HDR1012000170100620951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170100620951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY June 12 - 18, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Warm, sunny weather enabled row crop producers to make significant planting progress across the Midwest. Pleasant weather allowed winter wheat harvest to progress in the southern Great Plains. Rainfall in northern California halted fieldwork, while chilly temperatures slowed crop development. The number of days suitable for fieldwork ranged from 3.7 days in North Carolina to 7 days in North Dakota, with most States reporting 5 to 6 days. Much-needed rain was received in the mid-Atlantic States, but soil moisture remained short in the Southeast. Several thousand acres of wheat and soybeans were flooded along the Arkansas river. The prolonged cool, wet spring has raised producers' concern for weed and insect control in addition to disease problems across the Nation. Soil moisture ranged from 84 percent (%) short to very short in New Mexico to 48% surplus in South Dakota. The winter wheat crop was in mostly good to fair condition with 93 percent (%) of the acreage headed, 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was 10% complete, 8 points behind normal. Wheat development was slowed by the extended cool, wet spring weather. Warm, sunny weather was ripening the wheat in Kansas, where the harvest was 12 points behind the average. Grain fill in Kansas was reported as below par due the late-spring freeze. Wheat heading in Idaho and Nebraska increased by 26 points from last week, while wheat heading was 24 points behind normal in Montana and South Dakota. The excessive moisture raised producers concern for wheat diseases and weed control and lowered the Nation's winter wheat condition. Rust and other wheat foliar diseases were reported in the Midwest as a result of earlier wet field conditions. Hessian flies and Russian wheat aphids were reported in Washington. Wet conditions slowed wheat harvest in parts of central Texas, while in the High Plains, the wheat harvest was beginning. Spring wheat was good to fair with 93% of the five major producing States' acreage emerged, 7 points behind normal. North Dakota's crop was mostly good with 87% of the acreage emerged, 13 points behind normal. Hot, dry weather in North Dakota lowered soil moisture supplies. Weeds remained a concern for producers since windy conditions prohibited spraying. Corn planted was 97% complete for the 17 major producing States, 3 points behind last year and 2 points below the average. Improved weather conditions allowed Midwestern farmers to make significant planting progress for the second week in a row. Missouri corn planted at 75% complete, was up 31 points from last week but remained 21 points behind average. Corn planted in Missouri was 23 days behind the average, leaving many corn producers uncertain whether any additional corn will be planted this year. Suitable weather helped corn development, with some early-planted fields in Kentucky tasseling. Corn planting in Illinois and Iowa was close to completion. Corn height in South Dakota was reported at 5 inches, compared with an 11-inch average. Cotton planting was 95% complete, up 7 points from last week and 2 points behind the average for the Nation. Cotton condition was good to fair with 34% of the crop squaring, 6 points ahead of the average. Planting was compete except in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas. Oklahoma's cotton planting at 63% complete, 24 points behind the average. was limited by wet fields. Cotton development in California was slowed by the chilly weather and was 3 weeks behind normal. Growth regulator was applied to some of Georgia's early-planted cotton fields. Cotton squaring in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi was ahead of the average by 20 points, while California and New Mexico were behind the average by 26 and 27 points, respectively. Insect control remained active in the Southeast where cotton producers were applying pinhead square, budworm, and bollworm chemicals. In the Texas Rio Grande Valley, dryland cotton was stressed and the crop's condition declined from last week as a result of continued dry weather and beet armyworm problems. High winds and seedling diseases have caused some problems in the Texas High Plains. Sorghum planting was 71% complete for the 12 major producing States, up 25 points from last week but 15 points below the average. Grain sorghum planting in Illinois and Kansas was over 30 points behind the average. Sorghum planting in Texas increased 3 points from last week to equal the average. Planting continued at a rapid pace in the Texas Plains, with midge problems reported across the States. Rice was in mostly good to fair condition for the five major producing States. Texas rice condition was in excellent to good condition. Emerged rice fields in California were sprayed for weeds, water weevils, and shrimp. Dry weather in Louisiana rice fields suppressed disease problems. Rice armyworms were reported in some Texas rice fields, where spraying was underway. Soybean planting was 79% complete, up 20 points from last week and 7 points behind the average. Planting made significant progress in Nebraska, where producers increased planting by 41 points from last week to 92% complete. Soybean planting lagged more than 30 points in Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota. Soybean planting in Missouri was 19 days behind the average. Illinois soybean producers increased plantings by 32 points from last week to 84% complete, 8 points behind normal. Dry weather in Louisiana delayed completion of soybean planting. In Wisconsin, most soybeans planted have begun to emerge, while in Minnesota, the average soybean height was 4 inches, compared with 5 inches for the 5-year average. Range and Pasture: Pasture feed condition for the Nation was rated 78% good to excellent, slightly increased from last week. Rains in California generated excellent spring growth for rangeland grasses and mountain ranges. Some pasturers in the Midwest are becoming weedy as a result of the excess moisture. Ranges and pastures in Texas responded favorably to the mid-week rains, but livestock producers in the Trans-Pecos region were forced to reduce their herd because of poor grazing. HDR2012000170100620951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 25 June 11 - 17, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Very warm and dry conditions promoted rapid planting progress and crop development in the central Plains and western Corn Belt, marking the end of a 9-week stretch of excessively cool, wet weather. Cool air, preceded by showers, shifted into the Southeast, ending a 5-week warm spell. Meanwhile in the West, a strong late-season storm delivered heavy precipitation and held weekly temperatures as much as 12 degrees F below normal. Early in the week, rain boosted topsoil moisture from New England to southern Texas. Totals locally exceeded 2 inches from the Tennessee Valley to the Middle Atlantic States. Meanwhile, cool air lingered over the central Plains and western Corn Belt through Monday, setting or tying nearly a dozen daily record. Lows on Sunday included 40 degrees F in Goodland, KS and 46 degrees F in Hastings, NE. A day later, Sioux City, IA noted 45 degrees F. Farther south, heat briefly settled over the Southwest, where highs on Monday in Arizona included 109 degrees F in Tucson and 115 degrees F in Lake Havasu City. Between Tuesday and Thursday, more than 30 daily-record lows were broken or tied in the Southeast, including midweek readings of 51 degrees F in Birmingham, AL and 53 degrees F in Macon, GA. Elsewhere, warmth encompassed the North-Central States, while cool, windy, wet weather overspread the West. On Wednesday, highs struggled to 61 degrees F in Yakima, WA and to 64 degrees F in Sacramento, CA, the lowest maxima on record for June 14. Until 0.12 inches fell on Thursday, measurable rain had never been observed on June 15 in Bakersfield, CA. In the Sierra Nevada foothills, 4-day rainfall reached 3.13 inches at Blue Canyon, while in the highlands, Incline Village received 5 inches of snow on June 15-16. Southern California shared in the storminess toward week's end, with daily-rainfall records set on June 16 at the Los Angeles Civic Center (0.34 inches) and San Diego (0.17 inches). Heat arrived in the North-Central States on Thursday, where Williston, ND notched 100 degrees F, and International Falls, MN (89 degrees F) tallied its first of at least 5 consecutive daily records. On Saturday and Sunday (June 18), the mercury soared to 99 degrees F in International Falls, eclipsing the former all-time record of 98 degrees F, reached on June 11, 1956, July 29, 1975, and July 6, 1988. Elsewhere on Saturday, highs attained the 100-degree mark in Fargo, ND, Grand Forks, ND, and Redwood Falls, MN. Farther south, however, late-week highs across the Corn Belt (except the extreme northwest) were generally only in the upper 80's to around 90 degrees F, while extreme highs in the central Plains locally reached the mid-90's on June 15-16. Meanwhile in the northern and central Rockies, warm weather produced rapid snow-melt runoff and small-stream flooding, locally enhanced by thunderstorms. HDR2012000170100620951200CROP PROGRESS Released June 19, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Corn: Percent Planted, Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 91 89 100 100 AL : 81 71 75 75 GA : 100 100 100 100 AR : 79 64 79 65 IL : 97 88 100 99 GA : 82 62 80 75 IN : 99 90 100 98 IL : 84 52 98 92 IA : 98 92 100 99 IN : 88 67 99 92 KS : 100 94 100 100 IA : 90 74 100 93 KY : 98 92 100 99 KS : 35 11 94 81 MI : 100 98 100 100 KY : 50 38 69 62 MN : 99 99 99 99 LA : 91 85 87 78 MO : 75 44 100 96 MI : 96 87 100 97 NE : 99 *93 100 100 MN : 95 86 99 92 NC : 100 100 100 100 MS : 95 82 93 71 OH : 95 90 100 100 MO : 40 17 86 72 PA : 95 92 98 97 NE : 92 51 100 98 SD : 85 66 100 97 NC : 52 51 72 74 TX : 100 100 100 100 OH : 83 65 100 96 WI : 100 99 100 99 SC : 65 48 60 68 : SD : 60 38 100 90 17 Sts: 97 90 100 99 TN : 62 45 68 63 -------------------------------------- : * Revised. These 17 States produced 19 Sts: 79 59 94 86 91% of the 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call (202) 720-7621. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. We 1 (6-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 71 25 42 52 CA : 99 99 99 99 CA : 35 10 32 33 CO : 94 91 100 98 CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 94 86 94 80 ID : 50 24 68 53 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 99 98 99 99 IL : 1 0 0 7 IN : 100 100 100 100 IN : 2 0 1 4 KS : 100 100 100 100 KS : 1 0 22 13 MI : 94 60 85 88 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 100 99 100 100 MO : 15 2 7 14 MT : 22 5 48 46 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 95 69 100 100 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 30 23 46 50 OH : 100 95 100 100 OH : 0 0 0 1 OK : 100 100 100 100 OK : 18 2 69 49 OR : 97 92 96 95 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 65 28 95 89 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 100 100 100 100 TX : 42 19 43 42 WA : 93 74 97 91 WA : 0 0 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 93 88 97 96 19 Sts: 10 4 23 18 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Planted, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 100 100 100 99 AL : 55 27 37 35 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 65 55 88 69 AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 36 11 53 28 CA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 5 1 23 31 GA : 99 98 100 99 GA : 63 45 59 43 LA : 100 100 100 100 LA : 76 54 61 49 MS : 100 100 100 100 MS : 69 50 74 42 MO : 100 100 100 100 MO : 14 1 12 12 NM : 100 100 100 100 NM : 2 0 24 29 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 13 5 14 16 OK : 63 48 96 87 OK : 0 0 7 5 SC : 100 97 100 100 SC : 17 0 25 23 TN : 100 100 100 100 TN : 35 13 40 17 TX : 89 73 95 93 TX : 23 19 23 19 : : 14 Sts: 95 88 98 97 14 Sts: 34 23 37 28 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. 