HDR1012000170100711951200Weekly Weather & Crop Bulletin HDR2012000170100711951200Nat. Agri. Summary NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY July 3 - 9, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Warm, humid weather early in the week preceded a cool front that brought scattered showers, delaying harvest activity. Typical summer weather prevailed over most of the central States, providing farmers with 4 to 5 days suitable for fieldwork. Recent rains in the Great Lakes region improved crop condition. In the Delta States, much-needed rain delayed the application of insect and weed control agents. Farmwork was behind schedule in North Carolina, where continued showers and residual ponding left fields too wet for equipment and damaged some crops. Blue mold was reported in Kentucky, presenting the potential for considerable damage to the tobacco crop. Excessive rainfall in the Southeast caused nitrogen leaching and created ideal conditions for diseases. In South Dakota, many unplanted acres remained at the conclusion of the planting season. The winter wheat crop was in mostly fair to good condition with 43 percent (%) of the acreage harvested, 21 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Rain early in the week stopped fieldwork in Kansas, leaving wheat harvested at 37% complete, 51 points behind the average. Dry soil conditions late in the week allowed the wheat harvest to make remarkable progress and pass the halfway mark in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. Late-week storms generated strong winds that caused lodging in the Great Lakes. In the Ohio Valley, producers were harvesting wheat at higher moisture weights than normal due to concerns of sprouting and scab. In the Pacific Northwest, the wheat harvest was barely started when hail and thunderstorms interrupted fieldwork and damaged some fields. Hot, dry conditions in Texas allowed harvest activities to increase. Spring wheat condition was rated as good to fair with 41% of the acreage headed, 36 points behind normal. Minnesota's crop was mostly fair with 74% of the acreage headed, 18 points behind normal. Wheat development in North Dakota was slowed by below-normal temperatures and frequent precipitation, leaving 25% of the acreage headed, 49 points behind the average. Corn condition for the 17 major producing States improved slightly from last week, with 66% of the crop reported as good to excellent. Rains across the Nation pushed condition ratings slightly higher, except for rain-soaked States such as Missouri, where 19% of the crop was rated very poor to poor. Corn development was behind schedule with 7% of the crop silking, compared with 17% last year and 15% for the average. Corn acreage silked was 20 points behind the average in Illinois and Kansas. Corn producers in the Midwest were cultivating and spraying for weed control. Average corn height in Illinois was reported at 40 inches, compared with 52 inches for the average. In Texas, corn fields remained stressed by dry soil conditions. Cotton squaring was 75% complete, up 11 points from last week and 3 points ahead of the average for the Nation. Cotton condition was good to fair with 27% of the crop setting bolls, 5 points ahead of the average. Cotton condition in North Carolina was down from last week due to the continued wet conditions. Cotton development in California was still behind normal with 50% of the cotton squaring, 32 points behind the average. California cotton fields were irrigated and treated for insects and weeds. Oklahoma's cotton squaring at 12% complete was 31 points behind the average. Warm weather in Louisiana pushed cotton setting bolls