Released July 28, 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 Mark E. Miller at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 85, No. 30 July 19 - 25, 1998 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Hot weather (highs in the middle 90's to near 100 degrees F on July 19 and 20) briefly stressed reproductive corn and soybeans in the southern and western Corn Belt. Cooler weather, accompanied by scattered showers, arrived in the Midwest by midweek. Spotty rain shifted into the Southeast late in the week, locally improving soil moisture. Meanwhile, seasonal showers returned to the Southwest, helping to end the recent heat wave, but drought continued to intensify across eastern New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. Weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 7 degrees F above normal in the drought area, but averaged within 2 degrees F of normal from the central Plains into the Northeast, including the Corn Belt. Very warm weather prevailed in the Northwest, where weekly departures reached +7 degrees F. Early in the week, record-setting heat persisted across the Western and Central States, resulting in more than 50 additional daily-record highs. On Sunday, highs in Colorado soared to 104 degrees F in both Grand Junction and Pueblo. Corpus Christi, TX logged 98 degrees F, their third consecutive daily record. Farther west, downtown Sacramento, CA posted 110 degrees F. A day later, Pueblo again recorded 104 degrees F, while Yuma, CO notched 109 degrees F. Highs of 100 degrees F in Topeka, KS, 100 degrees F in Denver, CO, and 105 degrees F in North Platte, NE were the highest in more than 2, 4, and 8 years, respectively. Although no records were set, highs on Monday reached 98 degrees F in both Omaha, NE and Moline, IL. In Montana, however, streaks of 90-degree heat ended on Tuesday at 14 days in Miles City and 11 days in Billings. A longer heat wave last occurred in Miles City during July 1964 (16 days) and in Billings during June 1988 (14 days). On Tuesday, 2.54 inches of rain pelted North Platte, their fifth-highest single- day total on record during July. Cloudy, showery weather lingered on the central Plains for the remainder of the week. On Saturday, North Platte's high reached only 69 degrees F. At week's end, 24-hour rainfall (July 25-26) in Missouri included 6.25 inches near Rolla and 5.73 inches in Sedalia. Cloudiness and precipitation also suppressed temperatures in Arizona, where Tucson's high of 76 degrees F on Wednesday was their lowest in July since 1921. In addition, 24-hour rainfall in Arizona on July 21-22 reached 3.76 inches on Mt. Lemmon (near Tucson) and 2.30 inches in Sedona. Heavy rain also soaked parts of the Ohio Valley. In Kentucky, Lexington's total of 4.38 inches on Monday was their sixth-greatest single-day rainfall on record. Heat briefly overspread the East Coast at midweek. Highs topped 100 degrees F as far north as Richmond, VA, where the maximum of 102 degrees F on Wednesday was their highest since July 8, 1993. In Boston, MA, highs reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on three consecutive days (91, 93, and 92 degrees F on July 21-23), their second such streak this month and 102nd during the 127-year period of record. Meanwhile, unrelenting heat baked the South Central States. In Texas, streaks of consecutive 100-degree days (through Sunday, July 26) reached 21 days in Dallas-Ft. Worth--the longest since a record-setting 42-day stretch in 1980-- and 23 days in Del Rio. With highs of 104 degrees F on Monday and Friday, daily-records were set or tied in Del Rio for the 11th and 12th times this month. In northern Texas, Amarillo's stretch of 90-degree heat reached 41 days (June 16 - July 26, second on record to their 46-day streak in 1934. Oklahoma City, OK closed the week with three consecutive daily-record highs (105, 106, and 106 degrees F). In Arkansas, highs reached triple digits four times during the week, boosting their 1998 total to 11 days, their most since 41 such days in 1980. In addition to the heat, year-to-date rainfall through July 26 stood at only 2.13 inches (29 percent of normal) in Midland, TX and 3.06 inches (25 percent) in Brownsville, TX. April 1 - July 26 rainfall in Shreveport, LA was 5.13 inches (31 percent of normal). Similarly, May 1 - July 26 rainfall in Oklahoma City totaled 4.81 inches (41 percent). In Corpus Christi, a 132-day spell (March 17 - July 26) with less than 1 inch of rain was their fifth-longest such streak, and longest on record during the warm season. In Lubbock, TX, barring significant rain during the final 5 days of July, April-July 1998--with 1.93 inches of rain--will become their driest such period on record, breaking the 1934 record of 3.27 inches. Near- to above-normal temperatures (departures from -1 to +8 degrees F) prevailed in Alaska, accompanied by widespread precipitation. On Monday, Kodiak reported 3.54 inches of rain, breaking their single-day record for July. In Kotzebue, thunderstorm activity struck for the second time in a week on Wednesday, shortly after a near-record high of 78 degrees F. Before this year, a thunderstorms last occurred in Kotzebue on July 16, 1994. National Agricultural Summary July 20 - 26, 1998 Highlights: Crop development remained ahead of normal in the Corn Belt, as warm weather continued to promote rapid growth. Rain relieved excessive dryness in some areas of the eastern Corn Belt, but caused additional flooding in the river bottoms of the lower Missouri and Ohio Valleys. Storms also delivered soaking rains in the central Great Plains, but the southern Plains received only a few isolated sprinkles with damaging winds and hail. Across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, sunny weather promoted rapid crop development and aided the small grain harvest. Widely scattered showers brought slight relief from the heat in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Crops responded well to showers that replenished topsoil moisture along the eastern Gulf Coast and parts of the Southeast. Field activities progressed normally in California, where seasonable temperatures and dry weather provided ideal growing conditions for late developing crops. Corn: Rapid development in the Corn Belt and Great Plains was aided by seasonable temperatures and adequate moisture supplies. Corn in the silking stage or beyond advanced to 80 percent, 25 percentage points above the previous week and more than 1 week ahead of normal. Corn in the dough stage or beyond was less than 1 week ahead of normal, at 12 percent. The fair weather boosted crop conditions across most of the Corn Belt, although evidence of uneven growth became more pronounced where flooding and heavy rains had leached nitrogen from the soil. Dry weather in the northern Corn Belt had little adverse effect, but severe windstorms caused isolated damage. Triple digit temperatures quickly ripened fields in eastern Texas, where harvest continued. Along the western Gulf Coast, harvest was nearly complete. Soybeans: Seventy-five percent of the Nation's soybeans were blooming compared with 58 percent the previous week and 56 percent normally blooming by this date. Thirty percent of the crop was setting pods, 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Warm, sunny weather aided crop conditions across most of the Corn Belt. Rain in the Mississippi Delta significantly boosted crop conditions, especially east of the