We 1 (8-99) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 17, 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. 33 August 8 - 14, 1999 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: In the South, dry, very hot weather (weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 7 degrees F above normal and peaked at or above 100 degrees F) persisted for a third consecutive week, further depleting topsoil moisture and severely stressing livestock, pastures, and immature summer crops. Farther north, Corn Belt temperatures remained favorable for the second consecutive week following the late-July heat wave, averaging as much as 5 degrees F below normal and peaking below 95 degrees F in most areas. In addition, scattered showers provided welcomed moisture for Midwestern corn and soybeans, with the most significant rainfall (1 inch or more) reported from southern Nebraska to central Indiana. Despite the showers, soil moisture remained unfavorably low in the southwestern and eastern Corn Belt. Meanwhile in the East, widespread showers provided limited relief from the 13-month drought. More than 2 inches of rain fell in parts of the eastern Carolinas and from the central Appalachians to the northern Mid-Atlantic region, including eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Beneficial showers also dampened some areas from the lower Mississippi Valley to Florida. In the northern Plains and the Northwest, cool, showery weather disrupted small grain harvesting, but improved soil moisture and aided immature summer crops. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 6 degrees F below normal in eastern North Dakota and 4 degrees F below normal in the interior Northwest. In California and the Great Basin, very cool weather (3 to 10 degrees F below normal) slowed crop development but eased the threat of wildfires. Seasonal showers returned to the Southwest at week's end, following a brief lull. Extreme heat gripped the South until week's end, when a cold front's passage provided some relief in the Southeastern States. In North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham noted four daily-record highs during the week, including maxima of 101 degrees F on August 8 and 11. So far this year, Raleigh-Durham has tallied 23 daily-record highs and 12 days with highs at or above 100 degrees F (their previous record was 8 days in 1952). Farther south, six daily-record highs were set or tied during the week in Augusta, GA, including maxima of 103 degrees F on August 12 and 13. Little Rock, AR posted a high of 105 degrees F on August 11, their highest temperature since an all-time-record high of 110 degrees F on July 31, 1986. In Missouri, similarly, Joplin's high of 104 degrees F on August 12 was their highest since July 30, 1986, when the mercury reached 108 degrees F. As slightly cooler air trailed the front into the South on Sunday, August 15, highs reached only 87 degrees F in Raleigh-Durham and 89 degrees F in Little Rock. For Little Rock, Sunday represented the first day since July 14 that the high temperature failed to reach the 90-degree mark, a span of 31 days. Little Rock's most recent longer such streak occurred just last year (33 days, from June 9 to July 11), and their longest such streak on record occurred in 1980 (57 days, from July 22 to September 16). The heat wave did not break at week's end across the South-Central States, where Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX recorded their 19th consecutive day of 100-degree heat on Sunday, August 15. Dallas-Ft. Worth first experienced triple-digit heat this year on July 23, but has registered highs at or above 100 degrees F on all but 2 days since. Just last year, Dallas-Ft. Worth noted 29 consecutive days (July 6 - August 3) with 100-degree heat, second only to a 42-days such streak in 1980. August 15 also represented Dallas-Ft. Worth's 36th consecutive day without measurable rainfall. Rainfall has also been scarce (less than 25 percent of normal in many areas) for the past 5 weeks in a broad swath from the southeastern Plains to the Tennessee and mid-Mississippi Valleys. In addition, extreme heat briefly crept as far north as central Plains, where Wichita, KS weathered their highest reading (106 degrees F on August 11) since June 20, 1998. However, heat remained just south of the Corn Belt, where extreme highs generally ranged from 80 to 95 degrees F. Cool air made a significant push into the Northeast, prior to the arrival of late-week rainfall. In Washington, DC, an 18-day streak (July 22 - August 8) with highs at or above 90 degrees F--the city's longest since a record-setting 21-day heat wave from July 29 to August 18, 1988--ended with a high of 84 degrees F on Monday. The next morning, scattered frost occurred in the northern portions of New York and New England, as lows dipped to 32 degrees F in West Burke, VT and 36 degrees F in Saranac Lake, NY. On Wednesday, localized heavy rainfall developed on and near Long Island, resulting in a 6-hour total of 4.37 inches in Upton (Suffolk County), NY. More widespread rains arrived at week's end across the northern Mid-Atlantic region, totaling 2 to locally as much as 6 inches from central Pennsylvania into New Jersey and southeastern New York. During the 48-hour period ending at 8 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 15, rainfall reached 5.70 inches in Southampton (Bucks County), PA and 4.41 inches in Trenton (Mercer County), NJ. Heavy rain also fell on the northern Plains, boosting soil moisture but disrupting fieldwork. Bismarck, ND received 4.74 inches of rain on August 11-12, their heaviest 24-hour precipitation total on record in August. Their previous record, 4.64 inches, was set just last year on August 21-22. In Montana, August 11 rainfall totaled 1.03 inches in Great Falls and 1.79 inches in Cut Bank, the greatest 1-day totals since May 30, 1998 (1.88 inches), and June 6, 1995 (2.09 inches), respectively. Rain also dampened the interior Northwest, where Boise, ID (0.26 inch on August 11) received a measurable amount for the first time since 0.03 inch fell on June 15, a span of 56 days. A day earlier, unusually heavy August showers fell as far south as northern California, where Redding (0.23 inch) and Red Bluff (0.25 inch) posted daily-record totals. The cool, showery weather aided fire containment efforts in the Great Basin, where wildfires burned more than 1 million acres during the first half of August. As of August 15, the Nation's year-to-date wildfire acreage reached 3.85 million acres, 173 percent of the 10-year average. More than three-quarters of the acreage burned in three areas: the western Great Basin (34 percent of the Nation's year-to-date total), Alaska (27 percent, mostly during July), and the South (17 percent, mostly during the spring). Meanwhile, a brief break in seasonal shower activity allowed the temperature in Tucson, AZ (102 degrees F on August 13) to reach the 100-degree mark for the first time since July 6, ending a 37-day streak. The only longer summer stretches of sub-100 degree F heat in Tucson occurred in 1955 (44 days) and 1968 (42 days). In California's San Joaquin Valley, Bakersfield collected four consecutive record-low maximum temperatures (79, 80, 84, and 82 degrees F) from August 6-9, and another (82 degrees F) on August 11. Farther east, Flagstaff, AZ notched consecutive daily-record lows (36 and 39 degrees F) on August 12-13. Elko, NV posted a record low of 35 degrees F on Saturday. Farther east, Kansas City, MO (55 degrees F) also tallied a daily-record low on August 14, just 2 days after highs in the State had soared as high as 105 degrees F in Columbia and 104 degrees F in Joplin. National Agricultural Summary August 9 -15, 1999 Highlights: A narrow band of thunderstorms delivered much-needed moisture for dry crops as they moved eastward across the Corn Belt. Crops in areas of the Corn Belt north and south of the storms continued to be stressed by moisture shortages. Below-normal temperatures partially alleviated crop stress caused by dry soils. In eastern Pennsylvania, heavy rains soaked dry soils and boosted vegetative growth, but came too late to help the most advanced crops. Scattered rains aided crops in the Southeast, but crops suffered in most areas due to moisture shortages and excessive heat. Dry weather aided small grain harvest activities in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. In the southern Great Plains and Southeast, growers harvested row crops and prepared fields for fall seeding. Crop development lagged in the Southwest due to below-normal temperatures. Corn: Corn in the dough stage or beyond was at 65 percent, slightly ahead of last year's 60-percent pace, and well-ahead of the 46-percent average. Corn in the dough stage advanced more than 30 percentage points in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, despite below-normal temperatures. Many other areas of the Corn Belt advanced 25 percentage points or more. In Ohio, acreage at the dough stage or beyond was nearly twice the normal rate. Twenty-two percent of the crop was dented, compared with 18 percent last year and the average of 14 percent. Above-normal temperatures aided progress in the southern Great Plains and Southeast, where corn at the dent stage or beyond ranged from about two-thirds to nearly complete. Corn rapidly entered the dent stage in most areas in the eastern Corn Belt. Along the Ohio River Valley in the southern Corn Belt, more than one-fourth of the acreage entered the dent stage, nearly doubling in Kentucky. Cooler weather limited denting progress in parts of the western Corn Belt. A line of storms delivered much-needed moisture to a band that stretched across southern sections of Nebraska and Iowa through central Illinois to western Indiana. Moisture shortages stressed corn in most other areas of the Corn Belt, but below-normal temperatures limited crop damage caused by dry soils. Soybeans: Ninety-six percent of the acreage was blooming, slightly ahead of last year's 94-percent progress and 4 percentage points ahead of the average. Nearly all of the acreage was blooming in the Corn Belt. Acreage entering the blooming stage remained active in the northern Mississippi Delta and lower Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys. Blooming progress lagged in the Southeast, despite warm weather. Soybeans setting pods advanced to 80 percent, slightly ahead of a year ago, and 10 percentage points ahead the 5-year average. In many areas of the Corn Belt and lower Mississippi Valley, more than 90 percent of the crop was setting pods. In Nebraska and Minnesota, about one-fourth of the crop began setting pods, and nearly one-fifth of the crop entered the pod-setting stage in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. Nearly all of the acreage was setting pods in Ohio, 31 percentage points ahead of the normal for this date. Soybeans deteriorated in the Mississippi Delta and Southeast due to dry soils and above-normal temperatures. Milder weather eased stress in many areas of the Corn Belt. Rain aided development in a narrow band that extended across the Corn Belt from Nebraska to Indiana. Cotton: Ninety-four percent of the acreage was setting bolls, slightly ahead of last year, but equal to the average for this date. Hot weather promoted rapid progress in the southern Great Plains. Twenty percent of the crop began setting pods in California, despite cooler-than-normal weather. Bolls were opening on 13 percent of the Nation's cotton acreage, slightly behind the average and 7 percentage points behind last year. Development advanced about 20 percentage points in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. Progress lagged in many areas of the Southeast, southern Great Plains, and Southwest. Scattered rains aided some fields in the Southeast, but conditions continued to deteriorate in many areas of the Carolinas and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi due to heat and dry soils. Conditions improved in Oklahoma, despite diminishing moisture supplies and high temperatures. All Wheat: The winter wheat harvest was 94 percent complete, compared with 96 percent last year and the average of 95 percent. Dry weather aided harvest progress in the Pacific Northwest and northern High Plains. Field preparations for fall seeding rapidly progressed in the southern Great Plains. Spring wheat harvest advanced to 29 percent complete, 2 percentage points behind the average and well behind last year's 56-percent pace. Nearly one-fifth of the acreage was harvested in Minnesota and South Dakota. Harvest delays due to scattered rains were minimal in Minnesota. Below-normal temperatures delayed ripening and harvest in North Dakota. Other small grains: The barley crop was 22 percent harvested, 12 percentage points behind the average and well-behind last year's rapid progress. Harvest remained active in South Dakota and Minnesota, but late ripening delayed progress in North Dakota and the Pacific Northwest. The oat crop was 74 percent harvested, 11 percentage points behind last year, but ahead of the 66-percent average. Growers made rapid harvest progress in the northern Great Plains and Northeast. Rice: Eighty-four percent of the acreage was headed and 16 percent was harvested, ahead of last year and the average. Warm weather accelerated development in Arkansas and Mississippi. Forty percent of the acreage in California was heading, up 27 percentage points from the previous week and ahead of last year's slow pace, but well-behind the average for this date. Harvest continued in Texas and Louisiana, with few delays. Other crops: Sorghum was 81 percent headed and 32 percent was turning color. Development trailed last year's progress, with 82 percent headed and 38 percent turning color. Normally, 78 percent is headed and 34 percent is turning color by this date. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 55 85 76 AR : 91 80 86 82 GA : 86 80 93 87 IL : 99 96 94 92 IN : 100 98 93 92 IA : 100 98 100 98 KS : 88 71 99 91 KY : 86 77 73 70 LA : 98 98 98 97 MI : 100 96 99 91 MN : 99 97 99 98 MS : 100 99 100 95 MO : 89 78 88 83 NE : 100 96 100 98 NC : 70 58 68 64 OH : 100 100 99 96 SC : 66 54 68 70 SD : 96 91 95 94 TN : 87 76 79 79 : 19 Sts: 96 91 94 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 15 8 32 32 GA : 100 100 100 99 IL : 81 64 63 56 IN : 82 56 59 52 IA : 52 21 47 30 KS : 72 49 78 69 KY : 85 68 58 67 MI : 38 22 37 13 MN : 38 10 57 27 MO : 79 70 82 73 NE : 70 35 67 53 NC : 80 75 83 90 OH : 83 70 56 42 PA : 45 37 49 41 SD : 60 27 58 33 TX : 95 82 95 93 WI : 56 31 60 35 : 17 Sts: 65 41 60 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 44 35 66 52 AR : 62 45 52 51 GA : 66 52 69 62 IL : 91 73 76 70 IN : 88 77 71 65 IA : 93 81 94 88 KS : 55 37 86 68 KY : 63 55 45 41 LA : 91 88 91 84 MI : 87 74 85 67 MN : 83 59 96 84 MS : 98 93 92 82 MO : 56 35 64 53 NE : 77 51 89 76 NC : 35 28 36 36 OH : 97 91 83 66 SC : 28 20 30 35 SD : 72 55 81 74 TN : 62 50 51 46 : 19 Sts: 80 65 79 70 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 2 GA : 97 92 96 96 IL : 36 19 21 14 IN : 30 13 11 6 IA : 12 0 6 5 KS : 26 9 35 28 KY : 57 30 27 35 MI : 6 0 9 2 MN : 4 1 14 4 MO : 52 35 53 41 NE : 12 3 14 11 NC : 65 55 65 73 OH : 27 10 9 5 PA : 10 3 9 5 SD : 12 1 16 7 TX : 63 59 76 72 WI : 7 0 12 5 : 17 Sts: 22 10 18 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 89 85 98 92 AZ : 100 99 100 100 AR : 100 99 100 100 CA : 90 70 39 87 GA : 97 93 99 99 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NM : 95 80 100 96 NC : 98 95 88 89 OK : 90 67 93 82 SC : 87 76 89 91 TN : 100 99 100 99 TX : 91 81 96 91 : 14 Sts: 94 87 93 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 95 95 94 CO : 81 24 81 54 IL : 90 77 56 61 KS : 83 55 82 74 LA : 100 100 100 97 MS : 99 94 100 99 MO : 82 68 91 79 NE : 71 52 89 76 NM : 60 50 22 33 OK : 75 57 73 61 SD : 55 33 58 66 TX : 83 74 86 89 : 12 Sts: 81 63 82 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 2 12 5 AZ : 10 5 12 34 AR : 2 1 5 3 CA : 3 1 1 8 GA : 15 4 22 13 LA : 28 10 34 15 MS : 26 4 30 17 MO : 21 1 4 4 NM : 1 0 4 8 NC : 8 5 9 7 OK : 0 0 0 1 SC : 5 4 9 4 TN : 2 0 3 1 TX : 16 11 28 19 : 14 Sts: 13 7 20 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 64 42 49 49 CO : 6 0 1 1 IL : 34 32 10 10 KS : 15 5 19 12 LA : 100 77 88 76 MS : 76 67 84 79 MO : 20 15 38 27 NE : 5 0 4 5 NM : 3 2 2 1 OK : 15 9 11 16 SD : 24 22 17 12 TX : 56 55 69 68 : 12 Sts: 32 26 38 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 16 11 25 25 MN : 41 23 72 40 MT : 16 10 41 23 ND : 18 13 55 23 SD : 82 63 82 64 : 5 Sts : 29 20 56 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 14 5 32 30 MN : 38 20 81 41 MT : 20 14 32 24 ND : 21 14 72 33 SD : 76 61 89 72 WA : 17 8 61 53 : 6 Sts : 22 13 56 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 98 100 98 MI : 87 79 91 63 MN : 70 51 88 66 NE : 97 92 98 98 ND : 32 18 69 29 OH : 100 97 94 89 PA : 83 63 79 68 SD : 87 69 87 79 WI : 81 73 89 64 : 9 Sts : 74 61 85 66 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 69% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 88 69 80 81 CA : 40 13 26 54 LA : 98 98 97 91 MS : 89 73 89 90 TX : 97 93 98 97 : 5 Sts : 84 69 78 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 61 54 53 38 MS : 0 0 0 0 TX : 42 28 46 32 : 5 Sts : 16 13 14 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's rice acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 99 99 CO : 99 98 99 99 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 32 15 56 52 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 68 56 69 60 NE : 100 99 99 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 78 61 77 79 SD : 100 97 99 95 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 45 34 77 69 : 19 Sts: 94 92 96 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 9 31 33 22 5 AR : 3 14 35 37 11 GA : 30 21 30 17 2 IL : 4 11 37 40 8 IN : 7 19 44 26 4 IA : 2 6 20 48 24 KS : 4 9 32 47 8 KY : 10 28 41 19 2 LA : 0 9 32 50 9 MI : 7 7 21 45 20 MN : 2 7 28 49 14 MS : 7 19 32 35 7 MO : 11 25 42 21 1 NE : 1 6 29 47 17 NC : 2 14 26 55 3 OH : 6 14 37 36 7 SC : 16 31 38 15 0 SD : 1 3 21 46 29 TN : 13 28 31 26 2 : 19 Sts : 5 12 32 39 12 : Prev Wk : 4 12 30 43 11 Prev Yr : 3 7 23 49 18 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 2 8 57 32 GA : 14 17 26 33 10 IL : 5 13 40 36 6 IN : 9 19 41 28 3 IA : 3 7 21 47 22 KS : 1 4 21 64 10 KY : 7 17 38 34 4 MI : 9 8 16 44 23 MN : 2 6 24 52 16 MO : 13 20 39 24 4 NE : 1 6 21 53 19 NC : 3 14 38 42 3 OH : 9 18 36 31 6 PA : 34 31 23 11 1 SD : 1 3 22 45 29 TX : 0 1 20 64 15 WI : 0 2 11 52 35 : 17 Sts : 5 10 27 43 15 : Prev Wk : 4 10 26 44 16 Prev Yr : 3 7 22 49 19 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 14 69 16 MN : 3 20 39 32 6 MT : 4 14 32 39 11 ND : 1 8 30 51 10 SD : 1 4 18 56 21 : 5 Sts : 2 10 30 47 11 : Prev Wk : 2 9 27 49 13 Prev Yr : 1 6 33 50 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 20 39 25 10 AZ : 0 9 40 35 16 AR : 0 6 29 44 21 CA : 0 0 5 70 25 GA : 15 20 29 28 8 LA : 1 15 34 42 8 MS : 3 10 29 49 9 MO : 4 13 32 44 7 NM : 0 3 34 50 13 NC : 0 8 48 41 3 OK : 0 1 10 68 21 SC : 10 25 47 18 0 TN : 6 25 42 25 2 TX : 5 18 33 34 10 : 14 Sts : 5 15 32 37 11 : Prev Wk : 4 13 32 42 9 Prev Yr : 14 19 33 29 5 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 19 58 20 MN : 13 18 41 23 5 MT : 11 24 37 22 6 ND : 1 6 30 53 10 SD : 0 2 12 66 20 WA : 10 25 43 22 0 : 6 Sts : 5 13 32 41 9 : Prev Wk : 4 13 31 41 11 Prev Yr : 1 9 26 52 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 25 50 20 CA : 0 0 15 85 0 LA : 0 3 18 59 20 MS : 2 5 27 49 17 TX : 0 0 0 73 27 : 5 Sts : 1 3 20 59 17 : Prev Wk : 0 2 19 61 18 Prev Yr : 1 4 26 59 10 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 4 27 46 23 FL : 0 0 13 64 23 GA : 9 15 36 32 8 NC : 0 1 35 55 9 OK : 0 10 40 38 12 SC : 8 21 40 25 6 TX : 1 11 23 41 24 VA : 0 0 4 64 32 : 8 Sts : 4 9 29 42 16 : Prev Wk : 1 7 27 47 18 Prev Yr : 6 14 34 38 8 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 9 38 46 6 CO : 0 0 15 59 26 IL : 3 14 46 37 0 KS : 1 2 21 66 10 LA : 0 4 27 59 10 MS : 1 5 34 50 10 MO : 8 24 41 25 2 NE : 0 4 35 52 9 NM : 0 0 5 94 1 OK : 0 3 26 68 3 SD : 0 4 13 74 9 TX : 1 11 28 48 12 : 12 Sts : 1 7 26 56 10 : Prev Wk : 1 7 24 56 12 Prev Yr : 8 15 22 44 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 : 8 22 36 32 2 :: NJ : 90 10 0 0 0 AZ : 0 6 21 39 34 :: NM : 1 5 23 52 19 AR : 9 32 40 18 1 :: NY : 37 42 6 15 0 CA : 2 13 30 55 0 :: NC : 12 25 40 22 1 CO : 1 3 17 59 20 :: ND : 1 5 29 57 8 CT : 69 23 8 0 0 :: OH : 30 31 27 11 1 DE : 9 67 14 10 0 :: OK : 1 12 38 47 2 FL : 0 0 50 45 5 :: OR : 2 30 38 27 3 GA : 19 33 33 14 1 :: PA : 71 19 10 0 0 ID : 0 10 37 38 15 :: RI : 52 28 20 0 0 IL : 12 20 44 21 3 :: SC : 18 42 34 6 0 IN : 19 40 34 7 0 :: SD : 1 3 18 52 26 IA : 3 16 32 41 8 :: TN : 14 32 35 18 1 KS : 1 5 30 56 8 :: TX : 7 24 42 25 2 KY : 38 33 22 6 1 :: UT : 2 8 37 52 1 LA : 4 18 36 36 6 :: VT : 28 19 37 13 3 ME : 40 28 19 13 0 :: VA : 44 29 16 10 1 MD : 46 29 21 4 0 :: WA : 20 34 33 11 2 MA : 0 35 65 0 0 :: WV : 52 32 15 1 0 MI : 3 17 21 49 10 :: WI : 0 2 18 54 26 MN : 2 11 27 51 9 :: WY : 0 1 23 65 11 MS : 12 28 29 28 3 :: : MO : 21 34 35 10 0 :: 48 Sts : 10 18 31 34 7 MT : 7 18 28 36 11 :: : NE : 2 7 26 54 11 :: Prev Wk: 8 15 33 38 6 NV : 1 10 27 61 1 :: Prev Yr: 9 15 29 39 8 NH : 16 34 30 20 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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