to 75% complete, 33 points ahead of normal, while Arizona and New Mexico were behind the average by over 20 points. Cotton plant development in the Texas plains made good progress but remained behind schedule with some damage from high winds and blowing sand reported. In south Texas, cotton producers were busy making harvest preparations. Sorghum condition was mostly good to fair with 23% of the sorghum acres headed, 3 points ahead of the average. Grain sorghum acres headed in Texas at 74% were 15 points ahead of the average. Sorghum harvest activity began in the Texas coastal region and neared completion in the lower Valley. Rice condition was mostly good to fair. Cool morning temperatures slowed rice development in California and decreased the rice condition from last week. Rice headed at 15% complete was 1 point ahead of the average. Texas rice fields were reported at 50% headed, 14 points ahead of the average. Flooding of Texas rice fields and preparations for harvest continued. Louisiana rice producers were busy applying fungicides, while rice blast was reported in some varieties and fields in Arkansas. Soybean condition was mostly good to fair, with blooming at 8% complete, 13 points behind the average. Soybean blooming was 27 points behind the average in Ohio, while blooming was 22 points ahead of normal in Mississippi. In Ohio, some soybean fields were replanted due to poor emergence caused by crusty soil. Poor soybean stands were reported in southeastern Nebraska, while some Arkansas fields were unable to be planted due to flooding. HDR2012000170100711951200Nat. Weather Summary National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 28 July 2 - 8, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: An unusually strong mid-summer storm traversed the Northern States, sparking unsettled, cooler-than-normal weather across much of the Nation. Strong thunderstorms dotted areas from the Corn Belt southward to the Mississippi Delta through midweek, while steady rain and cool weather affected the North Central States. Scattered convection shifted into the East thereafter, while hot, dry weather spread into the central Plains, favoring winter wheat harvest activities. At week's end, thunderstorms peppered the West. Early in the week, cool weather lingered from the Great Lakes to the Northeast. More than a dozen cities noted daily-record lows, including Flint, MI (43 degrees F on Sunday), and Youngstown, OH (43 degrees F on Monday). Farther west, rainfall prior to midweek included 2.43 inches in Alexandria, MN, 2.11 inches in Columbia, MO, and 1.96 inches in Grand Forks, ND. Shreveport, LA netted 4.40 inches on July 5. In addition to the rain, severe weather, including more than three dozen tornadoes, struck the Central States. On the Fourth of July, 21 twisters were spotted, including six in Missouri and four in Kansas. The second half of the week featured dry, increasingly warm weather in the central Plains, allowing the winter wheat harvest to resume. On Thursday, Pueblo, CO notched its second consecutive daily-record low (48 degrees F), but later warmed to 90 degrees F, while Russell, KS hit 100 degrees F. By Saturday, heat intensified, as Dodge City, KS recorded 102 degrees F and Ponca City, OK registered 103 degrees F, and spread across the Gulf Coast region, where New Orleans (97 degrees F) logged its first of two daily-record highs. In contrast, cool weather returned to the Northeast, where Bradford, PA observed a high of 57 degrees F. Prior to the return of cooler air, Charleston, WV recorded its first 90-degree reading of the year on Wednesday, the third-latest such occurrence (behind 1972 and 1992) at