HDR1012000170101024951200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN HDR2012000170101024951200NAT. AGRI. SUMMARY NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY October 16 - 22, 1995 HIGHLIGHTS: Ideal weather conditions in the Midwest allowed fall harvest activity to advance ahead of normal. The corn harvest in the central Corn Belt was almost 3 weeks ahead of normal. Some farmers began concentrating on completing soybean and sorghum harvests before finishing the corn harvest. High winds in the central Great Plains and middle Mississippi Valley caused some lodging in corn fields and broke worm-damaged stalks. Small grain fields needed moisture to help emergence, and some producers were waiting for rain before planting wheat. Heavy rains in Florida caused some damage to vegetable acres and left excessive water in citrus groves that slowed the harvest. The winter wheat crop in the 19 major producing States was 86 percent (%) planted, 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. The dry weather allowed planting progress to advance rapidly in the Midwest, with most States 10 points ahead of the average. Winter wheat emerged for the major producing States was 61% complete, up 17 points from last week and 3 points behind the average. Dry soil conditions in Missouri hindered emergence of recently planted wheat. Wheat condition in the 19 major producing States was rated as 61% good to excellent. The Corn crop in the 17 major producing States was 59% harvested, up 18 points from the previous week and 11 points ahead of the average. Ideal fall weather pushed the corn harvest ahead of schedule in the northern Corn Belt and Great Lakes. Corn moisture content in Iowa and Minnesota averaged 18 to 20%, slightly drier than the usual moisture content at harvest. Cotton condition was 37% good to excellent in the 14 major producing States, up 3 points from last week. Cotton bolls opening at 89% complete was equal to the average. Cotton acreage harvested was estimated at 50%, up 10 points from last week and 2 points ahead of the average. Warm weather aided late cotton in Arizona, where harvest activity was 27 points behind normal. Cotton condition improved in Texas, where harvest activity and defoliation increased in the Plains. Cotton defoliation made good progress in the San Joaquin Valley, with desert area harvest activity nearing completion. Louisiana cotton harvested at 91% complete allowed farmers to begin concentrating on scrapping. Sorghum acreage mature at 95% complete, up 8 points from last week, was 1 point ahead of the average. Persistent dry weather pushed the crop to maturity quickly. Sorghum harvest at 71% was 8 points ahead of the average. Harvest activity advanced in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska from last week by at least 37 points. In Nebraska, sorghum harvested at 77% complete was 24 points ahead of the average. Rice harvest reached 94% complete, 1 point ahead of the average, but 3 points behind last year. Rice harvest in California, at 75% complete, was up 25 points from last week, but 13 points behind normal. Soybean acreage harvested, at 78% complete, was up 24 points from the previous week and 9 points ahead of the average. Indiana's soybean harvest was 2 weeks ahead of the average. Soybeans harvested in Minnesota, at 82% complete, was 6 points behind the average. HDR2012000170101024951200NAT. WEATHER SUMMARY National Weather Summary Volume 82, No. 43 October 15 - 21, 1995 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. HIGHLIGHTS: Again this week, precipitation was concentrated over the eastern third of the country (1-5 inches) and the Pacific Northwest (0.5-4 inches), with dry weather continuing over the Plains and the Southwest. For the second consecutive weekend, a strong cold front drenched much of the East. A separate system pounded southern Florida with heavy rains through mid-week. Cool air overspread the eastern half of the Nation in the wake of the previous week's strong cold front. Residents in many parts of the Mid-Atlantic region awoke to see the first frost of the season on Tuesday morning. The front remained stalled over Florida through mid-week, focusing tropical moisture over southern Florida. As a result, rainfall totaled 2 to 5 inches, with isolated heavier amounts. For the 48-hours ending Wednesday morning, Hollywood, FL reported 4.09 inches of rain, while Palm Beach measured 5.58 inches, and northeast Palm Beach County (vicinity Jupiter) recorded approximately 20 inches. The southwestern part of the State reported significant flooding, particularly southern Lee County, south of Fort Myers. Hot weather aggravated dry conditions over the central States from Monday through Thursday, when the next strong front crossed the region. Goodland, KS attained a record 90 degrees F on Monday, and Pueblo, CO basked in a record 87 degrees F on Wednesday. The heat aggravated dry topsoil conditions in the Plains. The prime winter wheat area of Kansas has seen less than one-third inch of rain this month, and no more than a trace since October 6. The cold front brought a radical change in temperatures, though no relief from dryness. Just 2 days later, Pueblo broke its daily and season-to-date minimum temperature record with a frigid 15 degrees F . Moving eastward, the front drew in generous moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in widespread 2- to 5-inch rainfall totals on October 20-21 from South Carolina through New England. By Saturday, a new frontal system was crossing the Rockies, setting the stage for heavy snows in the Rockies and High Plains on Sunday. HDR2012000170101024951200CROP PROGRESS Released October 23, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Greg Preston at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Corn: Percent Harvested, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 17 11 64 36 AL : 28 13 14 31 GA : 97 97 97 97 AR : 49 25 40 31 IL : 78 59 57 53 GA : 10 4 11 16 IN : 74 56 38 41 IL : 93 81 89 82 IA : 53 30 55 46 IN : 94 85 89 76 KS : 62 45 90 82 IA : 93 67 91 90 KY : 89 84 73 71 KS : 75 35 64 68 MI : 48 30 19 23 KY : 55 30 26 27 MN : 59 40 28 38 LA : 73 66 49 56 MO : 57 45 69 65 MI : 84 61 66 50 NE : 34 14 54 50 MN : 82 45 78 88 NC : 92 90 87 88 MS : 76 61 50 43 OH : 46 27 30 34 MO : 61 28 52 54 PA : 60 43 24 24 NE : 92 47 89 91 SD : 39 20 34 42 NC : 7 6 11 11 TX : 92 89 98 97 OH : 85 66 93 74 WI : 53 35 27 25 SC : 2 2 3 7 : SD : 70 27 76 82 17 Sts: 59 41 50 48 TN : 32 17 23 22 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 93% of the 19 Sts: 78 54 72 69 1994 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1994 soybean crop. We 1 (10-95) Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 35 16 38 30 AR : 11 4 23 16 CA : 3 2 4 4 CA : 1 0 0 1 CO : 99 95 100 99 CO : 87 76 91 91 GA : 15 6 8 8 GA : 6 3 5 4 ID : 81 65 82 88 ID : 49 38 45 55 IL : 85 59 82 72 IL : 37 12 56 40 IN : 85 65 80 73 IN : 42 22 54 44 KS : 97 90 94 95 KS : 76 50 78 75 MI : 94 84 88 83 MI : 74 60 62 63 MO : 66 44 57 54 MO : 31 15 40 32 MT : 95 92 76 91 MT : 74 50 44 63 NE : 100 99 100 100 NE : 97 89 99 96 NC : 28 25 39 26 NC : 8 0 11 12 OH : 97 83 86 75 OH : 54 34 47 43 OK : 85 65 90 88 OK : 42 22 62 61 OR : 73 65 54 75 OR : 41 28 21 44 SD : 99 96 100 100 SD : 87 83 94 94 TX : 74 61 73 76 TX : 52 39 59 57 WA : 96 89 87 92 WA : 83 70 58 74 : : 19 Sts: 86 75 83 84 19 Sts: 61 44 64 64 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1994 winter wheat crop. 1994 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 97 94 84 92 AL : 70 53 31 59 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 30 25 64 57 AR : 99 97 96 97 AR : 73 51 59 61 CA : 100 99 100 100 CA : 15 10 41 41 GA : 92 91 88 92 GA : 50 47 17 45 LA : 100 100 100 100 LA : 91 82 64 80 MS : 100 100 100 100 MS : 90 77 51 65 MO : 98 91 99 96 MO : 65 41 62 65 NM : 98 95 98 97 NM : 14 6 30 19 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 35 24 42 42 OK : 54 35 99 81 OK : 5 0 51 22 SC : 91 88 91 97 SC : 38 27 28 44 TN : 100 100 100 100 TN : 55 40 52 58 TX : 79 67 89 78 TX : 39 33 45 36 : : 14 Sts: 89 83 94 89 14 Sts: 50 40 46 48 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1994 cotton crop. 1994 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 100 100 CO : 85 69 90 85 IL : 80 69 99 95 KS : 96 85 100 92 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 93 85 98 94 NE : 100 98 100 98 NM : 30 6 79 83 OK : 76 41 76 81 SD : 97 94 100 95 TX : 98 94 95 95 : 12 Sts: 95 87 97 94 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 98% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 95 97 94 CO : 47 10 37 34 IL : 47 24 60 49 KS : 65 28 79 55 LA : 100 98 98 98 MS : 100 100 99 96 MO : 59 54 66 61 NE : 77 26 65 53 NM : 5 0 35 25 OK : 18 13 35 26 SD : 51 25 44 60 TX : 89 84 87 82 : 12 Sts: 71 48 75 63 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1994 sorghum crop. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1990- State:Oct 22,:Oct 15,:Oct 22,: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 91 96 91 CA : 75 50 97 88 LA : 99 99 98 99 MS : 100 100 97 90 TX : 100 100 100 100 : 5 Sts : 94 88 97 93 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1994 rice crop. HDR2012000170101024951200CROP CONDITION 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 13 36 48 3 AL : 17 31 44 4 4 CA : 0 0 100 0 0 AZ : 20 19 31 17 13 CO : 3 6 31 51 9 AR : 1 22 45 31 1 GA : 0 0 12 88 0 CA : 0 0 35 60 5 ID : 0 0 4 90 6 GA : 0 8 56 31 5 IL : 0 0 50 50 0 LA : 20 34 33 13 0 IN : 4 17 38 37 4 MS : 7 28 45 17 3 KS : 0 7 36 52 5 MO : 13 16 42 29 0 MI : 2 4 28 52 14 NM : 0 8 30 42 20 MO : 1 13 50 34 2 NC : 3 14 44 35 4 MT : 0 1 13 75 11 OK : 2 13 45 39 1 NE : 0 2 26 67 5 SC : 0 10 63 27 0 NC : 0 0 20 75 5 TN : 0 12 41 43 4 OH : 1 2 25 63 9 TX : 3 14 41 39 3 OK : 0 2 43 50 5 : OR : 0 0 0 95 5 14 Sts : 5 16 42 34 3 SD : 0 4 23 60 13 : TX : 0 7 44 44 5 Prev Wk : 4 18 44 30 4 WA : 0 0 8 72 20 Prev Yr : 0 8 37 49 6 : -------------------------------------- 19 Sts : 0 5 34 55 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 29 59 5 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 6 13 49 30 2 :: NJ : 0 0 60 40 0 AZ : 6 24 34 30 6 :: NM : 8 32 39 20 1 AR : 9 36 42 13 0 :: NY : 0 0 20 80 0 CA : 5 30 35 30 0 :: NC : 0 3 26 65 6 CO : 1 7 38 51 3 :: ND : 1 7 31 55 6 CT : 0 0 44 56 0 :: OH : 2 16 37 40 5 DE : 0 9 40 51 0 :: OK : 1 6 27 64 2 FL : 0 35 45 20 0 :: OR : 0 7 18 63 12 GA : 0 4 33 62 1 :: PA : 19 27 42 12 0 ID : 0 13 25 55 7 :: RI : 0 0 0 0 100 IL : 14 34 34 16 2 :: SC : 0 0 21 73 6 IN : 22 35 35 7 1 :: SD : 0 4 23 60 13 IA : 10 20 36 31 3 :: TN : 1 8 34 50 7 KS : 2 13 42 41 2 :: TX : 2 15 47 30 6 KY : 3 12 39 42 4 :: UT : 1 10 26 52 11 LA : 5 18 48 27 2 :: VT : 0 0 6 94 0 ME : 0 35 27 38 0 :: VA : 0 6 40 51 3 MD : 0 2 33 54 11 :: WA : 0 10 57 33 0 MA : 0 0 100 0 0 :: WV : 1 15 34 47 3 MI : 2 7 40 43 8 :: WI : 3 8 27 57 5 MN : 0 5 30 48 17 :: WY : 0 0 0 65 35 MS : 19 15 38 25 3 :: : MO : 22 32 31 15 0 :: 48 Sts : 4 14 35 42 5 MT : 1 5 24 61 9 :: : NE : 2 9 37 45 7 :: Prev Wk: 3 14 35 42 6 NV : 0 0 9 90 1 :: Prev Yr: NA NA NA NA NA NH : 0 10 56 34 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent