We 1 (6-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 27, 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. 26 June 18 - 24, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Significant rain fell across much of the Midwest for the seventh consecutive week, maintaining adequate to locally excessive soil moisture for corn and soybean development, but disrupting the Ohio Valley's soft red winter wheat harvest. For the second week in a row, very heavy rainfall soaked the southeastern Plains (especially the eastern portions of Kansas and Oklahoma), the Red River Valley (North Dakota-Minnesota border), and the previously parched southwestern Corn Belt. Wet weather also continued in the northern Mid-Atlantic region. The rain caused lowland flooding in portions of the middle and upper Mississippi and Red River basins. Meanwhile in western Texas and the lower Southeast, occasional showers provided limited relief from long-term drought and eased stress on pastures and dryland summer crops. Scattered showers in the Southwest reduced irrigation requirements and curbed the wildfire threat. In California and the Northwest, warm, dry weather favored fieldwork and summer crop development, including winter wheat maturation in the latter region. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 6 degrees F above normal in northern California and generally 1 to 5 degrees F above normal in the Southeast. In contrast, readings averaged as much as 3 degrees F below normal in the Corn Belt, where high temperatures (mostly at or below 90 degrees F) remained nearly ideal for corn and soybean development. Cool weather (as much as 6 degrees F below normal) slowed small grain growth on the northern Plains. Weekly rainfall exceeded 4 inches in many areas from eastern Oklahoma northeastward into portions of southeastern Iowa, central Illinois, and northwestern Indiana. Totals ranged from 1 to 6 inches in the drought-affected southwestern Corn Belt, including southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri, and southwestern Iowa. Farther north, June 19-20 rainfall approached 8 inches in the vicinity of Fargo, ND. Through June 24, month-to-date rainfall in North Dakota reached 7.04 inches in Grand Forks and 10.84 inches in Fargo, including 6.82 inches on June 19-20. The Red River crested more than 5.8 feet above flood stage in Fargo on June 21, then rose about 7.3 feet above flood stage near Halstad, MN on June 26. Near Halstad, the Wild Rice River at Hendrum, MN crested nearly 12.5 feet above flood stage on June 26. Through week's end, Springfield, IL netted a month-to-date rainfall of 6.54 inches, their wettest month since 8.81 inches fell in June 1998. The State of Iowa followed its wettest week since October 1998 (an average of 2.13 inches fell statewide last week) with a statewide average of 2.43 inches. In Indiana, Fort Wayne's month-to-date total (8.11 inches) represented their greatest June sum since 8.29 inches fell in 1958. June 1-24 rainfall climbed to 11.61 inches in Rochester, MN, 49 percent of their year-to-date precipitation of 23.54 inches, and their highest monthly total since 12.33 inches soaked the city in July 1978. Meanwhile in the Southwest, Phoenix, AZ marked their second-earliest monsoon start on record (defined in Phoenix as the third consecutive day with an average dewpoint of 55 degrees F or higher). Phoenix's earliest monsoon start date was June 16, 1925, exactly 3 weeks earlier than normal. Showers accompanying the more humid air across Arizona totaled 0.30 inch in Phoenix and 1.06 inches in Tucson. Meanwhile in the New York, Binghamton's monthly rainfall surpassed 4 inches, boosting their year-to-date total to a record-setting 27.26 inches. Their previous precipitation record for the first half of a year, 26.63 inches, was observed in 1998. A few areas failed to see significant improvement from long-term drought. North Platte, NE received only 0.62 inch during the first 24 days of June, leaving their year-to-date precipitation at 5.47 inches (54 percent of normal). In