that location. Toward week's end, thunderstorms erupted in the West, sparking numerous wildfires. In Arizona, where summer rains have yet to materialize, a brush fire flared on Friday, threatening the eastern suburbs of Phoenix, which logged a high of 113 degrees F. A day later, highs reached 100 degrees F in Salt Lake City, UT and Grand Junction, CO, while Lake Havasu City, AZ, with 119 degrees F, tallied the Nation's highest temperature. HDR2012000170100711951200Crop Progress Released July 10, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Corn: Percent Silking, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 0 3 2 AL : 9 8 12 12 GA : 99 96 98 95 AR : 7 4 15 11 IL : 2 1 20 22 GA : 16 11 25 18 IN : 5 0 13 14 IL : 7 3 35 31 IA : 0 0 9 5 IN : 7 1 30 25 KS : 13 0 41 33 IA : 12 4 50 23 KY : 45 25 38 35 KS : 1 0 27 18 MI : 0 0 2 5 KY : 17 4 10 9 MN : 1 0 3 2 LA : 31 17 19 14 MO : 15 0 33 24 MI : 7 0 13 14 NE : 0 0 27 12 MN : 9 0 45 26 NC : 83 63 82 70 MS : 36 22 31 14 OH : 1 0 3 10 MO : 0 0 22 13 PA : 10 3 0 2 NE : 0 0 40 17 SD : 0 0 3 1 NC : 6 3 7 7 TX : 74 72 66 69 OH : 5 0 31 32 WI : 0 0 10 4 SC : 9 5 8 7 : SD : 2 0 31 20 17 Sts: 7 4 17 15 TN : 5 3 5 6 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 91% of the 19 Sts: 8 3 32 21 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call (202) 720-7621. 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We 1 (7-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 99 98 95 98 AL : 92 86 79 84 CA : 85 75 88 81 AZ : 97 87 100 97 CO : 6 0 91 49 AR : 95 88 99 92 GA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 50 30 81 82 ID : 0 0 1 1 GA : 95 83 95 90 IL : 88 32 81 74 LA : 100 96 97 91 IN : 65 27 44 50 MS : 99 97 97 86 KS : 37 17 100 88 MO : 92 76 96 84 MI : 0 0 0 7 NM : 53 40 71 72 MO : 70 43 85 72 NC : 55 52 69 67 MT : 0 0 0 0 OK : 12 2 55 43 NE : 2 0 68 41 SC : 71 49 85 80 NC : 76 70 95 94 TN : 94 85 95 78 OH : 23 4 40 35 TX : 63 50 67 55 OK : 94 85 100 96 : OR : 0 0 2 3 14 Sts: 75 64 80 72 SD : 0 0 6 6 -------------------------------------- TX : 87 75 95 91 These 14 States produced 99% of the WA : 0 0 3 3 1994 cotton crop. : 19 Sts: 43 31 73 64 -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 15 10 18 20 ID : 50 26 85 70 AZ : 45 32 69 65 MN : 74 47 99 92 AR : 14 3 34 21 MT : 45 26 74 64 CA : 0 0 14 13 ND : 25 12 66 74 GA : 54 37 37 35 SD : 58 33 100 96 LA : 75 45 70 42 : MS : 38 17 48 32 5 Sts : 41 23 77 77 MO : 20 0 16 8 -------------------------------------- NM : 5 1 49 27 These 5 States produced 98% of the NC : 17 13 31 23 1994 spring wheat crop. OK : 1 0 0 2 SC : 22 5 30 29 TN : 12 5 10 7 Rice: Percent Headed, TX : 26 22 25 17 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 27 18 30 22 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1990- These 14 States produced 99% of the State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 1994 cotton crop. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Headed, : Selected States AR : 0 0 8 3 -------------------------------------- CA : 0 0 0 0 : Week Ending : LA : 40 30 42 42 :-----------------------: 1990- MS : 17 4 10 10 State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 1994 TX : 50 37 48 36 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 15 10 18 14 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 96% of the AR : 15 NA 36 22 1994 rice crop. CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 5 6 KS : 0 NA 5 3 LA : 40 NA 62 54 MS : 32 NA 59 38 MO : 0 NA 0 4 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 2 NA 3 5 SD : 0 NA 1 0 TX : 74 NA 67 59 : 12 Sts: 23 NA 24 20 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. HDR2012000170100711951200Crop Condition Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: 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 : 0 9 17 56 18 AL : 0 4 51 41 4 GA : 2 2 41 53 2 AR : 0 2 17 62 19 IL : 1 8 30 53 8 GA : 0 0 40 58 2 IN : 1 6 27 55 11 IL : 1 8 42 44 5 IA : 1 6 22 58 13 IN : 2 7 31 54 6 KS : 1 5 22 58 14 IA : 1 7 28 54 10 KY : 1 3 25 53 18 KS : 0 4 36 57 3 MI : 1 6 23 51 19 KY : 1 2 26 58 13 MN : 2 3 22 53 20 LA : 1 5 35 52 7 MO : 1 18 43 32 6 MI : 1 7 29 46 17 NE : 1 5 36 52 6 MN : 2 5 29 50 14 NC : 1 1 13 59 26 MS : 1 2 19 60 18 OH : 1 8 28 48 15 MO : 3 18 39 37 3 PA : 0 2 10 62 26 NE : 1 10 40 47 2 SD : 0 8 43 41 8 NC : 2 8 43 42 5 TX : 0 5 21 56 18 OH : 1 8 31 47 13 WI : 0 1 13 65 21 SC : 0 4 27 57 12 : SD : 0 14 38 41 7 17 Sts : 1 6 27 53 13 TN : 0 1 13 58 28 : : Prev Wk : 1 6 30 50 13 19 Sts : 1 7 33 50 9 Prev Yr : 0 1 14 57 28 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 1 6 33 50 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 19 66 13 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 10 15 39 36 AL : 0 5 35 59 1 CA : 0 0 25 55 20 AZ : 1 7 16 44 32 CO : 4 5 16 42 33 AR : 0 8 31 41 20 GA : 0 18 42 40 0 CA : 0 0 40 60 0 ID : 0 1 13 60 26 GA : 0 0 33 67 0 IL : 7 19 44 27 3 LA : 0 3 24 57 16 IN : 2 4 30 54 10 MS : 0 3 22 54 21 KS : 10 31 37 20 2 MO : 1 6 27 50 16 MI : 2 6 28 51 13 NM : 0 0 42 50 8 MO : 13 32 38 17 0 NC : 2 15 69 14 0 MT : 0 10 23 47 20 OK : 0 5 41 49 5 NE : 2 10 30 49 9 SC : 0 1 49 36 14 NC : 8 34 46 11 1 TN : 0 1 14 65 20 OH : 2 7 23 49 19 TX : 3 12 35 41 9 OK : 20 20 42 18 0 : OR : 2 4 28 54 12 14 Sts : 1 7 33 48 11 SD : 0 3 21 65 11 : TX : 12 31 42 15 0 Prev Wk : 1 7 36 47 9 WA : 2 6 17 60 15 Prev Yr : 0 4 22 63 11 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 9 20 32 31 8 : Prev Wk : 9 19 34 31 7 Sorghum: Crop Condition Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 30 56 10 CO : 0 6 12 69 13 IL : 3 10 44 42 1 KS : 0 2 28 65 5 LA : 0 4 29 63 4 MS : 0 1 24 62 13 MO : 1 16 38 39 6 NE : 1 6 39 50 4 NM : 0 8 37 55 0 OK : 0 3 8 89 0 SD : 0 15 49 34 2 TX : 2 4 29 52 13 : 12 Sts : 1 5 31 56 7 : Prev Wk : 0 4 35 55 6 Prev Yr : 1 2 27 63 7 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 54 36 MN : 9 14 38 35 4 MT : 0 5 22 54 19 ND : 1 6 28 60 5 SD : 1 5 31 55 8 : 5 Sts : 2 7 28 54 9 : Prev Wk : 2 7 27 54 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 25 56 13 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 18 64 16 CA : 0 0 40 40 20 LA : 0 3 21 68 8 MS : 0 2 12 64 22 TX : 0 0 9 50 41 : 5 Sts : 0 2 20 60 18 : Prev Wk : 0 2 19 58 21 Prev Yr : 0 0 15 77 8 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 5 19 34 37 5 :: NJ : 0 0 30 70 0 AZ : 1 21 32 34 12 :: NM : 7 41 30 18 4 AR : 0 2 30 58 10 :: NY : 46 12 42 0 0 CA : 0 0 20 55 25 :: NC : 0 1 20 71 8 CO : 0 1 13 45 41 :: ND : 1 3 16 62 18 CT : 0 13 79 8 0 :: OH : 0 4 26 57 13 DE : 0 0 30 70 0 :: OK : 0 2 21 69 8 FL : 0 0 20 75 5 :: OR : 0 0 0 72 28 GA : 0 9 30 60 1 :: PA : 0 6 25 55 14 ID : 0 0 9 42 49 :: RI : 0 0 57 43 0 IL : 0 3 20 59 18 :: SC : 0 7 31 54 8 IN : 0 2 25 57 16 :: SD : 0 0 6 58 36 IA : 0 4 20 60 16 :: TN : 0 3 18 66 13 KS : 1 2 10 73 14 :: TX : 2 5 30 49 14 KY : 0 1 18 60 21 :: UT : 0 0 8 58 34 LA : 0 6 28 59 7 :: VT : 8 36 50 6 0 ME : 0 18 46 32 4 :: VA : 2 2 12 65 19 MD : 0 1 9 69 21 :: WA : 2 11 25 50 12 MA : 32 16 32 12 8 :: WV : 0 0 11 62 27 MI : 1 13 35 42 9 :: WI : 1 6 32 51 10 MN : 3 7 25 51 14 :: WY : 0 0 0 23 77 MS : 2 8 22 56 12 :: : MO : 0 3 27 57 13 :: 48 Sts : 2 5 22 53 18 MT : 0 1 11 52 36 :: : NE : 0 1 21 55 23 :: Prev Wk: 1 5 22 54 18 NV : 0 0 3 56 41 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 27 47 26 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent