 64 84 TN : 92 84 83 96 TX : 61 53 63 73 VA : 71 60 80 85 : 14 Sts: 78 71 74 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Nov 23,:Nov 16,:Nov 23,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 95 88 92 91 IL : 98 96 99 99 KS : 92 87 88 97 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 98 95 98 99 NE : 99 96 98 99 NM : 57 42 63 75 OK : 87 84 88 91 SD : 100 100 98 97 TX : 80 77 88 94 : 11 Sts: 88 84 89 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 2 28 59 10 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 CO : 8 20 35 33 4 ID : 0 4 37 56 3 IL : 0 1 13 67 19 IN : 1 2 17 67 13 KS : 5 17 26 42 10 MI : 0 2 33 59 6 MO : 0 0 24 67 9 MT : 7 18 44 29 2 NE : 5 12 36 42 5 NC : 0 0 17 81 2 OH : 1 3 17 59 20 OK : 5 9 26 48 12 OR : 4 37 45 13 1 SD : 14 19 38 25 4 TX : 7 18 38 32 5 WA : 3 17 56 24 0 : 18 Sts : 5 14 31 42 8 : Prev Wk : 6 13 33 41 7 Prev Yr : 2 6 31 50 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2002 planted acres. The next "Crop Progress" report will be released after 4 p.m. ET on April 5, 2004. 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