We 1 (8-04) Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 30, 2004, 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 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. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 92 93 91 IL : 97 94 94 96 IN : 98 95 90 95 IA : 99 98 99 99 KS : 86 84 85 90 KY : 87 79 78 86 LA : 100 99 95 98 MI : 87 82 96 94 MN : 95 90 99 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 93 81 88 88 NE : 99 95 97 98 NC : 77 66 64 66 ND : 99 95 100 100 OH : 97 93 95 97 SD : 98 93 99 98 TN : 95 89 91 90 WI : 81 78 93 91 : 18 Sts: 95 91 94 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 21 NA 9 10 IL : 4 NA 1 3 IN : 12 NA 5 10 IA : 1 NA 3 2 KS : 3 NA 18 19 KY : 5 NA 1 5 LA : 41 NA 17 28 MI : 0 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 4 2 MS : 62 NA 41 41 MO : 4 NA 4 3 NE : 2 NA 3 6 NC : 1 NA 2 2 ND : 0 NA 8 5 OH : 5 NA 1 8 SD : 16 NA 25 20 TN : 9 NA 6 9 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 6 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 41 28 86 77 IL : 96 95 92 95 IN : 96 90 81 92 IA : 81 62 82 87 KS : 94 93 97 98 KY : 100 92 95 98 MI : 49 37 64 59 MN : 35 25 86 85 MO : 96 93 97 96 NE : 92 83 93 93 NC : 100 99 92 96 ND : 29 27 90 92 OH : 91 82 82 86 PA : 79 76 63 71 SD : 74 60 84 87 TN : 100 99 100 100 TX : 98 94 97 99 WI : 43 34 69 68 : 18 Sts: 79 70 86 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 11 8 44 34 IL : 76 67 56 68 IN : 67 52 35 60 IA : 39 19 51 59 KS : 70 63 75 77 KY : 85 75 82 88 MI : 9 2 14 21 MN : 6 4 47 44 MO : 85 78 84 84 NE : 46 31 56 63 NC : 95 93 78 86 ND : 2 2 52 50 OH : 49 33 27 41 PA : 44 36 18 36 SD : 17 11 37 46 TN : 99 97 97 94 TX : 91 85 88 90 WI : 4 1 21 24 : 18 Sts: 46 36 50 57 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 7 4 IL : 14 5 7 14 IN : 14 7 2 9 IA : 2 0 8 10 KS : 21 14 35 34 KY : 54 23 40 50 MI : 0 0 0 1 MN : 0 0 2 2 MO : 38 29 46 43 NE : 1 0 6 8 NC : 78 71 42 59 ND : 0 0 4 4 OH : 3 2 0 4 PA : 8 4 2 6 SD : 1 0 5 7 TN : 58 35 56 61 TX : 74 68 73 68 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 11 6 11 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 12 19 33 AZ : 60 45 50 57 AR : 14 5 19 32 CA : 40 30 18 22 GA : 30 16 17 32 LA : 40 31 42 60 MS : 39 22 38 59 MO : 12 8 10 33 NC : 34 10 4 18 OK : 21 9 21 15 SC : 20 15 13 19 TN : 15 9 22 34 TX : 20 18 21 28 VA : 54 48 10 16 : 14 Sts: 25 17 21 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 79 67 88 83 IL : 98 95 92 97 KS : 85 78 81 92 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 98 95 95 96 NE : 93 90 88 94 NM : 65 44 61 73 OK : 82 75 83 83 SD : 95 88 99 95 TX : 89 83 76 90 : 11 Sts: 88 82 82 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 91 99 96 CO : 17 4 29 19 IL : 77 58 35 61 KS : 34 23 37 53 LA : 100 99 98 98 MO : 67 42 54 65 NE : 26 15 31 43 NM : 11 7 12 19 OK : 41 36 48 44 SD : 40 28 50 49 TX : 61 55 59 75 : 11 Sts: 46 37 47 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 71 57 74 68 CO : 1 0 6 1 IL : 9 1 0 3 KS : 3 1 6 13 LA : 95 90 91 92 MO : 10 3 9 22 NE : 0 0 1 3 NM : 2 0 0 0 OK : 19 7 20 20 SD : 0 0 4 3 TX : 52 50 53 62 : 11 Sts: 24 21 26 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 92 89 99 98 CA : 95 85 87 90 LA : 100 97 100 100 MS : 100 100 99 97 MO : 94 85 94 93 TX : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 95 91 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 1 5 6 CA : 3 0 0 0 LA : 75 66 73 76 MS : 11 3 12 9 MO : 1 0 0 1 TX : 71 64 75 82 : 6 Sts : 18 14 19 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 100 MN : 80 65 96 94 NE : 100 98 100 100 ND : 62 48 90 80 OH : 97 90 99 100 PA : 95 81 90 92 SD : 100 95 100 100 WI : 91 78 95 95 : 8 Sts : 85 75 95 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 66% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 69 54 78 71 MN : 33 29 94 82 MT : 49 30 88 66 ND : 41 32 88 71 SD : 98 91 100 99 WA : 89 81 96 81 : 6 Sts : 50 40 90 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 29,:Aug 22,:Aug 29,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 65 55 74 69 MN : 50 32 98 87 MT : 61 43 88 68 ND : 57 44 96 78 WA : 87 85 96 79 : 5 Sts : 61 48 90 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 5 12 44 36 IL : 1 3 17 54 25 IN : 2 5 15 51 27 IA : 2 6 19 52 21 KS : 2 6 16 50 26 KY : 0 4 13 46 37 MI : 6 13 35 37 9 MN : 4 12 35 42 7 MO : 1 3 15 56 25 NE : 2 6 21 45 26 NC : 2 4 19 63 12 ND : 6 20 33 33 8 OH : 4 10 26 44 16 PA : 1 2 10 41 46 SD : 3 10 27 44 16 TN : 1 3 11 52 33 TX : 0 2 13 49 36 WI : 5 20 23 40 12 : 18 Sts : 2 7 21 49 21 : Prev Wk : 2 7 20 48 23 Prev Yr : 9 16 29 36 10 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 24 46 23 IL : 2 4 23 53 18 IN : 4 6 18 51 21 IA : 2 7 23 50 18 KS : 1 3 16 58 22 KY : 0 4 19 42 35 LA : 6 21 32 33 8 MI : 4 12 34 42 8 MN : 8 14 34 38 6 MS : 1 4 13 47 35 MO : 2 6 23 55 14 NE : 3 11 27 46 13 NC : 1 5 20 65 9 ND : 4 15 38 37 6 OH : 5 10 28 44 13 SD : 2 9 27 47 15 TN : 2 5 16 52 25 WI : 3 12 30 36 19 : 18 Sts : 3 8 25 48 16 : Prev Wk : 2 7 24 50 17 Prev Yr : 8 16 31 36 9 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 12 28 47 8 AZ : 0 3 27 41 29 AR : 0 5 24 43 28 CA : 0 0 0 30 70 GA : 3 13 33 39 12 LA : 10 15 29 41 5 MS : 2 7 23 48 20 MO : 0 0 21 67 12 NC : 0 4 24 63 9 OK : 1 1 41 49 8 SC : 0 3 19 71 7 TN : 0 1 12 60 27 TX : 3 5 18 43 31 VA : 0 0 15 30 55 : 14 Sts : 2 6 21 46 25 : Prev Wk : 2 6 22 47 23 Prev Yr : 6 13 29 40 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 33 54 11 CO : 1 16 31 42 10 IL : 0 2 13 61 24 KS : 2 7 22 53 16 LA : 0 6 52 42 0 MO : 0 4 22 61 13 NE : 2 11 41 39 7 NM : 0 2 57 35 6 OK : 0 1 12 56 31 SD : 8 19 38 31 4 TX : 1 7 24 49 19 : 11 Sts : 2 7 26 49 16 : Prev Wk : 1 6 25 50 18 Prev Yr : 16 29 33 19 3 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 22 50 26 CA : 0 0 45 35 20 LA : 0 7 34 48 11 MS : 0 1 11 57 31 MO : 0 2 9 55 34 TX : 0 2 34 54 10 : 6 Sts : 0 2 27 48 23 : Prev Wk : 0 2 27 49 22 Prev Yr : 1 3 26 49 21 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 7 44 37 10 FL : 0 1 20 59 20 GA : 2 9 39 45 5 NC : 0 1 16 82 1 OK : 0 4 18 65 13 TX : 2 2 14 41 41 VA : 0 0 19 36 45 : 7 Sts : 2 5 30 47 16 : Prev Wk : 1 5 25 53 16 Prev Yr : 0 3 22 55 20 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 13 71 16 MN : 2 4 35 46 13 MT : 7 13 29 45 6 ND : 2 7 22 47 22 SD : 10 5 17 40 28 WA : 2 3 29 62 4 : 6 Sts : 4 7 25 47 17 : Prev Wk : 4 8 24 46 18 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 6 32 47 14 :: NJ : 0 0 25 75 0 AZ : 27 34 18 18 3 :: NM : 10 22 34 26 8 AR : 2 6 27 54 11 :: NY : 0 5 20 59 16 CA : 55 45 0 0 0 :: NC : 0 4 25 60 11 CO : 4 24 29 34 9 :: ND : 22 18 30 27 3 CT : 0 0 14 86 0 :: OH : 1 6 27 56 10 DE : 0 3 19 71 7 :: OK : 1 2 17 57 23 FL : 0 5 15 70 10 :: OR : 1 18 36 39 6 GA : 2 9 39 45 5 :: PA : 4 6 22 55 13 ID : 1 12 40 46 1 :: RI : 0 0 8 8 84 IL : 1 5 28 53 13 :: SC : 1 7 24 63 5 IN : 1 7 24 53 15 :: SD : 14 23 36 22 5 IA : 3 8 24 50 15 :: TN : 0 6 17 62 15 KS : 6 16 31 39 8 :: TX : 2 9 30 45 14 KY : 1 5 20 55 19 :: UT : 9 14 35 40 2 LA : 7 13 38 39 3 :: VT : 0 25 37 27 11 ME : 0 0 2 38 60 :: VA : 0 3 17 61 19 MD : 2 4 23 43 28 :: WA : 3 18 46 33 0 MA : 0 0 17 83 0 :: WV : 0 10 28 52 10 MI : 4 16 43 29 8 :: WI : 2 9 27 54 8 MN : 2 13 37 42 6 :: WY : 40 26 21 9 4 MS : 4 10 19 54 13 :: : MO : 1 4 21 61 13 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 27 41 10 MT : 20 21 37 19 3 :: : NE : 14 23 39 22 2 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 27 40 11 NV : 26 37 30 6 1 :: Prev Yr: 19 23 29 23 6 NH : 0 1 27 45 27 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data that are collected each week from early April to the end of November. The Crop progress and condition surveys are non-probability surveys that include a sample of more than 5,000 reporters whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these reporters subjectively estimate progress of farmers' activities and progress of crops through their stages of development. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. 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