We 1 (6-99) Washington, D.C. Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Released June 2, 1999, 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 86, No. 22 May 23 - 29, 1999 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Mostly dry weather prevailed across the northern half of the Plains and the western Corn Belt, reducing pockets of excessive wetness and allowing the planting pace to accelerate. Meanwhile, widespread showers and thunderstorms generally benefited summer crops across the southern half of the Plains and from the eastern Corn Belt into the Northeast. Disease pressure in winter wheat increased due to the wet, humid conditions, however, on parts of the central and southern Plains. Farther east, dryness intensified in portions of the Middle and Southern Atlantic Coast States despite near-normal temperatures, stressing pastures and spring-sown crops. Weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 6 degrees F below normal in a broad area from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley and eastern Corn Belt. In contrast, very warm conditions (2 to 10 degrees F above normal) spurred crop development in California and the Northwest. However, the warmth further depleted topsoil moisture in the interior Northwest, stressing dryland crops. Early in the week, very warm weather continued in the Northwest, setting more than a dozen daily-record highs. On Sunday, records included 100 degrees F in Redding, CA and 95 degrees F in The Dalles, OR. A day later in Washington, both Wenatchee and Yakima posted record highs of 94 degrees F. Farther south, the season's first triple-digit heat arrived in Tucson, AZ (101 degrees F on May 28), 1 day later than normal. Warm weather throughout the Northwest caused considerable snow melt at higher elevations, causing generally minor lowland flooding downstream. Cooler weather returned toward week's end, however, helping to slow the runoff rate. On Saturday, downtown San Francisco's high of 54 degrees F helped to ensure their fourth-coolest May (average temperature of 53.7 degrees F, 3.7 degrees F below normal) during the 129-year period of record. Cool, showery conditions prevailed across the Great Lakes region through midweek. From May 23-25, Marquette, MI received 2.69 inches of precipitation, including a trace of snow on Monday (when their high temperature reached only 42 degrees F). By May 26-27, patchy frost was reported in the region. On Thursday, lows in Michigan included 33 degrees F in Houghton Lake and 35 degrees F in Lansing. Although rain spread into the Northeast, many areas to the south remained very dry. In Raleigh-Durham, NC, monthly rainfall totaled 0.58 inch (15 percent of normal), their lowest May total since 1926. Only 1.28 inches (35 percent of normal) dampened Washington, DC during May, more than half of which fell on May 22. Washington's total was their lowest in May since 1986. Elsewhere, a monthly total of 1.37 inches in Beckley, WV was their fourth-lowest May rainfall on record. In contrast, Amarillo, TX netted 4.30 inches (173 percent of normal) during May, boosting their year-to-date precipitation to 14.62 inches (264 percent). The only time that more rain soaked Amarillo during the first 5 months of a year was in 1905, when 15.81 inches fell. Wichita, KS collected 7.17 inches (188 percent) during May en route to their fourth-wettest spring (March-May) on record, and wettest since 1951. Despite mostly dry weather during the week in North Dakota, Bismarck's monthly rainfall reached 6.96 inches (319 percent of normal), second only to a 7.04-inch total in May 1927. In Alaska, much cooler weather arrived during the week, holding temperatures as much as 8 degrees F below normal across western areas. By Saturday morning, widespread frost occurred in the vicinity of Fairbanks, including a daily-record low of 30 degrees F at the University of Alaska. Stormy conditions (more than 2 inches of rain) accompanied the cool weather in the southeastern part of the State. National Agricultural Summary May 24 - 30, 1999 Highlights: Planting and crop development rapidly advanced in the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, as dry, sunny weather removed excess