We 1 (7-99) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 7, 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. 27 June 27 - July 3, 1999 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Although hot weather overspread the Plains, Midwest, and East toward week's end, severe crop stress was confined to already drought-stricken areas from the Mid-Atlantic region into southern New England. High temperatures in the Midwest remained generally at or below 95 degrees F, favoring reproductive corn and soybeans. In addition, widespread showers boosted topsoil moisture across the eastern Corn Belt prior to the onset of hot weather. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 8 degrees F above normal in the Southwest, where heat continued for a third consecutive week. Elsewhere, temperatures ranged from 7 degrees F above normal in the Northeast to as much as 7 degrees F below normal in the upper Midwest and 10 degrees F below normal in the Northwest. Except in the Mid-Atlantic States and interior Northwest, soil moisture remained adequate in most areas for normal summer-crop development. By week's end, however, drier conditions overspread all but the Nation's northern and southern tiers. On the Plains, the very warm, dry pattern favored winter wheat maturation and harvesting. Early in the week, hot conditions prevailed in the Northeast, while cool weather settled in across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. On Sunday, high temperatures reached daily-record levels in locations such as Burlington, VT (96 degrees F) and Syracuse, NY (95 degrees F). Meanwhile in North Dakota, daily-record lows included 34 degrees F in Williston and 41 degrees F in Dickinson. Williston also posted a daily-record low (38 degrees F) on Monday. By midweek, cooler weather reached the East, where Youngstown, OH (44 degrees F) notched a daily record. Warm weather dominated California and the Southwest for most of the week, along with an increase in seasonal (monsoonal) rainfall across the latter region. On Monday, downtown Sacramento, CA recorded their first triple-digit heat of the year, 1 week later than their normal first occurrence. In Bakersfield, CA, another cool month (4.6 degrees F below normal in June) came to an end, despite the late-June warmth (weekly maximum temperatures averaged 97.6 degrees F, including highs of 102 degrees F on June 30 and 104 degrees F on July 1). Weekly rainfall totaled generally 2 to 4 inches, with locally high amounts, in the east-central Plains, Southeast, central and northern Appalachians, and portions of the northern Corn Belt. Except across the North and South, most of the rain fell by midweek. On Tuesday, a daily-record total (6.60 inches) pelted Savannah, GA. In southern Florida, June rainfall reached 25.03 inches in Coral Springs and 19.65 inches in Ft. Lauderdale. Hollywood, FL netted 18.89 inches (194 percent of normal), a June-record total. Atlanta, GA measured rain on 8 consecutive days (June 23-30), tying their June record most recently noted in 1927. Atlanta's 8-day total, 3.49 inches, boosted their June sum to 5.83 inches (164 percent of normal). Farther north, measurable rainfall dampened Paducah, KY on 14 days during June, totaling 8.97 inches (221 percent of normal). Meanwhile, much-needed rain fell in the interior Northeast, although extremely dry conditions persisted closer to the coast. In Massachusetts, June rainfall was the lowest on record in locations such as Worcester (0.32 inch, or 8 percent of normal) and Boston (a trace). Boston's 37-day (May 25 - June 30) streak without measurable precipitation their longest since a 44-day spell in October-November 1924 ended with a 1.03-inch rainfall on July 1. In Maryland, Baltimore's June rainfall totaled 2.04 inches (56 percent of normal), leaving their 1-year (July 1998 - June 1999) precipitation at 23.90 inches (59 percent). Late in the week, a storm system entered the Northwest, bringing unseasonably cool conditions. In addition, the system helped to dislodge heat which had been building for 3 weeks from the Southwest. From July 1-3, more than a half-dozen daily-record lows were established in the Northwest, while a similar number of record highs were set or tied on the High Plains. (From July 4-6, an additional four dozen record highs were broken, primarily from the Mid-Atlantic States into New England.) On Friday in Colorado, highs reached daily-record levels in Grand Junction (101 degrees F) and Pueblo (104 degrees F). A day later in Utah, low temperatures were the highest on record in Provo (77 degrees F, tying their July 1, 1990, standard) and Heber City (73 degrees F, tying their July 24, 1929, mark). In Wyoming, Casper, WY notched a daily record-tying high (98 degrees F), just 5 days after a record-tying low of 40 degrees F. Farther northwest, however, record lows on July 3 included 31 degrees F in Baker City, OR and 36 degrees F in Yakima, WA. Warm weather (2 to 10 degrees F above normal) continued on much of mainland Alaska for a fourth consecutive week. On Wednesday, Barrow's high (54 degrees F) reached the 50-degree mark for the first time since September 18, 1998. A day later, Barrow logged a daily-record high of 75 degrees F. National Agricultural Summary June 28 - July 4, 1999 Highlights: Below-normal temperatures hindered crop development in the western Corn Belt, central Great Plains, and across the northern United States from the Great Lakes region to the Pacific Coast. Seasonal temperatures aided development in the lower Mississippi Valley, southern Great Plains, and Southwest, but crops needed more heat to accelerate growth. Parts of the Atlantic Coastal Plains and Northeast received much-needed precipitation as hot conditions dominated late in the week. Heavy rains hindered harvest progress and other fieldwork in parts of the central Great Plains. Corn: Seven percent of the acreage was at the silking stage or beyond, compared with 8 percent last year and the 5-year average progress of 6 percent. Above-normal temperatures accelerated development in the eastern Corn Belt, especially in Kentucky, where more than half of the acreage was silking. Rains eased moisture shortages in parts of Ohio, but fields in most areas of the State continued to be stressed by dry soils. Development was slower in the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains, where below-normal temperatures hindered development. Excessive moisture continued to hinder weed control efforts in parts of Iowa, and some fields continued to appear yellow. Fields rapidly matured in central and southern Texas, where harvest activity slowly gained momentum. Soybeans: Ninety-seven percent of the acreage was emerged and 16 percent was blooming, compared with 95 percent emerged and 15 percent blooming by this date last year. Normally, 10 percent of the crop would be blooming. Cool weather hindered development in the western Corn Belt and central Great Plains. Emergence lagged behind last year in Kansas and blooming progress was slightly behind normal in Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas. Warmer weather aided development in the eastern Corn Belt and lower Mississippi Valley. In the Atlantic Coastal Plains, emergence was hindered by dry soils in some areas, but emerged fields rapidly developed due to warm weather. Rain boosted emergence and growth in the Southeast. Winter Wheat: The harvest was 45 percent complete, well behind last year's 66 percent and 8 percentage points behind the average for this date. Rain hindered harvesting in Kansas and Oklahoma early in the week, but progress rapidly accelerated late in the week, as warm weather quickly dried wet soils. Kansas growers reaped more than one-third of their acreage, and one-fourth of the acreage in Oklahoma was harvested. Some fields in Kansas were damaged by hail and strong winds. Dry weather aided rapid progress in Texas and in the eastern Corn Belt, especially in Illinois, where nearly three-fourths of the crop was harvested. Harvest began in Nebraska, but none of the crop was harvested in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest due to slow ripening. Cotton: Sixty-six percent of the acreage was at the squaring stage or beyond, 3 percentage points behind last year and the average for this date. Sixteen percent was squaring, behind last year's 24 percent and the normal progress of 19 percent. Seasonal temperatures and dry weather aided development and improved crop conditions in most areas of the lower Mississippi Valley. In the Southeast, widespread rain benefited crops, especially in Georgia, where soils had been very dry. Fields were stressed by excessive moisture in parts of Alabama and Mississippi. In Texas, dry weather boosted conditions, but development lagged due to a lack of heat. Warmer weather boosted development in California. Small grains: Spring wheat was 49 percent headed, well behind the rapid pace last year, but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Barley headed was at 43 percent, behind last year's 56 percent and the 47-percent average for the date. Seventy-two percent of the oat acreage was headed, 5 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average, but 9 percentage points behind last year's rapid development. Development of small grains accelerated in the northern Great Plains, despite below-normal temperatures. Rice: Seventeen percent of the rice acreage was headed, equal to this date a year ago and 5 percentage points ahead of normal. Above-normal temperatures accelerated development in the western Gulf Coast region, where more than half of the acreage was headed. Fields in inland areas of the Mississippi Delta were just beginning to develop heads. Hot weather stimulated development in California, but none of the crop was headed. Other crops: Sorghum planting was 95 percent complete, 2 percentage points behind last year and the average. Progress in Oklahoma was halted by heavy rains and persistent muddy field conditions. Forty-one percent of the peanuts were pegging, well behind last year's pace and behind normal in the major peanut-producing areas of Georgia and Alabama. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 90 84 88 NA AR : 90 82 91 88 GA : 92 82 83 NA IL : 99 97 94 NA IN : 100 100 92 NA IA : 100 99 100 100 KS : 86 80 97 NA KY : 90 85 77 81 LA : 100 99 98 95 MI : 100 100 97 97 MN : 99 98 99 99 MS : 99 97 97 95 MO : 91 86 90 NA NE : 100 94 100 100 NC : 78 65 79 NA OH : 100 100 100 94 SC : 86 65 86 NA SD : 99 96 100 NA TN : 93 83 81 NA : 19 Sts: 97 94 95 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 GA : 94 90 95 94 IL : 5 2 5 3 IN : 5 0 3 2 IA : 0 0 0 0 KS : 7 1 28 17 KY : 55 *25 27 20 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 3 1 MO : 25 12 36 19 NE : 0 0 1 2 NC : 48 35 58 58 OH : 1 0 2 0 PA : 4 0 1 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 62 57 57 61 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 17 Sts: 7 4 8 6 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 2 12 8 AR : 13 7 16 9 GA : 24 10 16 13 IL : 14 8 6 8 IN : 24 8 8 6 IA : 12 2 23 14 KS : 5 0 25 13 KY : 17 2 5 4 LA : 40 19 56 30 MI : 20 2 17 5 MN : 6 0 14 9 MS : 66 50 57 39 MO : 8 4 10 6 NE : 6 0 5 6 NC : 8 5 9 5 OH : 26 10 16 8 SC : 6 5 19 11 SD : 20 3 16 9 TN : 9 2 4 3 : 19 Sts: 16 6 15 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 88 100 94 CA : 75 45 49 77 CO : 11 0 31 25 GA : 100 99 100 99 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 74 46 84 54 IN : 51 36 66 34 KS : 44 7 93 66 MI : 3 0 9 2 MO : 58 36 83 61 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 1 0 23 16 NC : 88 75 94 87 OH : 20 6 26 10 OK : 86 59 100 94 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 2 1 TX : 81 58 94 84 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 19 Sts: 45 24 66 53 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 64 50 81 73 AZ : 90 74 81 92 AR : 97 85 95 92 CA : 50 45 19 55 GA : 77 64 85 84 LA : 93 86 96 92 MS : 95 87 96 90 MO : 100 98 92 80 NM : 65 55 76 67 NC : 65 42 64 56 OK : 30 3 43 35 SC : 59 46 64 68 TN : 95 84 89 82 TX : 49 29 59 57 : 14 Sts: 66 50 69 69 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 94 99 96 IL : 99 98 81 91 KS : 96 90 99 98 LA : 100 100 99 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 94 100 98 NE : 100 99 100 100 NM : 97 90 70 93 OK : 89 89 95 92 SD : 98 92 98 96 TX : 93 86 95 97 : 12 Sts: 95 90 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 9 3 25 12 AZ : 19 2 17 46 AR : 9 1 31 16 CA : 2 1 2 6 GA : 24 12 38 30 LA : 36 7 47 36 MS : 37 22 48 34 MO : 45 33 26 13 NM : 4 0 7 6 NC : 10 8 9 11 OK : 0 0 0 2 SC : 6 5 16 17 TN : 12 1 19 9 TX : 13 12 21 18 : 14 Sts: 16 10 24 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 16 NA 39 20 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 3 2 LA : 65 NA 41 37 MS : 44 NA 41 41 MO : 1 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 4 NA 3 4 SD : 1 NA 0 0 TX : 46 NA 51 58 : 12 Sts: 19 NA 22 24 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 35 26 32 51 MN : 65 54 85 65 MT : 43 15 64 46 ND : 38 17 56 36 SD : 83 64 85 69 : 5 Sts : 49 28 65 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 96 93 93 MI : 90 76 96 74 MN : 76 63 89 79 NE : 92 *87 99 97 ND : 32 12 53 31 OH : 99 93 96 89 PA : 89 86 89 80 SD : 72 50 82 67 WI : 90 69 96 78 : 9 Sts : 72 57 81 67 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 9 States planted 57% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 8 3 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 57 47 40 32 MS : 8 3 15 10 TX : 57 35 46 35 : 5 Sts : 17 13 17 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 37 30 32 49 MN : 43 37 85 61 MT : 47 17 49 39 ND : 31 11 50 36 SD : 72 54 79 62 WA : 85 61 98 90 : 6 Sts : 43 24 56 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Jul 4, :Jun 27,:Jul 4, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 42 23 54 43 FL : 62 58 49 NA GA : 51 36 64 59 NC : 30 10 44 20 OK : 24 14 55 40 SC : 35 17 36 25 TX : 29 10 25 16 VA : 34 7 55 17 : 8 Sts : 41 24 49 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 11 74 11 CA : 0 0 10 60 30 CO : 3 4 8 51 34 GA : 14 19 26 34 7 ID : 0 2 16 64 18 IL : 0 3 25 55 17 IN : 2 3 15 57 23 KS : 2 5 26 56 11 MI : 1 3 17 64 15 MO : 2 14 34 44 6 MT : 2 7 35 40 16 NE : 3 7 21 56 13 NC : 0 8 18 70 4 OH : 0 2 16 58 24 OK : 0 7 21 65 7 OR : 25 25 32 16 2 SD : 1 1 14 56 28 TX : 3 6 20 46 25 WA : 6 16 41 35 2 : 19 Sts : 2 6 22 55 15 : Prev Wk : 3 7 24 51 15 Prev Yr : 3 8 26 47 16 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 4 8 44 43 GA : 15 17 31 31 6 IL : 1 3 14 58 24 IN : 0 1 12 56 31 IA : 2 5 20 45 28 KS : 1 3 16 63 17 KY : 1 1 14 52 32 MI : 1 2 14 60 23 MN : 1 4 26 55 14 MO : 1 9 34 49 7 NE : 1 3 14 53 29 NC : 1 5 30 59 5 OH : 2 7 26 51 14 PA : 1 12 33 47 7 SD : 1 2 15 56 26 TX : 0 3 18 57 22 WI : 1 3 10 55 31 : 17 Sts : 1 4 18 53 24 : Prev Wk : 1 3 19 55 22 Prev Yr : 3 7 24 50 16 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 6 65 28 MN : 12 11 25 45 7 MT : 1 3 25 58 13 ND : 1 3 26 57 13 SD : 0 1 13 54 32 : 5 Sts : 2 4 23 56 15 : Prev Wk : 1 4 21 59 15 Prev Yr : 1 5 27 52 15 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 12 66 21 MN : 12 23 23 36 6 MT : 1 3 32 55 9 ND : 0 2 29 58 11 SD : 1 1 7 59 32 WA : 7 31 46 16 0 : 6 Sts : 2 7 28 52 11 : Prev Wk : 2 7 26 53 12 Prev Yr : 1 6 24 52 17 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 18 53 25 MI : 1 2 16 67 14 MN : 7 4 25 53 11 NE : 0 4 23 55 18 ND : 0 1 24 62 13 OH : 2 7 29 54 8 PA : 2 13 42 39 4 SD : 2 0 9 63 26 WI : 0 3 12 57 28 : 9 Sts : 2 3 20 57 18 : Prev Wk : 0 5 21 59 15 Prev Yr : 0 4 21 60 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 23 63 14 AR : 0 3 30 54 13 GA : 6 12 39 40 3 IL : 1 4 20 61 14 IN : 0 2 17 58 23 IA : 2 4 23 48 23 KS : 0 4 26 58 12 KY : 1 2 16 52 29 LA : 1 3 23 64 9 MI : 1 4 19 60 16 MN : 2 8 34 47 9 MS : 1 4 23 54 18 MO : 1 10 29 53 7 NE : 0 2 17 64 17 NC : 1 8 26 61 4 OH : 2 7 27 50 14 SC : 2 4 34 59 1 SD : 2 4 14 58 22 TN : 0 3 21 53 23 : 19 Sts : 1 5 23 55 16 : Prev Wk : 1 5 25 54 15 Prev Yr : 3 9 29 48 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 2 24 57 17 AZ : 1 6 40 38 15 AR : 0 1 19 63 17 CA : 0 0 30 70 0 GA : 3 10 29 47 11 LA : 0 2 20 71 7 MS : 0 3 24 51 22 MO : 0 1 20 70 9 NM : 0 6 30 53 11 NC : 1 11 27 58 3 OK : 0 5 28 56 11 SC : 3 6 37 48 6 TN : 0 1 26 48 25 TX : 12 18 22 39 9 : 14 Sts : 6 10 24 49 11 : Prev Wk : 5 11 29 45 10 Prev Yr : 14 20 30 30 6 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 1 19 55 25 FL : 0 0 14 77 9 GA : 1 6 24 54 15 NC : 0 0 7 90 3 OK : 0 10 31 47 12 SC : 0 3 23 58 16 TX : 0 8 23 50 19 VA : 0 0 12 72 16 : 8 Sts : 0 5 21 58 16 : Prev Wk : 1 6 24 53 16 Prev Yr : 9 20 34 33 4 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 20 56 22 CA : 0 0 30 70 0 LA : 0 1 20 50 29 MS : 0 2 19 64 15 TX : 0 0 18 64 18 : 5 Sts : 0 1 21 59 19 : Prev Wk : 0 1 22 60 17 Prev Yr : 1 5 33 51 10 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 27 58 11 CO : 0 1 16 58 25 IL : 0 4 27 62 7 KS : 0 3 16 69 12 LA : 0 1 12 79 8 MS : 0 1 15 61 23 MO : 0 4 35 53 8 NE : 0 1 18 67 14 NM : 0 0 29 70 1 OK : 0 3 20 70 7 SD : 0 7 9 70 14 TX : 1 7 27 49 16 : 12 Sts : 0 4 21 62 13 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 8 15 33 40 4 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 16 62 21 :: NJ : 10 40 50 0 0 AZ : 15 58 27 0 0 :: NM : 8 11 32 39 10 AR : 0 4 22 60 14 :: NY : 7 50 37 6 0 CA : 5 5 20 65 5 :: NC : 1 7 37 51 4 CO : 2 5 18 57 18 :: ND : 1 3 10 65 21 CT : 22 36 30 12 0 :: OH : 11 24 34 26 5 DE : 3 25 36 35 1 :: OK : 0 3 16 58 23 FL : 0 0 25 60 15 :: OR : 1 11 26 55 7 GA : 2 7 36 46 9 :: PA : 15 43 32 9 1 ID : 0 3 15 58 24 :: RI : 3 26 71 0 0 IL : 1 1 15 67 16 :: SC : 4 13 37 42 4 IN : 0 4 27 58 11 :: SD : 1 1 6 54 38 IA : 0 3 15 56 26 :: TN : 3 11 32 49 5 KS : 0 1 13 64 22 :: TX : 3 7 29 45 16 KY : 4 12 36 40 8 :: UT : 1 7 36 55 1 LA : 1 3 24 55 17 :: VT : 16 19 41 17 7 ME : 0 6 46 45 3 :: VA : 28 32 31 9 0 MD : 17 25 36 21 1 :: WA : 9 23 37 26 5 MA : 0 19 55 26 0 :: WV : 33 42 21 4 0 MI : 2 6 22 56 14 :: WI : 0 3 13 63 21 MN : 1 5 21 60 13 :: WY : 0 0 2 63 35 MS : 1 4 24 61 10 :: : MO : 1 6 26 55 12 :: 48 Sts : 3 8 23 50 16 MT : 2 5 22 45 26 :: : NE : 1 2 15 53 29 :: Prev Wk: 3 9 23 50 15 NV : 0 10 11 78 1 :: Prev Yr: 7 14 25 41 13 NH : 0 30 40 30 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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