We 1 (5-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 16, 2000, 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 87, No. 20 May 7 - 13, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Frequent showers, totaling 1 inch or more, provided much-needed moisture for emerging corn and recently planted soybeans in most of the Corn Belt. Lighter amounts fell, however, in some of the driest areas of the western Corn Belt, including eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Meanwhile, cool, showery conditions in the northern Plains and Northwest boosted soil reserves but slowed fieldwork and the development of winter wheat and spring-sown small grains. Showers occasionally reached areas as far south as northern California, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F below normal. Readings averaged generally 3 to 9 degrees F below normal in the northern High Plains, northern Rockies, and interior Northwest. At week's end, sub-freezing temperatures (below 32 degrees F) were noted as far south and east as eastern Colorado and western Nebraska, locally damaging jointing- to heading-stage winter wheat and emerging summer crops. In contrast, very warm weather prevailed across the South and East, resulting in temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal in Texas and 15 degrees F above normal in the northern Mid-Atlantic region. On May 11, temperatures soared to the 100-degree F mark as far north as southern Kansas and above 90 degrees F as far north as Iowa. Hot, dry, breezy conditions fostered the spread of wildfires in the Southwest and stressed pastures and unirrigated summer crops on the southern High Plains and in the southern Atlantic and eastern Gulf Coast regions, including Florida. Showers aided summer crops, however, from southern and eastern Texas to the Delta. Despite several episodes of significant rainfall nearly Corn Belt-wide, temperatures briefly spiked across the driest western areas between storm systems. On Thursday, daily-record highs included 95 degrees F in Atlantic, IA and 93 degrees F in Omaha, NE. Shenandoah, IA registered 98 degrees F, the eighth-earliest occurrence of a high temperature at or above 98 degrees F on record in Iowa. Temperatures also reached or exceeded 98 degrees F in parts of Iowa before May 12 in 1910, 1934 (on two different days), 1966, 1980, 1989, and 1994. Elsewhere on May 11, daily records included 102 degrees F in Midland, TX and 98 degrees F in Salina, KS. Nationally, nearly 100 daily-record highs were set during the week, primarily in the South and East. In Texas, Abilene opened the week with a second consecutive record high of 106 degrees F. Lubbock, TX notched record highs on Sunday (99 degrees F), Wednesday (99 degrees F), and Thursday (101 degrees F). Elsewhere in Texas, Childress recorded 107 degrees F on May11, followed the next day by a high of 105 degrees F in Del Rio. Meanwhile, record warmth returned to the East toward week's end, resulting in consecutive daily-record highs on May 12-13 in locations such as Columbia, SC (97 degrees F on both days) and Bluefield, WV (83 degrees F on both days). New Orleans, LA closed the week with four consecutive record highs (90, 90, 91, and 90 degrees F). Through May 13, New Orleans' year-to-date rainfall stood at 7.65 inches, or 34 percent of normal. Earlier in the week, record warmth affected the Northeast, resulting in the earliest heat wave on record (defined in southern New England as three consecutive days with highs at or above 90 degrees F) in Providence, RI (91 degrees F on May 7, 8, and 9). Providence's previous earliest heat wave had been observed from May 25-27, 1981. In contrast, cool weather in the North and West produced more than a dozen daily-record lows from May 11-13. Redding, CA collected a daily-record low (34 degrees F) on Thursday. In Nevada, record lows were noted at locations such as Ely (20 degrees F on May 11) and Elko (18 degrees F on May 12). In Oregon on Wednesday, maximum temperatures of 49 degrees F in McMinnville and Troutdale were the stations' lowest highs on record during May. Cool weather spread onto the High Plains at week's end, resulting in a record low in Denver, CO (23 degrees F on May 13) and sub-freezing temperatures as far southeast as Goodland, KS (30 degrees F). Snow accompanied the cool conditions in parts of the northern Plains and Northwest. By Friday morning, snow depths reached 4 inches in Great Falls and near Havre (at Ft. Assiniboine). Storm-total (May 11-12) snowfall in Montana reached 4.9 inches in Great Falls and 2.0 inches in Glasgow. Prior to reaching the northern Plains, the storm produced as much as 1 foot of snow in Utah's Wasatch Range. Heavy rain caused flash flooding in several areas during the week, especially in northeastern Oklahoma and south-central New York. The Oklahoma rains, which generally topped 1 inch but locally exceeded 4 inches on May 8-9, fell on top of the previous week's excessive totals. Rainfall included 4.85 inches in Bartlesville and 4.71 inches in Lenapah. A significant amount of the Northeast's rain fell in just a few hours on May 10, causing extensive flash flooding in the Owego Creek basin (upper Susquehanna Valley) in Tioga County, NY. Meanwhile in the Southwest, fires flared under a hot, dry, windy regime. The Cerro Grande fire, which scorched portions of Los Alamos, NM, grew to more than 40,000 acres by week's end. Farther south, Roswell, NM posted a daily-record high of 104 degrees F on May 10. Unfavorably dry conditions persisted in Hawaii, where showers were generally confined to windward locations. Meanwhile in Alaska, cool weather persisted for a third consecutive week in western areas and a second consecutive week across interior sections. In northern Alaska on May 9, Umiat noted a daily-record low of -18 degrees F, while Deadhorse (-16 degrees F) and Kuparuk (-13 degrees F) posted their lowest temperatures on record for so late in the spring. National Agricultural Summary May 8 - 14, 2000 Highlights: Planting continued to rapidly progress in the Corn Belt, despite widespread light and moderate showers that briefly delayed fieldwork, especially around the Great Lakes and central Corn Belt. Dry weather allowed planting to accelerate across the Southeast and Atlantic Coastal Plains, although progress was limited in some areas due to topsoil moisture shortages. Fieldwork, including planting, was interrupted by scattered showers and thunderstorms in parts of the lower Mississippi Valley and Great Plains, but delays were isolated and brief. With the exception of the Northeast and scattered areas of the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Mississippi Delta, moisture surpluses diminished and moisture shortages increased. However, most of the Corn Belt and many areas of the central and northern Great Plains received at least small amounts of precipitation, aiding germination and growth of recently planted crops. Winter Wheat: Sixty-eight percent of the crop was at the heading stage or beyond, well ahead of last year's 55-percent progress, and more than 1 week ahead of the 49-percent average for this date. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid development in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains. Heading advanced more than 30 percentage points in Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas, and more than 20 percentage points in Colorado, Missouri, and Nebraska. Fields rapidly matured in the lower Mississippi Valley, southern Great Plains, and Southeast, as nearly all acreage was headed in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Heading progress accelerated in Ohio and began in Michigan, but no fields were headed in the northern Great Plains. Harvesting gained momentum in the western Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coastal Plains. Conditions deteriorated in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest due to moisture shortages. Corn: Planting advanced to 91 percent complete, more than 1 week ahead of last year, when 70 percent of the crop was planted, and almost 2 weeks ahead of the 5-year average of 62 percent. Progress was aided by warm, dry weather in Ohio, where planting was 87 percent complete and nearly double the previous week. Growers in Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin planted one-fourth of their corn acreage during the week, even though rain limited progress around the Great Lakes and along the northern Atlantic coast. Nearly all corn acreage was planted in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Sixty-seven percent of the crop was emerged, far ahead of last year's 24-percent pace. Substantial rainfall aided emergence and replenished topsoil moisture supplies in parts of the central Corn Belt. In the western and southern Corn Belt, mostly light rainfall aided emergence, but provided little reserve for crop development. Fifty percent of the Wisconsin acreage and 48 percent of the Iowa crop emerged during the week, while more than 40 percent of the acreage emerged in Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio. Soybeans: Fifty-seven percent of the acreage was planted and 23 percent was emerged. Planting was more than 1 week ahead of last year's 23-percent pace and about 2 weeks ahead of the 19-percent normal for this date. Growers in Nebraska and Ohio planted about one-third of their soybeans during the week. Planting also advanced more than 30 percentage points in Illinois, despite temporary rain delays in many areas of the State. Brief rain delays limited progress to slightly less than 30 percentage points in Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Progress was considerably slower in the Mississippi Delta, Atlantic Coastal Plains, and lower Ohio River Valley, advancing less than 10 percentage points in Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Warm weather and widespread showers promoted germination and emergence in the Corn Belt and interior areas of the lower Mississippi Valley. Emergence approached 50 percent in Louisiana and Mississippi and more than 35 percent of the acreage was emerged in Iowa. In other areas of the Corn Belt, acreage emerged was mostly 20 to 30 percent. Small grains: Spring wheat and barley were 88 and 86 percent planted, respectively, about 2 weeks ahead of the 56-percent normal for spring wheat and the 60-percent average for barley. Emergence was at 63 and 62 percent for spring wheat and barley, respectively, more than double the 30 percent normal for spring wheat and nearly twice the 33-percent average for barley. Sowing was most active in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. In Minnesota and North Dakota, planting of both crops was double the normal pace. Oat seeding progressed to 92 percent complete, more than 1 week ahead of last year's 73-percent pace, and well ahead of the 68-percent average for this date. Cotton: Planting was 55 percent complete, 5 percentage points ahead of the same date last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. With virtually no rainfall, planting progressed without delays in the Southeast and Atlantic Coastal Plains, advancing more than 30 percentage points in North Carolina and Virginia. Rain delays were brief and isolated in the lower Mississippi Valley and southern Great Plains. Planting remained slightly behind normal in Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina, due to excessive dryness, while progress lagged in Tennessee due to rain delays. Dry conditions aided progress in the Southwest and planting was nearly complete in California. Rice: Eighty-five percent of the acreage was planted, slightly ahead of last year's pace, and 6 percentage points ahead of the normal progress for this date. Planting steadily progressed in interior areas of the Mississippi Delta, as rain delays were temporary and mostly confined to Arkansas. Sixty-four percent of the crop was emerged, compared with 57 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Twenty-one percent of the acreage emerged in Arkansas and Mississippi during the week, as above-normal temperatures aided germination. Sorghum: Thirty-four percent of the acreage was planted, 11 percentage points ahead of last year and 4 percentage points ahead of the average. Planting was most active in the lower Mississippi Valley and central Great Plains. In Missouri, 57 percent was planted, 3 weeks ahead of the 15-percent normal. Other crops: Virtually all of the sugar beets were planted, with just 1 percent of the Minnesota acreage remaining to be planted. Forty-six percent of the peanuts were planted, 3 percentage points ahead of last year's pace, but 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Planting accelerated in the Atlantic Coastal Plains, but remained slightly behind normal in Virginia, even though growers planted 41 percent of the acreage during the week. Progress also lagged along the eastern Gulf Coast, due to excessive dryness. Planting was well ahead of normal in most areas of the southern Great Plains. Six percent of the sunflower acreage was planted, compared with less than 1 percent last year. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 72 46 45 64 IL : 98 91 72 61 IN : 86 66 81 49 IA : 99 95 78 72 KS : 92 86 66 73 KY : 87 75 86 62 MI : 61 35 63 46 MN : 96 93 85 73 MO : 98 96 48 60 NE : 94 79 58 65 NC : 93 87 89 91 ND : 72 55 33 31 OH : 87 44 87 51 PA : 54 28 58 42 SD : 82 63 28 34 TN : 90 81 95 89 TX : 95 89 89 92 WI : 87 62 67 53 : 18 Sts: 91 78 70 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 23 16 18 19 IL : 67 36 21 17 IN : 57 29 45 23 IA : 84 56 16 21 KS : 46 26 10 14 KY : 17 12 16 8 LA : 59 41 40 43 MI : 26 10 27 14 MN : 76 54 23 28 MS : 60 47 57 52 MO : 55 41 9 10 NE : 59 26 9 15 NC : 14 5 13 14 ND : 35 12 1 6 OH : 54 19 65 27 SD : 36 18 5 8 TN : 10 4 10 7 WI : 50 22 19 15 : 18 Sts: 57 34 23 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 31 11 4 19 IL : 82 38 28 NA IN : 52 15 29 NA IA : 84 36 13 15 KS : 71 46 25 NA KY : 68 51 66 55 MI : 35 3 15 10 MN : 78 37 24 20 MO : 83 66 33 NA NE : 58 24 13 17 NC : 80 69 74 NA ND : 47 12 5 6 OH : 47 3 37 14 PA : 22 1 14 NA SD : 38 8 5 NA TN : 77 65 81 NA TX : 82 70 73 NA WI : 55 5 15 NA : 18 Sts: 67 30 24 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 11 NA NA NA IL : 28 NA 3 NA IN : 22 NA 10 NA IA : 35 NA 0 5 KS : 22 NA 2 NA KY : 4 NA 2 0 LA : 44 NA 26 28 MI : 9 NA NA NA MN : 25 NA 1 4 MS : 46 NA 39 36 MO : 27 NA NA NA NE : 16 NA 1 1 NC : 5 NA 8 3 ND : 5 NA 0 1 OH : 12 NA 18 5 SD : 9 NA 0 NA TN : 2 NA 3 NA WI : 20 NA NA NA : 18 Sts: 23 NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 98 98 CA : 99 98 99 99 CO : 35 11 9 8 ID : 0 0 1 0 IL : 86 48 58 41 IN : 57 27 44 35 KS : 86 54 64 47 MI : 1 0 0 0 MO : 86 66 54 46 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 23 1 2 1 NC : 98 95 98 95 OH : 15 2 15 7 OK : 99 93 94 92 OR : 12 5 0 3 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 92 77 87 80 WA : 7 3 1 3 : 18 Sts: 68 51 55 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 79 60 67 72 AZ : 92 76 84 92 AR : 59 29 63 56 CA : 99 98 94 90 GA : 54 37 46 61 LA : 76 62 83 84 MS : 80 56 69 68 MO : 90 78 74 47 NC : 65 30 61 61 OK : 40 6 14 13 SC : 60 31 49 64 TN : 46 25 56 52 TX : 35 20 30 33 VA : 81 45 85 81 : 14 Sts: 55 37 50 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 83 71 81 82 CA : 75 60 71 41 LA : 99 97 93 92 MS : 75 63 90 93 TX : 98 95 96 88 : 5 Sts : 85 75 84 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 63 42 52 56 CA : 25 15 17 12 LA : 91 84 87 82 MS : 56 35 66 76 TX : 95 88 85 73 : 5 Sts : 64 48 57 57 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 84 72 74 74 CO : 11 8 5 9 IL : 17 12 4 3 KS : 22 13 6 9 LA : 80 58 76 74 MO : 57 39 12 15 NE : 22 3 4 9 NM : 1 0 1 3 OK : 14 9 4 9 SD : 9 6 1 7 TX : 51 48 49 61 : 11 Sts: 34 27 23 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 98 96 88 87 MN : 98 90 68 49 MT : 84 71 78 73 ND : 81 72 34 35 SD : 99 96 88 67 WA : 98 97 98 94 : 6 Sts : 88 79 62 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 95 MN : 96 87 78 80 NE : 100 100 99 99 ND : 75 66 24 29 OH : 100 92 99 88 PA : 93 86 93 85 SD : 95 90 80 62 WI : 100 98 96 84 : 8 Sts : 92 86 73 68 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 52% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 98 95 74 78 MN : 97 82 46 41 MT : 88 76 79 73 ND : 73 60 21 28 WA : 97 95 98 93 : 5 Sts : 86 77 60 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 89 82 64 66 MN : 70 41 46 28 MT : 48 37 31 31 ND : 58 33 24 17 SD : 89 79 71 41 WA : 89 81 87 79 : 6 Sts : 63 45 39 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 99 94 93 80 MN : 79 56 57 47 NE : 98 94 94 71 ND : 45 23 14 11 OH : 94 69 91 74 PA : 70 57 67 NA SD : 81 63 54 38 WI : 93 61 76 NA : 8 Sts: 76 56 57 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 52% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 83 76 49 50 MN : 71 35 29 22 MT : 59 37 35 31 ND : 44 19 12 12 WA : 89 79 85 75 : 5 Sts : 62 43 36 33 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 51 34 57 62 FL : 39 23 44 55 GA : 42 20 45 64 NC : 50 15 43 37 OK : 42 12 29 24 TX : 50 21 27 21 VA : 58 17 72 60 : 7 Sts : 46 21 43 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 100 100 97 99 MI : 100 65 NA NA MN : 99 98 77 64 ND : 100 98 69 57 : 4 Sts : 100 93 NA NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 73% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:May 14,:May 7, :May 14,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 NA KS : 4 2 2 NA ND : 7 3 0 2 SD : 8 0 1 4 : 4 Sts : 6 2 0 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 89% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 9 31 43 15 CA : 0 0 10 50 40 CO : 1 5 18 57 19 ID : 0 0 7 75 18 IL : 2 6 21 54 17 IN : 1 4 18 52 25 KS : 3 11 35 43 8 MI : 0 1 12 62 25 MO : 1 4 30 52 13 MT : 3 12 49 32 4 NE : 5 12 29 51 3 NC : 0 2 11 72 15 OH : 0 2 10 52 36 OK : 1 3 23 57 16 OR : 0 0 37 59 4 SD : 0 2 12 60 26 TX : 23 33 33 10 1 WA : 0 5 17 64 14 : 18 Sts : 5 11 27 45 12 : Prev Wk : 5 9 26 47 13 Prev Yr : 2 5 20 58 15 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 6 32 50 11 MN : 0 1 26 57 16 NE : 3 20 37 39 1 ND : 0 0 18 72 10 OH : 0 1 26 59 14 PA : 0 3 24 61 12 SD : 0 1 10 72 17 WI : 0 1 21 59 19 : 8 Sts : 0 2 22 63 13 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 12 76 11 MN : 2 2 29 51 16 MT : 0 3 36 56 5 ND : 1 2 14 69 14 SD : 0 0 11 63 26 WA : 0 1 62 37 0 : 6 Sts : 1 2 24 61 12 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 78 12 MN : 0 1 34 53 12 MT : 2 6 35 51 6 ND : 0 2 14 73 11 WA : 0 1 37 62 0 : 5 Sts : 1 3 24 64 8 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 27 59 10 CA : 0 0 30 50 20 LA : 0 5 29 62 4 MS : 1 4 30 57 8 TX : 0 0 17 58 25 : 5 Sts : 0 3 27 59 11 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 2 26 56 16 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 12 16 30 38 4 :: NJ : 0 0 7 57 36 AZ : 10 22 40 26 2 :: NM : 26 27 37 10 0 AR : 1 5 26 52 16 :: NY : 0 0 5 70 25 CA : 0 10 50 40 0 :: NC : 1 1 17 68 13 CO : 1 5 24 64 6 :: ND : 1 7 31 55 6 CT : 0 4 28 52 16 :: OH : 0 4 24 54 18 DE : 0 2 33 60 5 :: OK : 0 4 23 58 15 FL : 20 70 10 0 0 :: OR : 0 0 19 75 6 GA : 12 28 42 17 1 :: PA : 3 3 32 52 10 ID : 2 1 17 66 14 :: RI : 0 0 0 84 16 IL : 0 3 21 64 12 :: SC : 2 8 39 44 7 IN : 2 8 27 49 14 :: SD : 1 4 21 55 19 IA : 9 24 38 23 6 :: TN : 0 3 24 59 14 KS : 1 6 30 55 8 :: TX : 17 20 30 26 7 KY : 1 5 25 55 14 :: UT : 0 11 34 53 2 LA : 5 14 32 42 7 :: VT : 0 2 36 46 16 ME : 0 20 23 40 17 :: VA : 2 7 26 57 8 MD : 1 2 18 61 18 :: WA : 0 10 48 41 1 MA : 0 14 8 64 14 :: WV : 1 7 34 51 7 MI : 0 7 25 54 14 :: WI : 3 5 34 48 10 MN : 2 7 45 41 5 :: WY : 0 4 30 63 3 MS : 0 7 24 58 11 :: : MO : 23 32 33 11 1 :: 48 Sts : 7 14 30 41 8 MT : 8 22 32 31 7 :: : NE : 13 29 39 18 1 :: Prev Wk: 6 14 33 40 7 NV : 1 11 20 65 3 :: Prev Yr: 2 6 26 51 15 NH : 0 14 42 12 32 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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