addition, North Platte's September 1999 - May 2000 precipitation was 6.46 inches (58 percent of normal), their lowest total for that 9-month period since only 6.23 inches fell in 1952-53. In northern Florida, Tallahassee's January 1 - June 24 rainfall deficit grew to 20.21 inches. During the early- to midweek period, a cool outbreak set more than a dozen daily-record lows in the Plains and Midwest. On Sunday, records included 36 degrees F in Williston, ND and 42 degrees F in Hill City, KS. On the same day, clouds and showers in western Texas held Midland's high temperature to 72 degrees F. Although no record highs were set in the Southeast, maximum temperatures frequently ranged from 95 to 100 degrees F. In Columbus, GA, highs reached or exceeded 95 degrees F from June 20 through week's end, peaking at 98 degrees F on Thursday. Very warm weather overspread northern and interior Alaska, while cool conditions lingered across the southern part of the State. King Salmon (32 degrees F) notched a daily-record low on June 21. On Saturday, Yakutat (37 degrees F) collected a record low, while Umiat (81 degrees F) and Barrow (62 degrees F) collected daily-record highs. Bethel's temperature climbed to 80 degrees F on June 24, their highest reading since July 5, 1997. Prior to Barrow's record warmth, the community reported a thunderstorm on June 19, its first since July 18, 1995. Meanwhile, mostly dry weather persisted in Hawaii. Drought continued to intensify nearly statewide, especially in leeward portions of the eastern islands (Maui and Hawaii Counties). National Agricultural Summary June 19 - 25, 2000 Highlights: Strong thunderstorms produced beneficial rain for parts of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. However, some areas experienced flooding, standing water, and saturated soils, while other areas remained too dry. The planting season was nearly complete, but some sorghum remained to be planted, mostly in the Great Plains. Other planting activity included replanting of drowned and poorly germinated row crops. Winter grain harvest rapidly progressed in the Great Plains and accelerated in the Corn Belt, although late-week rain limited progress. Crops in the Southeast benefited from light-to-moderate showers and some isolated heavy rainfall, but soil moisture shortages remained in most areas. Mostly dry weather prevailed in the High Plains and into the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast States. A few monsoonal showers provided moisture to parts of the interior Southwest. Corn: Four percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average for this date. Development was most advanced in Texas, where 60 percent was at or beyond the silking stage. Warm weather promoted rapid development in North Carolina and Tennessee, with 35 percent silking in both States. Fields also rapidly entered the silking stage in Missouri, even though temperatures averaged slightly below normal. A few fields entered the silking stage in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. Widespread moderate-to-heavy rain increased soil moisture supplies in most areas of the Corn Belt. The moisture aided crop conditions in the southern and western Corn Belt, especially in Kentucky, Missouri, and Kansas. In the central and eastern Corn Belt, many fields suffered due to saturated soils and standing water. Excessive moisture also damaged some fields in Iowa and Nebraska, while parts of both States remained too dry. Warm, dry weather benefited corn fields in Michigan. Soybeans: Development remained nearly 1 week ahead of last year and the 5-year average, with 95 percent of the acreage emerged and 8 percent of the crop blooming. Normally, 3 percent of the crop would be blooming by this date. Warm weather and ample moisture supplies promoted rapid emergence in Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Crop development was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley, with 35 and 43 percent blooming in Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively. Despite below-normal temperatures, development accelerated in the Corn Belt, with more than 10 percent of the crop blooming in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. A few fields progressed to the blooming stage in the northern Great Plains, ahead of normal in Nebraska and South Dakota. Heavy rain and severe flooding damaged soybean fields in North Dakota and parts of the Corn Belt, while dry weather reduced surplus moisture supplies and significantly improved conditions in Michigan. In other areas of the Corn Belt, especially in Missouri, much-needed rain improved conditions. Winter Wheat: Harvest progressed to 52 percent complete, far ahead of last year's pace. On average, this pace would be achieved on July 4. In Kansas, harvest continued at a rapid pace for a second consecutive week, advancing 35 percentage points, despite some rain delays in eastern areas of the State. At 80 percent, the Kansas wheat harvest was four times the normal pace for this date. The harvest rapidly progressed in the southern Corn Belt, advancing 23 and 20 percentage points in Illinois and Missouri, respectively, even though progress was substantially curtailed by rain late in the week. North Carolina producers also experienced rain delays, but harvested one-fourth of their crop during the week. The harvest gained momentum in Nebraska before late-week rains halted activity. Mostly dry conditions aided harvest progress in Arkansas, California, and Texas. Harvest began in Ohio and Colorado. Small grains: Spring wheat and barley were 43 and 41 percent headed, respectively. Development of both crops rapidly progressed and remained well ahead of last year and the average, despite below-normal temperatures across the northern Great Plains and most of the Pacific Northwest. Normally, 19 percent of the spring wheat and 21 percent of the barley are headed by this date. In Minnesota, barley headed more than doubled, to 49 percent, and spring wheat headed nearly doubled, to 53 percent. Both crops deteriorated in Minnesota due to excessive soil moisture. Sixty-five percent of the oat acreage was headed, 14 percentage points ahead of last year and 27 percentage points ahead of the average for this date. More than 40 percent of the acreage entered the heading stage in Pennsylvania during the week, while 37 percent began heading in Wisconsin. Acreage heading advanced more than 20 percentage points in North and South Dakota and nearly 30 percentage points in Minnesota. Rain significantly improved conditions in Nebraska. Cotton: Fifty-nine percent of the cotton was at or beyond the squaring stage, well ahead of last year and the 5-year average of 47 and 48 percent, respectively. Despite seasonably cool weather, squaring rapidly progressed in the lower Mississippi Valley, advancing more than 30 percentage points in Arkansas and Tennessee. Acreage setting bolls advanced to 11 percent, 2 percentage points ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Development gained momentum in the lower Mississippi Valley and Southwest, as cotton setting bolls jumped 13 percentage points in Louisiana and Arizona. In the Southeast, rain stimulated growth and above-normal temperatures accelerated development. Below-normal temperatures slowed development in Texas. Rice: Fourteen percent of the crop was headed, ahead of last year's 10 percent and the 6-percent average for this date. Forty-five percent was headed in Louisiana and Texas, more than double the average in Louisiana and nearly three times the 5-year average in Texas. A few fields entered the heading stage in interior areas of the Mississippi Delta, although progress lagged slightly behind normal in Mississippi. Other crops: Ninety-six percent of the sorghum acreage was planted and 16 percent was headed. Planting progress was ahead of last year and the 5-year average, while acreage at the heading stage was equal to last year's pace, but slightly behind the 5-year average. Twenty percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, slightly behind last year's pace. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 82 85 81 CA : 55 40 41 53 CO : 9 0 0 1 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 35 12 36 22 IN : 19 10 29 14 KS : 80 45 6 20 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 60 40 32 29 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 21 4 0 1 NC : 75 50 69 66 OH : 2 0 5 1 OK : 85 80 57 70 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 80 61 53 64 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 52 35 22 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 76 70 79 77 IL : 98 98 96 NA IN : 99 97 100 NA IA : 100 100 98 95 KS : 96 92 77 NA KY : 79 76 82 58 LA : 97 96 97 93 MI : 86 73 99 90 MN : 99 99 97 97 MS : 99 96 96 90 MO : 96 94 84 NA NE : 100 100 93 93 NC : 73 60 64 NA ND : 100 99 96 98 OH : 92 86 100 85 SD : 99 97 92 NA TN : 75 63 81 NA WI : 100 96 98 NA : 18 Sts: 95 93 93 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 3 0 1 1 IN : 0 0 0 0 IA : 0 0 0 0 KS : 5 2 1 2 KY : 10 0 2 1 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 20 4 11 6 NE : 1 0 0 0 NC : 35 *15 34 30 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 0 0 PA : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 35 9 33 26 TX : 60 55 56 55 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 4 2 3 3 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 2 6 6 IL : 10 2 6 2 IN : 10 0 6 1 IA : 12 0 1 2 KS : 12 2 1 4 KY : 0 0 1 0 LA : 35 26 18 18 MI : 0 0 1 1 MN : 0 0 1 1 MS : 43 30 44 28 MO : 11 3 3 1 NE : 9 0 0 0 NC : 0 0 4 2 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 2 0 8 3 SD : 4 0 2 1 TN : 1 0 2 1 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 8 2 4 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 58 38 47 57 AZ : 80 70 69 77 AR : 76 38 78 70 CA : 70 50 44 36 GA : 61 45 58 64 LA : 84 67 82 79 MS : 80 67 83 78 MO : 88 64 90 56 NC : 45 25 40 35 OK : 26 7 3 10 SC : 45 25 41 41 TN : 80 49 74 57 TX : 47 23 27 33 VA : 15 6 23 27 : 14 Sts: 59 37 47 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 100 100 CO : 78 61 93 89 IL : 99 99 98 77 KS : 98 96 89 92 LA : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 100 93 92 NE : 100 100 98 98 NM : 93 87 89 80 OK : 78 73 84 82 SD : 99 95 90 87 TX : 95 89 84 91 : 11 Sts: 96 92 88 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 3 2 4 AZ : 24 11 15 27 AR : 4 2 1 2 CA : 10 5 1 2 GA : 18 9 10 11 LA : 15 2 6 12 MS : 13 5 17 13 MO : 8 2 24 6 NC : 0 0 6 3 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 10 5 4 6 TN : 2 0 3 3 TX : 14 11 11 12 VA : 0 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 11 7 9 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 NA 0 6 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 36 NA 36 17 MO : 1 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 1 2 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 43 NA 43 48 : 11 Sts: 16 NA 16 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 53 43 24 24 MN : 53 27 45 28 MT : 28 15 12 13 ND : 34 15 12 11 SD : 80 58 56 33 WA : 72 69 69 69 : 6 Sts : 43 25 24 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 49 37 28 25 MN : 49 21 30 25 MT : 35 21 13 11 ND : 28 10 8 9 WA : 79 63 56 73 : 5 Sts : 41 25 20 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 45 31 40 21 MS : 2 0 3 4 TX : 45 33 33 16 : 5 Sts : 14 8 10 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 98 87 94 69 MN : 60 32 53 41 NE : 88 84 81 68 ND : 30 7 10 7 OH : 85 66 91 65 PA : 90 49 80 66 SD : 73 49 42 29 WI : 77 40 61 45 : 8 Sts : 65 40 51 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 52% of last year's oat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jun 25,:Jun 18,:Jun 25,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 4 21 26 FL : 22 21 56 NA GA : 29 16 32 36 NC : 10 4 9 12 OK : 11 4 11 17 TX : 19 9 8 NA VA : 3 0 5 7 : 7 Sts : 20 11 22 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 29 50 15 CA : 0 0 25 50 25 CO : 11 20 40 25 4 ID : 0 1 14 64 21 IL : 1 6 29 48 16 IN : 2 5 21 50 22 KS : 8 20 37 33 2 MI : 1 1 13 57 28 MO : 4 7 30 49 10 MT : 11 30 35 19 5 NE : 19 37 30 14 0 NC : 0 4 19 70 7 OH : 1 3 17 52 27 OK : 2 8 32 49 9 OR : 0 1 36 53 10 SD : 1 5 22 50 22 TX : 12 38 32 17 1 WA : 0 4 14 63 19 : 18 Sts : 7 17 31 37 8 : Prev Wk : 7 17 30 38 8 Prev Yr : 3 7 24 51 15 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 10 36 36 17 IL : 1 3 11 53 32 IN : 0 2 13 53 32 IA : 1 6 24 48 21 KS : 2 6 29 52 11 KY : 0 2 17 47 34 MI : 2 8 25 53 12 MN : 0 5 25 54 16 MO : 1 3 24 57 15 NE : 5 12 32 41 10 NC : 1 4 25 57 13 ND : 3 4 13 71 9 OH : 2 5 20 50 23 PA : 1 6 16 55 22 SD : 0 1 12 67 20 TN : 1 4 11 50 34 TX : 0 3 17 61 19 WI : 1 7 21 51 20 : 18 Sts : 1 5 21 52 21 : Prev Wk : 2 5 21 52 20 Prev Yr : 1 3 19 55 22 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 7 29 50 12 IL : 1 4 19 52 24 IN : 1 7 25 52 15 IA : 2 7 29 48 14 KS : 0 3 26 60 11 KY : 0 3 15 54 28 LA : 2 5 28 61 4 MI : 1 3 27 58 11 MN : 1 8 30 50 11 MS : 0 3 23 59 15 MO : 1 6 29 55 9 NE : 4 14 36 37 9 NC : 1 4 19 65 11 ND : 9 9 18 55 9 OH : 5 13 27 45 10 SD : 0 2 20 64 14 TN : 0 1 12 60 27 WI : 2 6 21 52 19 : 18 Sts : 2 6 26 52 14 : Prev Wk : 1 6 25 54 14 Prev Yr : 1 5 25 54 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 19 26 38 5 AZ : 0 3 23 53 21 AR : 2 11 31 51 5 CA : 0 0 15 60 25 GA : 14 19 33 28 6 LA : 0 2 14 73 11 MS : 1 3 20 59 17 MO : 0 10 36 51 3 NC : 1 3 22 66 8 OK : 0 5 28 59 8 SC : 5 13 28 45 9 TN : 1 2 31 48 18 TX : 6 9 27 42 16 VA : 0 1 15 70 14 : 14 Sts : 5 8 26 48 13 : Prev Wk : 6 11 30 44 9 Prev Yr : 5 11 29 45 10 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 8 27 51 13 MN : 1 4 28 53 14 NE : 12 16 24 35 13 ND : 0 2 17 69 12 OH : 0 6 27 58 9 PA : 0 4 23 63 10 SD : 0 3 13 69 15 WI : 0 4 14 59 23 : 8 Sts : 1 5 20 59 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 20 61 13 Prev Yr : 0 5 21 59 15 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 14 75 10 MN : 3 6 39 39 13 MT : 4 16 37 38 5 ND : 4 7 15 56 18 SD : 1 3 13 57 26 WA : 1 3 33 57 6 : 6 Sts : 3 8 25 50 14 : Prev Wk : 3 6 24 53 14 Prev Yr : 1 4 21 59 15 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 17 71 10 MN : 4 7 37 43 9 MT : 2 12 41 41 4 ND : 1 4 17 58 20 WA : 0 1 35 54 10 : 5 Sts : 1 6 28 54 11 : Prev Wk : 1 7 28 54 10 Prev Yr : 2 7 26 53 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 23 61 12 CA : 0 0 50 40 10 LA : 0 16 40 39 5 MS : 0 2 12 70 16 TX : 0 0 11 44 45 : 5 Sts : 0 5 28 54 13 : Prev Wk : 0 4 29 54 13 Prev Yr : 0 1 22 60 17 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45 30 25 0 0 FL : 0 58 31 11 0 GA : 11 17 38 29 5 NC : 0 1 12 77 10 OK : 0 3 37 56 4 TX : 0 4 22 59 15 VA : 0 0 12 72 16 : 8 Sts : 10 15 28 40 7 : Prev Wk : 12 14 28 38 8 Prev Yr : 1 6 24 53 16 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 2 21 72 4 CO : 0 8 37 53 2 IL : 0 1 22 69 8 KS : 2 6 28 59 5 LA : 0 1 24 70 5 MO : 0 4 24 58 14 NE : 6 17 42 34 1 NM : 10 20 54 16 0 OK : 0 5 28 60 7 SD : 0 0 15 75 10 TX : 1 4 38 39 18 : 11 Sts : 2 6 32 50 10 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 19 25 32 23 1 :: NJ : 0 0 0 71 29 AZ : 43 18 28 11 0 :: NM : 24 40 30 6 0 AR : 1 2 15 58 24 :: NY : 0 0 19 58 23 CA : 30 20 20 30 0 :: NC : 2 11 48 38 1 CO : 13 23 36 27 1 :: ND : 1 6 24 56 13 CT : 0 0 0 51 49 :: OH : 1 5 25 54 15 DE : 0 2 13 78 7 :: OK : 1 3 21 54 21 FL : 5 65 30 0 0 :: OR : 0 3 22 63 12 GA : 31 29 28 11 1 :: PA : 1 5 20 55 19 ID : 7 8 31 48 6 :: RI : 0 0 30 53 17 IL : 0 2 17 60 21 :: SC : 24 33 29 12 2 IN : 1 6 24 50 19 :: SD : 1 6 17 60 16 IA : 14 23 33 23 7 :: TN : 2 7 30 53 8 KS : 6 15 34 39 6 :: TX : 7 13 30 33 17 KY : 1 7 30 49 13 :: UT : 6 25 35 34 0 LA : 8 13 37 37 5 :: VT : 0 0 4 42 54 ME : 0 0 4 68 28 :: VA : 1 5 26 55 13 MD : 1 3 21 51 24 :: WA : 0 17 50 33 0 MA : 0 0 0 30 70 :: WV : 0 2 17 60 21 MI : 0 4 21 58 17 :: WI : 1 4 10 55 30 MN : 1 4 25 59 11 :: WY : 3 13 54 30 0 MS : 16 18 26 35 5 :: : MO : 15 23 43 18 1 :: 48 Sts : 9 15 28 38 10 MT : 13 28 33 22 4 :: : NE : 27 31 33 9 0 :: Prev Wk: 10 16 28 36 10 NV : 1 12 36 48 3 :: Prev Yr: 3 9 23 50 15 NH : 0 2 13 52 33 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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