river. Conditions further deteriorated in the southern Atlantic Coast States due to hot, dry weather. All Wheat: Eighty-seven percent of the winter wheat and 3 percent of the spring wheat has been harvested. Winter wheat harvest slowed as progress approached completion in the central Great Plains and eastern Corn Belt. In the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, winter and spring wheat harvest was in the early stages, but gained momentum as dry weather prevailed. Nearly all of the spring wheat has headed except in Idaho, where development lagged slightly behind normal. Spring wheat conditions remained nearly unchanged, despite dry weather that stressed fields in some areas. Cotton: Crop development advanced to 92 percent squaring and 73 percent setting bolls. Development remained 2 to 3 weeks behind normal in California, despite warm, sunny weather that promoted rapid growth. Conditions improved in the eastern Gulf Coast due to additional rainfall. In the southern Great Plains, conditions continued to deteriorate due to extreme heat and excessive dryness. The hot weather caused plants to drop small bolls in the Texas Blacklands. Heat rapidly opened bolls in southern Texas, where harvest activity increased. Rice: Forty-three percent of the crop has headed, slightly more than normal for this date. Harvest began in the southern Mississippi Delta and western Gulf Coast areas, where hot weather sped ripening. Hot, dry weather caused conditions to decline in Arkansas, but rain relieved stress in other parts of the Mississippi Delta. Warm weather aided crop development in California, but progress lagged slightly behind the 5-year average. Other small grains: Oat harvest accelerated in the Corn Belt, as hot weather quickly ripened the crop, and dry weather permitted nearly uninterrupted combining for most of the week. Dry weather quickly dried ripening barley fields and allowed harvest to begin in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, with 4 percent of the crop harvested. Other crops: Rain substantially improved peanut conditions in southeast Alabama and northern Florida, while nearby Georgia peanut fields remained very dry. Rain also relieved dry conditions in the mid-Atlantic peanut-producing region. Sorghum headed, at 43 percent, was less than 1 week ahead of normal. However, progress was more advanced in the Mississippi Delta and to a lesser extent, in the western Corn Belt. Sorghum turning color was 20 percent, equal to the 5-year average. We 1 (7-98) Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 60 25 28 29 GA : 99 98 100 100 IL : 81 54 67 64 IN : 71 45 35 51 IA : 84 49 62 44 KS : 99 80 86 76 KY : 83 62 58 73 MI : 67 33 13 25 MN : 95 82 64 54 MO : 88 75 80 63 NE : 87 67 64 54 NC : 85 80 90 94 OH : 57 26 19 36 PA : 52 37 27 37 SD : 54 16 19 19 TX : 94 91 86 87 WI : 76 47 24 25 : 17 Sts: 80 55 54 51 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 0 0 1 GA : 91 90 93 95 IL : 17 7 4 9 IN : 15 6 1 3 IA : 0 0 0 0 KS : 32 13 29 21 KY : 24 0 0 18 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 37 22 26 21 NE : 4 0 2 5 NC : 61 50 61 70 OH : 8 3 0 2 PA : 2 0 0 1 SD : 8 0 1 1 TX : 76 68 56 65 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 17 Sts: 12 6 6 8 -------------------------------------- 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 : 40 36 33 40 AR : 56 41 34 38 GA : 60 40 54 48 IL : 72 46 70 57 IN : 68 49 63 60 IA : 90 77 83 69 KS : 80 66 72 51 KY : 40 25 18 38 LA : 93 84 80 70 MI : 69 45 47 43 MN : 93 78 75 65 MS : 92 85 59 62 MO : 62 44 59 43 NE : 80 67 71 58 NC : 40 25 27 27 OH : 78 60 75 63 SC : 31 27 33 31 SD : 72 57 58 50 TN : 40 23 31 35 : 19 Sts: 75 58 65 56 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 97 93 86 93 AZ : 99 96 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 55 45 100 99 GA : 99 95 96 98 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 96 99 MO : 100 100 99 100 NM : 95 92 100 94 NC : 93 85 85 87 OK : 93 80 93 91 SC : 99 94 93 96 TN : 100 98 100 100 TX : 91 89 95 91 : 14 Sts: 92 89 96 95 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 17 12 14 AR : 18 11 6 13 GA : 26 15 24 22 IL : 20 8 16 15 IN : 22 7 14 10 IA : 50 22 26 25 KS : 32 12 19 13 KY : 17 10 6 12 LA : 63 47 53 40 MI : 27 14 0 5 MN : 38 23 14 16 MS : 67 57 36 33 MO : 20 9 14 10 NE : 20 6 8 13 NC : 10 0 9 6 OH : 25 13 13 14 SC : 14 12 17 12 SD : 31 26 22 16 TN : 17 7 8 10 : 19 Sts: 30 16 17 16 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 80 60 48 64 AZ : 96 28 95 90 AR : 96 86 77 83 CA : 9 5 66 66 GA : 90 77 76 82 LA : 97 96 90 94 MS : 100 96 81 84 MO : 96 91 67 73 NM : 70 42 83 65 NC : 61 45 54 64 OK : 65 *43 16 36 SC : 70 54 46 66 TN : 84 55 66 77 TX : 66 57 48 49 : 14 Sts: 73 61 61 65 -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 83 74 45 60 CO : 4 2 11 8 IL : 9 5 15 12 KS : 32 19 21 17 LA : 82 78 77 83 MS : 94 86 89 80 MO : 59 38 37 31 NE : 16 1 9 12 NM : 1 0 3 6 OK : 16 11 14 26 SD : 15 11 14 10 TX : 71 62 66 73 : 12 Sts: 43 33 35 37 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 92 85 99 98 CO : 95 90 94 80 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 5 0 4 6 IL : 99 99 97 96 IN : 100 99 87 93 KS : 100 100 100 96 MI : 97 90 56 53 MO : 100 100 100 94 MT : 14 0 9 3 NE : 92 73 85 71 NC : 100 100 100 98 OH : 100 100 78 91 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 9 1 26 21 SD : 79 45 20 30 TX : 100 100 100 99 WA : 22 8 5 15 : 19 Sts: 87 83 82 80 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 17 10 5 18 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 1 KS : 2 0 0 0 LA : 28 19 19 26 MS : 23 17 38 30 MO : 4 0 1 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 4 2 3 7 SD : 0 0 1 0 TX : 55 49 49 58 : 12 Sts: 20 17 17 20 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 66 15 29 34 MI : 41 6 0 4 MN : 26 3 0 5 NE : 70 27 75 55 ND : 4 0 0 0 OH : 33 16 14 24 PA : 21 5 27 20 SD : 29 12 12 11 WI : 32 14 2 7 : 9 Sts : 30 9 11 13 -------------------------------------- These 9 States harvested 69% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 91 81 98 94 MN : 99 99 96 97 MT : 99 94 97 94 ND : 98 91 94 89 SD : 100 100 97 99 : 5 Sts : 98 94 95 93 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 89 80 98 93 MN : 99 98 98 98 MT : 99 91 97 94 ND : 99 95 93 92 SD : 100 100 98 98 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 98 93 96 94 -------------------------------------- These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 33 24 11 24 CA : 0 0 9 3 LA : 82 82 65 65 MS : 50 38 50 45 TX : 90 80 55 71 : 5 Sts : 43 37 28 34 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 NA 0 1 MN : 3 NA 0 1 MT : 1 NA 0 0 ND : 1 NA 0 0 SD : 14 NA 2 3 : 5 Sts : 3 NA NA 1 -------------------------------------- These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 NA 1 2 MN : 4 NA 0 2 MT : 1 NA 0 0 ND : 4 NA 0 0 SD : 17 NA 2 5 WA : 12 NA 0 9 : 6 Sts : 4 NA NA 1 -------------------------------------- These 6 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 80 78 78 FL : 80 66 98 NA GA : 95 87 91 96 NC : 80 70 76 49 OK : 91 90 90 79 SC : 70 60 63 37 TX : 70 57 66 74 VA : 95 82 68 NA : 8 Sts : 85 76 81 81 -------------------------------------- These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 7 25 47 20 GA : 42 22 17 18 1 IL : 3 8 28 45 16 IN : 3 7 26 51 13 IA : 3 7 21 46 23 KS : 1 3 23 59 14 KY : 1 2 21 59 17 MI : 6 18 33 38 5 MN : 1 3 17 52 27 MO : 1 12 31 43 13 NE : 1 3 14 61 21 NC : 15 30 31 23 1 OH : 2 6 25 50 17 PA : 3 6 23 57 11 SD : 0 1 8 56 35 TX : 24 31 28 17 0 WI : 1 3 17 43 36 : 17 Sts : 3 7 22 49 19 : Prev Wk : 4 7 23 47 19 Prev Yr : 2 6 24 51 17 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 13 64 17 1 AZ : 5 16 43 26 10 AR : 0 14 37 38 11 CA : 0 15 55 30 0 GA : 16 25 30 22 7 LA : 2 8 33 54 3 MS : 2 4 23 58 13 MO : 0 17 16 43 24 NM : 0 12 30 38 20 NC : 3 14 20 58 5 OK : 6 14 34 37 9 SC : 9 22 42 27 0 TN : 1 5 21 53 20 TX : 25 28 27 19 1 : 14 Sts : 13 20 32 30 5 : Prev Wk : 13 19 34 29 5 Prev Yr : 3 11 31 45 10 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 8 63 20 4 AR : 8 18 41 28 5 GA : 37 26 28 9 0 IL : 4 9 23 48 16 IN : 3 6 26 50 15 IA : 2 6 19 49 24 KS : 0 3 23 57 17 KY : 1 6 24 52 17 LA : 9 25 32 32 2 MI : 4 9 34 47 6 MN : 1 4 22 53 20 MS : 2 8 25 55 10 MO : 3 15 32 41 9 NE : 1 3 16 58 22 NC : 7 11 42 37 3 OH : 2 6 25 51 16 SC : 16 27 42 15 0 SD : 0 1 13 55 31 TN : 1 6 23 56 14 : 19 Sts : 3 8 25 48 16 : Prev Wk : 3 9 27 47 14 Prev Yr : 2 7 29 50 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 17 39 39 2 CO : 0 7 26 59 8 IL : 0 10 34 54 2 KS : 1 4 25 61 9 LA : 2 14 39 43 2 MS : 1 8 25 59 7 MO : 1 8 27 44 20 NE : 0 2 24 66 8 NM : 22 58 13 7 0 OK : 12 16 34 37 1 SD : 0 2 13 76 9 TX : 22 29 34 14 1 : 12 Sts : 9 15 28 42 6 : Prev Wk : 8 13 29 44 6 Prev Yr : 1 7 29 50 13 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 8 66 26 MN : 3 8 33 52 4 MT : 3 7 34 50 6 ND : 1 5 32 50 12 SD : 0 1 12 59 28 : 5 Sts : 2 5 29 52 12 : Prev Wk : 1 6 30 49 14 Prev Yr : 2 11 37 44 6 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 65 28 MN : 3 10 37 46 4 MT : 1 13 47 32 7 ND : 1 6 26 51 16 SD : 0 1 8 59 32 WA : 0 5 37 53 5 : 6 Sts : 1 7 30 48 14 : Prev Wk : 1 6 23 52 18 Prev Yr : 2 9 30 50 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 5 36 45 12 CA : 0 0 30 70 0 LA : 0 3 32 53 12 MS : 0 5 29 55 11 TX : 0 1 46 53 0 : 5 Sts : 1 3 35 52 9 : Prev Wk : 1 5 31 52 11 Prev Yr : 0 2 31 58 9 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 2 11 32 44 11 MI : 4 17 46 32 1 MN : 1 5 31 49 14 NE : 3 5 18 64 10 ND : 0 3 41 50 6 OH : 0 6 29 58 7 PA : 0 4 31 56 9 SD : 0 1 12 63 24 WI : 0 3 22 58 17 : 9 Sts : 1 5 29 53 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 25 57 13 Prev Yr : 3 7 31 49 10 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 29 30 33 1 FL : 0 0 14 86 0 GA : 10 20 37 27 6 NC : 0 2 3 89 6 OK : 0 14 47 37 2 SC : 21 32 35 12 0 TX : 4 12 39 34 11 VA : 0 3 20 57 20 : 8 Sts : 6 15 32 40 7 : Prev Wk : 7 14 36 36 7 Prev Yr : 1 6 29 54 10 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 4 17 54 23 2 :: NJ : 0 0 50 50 0 AZ : 0 3 27 45 25 :: NM : 17 29 38 15 1 AR : 10 28 42 20 0 :: NY : 0 3 20 76 1 CA : 0 5 15 70 10 :: NC : 18 28 32 21 1 CO : 3 12 28 55 2 :: ND : 2 16 45 36 1 CT : 0 0 24 76 0 :: OH : 2 7 25 50 16 DE : 0 13 56 31 0 :: OK : 15 27 42 16 0 FL : 0 5 55 30 10 :: OR : 0 1 8 78 13 GA : 24 29 31 16 0 :: PA : 5 15 35 36 9 ID : 0 2 19 52 27 :: RI : 0 0 25 75 0 IL : 0 3 23 60 14 :: SC : 15 35 34 16 0 IN : 1 4 25 56 14 :: SD : 0 2 15 65 18 IA : 1 5 26 52 16 :: TN : 2 6 27 55 10 KS : 1 6 35 51 7 :: TX : 35 37 24 4 0 KY : 0 2 16 59 23 :: UT : 0 4 38 54 4 LA : 30 26 27 15 2 :: VT : 0 0 33 57 10 ME : 0 3 20 31 46 :: VA : 7 31 38 23 1 MD : 5 16 38 39 2 :: WA : 2 14 24 45 15 MA : 0 0 60 40 0 :: WV : 0 1 17 71 11 MI : 30 22 26 21 1 :: WI : 1 9 29 46 15 MN : 2 6 24 57 11 :: WY : 1 10 30 57 2 MS : 0 8 23 57 12 :: : MO : 1 9 35 50 5 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 29 41 8 MT : 12 14 44 27 3 :: : NE : 2 6 17 62 13 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 29 39 10 NV : 0 0 7 68 25 :: Prev Yr: 4 14 33 42 7 NH : 0 0 25 63 12 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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