soil moisture in many areas. Dry weather also aided planting in the Southeast and Atlantic Coastal Plains. Heavy rains delayed planting in the southern Great Plains. Hail and strong winds associated with the thunderstorms damaged wheat fields and row crops in Texas and parts of Oklahoma. Dry soils and above-normal temperatures stressed crops in the Pacific Northwest. In California, dry conditions aided fieldwork and warmer weather accelerated crop development. Corn: Planting was 96 percent complete, equal to last year, and 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. In Missouri and South Dakota, nearly one-fourth of the acreage was planted, as dry weather removed excess soil moisture. Eighty percent of the acreage was emerged, behind last year's 85 percent, but ahead of normal in most Corn Belt States. Early-week showers rejuvenated soil moisture levels and aided crop development in the eastern Corn Belt. In the western Corn Belt, development was aided by mostly sunny weather that dried heavy soils and evaporated standing water in low-lying areas. In Colorado, rapid emergence was aided by predominantly sunny weather and brief soil-soaking thunderstorms. Soybeans: Planting advanced to 71 percent, slightly behind the 74 percent pace last year, but 10 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. The rapid pace was aided by dry weather in the Corn Belt, especially in Iowa and Nebraska, where soggy soils had hindered progress earlier. Planting was nearing completion in the eastern Corn Belt. Thirty-seven percent was emerged, ahead of the average in the eastern Corn Belt, but well behind the average in the western Corn Belt. Seasonal temperatures and adequate moisture supplies promoted seed germination and emergence in most areas of the Corn Belt. Planting and emergence were less advanced along the western boundary of the Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains. Winter Wheat: Eighty percent of the winter wheat crop was headed, behind last year's rapid development, but slightly ahead of the average for this date. Two percent of the acreage was harvested, equal to last year's pace. Dry, sunny weather aided development in the Great Plains and Corn Belt despite below-normal temperatures in most areas. In Ohio, development was well ahead of normal, as nearly all of the acreage was headed. Fields rapidly matured in Texas, but rain delayed harvest and some fields were damaged by hail and high winds. Harvest was more than 50 percent complete in Georgia, where hot, dry weather quickly ripened fields. Drought conditions stressed winter wheat in the Pacific Northwest. Warm weather accelerated ripening in California. Cotton: Planting advanced to 82 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and the average. Depite heavy rains, planting rapidly progressed in most of the southern Great Plains. In the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, planting neared completion. Seven percent of the crop was squaring, compared with 7 percent last year and 8 percent normally squaring by this date. Heavy rain and hail damaged some fields in Texas. Fields that avoided hail damage remained in good condition, but lack of sunshine and warm weather hindered growth. Fields were squaring in the Blacklands and Central Texas and setting bolls in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. Cotton development accelerated in California, as above-normal temperatures prevailed after cool weather early in the week. Rice: Planting was nearly complete, at 98 percent, ahead of last year's 92 percent and the 95 percent average. Ninety-three percent was emerged, well ahead of last year's slow pace and 9 percentage points ahead of the average. Warmer weather aided development in California. Small grains: Eighty-five percent of the spring wheat was planted and 65 percent was emerged. The barley crop was 83 percent planted and 63 percent emerged. Oats were 91 percent planted and 83 percent emerged. Planting and emergence of barley and spring wheat trailed last year's rapid pace and lagged slightly behind the average. Oat planting was also behind last year's pace. Emergence lagged behind normal in the upper Mississippi Valley, but was ahead of the 5-year average in most of the Corn Belt. Development of small grains benefited from warmer, drier conditions in the western Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Other crops: Sorghum was 44 percent planted, well behind last year and the average. Progress accelerated in the central Great Plains and southern Corn Belt, as dry weather prevailed most of the week. The peanut crop was 90 percent planted, compared with 82 percent last year. Progress was rapid along the Gulf Coast and in the southern Great Plains, despite heavy rains in Texas. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 94 87 99 93 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 97 87 95 86 IN : 99 98 89 80 IA : 97 88 99 95 KS : 95 84 99 93 KY : 98 96 86 87 MI : 94 85 95 84 MN : 97 91 99 95 MO : 89 65 97 83 NE : 98 89 100 95 NC : 98 93 94 99 OH : 100 98 93 84 PA : 93 83 84 79 SD : 80 55 95 80 TX : 99 95 99 99 WI : 90 86 98 90 : 17 Sts: 96 87 96 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 55 34 65 56 AR : 50 37 51 48 GA : 46 30 50 46 IL : 79 45 64 55 IN : 91 78 66 57 IA : 74 33 89 77 KS : 35 19 83 55 KY : 65 44 34 29 LA : 82 63 84 71 MI : 81 64 79 59 MN : 78 41 96 80 MS : 86 76 81 79 MO : 52 20 68 45 NE : 74 30 90 68 NC : 38 23 41 40 OH : 97 92 73 61 SC : 41 29 36 31 SD : 52 22 76 55 TN : 47 26 31 30 : 19 Sts: 71 44 74 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 60 35 89 70 GA : 100 100 98 NA IL : 81 61 78 NA IN : 91 77 71 NA IA : 82 61 94 80 KS : 76 48 95 NA KY : 92 87 65 78 MI : 73 55 79 48 MN : 85 68 97 74 MO : 60 55 83 NA NE : 80 46 94 75 NC : 95 85 89 NA OH : 97 79 66 58 PA : 78 51 47 NA SD : 43 20 83 17 TX : 94 83 95 NA WI : 68 57 87 NA : 17 Sts: 80 60 85 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 38 18 46 9 AR : 32 17 40 32 GA : 32 17 30 NA IL : 40 14 29 NA IN : 67 44 37 NA IA : 24 7 71 43 KS : 14 10 63 NA KY : 47 26 7 4 LA : 66 41 78 61 MI : 45 24 49 25 MN : 30 7 81 42 MS : 76 57 69 67 MO : 20 8 36 NA NE : 20 3 64 37 NC : 25 15 27 NA OH : 80 51 38 35 SC : 25 17 5 8 SD : 12 4 44 9 TN : 25 8 18 NA : 19 Sts: 37 18 49 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 87 94 94 AZ : 97 93 99 99 AR : 99 91 99 98 CA : 100 99 95 98 GA : 87 74 86 90 LA : 99 99 99 99 MS : 98 93 91 98 MO : 100 96 100 97 NM : 100 96 97 93 NC : 93 88 95 96 OK : 62 45 65 53 SC : 90 75 92 94 TN : 100 95 95 98 TX : 65 45 66 64 : 14 Sts: 82 69 81 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 93 97 97 CA : 97 90 58 80 LA : 99 99 99 98 MS : 100 99 97 99 TX : 100 99 100 98 : 5 Sts : 98 95 92 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 0 4 2 AZ : 9 3 4 27 AR : 2 0 0 1 CA : 20 2 0 2 GA : 6 2 8 10 LA : 4 0 0 3 MS : 1 0 2 9 MO : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 NC : 0 0 1 0 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 6 3 4 4 TN : 0 0 0 1 TX : 9 7 14 11 : 14 Sts: 7 4 7 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 74 85 89 CA : 92 60 14 45 LA : 97 96 99 96 MS : 97 82 91 96 TX : 93 92 96 89 : 5 Sts : 93 78 79 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 99 99 CO : 70 50 73 68 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 3 1 8 9 IL : 96 91 97 86 IN : 98 78 98 72 KS : 99 93 98 96 MI : 46 7 79 17 MO : 95 79 98 89 MT : 0 0 20 4 NE : 48 30 64 45 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 99 72 96 46 OK : 100 99 100 100 OR : 22 7 50 54 SD : 7 1 24 12 TX : 98 96 96 95 WA : 16 5 61 50 : 19 Sts: 80 72 85 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 87 91 93 CO : 62 29 41 30 IL : 40 11 27 33 KS : 28 16 56 41 LA : 96 91 96 93 MS : 97 94 76 88 MO : 35 24 69 57 NE : 42 12 83 59 NM : 13 9 20 27 OK : 21 7 26 29 SD : 15 6 55 32 TX : 61 55 70 75 : 12 Sts: 44 32 62 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 NA 2 NA CA : 10 NA 1 1 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 56 NA 25 34 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 15 NA 7 9 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 1 NA 4 3 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 6 NA 9 6 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : 19 Sts: 2 NA 2 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 99 85 95 96 FL : 100 74 82 NA GA : 93 81 93 96 NC : 90 85 79 90 OK : 81 62 84 63 SC : 94 85 83 91 TX : 77 55 57 40 VA : 100 94 96 97 : 8 Sts : 90 75 82 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 97 94 98 98 MN : 89 71 99 86 MT : 93 81 99 95 ND : 74 50 98 84 SD : 99 94 100 96 : 5 Sts : 85 68 99 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 93 89 96 96 MN : 81 53 98 84 MT : 94 81 100 94 ND : 66 39 99 84 SD : 97 87 100 95 WA : 100 100 100 99 : 6 Sts : 83 66 99 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 99 MI : 100 100 100 97 MN : 89 83 99 96 NE : 100 100 100 100 ND : 71 48 99 83 OH : 100 100 100 98 PA : 99 98 99 97 SD : 98 91 100 95 WI : 100 100 100 98 : 9 Sts : 91 83 100 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 87 76 91 91 MN : 78 58 97 67 MT : 69 50 91 78 ND : 48 34 89 59 SD : 95 80 99 85 : 5 Sts : 65 49 92 69 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 75 61 87 85 MN : 64 43 97 63 MT : 69 50 91 75 ND : 43 23 88 59 SD : 88 65 98 80 WA : 99 97 99 94 : 6 Sts : 63 46 91 71 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:May 30,:May 23,:May 30,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 98 98 MI : 100 96 99 86 MN : 86 69 98 88 NE : 100 97 100 NA ND : 49 29 88 56 OH : 100 99 98 93 PA : 96 89 88 NA SD : 90 71 96 82 WI : 100 97 99 NA : 9 Sts: 83 72 95 77 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 9 84 7 MN : 4 9 35 43 9 MT : 0 1 14 73 12 ND : 1 3 30 60 6 SD : 1 1 15 59 24 : 5 Sts : 1 3 24 62 10 : Prev Wk : 1 5 26 58 10 Prev Yr : 1 7 28 51 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 73 20 MN : 5 11 36 41 7 MT : 1 2 41 52 4 ND : 1 2 32 60 5 SD : 0 1 12 63 24 WA : 0 17 71 12 0 : 6 Sts : 1 4 34 54 7 : Prev Wk : 1 7 31 52 9 Prev Yr : 1 7 27 46 19 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 14 56 28 MI : 4 8 21 59 8 MN : 2 8 21 54 15 NE : 0 0 9 67 24 ND : 0 1 25 66 8 OH : 0 4 20 61 15 PA : 1 6 31 54 8 SD : 0 0 15 64 21 WI : 0 3 13 60 24 : 9 Sts : 0 3 19 61 17 : Prev Wk : 1 2 19 62 16 Prev Yr : 1 4 22 60 13 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 17 55 26 CA : 0 0 10 85 5 CO : 2 3 12 58 25 GA : 9 23 36 27 5 ID : 0 1 16 68 15 IL : 0 2 17 66 15 IN : 0 2 12 57 29 KS : 2 5 22 53 18 MI : 1 3 15 57 24 MO : 0 7 25 57 11 MT : 0 5 43 45 7 NE : 1 2 18 66 13 NC : 0 4 19 66 11 OH : 0 1 10 61 28 OK : 1 6 21 67 5 OR : 12 24 37 26 1 SD : 0 1 13 57 29 TX : 5 14 29 41 11 WA : 12 16 29 39 4 : 19 Sts : 2 7 22 55 14 : Prev Wk : 2 5 22 58 13 Prev Yr : 2 7 24 55 12 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 10 38 51 GA : 15 26 34 22 3 IL : 1 2 18 63 16 IN : 0 1 15 63 21 IA : 1 5 25 49 20 KS : 0 2 20 69 9 KY : 0 2 14 55 29 MI : 0 2 27 54 17 MN : 1 5 32 49 13 MO : 0 4 40 50 6 NE : 0 2 15 71 12 NC : 0 2 18 73 7 OH : 0 3 20 60 17 PA : 0 1 20 68 11 SD : 1 1 20 54 24 TX : 2 4 18 61 15 WI : 0 2 17 61 20 : 17 Sts : 1 3 21 58 17 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 3 20 57 19 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 6 28 53 11 :: NJ : 0 0 60 40 0 AZ : 5 21 56 18 0 :: NM : 10 21 30 28 11 AR : 0 3 29 60 8 :: NY : 0 7 36 55 2 CA : 0 5 20 70 5 :: NC : 0 4 21 71 4 CO : 1 5 16 63 15 :: ND : 1 3 17 66 13 CT : 0 0 27 73 0 :: OH : 1 5 25 53 16 DE : 0 7 33 57 3 :: OK : 0 3 21 67 9 FL : 0 40 50 10 0 :: OR : 0 7 22 68 3 GA : 10 25 43 21 1 :: PA : 3 11 29 52 5 ID : 0 0 20 60 20 :: RI : 0 0 7 83 10 IL : 0 1 13 66 20 :: SC : 2 8 41 47 2 IN : 0 2 16 65 17 :: SD : 1 1 7 63 28 IA : 0 2 10 56 32 :: TN : 1 5 28 57 9 KS : 0 1 18 65 16 :: TX : 4 9 33 43 11 KY : 1 15 24 46 14 :: UT : 0 1 17 70 12 LA : 2 16 40 38 4 :: VT : 0 13 44 40 3 ME : 0 20 59 16 5 :: VA : 6 19 42 31 2 MD : 2 12 46 36 4 :: WA : 4 16 37 41 2 MA : 0 0 6 67 27 :: WV : 8 21 33 36 2 MI : 2 12 26 50 10 :: WI : 0 1 10 60 29 MN : 1 2 17 59 21 :: WY : 0 1 13 63 23 MS : 1 10 42 40 7 :: : MO : 0 2 18 60 20 :: 48 Sts : 2 7 24 54 13 MT : 2 4 26 45 23 :: : NE : 0 1 12 66 21 :: Prev Wk: 2 6 25 52 15 NV : 0 3 19 75 3 :: Prev Yr: 4 11 25 45 15 NH : 0 8 21 69 2 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 1 23 54 22 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 LA : 0 2 21 64 13 MS : 1 4 22 63 10 TX : 1 1 11 43 44 : 5 Sts : 0 1 20 60 19 : Prev Wk : 0 1 22 60 17 Prev Yr : 0 5 31 50 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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