1994 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 97 99 96 CO : 68 19 88 79 IL : 47 5 93 80 KS : 48 14 95 80 LA : 95 93 99 94 MS : 100 98 99 94 MO : 58 37 95 82 NE : 89 34 100 97 NM : 81 59 83 66 OK : 64 40 85 83 SD : 54 29 96 78 TX : 90 87 91 90 : 12 Sts: 71 46 94 86 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 99 99 99 MN : 99 83 99 99 MT : 99 95 100 99 ND : 87 72 100 100 SD : 99 94 100 100 : 5 Sts : 93 82 100 100 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 98% of the 1994 spring wheat crop. HDR2012000170100620951200CROP CONDITION Corn: Crop Condition Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 1 4 21 61 13 AR : 1 7 30 49 13 GA : 0 3 36 59 2 CA : 0 0 30 50 20 IL : 2 11 41 41 5 CO : 4 5 14 46 31 IN : 1 5 32 52 10 GA : 0 13 59 28 0 IA : 1 6 30 54 9 ID : 0 1 14 60 25 KS : 1 8 36 52 3 IL : 6 21 44 26 3 KY : 3 8 33 45 11 IN : 0 3 25 54 18 MI : 1 5 21 55 18 KS : 9 17 43 26 5 MN : 1 7 29 54 9 MI : 1 3 15 57 24 MO : 4 22 45 25 4 MO : 16 30 36 17 1 NE : 0 5 37 54 4 MT : 1 5 55 33 6 NC : 0 1 17 71 11 NE : 1 2 20 66 11 OH : 2 10 30 45 13 NC : 6 22 42 30 0 PA : 0 2 16 65 17 OH : 0 3 21 53 23 SD : 1 10 38 47 4 OK : 15 14 36 34 1 TX : 0 5 20 55 20 OR : 2 4 37 49 8 WI : 1 1 10 74 14 SD : 0 5 31 54 10 : TX : 11 25 36 26 2 17 Sts : 1 7 32 51 9 WA : 1 7 30 49 13 : : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA 19 Sts : 7 13 35 37 8 Prev Yr : 0 2 21 67 10 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 6 14 33 37 10 Prev Yr : 3 10 46 38 3 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, by Percent, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 0 2 48 50 0 AR : 0 2 20 60 18 AZ : 1 15 34 48 2 CA : 0 0 40 60 0 AR : 1 8 41 38 12 LA : 0 2 23 64 11 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 MS : 0 2 8 72 18 GA : 0 2 45 53 0 TX : 0 0 7 46 47 LA : 0 1 15 69 15 : MS : 1 2 23 64 10 5 Sts : 0 1 21 61 17 MO : 1 10 53 21 15 : NM : 0 5 37 56 2 Prev Wk : 0 3 23 57 17 NC : 1 8 40 46 5 Prev Yr : 0 0 7 90 3 OK : 0 59 28 13 0 -------------------------------------- SC : 0 0 65 35 0 TN : 0 3 20 60 17 TX : 4 16 41 32 7 : 14 Sts : 2 10 38 43 7 : Prev Wk : 5 8 34 42 11 Prev Yr : 0 3 29 61 7 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 14 56 29 MN : 1 8 41 41 9 MT : 0 4 34 43 19 ND : 0 5 31 55 9 SD : 1 5 28 59 7 : 5 Sts : 0 5 32 52 11 : Prev Wk : 0 2 23 63 12 Prev Yr : 0 4 23 64 9 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 12 44 35 9 :: NJ : 0 0 10 90 0 AZ : 0 5 18 39 38 :: NM : 19 31 38 11 1 AR : 0 1 23 65 11 :: NY : 0 0 55 45 0 CA : 0 0 10 45 45 :: NC : 0 0 19 78 3 CO : 0 1 9 66 24 :: ND : 0 2 23 55 20 CT : 0 5 7 80 8 :: OH : 0 3 24 58 15 DE : 0 0 29 71 0 :: OK : 2 3 18 72 5 FL : 0 0 20 70 10 :: OR : 0 0 4 71 25 GA : 0 3 31 65 1 :: PA : 0 2 17 60 21 ID : 0 0 2 43 55 :: RI : 0 0 0 9 91 IL : 0 1 18 58 23 :: SC : 0 13 33 51 3 IN : 0 1 15 67 17 :: SD : 1 1 9 58 31 IA : 0 2 20 61 17 :: TN : 0 1 14 74 11 KS : 0 1 15 63 21 :: TX : 2 3 19 55 21 KY : 0 1 17 62 20 :: UT : 0 0 4 52 44 LA : 0 3 23 59 15 :: VT : 0 0 5 61 34 ME : 0 0 5 49 46 :: VA : 0 4 17 69 10 MD : 0 2 20 61 17 :: WA : 0 5 15 61 19 MA : 0 0 23 72 5 :: WV : 0 1 12 83 4 MI : 2 6 29 51 12 :: WI : 0 1 21 70 8 MN : 0 8 24 56 12 :: WY : 0 0 0 43 57 MS : 0 3 20 64 13 :: : MO : 1 7 24 51 17 :: 48 Sts : 1 3 18 58 20 MT : 0 4 20 51 25 :: : NE : 0 0 11 59 30 :: Prev Wk: 1 4 19 56 20 NV : 0 0 0 47 53 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 0 21 61 18 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent