Released July 21, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Rhonda Brandt (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Agricultural Summary July 13 - 19, 1998 Highlights: Widespread thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall to parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeastern States, replenishing soil moisture, revitalizing crops, and extinguishing many Florida wildfires. However, crops in the southern Appalachians and adjoining Piedmont areas continued to be stressed by excessive heat and dry soils. Warm weather and ample soil moisture promoted rapid crop development in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains. Across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, hot, dry weather quickened row crop development and aided small grain harvest. Crops in the upper Great Lakes Region were stressed, as above normal temperatures exacerbated excessively dry soil conditions. In the Southwest, crop progress remained up to 3 weeks behind normal despite triple digit temperatures that accelerated development. Corn: Fifty-five percent of the Nation's corn crop has progressed to the silking stage or beyond, more than double both last week and the 5-year average. Above-normal temperatures in the western Corn Belt pushed more than 40 percent of the crop into the silking stage. Six percent of the crop has progressed to the dough stage or beyond, mostly due to progress in the southern Plains and Southeast. Harvest continued along the western Gulf Coast and began in the eastern Texas corn-producing area. Soybeans: Development of the Nation's soybean crop was also assisted by hot weather. Fifty-eight percent of the crop was blooming and 16 percent was setting pods compared with 36 percent blooming and 5 percent setting pods a week earlier. Development in both stages was well ahead of the normal pace of 37 percent blooming and 6 percent setting pods. Progress was aided by adequate soil moisture and additional rain in the western Corn Belt and by heavy rainfall in the Mississippi Delta. Winter Wheat: The winter wheat crop was 83 percent harvested, with progress more than 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Dry weather permitted rapid progress in the Great Plains and eastern Corn Belt, where harvest was well ahead of the normal pace for this date. In the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, harvest was just getting underway. Cotton: Eighty-nine percent of the cotton crop was squaring, slightly behind normal for this date. Despite rapid growth induced by hot weather, less than half of California's crop has squared and development continued to lag up to 3 weeks behind normal. Cotton setting bolls advanced to 61 percent, nearly 1 week ahead of normal. Rapid development followed heavy rains in the Mississippi Delta and adjoining areas of the Southeast. Drought conditions continued to stress cotton in the southern Great Plains, where a few fields were plowed under and replanted to sorghum. Harvest began along the western Gulf Coast. Rice: Crop development continued ahead of normal for this date, with 37 percent headed compared with 27 percent headed a week earlier and 23 percent normally headed by this date. Hot weather promoted rapid development, particularly along the western Gulf Coast rice-producing areas, but the heat also caused some pollination problems. Small grains: Virtually all of the oats have headed, with development in North Dakota advancing 17 percentage points. Farmers have harvested 9 percent of the oat crop and progress is slightly ahead of normal in most states, particularly in the north-central Corn Belt. Barley and spring wheat headed advanced to 93 percent and 94 percent respectively due to rapid development in North Dakota and Idaho. Development of both crops was ahead of normal in the all major producing states except Idaho. Other crops: Peanuts pegging advanced to 76 percent, a few days ahead of normal for this date, mostly due to rapid development in the mid-Atlantic peanut- producing region. Rain significantly improved crop conditions in the eastern Gulf Coast peanut-producing area. Sorghum development advanced to 33 percent headed and 17 percent turning color. Crop progress was most advanced along the western Gulf Coast and Mississippi Delta sorghum-producing regions. Development was well ahead of the 5-year average in the northern Mississippi Delta area. Sorghum conditions improved after thunderstorms delivered significant rainfall to the Lower Mississippi Valley. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 29 July 12 - 18, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Weather conditions in the Midwest were mostly favorable for reproductive corn and soybeans, as high temperatures ranged from the 80's to near 90 degrees F and soil moisture remained adequate. Late in the week, however, heat spread toward the southern and western Corn Belt. The core of extreme heat shifted into the Southwest during the week, setting several all- time-record high temperatures. From the Plains westward, weekly temperatures in most areas ranged from 2 to 7 degrees F above normal. In contrast, cooler (near-normal), wetter conditions overspread the Southeast, including Florida and the Delta, easing crop stress. More than 4 inches of rain pelted parts of Florida and southern Georgia. More than 150 daily-record highs were set or tied during the week. In Texas, highs on Sunday soared to 110 degrees F in Dallas-Ft. Worth and 109 degrees F in Waco. Streaks of triple-digit heat in those cities reached 13 days (July 6-18) by week's end. Elsewhere in Texas, maxima on July 12 included 109 degrees F in Midland and 107 degrees F in Abilene. In Del Rio, TX, daily records were set or tied on July 12-14 (107, 106, and 107 degrees F) and 16-18 (104, 104, 105 degrees F), giving them 10 for the month. Meanwhile, much cooler, wetter conditions arrived in Florida, aiding firefighting efforts. July 1-18 rainfall reached 11.80 inches (303 percent of normal) in Tampa, 9.00 inches (286 percent) in Melbourne, and 7.38 inches (144 percent) in Tallahassee. Daily-record totals occurred in Melbourne (1.41 inches on Sunday) and Orlando (3.47 inches on Tuesday). Significant improvement from dryness also occurred in the Mississippi Delta, but heavy rainfall (locally 4 to 9 inches) caused some early- to mid-week flooding near the intersection of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Farther north, rainfall diminished in the Northeast. Nevertheless, in Vermont, Burlington's monthly total through the 18th (7.32 inches) was their highest in July since 1932. In contrast, March 17 - July 18 (124-day) rainfall in Corpus Christi, TX was only 0.64 inches (6 percent of normal), their driest 4-month period on record during the warm season. Drier 4-month periods occurred in Corpus Christi in 1915-16 (0.59 inches) and 1950-51 (0.60 inches). At midweek, the heat shifted into the West. In California, highs finally reached 100 degrees F on Thursday in Bakersfield and Fresno, the latest such occurrence on record by more than a week in both cities. In southern Arizona, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument notched an all-time record-tying high of 118 degrees F on Wednesday. A day later, Lake Havasu City, AZ recorded 126 degrees F. On Friday, all-time records were tied in Dugway, UT (109 degrees F) and Ely, NV (100 degrees F). Death Valley, CA logged 129 degrees F, the highest North American temperature at a permanent observing site since July 1960. On Saturday, Death Valley's high reached 128 degrees F, and Ely's record was eclipsed with a high of 101 degrees F. Other all-time records on July 18 included 107 degrees F in Milford, UT and 99 degrees F in Rawlins, WY. At week's end, streaks of 90-degree heat in Montana reached 12 days in Miles City (including a high of 103 degrees F on Friday) and 9 days in Billings (including a high of 100 degrees F on Saturday). Record streaks of 90-degree heat in those two cities were 18 and 17 days, respectively, set in July 1960. Farther east, a high of 96 degrees F in St. Louis, MO tied their highest reading of the year, previously recorded on June 25 and July 6. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 25 6 7 11 GA : 98 98 97 98 IL : 54 31 25 34 IN : 45 18 6 23 IA : 49 3 10 16 KS : 80 50 57 56 KY : 62 40 41 57 MI : 33 12 3 8 MN : 82 38 11 21 MO : 75 60 55 45 NE : 67 24 23 29 NC : 80 70 85 88 OH : 26 9 4 16 PA : 37 9 7 17 SD : 16 0 1 6 TX : 91 73 61 77 WI : 47 4 3 7 : 17 Sts: 55 24 19 27 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 36 30 19 27 AR : 41 26 20 26 GA : 40 20 32 31 IL : 46 27 46 37 IN : 49 28 44 39 IA : 77 46 56 48 KS : 66 50 51 35 KY : 25 7 11 26 LA : 84 70 63 55 MI : 45 26 13 21 MN : 78 49 39 41 MS : 85 76 44 47 MO : 44 28 37 27 NE : 67 25 47 37 NC : 25 15 20 17 OH : 60 44 55 44 SC : 27 25 31 22 SD : 57 37 31 32 TN : 23 12 17 19 : 19 Sts: 58 36 42 37 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 97 99 CA : 85 75 98 96 CO : 90 69 82 60 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 0 0 2 2 IL : 99 92 93 92 IN : 99 92 72 80 KS : 100 98 99 93 MI : 90 60 3 17 MO : 100 95 98 89 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 73 36 59 51 NC : 100 99 100 98 OH : 100 83 36 65 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 1 0 3 7 SD : 45 5 7 12 TX : 100 98 98 97 WA : 8 4 2 5 : 19 Sts: 83 76 76 73 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 90 NA 89 90 IL : 7 NA 0 2 IN : 6 NA 0 0 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 13 NA 26 12 KY : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 22 NA 12 9 NE : 0 NA 0 2 NC : 50 NA 47 56 OH : 3 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 68 NA 49 57 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 17 Sts: 6 NA 4 4 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 17 12 0 5 AR : 11 7 3 9 GA : 15 3 9 10 IL : 8 2 6 6 IN : 7 0 6 4 IA : 22 0 5 9 KS : 12 6 14 7 KY : 10 0 0 0 LA : 47 39 35 27 MI : 14 0 0 1 MN : 23 4 3 6 MS : 57 44 13 19 MO : 9 0 6 3 NE : 6 0 0 4 NC : 0 0 0 0 OH : 13 4 6 5 SC : 12 10 11 7 SD : 26 11 6 4 TN : 7 0 2 3 : 19 Sts: 16 5 6 6 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 81 60 91 85 MN : 99 97 91 93 MT : 94 93 91 85 ND : 91 80 80 76 SD : 100 98 92 94 : 5 Sts : 94 87 86 83 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 90 69 86 AZ : 96 92 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 99 CA : 45 25 99 94 GA : 95 90 92 96 LA : 100 100 99 99 MS : 100 99 89 97 MO : 100 100 87 97 NM : 92 87 95 88 NC : 85 75 80 80 OK : 80 60 81 78 SC : 94 80 81 90 TN : 98 96 93 98 TX : 89 79 88 84 : 14 Sts: 89 81 90 90 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 98 100 98 MI : 100 99 95 91 MN : 99 98 97 97 NE : 100 100 100 100 ND : 96 79 77 74 OH : 100 100 100 100 PA : 98 95 97 96 SD : 100 94 89 93 WI : 100 100 100 92 : 9 Sts : 99 93 92 90 -------------------------------------- These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 45 23 45 AZ : 28 22 91 81 AR : 86 71 39 62 CA : 5 4 37 34 GA : 77 65 50 67 LA : 96 88 64 81 MS : 96 77 58 65 MO : 91 67 34 46 NM : 42 19 60 48 NC : 45 25 15 46 OK : 20 0 8 18 SC : 54 30 30 51 TN : 55 35 22 45 TX : 57 39 23 34 : 14 Sts: 61 45 34 47 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 15 NA 5 13 MI : 6 NA 0 0 MN : 3 NA 0 1 NE : 27 NA 32 29 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 16 NA 2 8 PA : 5 NA 13 8 SD : 12 NA 1 3 WI : 14 NA 1 1 : 9 Sts : 9 NA 3 4 -------------------------------------- These 9 States harvested 69% of last year's oat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 74 58 31 43 CO : 2 0 2 2 IL : 5 2 3 5 KS : 19 9 16 9 LA : 78 61 64 71 MS : 86 68 74 66 MO : 38 20 16 17 NE : 1 0 0 3 NM : 0 0 1 1 OK : 11 6 10 18 SD : 11 0 0 2 TX : 62 54 58 67 : 12 Sts: 33 24 28 29 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 24 17 3 11 CA : 0 0 0 1 LA : 82 58 54 55 MS : 38 31 33 29 TX : 80 65 48 60 : 5 Sts : 37 27 18 23 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 10 NA 0 9 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 19 NA 14 15 MS : 17 NA 9 14 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 2 NA 0 4 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 49 NA 46 54 : 12 Sts: 17 NA 15 18 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 80 65 70 67 FL : 66 57 90 NA GA : 87 69 80 89 NC : 70 55 52 30 OK : 90 73 84 66 SC : 60 50 57 31 TX : 57 45 51 58 VA : 82 70 43 NA : 8 Sts : 76 61 68 70 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 80 60 92 83 MN : 98 96 92 93 MT : 91 83 89 85 ND : 95 83 81 81 SD : 100 95 90 93 WA : 100 100 100 99 : 6 Sts : 93 83 87 85 -------------------------------------- These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 6 22 54 18 GA : 44 17 21 16 2 IL : 5 11 29 43 12 IN : 3 8 31 47 11 IA : 4 7 23 45 21 KS : 0 3 19 62 16 KY : 1 4 20 58 17 MI : 6 15 33 36 10 MN : 1 3 18 52 26 MO : 1 10 35 43 11 NE : 1 2 14 58 25 NC : 13 29 35 22 1 OH : 2 6 24 48 20 PA : 3 7 32 48 10 SD : 0 2 8 55 35 TX : 23 21 32 24 0 WI : 1 3 13 46 37 : 17 Sts : 4 7 23 47 19 : Prev Wk : 3 8 21 49 19 Prev Yr : 1 6 25 50 18 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 8 48 34 0 AZ : 0 14 43 32 11 AR : 0 14 31 42 13 CA : 0 40 50 10 0 GA : 20 23 30 21 6 LA : 2 7 53 32 6 MS : 1 6 23 60 10 MO : 0 17 28 39 16 NM : 0 10 31 48 11 NC : 1 14 33 49 3 OK : 3 18 20 54 5 SC : 8 20 43 29 0 TN : 0 5 23 56 16 TX : 24 23 32 19 2 : 14 Sts : 13 19 34 29 5 : Prev Wk : 14 21 31 29 5 Prev Yr : 2 8 29 49 12 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 9 54 32 1 AR : 7 21 35 31 6 GA : 35 26 27 11 1 IL : 4 9 32 46 9 IN : 3 7 32 47 11 IA : 3 7 23 46 21 KS : 0 2 13 68 17 KY : 1 3 25 52 19 LA : 9 26 36 27 2 MI : 2 14 32 40 12 MN : 2 4 24 51 19 MS : 6 11 33 45 5 MO : 3 12 37 41 7 NE : 0 2 17 58 23 NC : 4 22 36 36 2 OH : 1 6 28 47 18 SC : 10 24 44 21 1 SD : 0 2 11 61 26 TN : 1 6 23 55 15 : 19 Sts : 3 9 27 47 14 : Prev Wk : 3 9 27 47 14 Prev Yr : 1 7 30 51 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 13 37 43 5 CO : 1 4 26 62 7 IL : 7 7 41 39 6 KS : 1 2 21 66 10 LA : 3 21 34 40 2 MS : 1 9 33 53 4 MO : 2 6 32 52 8 NE : 0 2 30 56 12 NM : 23 54 16 7 0 OK : 10 18 34 38 0 SD : 0 1 29 60 10 TX : 20 28 35 16 1 : 12 Sts : 8 13 29 44 6 : Prev Wk : 10 14 28 43 5 Prev Yr : 0 3 25 57 15 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 62 31 MN : 5 9 33 48 5 MT : 1 12 39 39 9 ND : 1 4 30 51 14 SD : 0 1 14 61 24 : 5 Sts : 1 6 30 49 14 : Prev Wk : 1 6 26 52 15 Prev Yr : 3 12 33 46 6 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 26 51 17 CA : 0 10 40 50 0 LA : 0 3 30 56 11 MS : 1 3 28 61 7 TX : 0 2 40 54 4 : 5 Sts : 1 5 31 52 11 : Prev Wk : 1 3 34 53 9 Prev Yr : 0 2 32 52 14 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 8 23 52 16 MI : 7 15 54 23 1 MN : 1 6 24 53 16 NE : 3 5 20 60 12 ND : 0 3 36 53 8 OH : 0 6 26 58 10 PA : 2 6 22 58 12 SD : 0 1 14 66 19 WI : 0 2 18 65 15 : 9 Sts : 1 4 25 57 13 : Prev Wk : 0 4 22 59 15 Prev Yr : 2 9 30 48 11 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 23 25 35 17 0 FL : 0 2 48 50 0 GA : 7 16 32 38 7 NC : 1 2 43 54 0 OK : 2 12 44 39 3 SC : 22 31 37 10 0 TX : 4 12 39 32 13 VA : 0 6 21 53 20 : 8 Sts : 7 14 36 36 7 : Prev Wk : 9 17 36 35 3 Prev Yr : 0 4 28 57 11 -------------------------------------- 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 17 55 22 1 :: NJ : 0 0 20 80 0 AZ : 0 5 28 45 22 :: NM : 14 33 37 15 1 AR : 5 28 43 23 1 :: NY : 0 4 18 70 8 CA : 0 5 15 60 20 :: NC : 16 20 37 26 1 CO : 2 10 33 51 4 :: ND : 2 13 39 41 5 CT : 0 0 10 90 0 :: OH : 1 7 25 52 15 DE : 0 8 11 81 0 :: OK : 17 27 35 18 3 FL : 0 15 70 15 0 :: OR : 0 1 8 64 27 GA : 27 30 31 11 1 :: PA : 1 9 35 52 3 ID : 0 0 20 46 34 :: RI : 0 0 25 75 0 IL : 1 5 23 61 10 :: SC : 15 38 40 7 0 IN : 1 5 29 54 11 :: SD : 1 1 9 63 26 IA : 1 5 25 51 18 :: TN : 1 7 26 54 12 KS : 1 4 33 53 9 :: TX : 33 35 27 5 0 KY : 0 2 17 56 25 :: UT : 0 5 31 54 10 LA : 29 26 31 13 1 :: VT : 0 0 10 73 17 ME : 0 6 17 61 16 :: VA : 0 22 41 35 2 MD : 3 13 31 46 7 :: WA : 5 15 30 35 15 MA : 0 0 13 87 0 :: WV : 0 3 20 67 10 MI : 18 29 38 15 0 :: WI : 1 4 30 55 10 MN : 3 6 21 58 12 :: WY : 2 7 33 56 2 MS : 3 24 32 35 6 :: : MO : 1 6 36 49 8 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 29 39 10 MT : 8 13 40 34 5 :: : NE : 2 6 18 54 20 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 26 41 11 NV : 0 0 7 68 25 :: Prev Yr: 3 12 33 44 8 NH : 0 3 27 62 8 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 5 62 32 MN : 4 11 30 48 7 MT : 1 10 29 46 14 ND : 1 4 23 53 19 SD : 0 0 11 70 19 WA : 3 8 32 45 12 : 6 Sts : 1 6 23 52 18 : Prev Wk : 1 6 23 52 18 Prev Yr : 2 9 27 52 10 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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