We 1 (7-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 25, 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. 30 July 16 - 22, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Favorably drier air overspread the northern Corn Belt, while Midwestern temperatures remained nearly ideal for silking- to dough-stage corn and blooming to pod-setting soybeans. While Corn Belt temperatures remained below 90 degrees F and averaged 4 to 12 degrees F below normal, record-setting heat continued to grip the South. From Texas to Georgia, temperatures averaged up to 7 degrees F above normal, frequently ranging from 95 to 105 degrees F. Across the Southeast, the heat severely stressed pastures and summer crops including cotton, soybeans, and peanuts already adversely affected by long-term drought. Late-week showers in the Southeast provided only localized and limited relief. From the Delta westward, heat and dryness depleted topsoil moisture and increased irrigation requirements. Meanwhile, widespread, locally heavy rainfall boosted soil moisture for summer crops from the central Plains to the middle Mississippi Valley. More than 4 inches of rain soaked portions of central and southern Kansas. Farther north, cool weather and occasional showers in the Dakotas slowed the development of spring-sown small grains. In contrast, very warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in the Intermountain West, increasing crop-water demands and fostering the spread of wildfires. Temperatures were cooler in the West Coast States, however, averaging as much as 5 degrees F below normal in California's Central Valley. Record-breaking heat persisted across the South until week's end, when a cold front's passage brought limited relief from heat and dryness. In western Florida, Pensacola netted six consecutive daily-record highs (101, 101, 98, 103, 99, and 102 degrees F) from July 15-20. On July 20, Tuscaloosa, AL posted their fourth consecutive daily-record high and ninth in 12 days. Tuscaloosa's maxima peaked at 105 degrees F on July 15 and 19, their highest readings since the mercury hit 105 degrees F on July 12, 1980. In Mississippi, Meridian's high of 106 degrees F on July 16 was their second-highest reading on record, behind only 107 degrees F on July 14, 1980. For the week, high temperatures averaged 101.1 degrees F in Meridian and 100.4 degrees F in Birmingham, AL. Farther west, highs in Wichita Falls, TX soared to 109 degrees F on July 16 and 108 degrees F on July 17 and 20. In the Rio Grande Valley, Del Rio, TX recorded a high of 108 degrees F on July 16 and a weekly average maximum temperature of 103.7 degrees F. In contrast, Denver, CO registered a high of 80 degrees F on Sunday, ending a near-record 17-day streak with highs at or above 90 degrees F. During Denver's 128-year period of record, only two streaks (18 days apiece in July 1874 and July 1901) were longer. Heat returned to the High Plains at week's end, however, as highs in Montana on Saturday soared to 98 degrees F in Helena and Great Falls. Heat also shifted into the Southwest late in the week. In Utah, daily records on July 22 included 108 degrees F in Moab and 103 degrees F in Salt Lake City. In contrast, cool conditions persisted from the Midwest into the Northeast. On Tuesday, highs of 58 degrees F in Rochester, MN and Green Bay, WI were the stations' lowest on record for July. Temperatures again remained below 90 degrees F nearly Corn Belt-wide, including Chicago, IL and Indianapolis, IN. Since 1900, Chicago's only later first occurrence of 90-degree heat was on September 14, 1915. Indianapolis approached their all-time-record latest first observance of 90-degree heat, set on August 6, 1979. On July 19, July-record lows were set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula at Manistique (34 degrees F) and Escanaba (36 degrees F). Previous records at both locations had stood since July 1972. In northeastern Minnesota, Wednesday's lows dipped to 29 degrees F in Tower and 31 degrees F in Embarrass. Near-freezing readings were observed as far south as northern Lower Michigan, where Pellston registered 33 degrees F. While soaking rains were observed in the central Plains, middle Mississippi Valley, and Peninsular Florida, moisture deficits continued to mount in most of the drought-stricken Southeast. Through July 22, year-to-date rainfall stood as low as 12.23 inches (32 percent of normal) in Tallahassee, FL, 14.71 inches (45 percent) in Montgomery, AL, and 15.86 inches (57 percent) in Macon, GA. In contrast, month-to-date rainfall reached 6.09 inches in Tampa, FL, accounting for 44 percent of their January 1 - July 22 total of 13.73 inches (61 percent of normal). Farther north, heavy rain ended across the Northeast early in the week, but nevertheless boosted the year-to-date precipitation in Binghamton, NY to 29.66 inches (147 percent of normal), well above their January-July 1998 record of 29.00 inches. In addition, Binghamton's high temperature last reached the 80-degree mark on June 25 (83 degrees F), and never exceeded 78 degrees F during the first 22 days of July. Binghamton's record-low total of days with 80-degree warmth in July was 3 days in 1992. Cool, showery conditions further eased dryness across mainland Alaska, where temperatures averaged as much as 5 degrees F below normal. Cool, wet weather lingered across southern Alaska. In the Aleutians, Cold Bay noted daily-record lows on Monday (38 degrees F) and Saturday (41 degrees F). Meanwhile in Hawaii, significant rainfall was confined to windward locations, resulting in little change across drought-affected leeward areas. National Agricultural Summary July 17 - July 23, 2000 Highlights: Crop development remained more than 1 week ahead of normal across most of the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, despite abnormally cool weather. In the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast, above-normal temperatures accelerated crop development and early-planted crops quickly ripened. Harvest was aided by mostly dry weather, with only scattered rain delays in coastal areas of the Mississippi Delta and Southeast. Above-normal temperatures ripened small grains in the Pacific Northwest, where the winter wheat harvest accelerated due to dry conditions. Harvest activity also increased on the northern High Plains. Cool weather hindered crop development in the California valleys and along the middle and northern Atlantic coast. Corn: Seventy-five percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, compared with last year's 65-percent pace and more than 1 week ahead of the 47-percent average for this date. Thirteen percent was at or beyond the dough stage, 4 percentage points ahead of last year and nearly 1 week ahead of the 7-percent normal for this date. Development was rapid across the Corn Belt and most of the central and northern Great Plains, despite well-below-normal temperatures. More than 40 percent of the crop entered the silking stage in Minnesota during the week, while about one-third of the acreage advanced to the silking stage in Colorado, Iowa, and Ohio. Acreage silking progressed 20 and 22 percentage points in Michigan and Wisconsin, respectively, but development remained slightly behind the 5-year average in both States. Acreage at or beyond the dough stage more than doubled in Missouri, to 42 percent. Along the Tennessee and lower Ohio River Valleys, slightly warmer weather aided crop development. Acreage at or beyond the dough stage tripled in Kentucky, to 30 percent. In Tennessee, 22 percent of the acreage entered the dough stage. A few fields progressed to the dough stage in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. None of the acreage was at the dough stage in Michigan and Minnesota. Conditions were mostly unchanged, while rain reduced moisture shortages in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. However, significant moisture shortages remained in Nebraska. Elsewhere, cool weather reduced soil moisture evaporation and eased crop moisture requirements. Soybeans: Seventy-four percent of the crop was blooming, 6 percentage points ahead of last year's rapid pace, and more than 1 week ahead of the 54-percent average for this date. Acreage setting pods advanced to 30 percent, compared with 23 percent last year and double the 5-year average. Although temperatures averaged well below normal, fields rapidly developed in the northern Great Plains as about one-third of the acreage entered the bloom stage in North and South Dakota. In Michigan, acreage at the bloom stage doubled to 32 percent, and acreage setting pods accelerated to 6 percent, but development remained well behind normal. Conditions were aided by mild temperatures and adequate moisture supplies in most areas, although serious moisture shortages continued in some areas, especially in Nebraska. Small grains: The winter wheat harvest advanced to 87 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and more than 1 week ahead of the 81-percent average for this date. Dry weather aided rapid progress in Michigan, as growers harvested nearly one-half of their acreage during the week. The harvest pace accelerated in the northern Great Plains, especially in South Dakota, where growers harvested almost one-third of their crop. In the Pacific Northwest, harvest progress also gained momentum. In Nebraska, the harvest was nearly complete, about 2 weeks ahead of normal. Spring wheat and barley were 96 percent headed, about 1 week ahead of last year and the average. In Montana, 11 percent of the spring wheat and 14 percent of the barley entered the heading stage, despite below normal temperatures. Two percent of the barley and 1 percent of the spring wheat was harvested. The spring wheat harvest was most advanced in South Dakota, at 7 percent. The barley harvest was most advanced in Minnesota and Washington. The oat harvest was 21 percent complete, compared with 17 percent a year ago and well ahead of the 12-percent average for this date. Iowa growers harvested more than one-third of their crop during the week. The harvest pace was also active in Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Cotton: Ninety-four percent of cotton acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, while acreage setting bolls advanced to 66 percent. Development through both stages was ahead of the 5-year average and last year's slow pace due to above-normal temperatures that stimulated rapid growth. Nearly all of the California cotton was squaring, nearly 2 weeks ahead of the normal pace. In Oklahoma, acreage squaring was more than 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Cool, wet weather hindered development in Virginia, where boll setting was more than 1 week behind normal. Warm weather aided progress in the Southeast, but acreage setting bolls remained behind the 5-year average in Georgia and South Carolina. Scattered showers improved moisture supplies near the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, but moisture shortages stressed many fields in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Crop conditions deteriorated in Virginia due to abnormally cold weather. Rice: Thirty-two percent of the crop was headed, slightly ahead of last year and the average for this date. Above-normal temperatures aided development along the western Gulf Coast, especially in Louisiana, where 14 percent of the crop progressed to the heading stage during the week. Temperatures were favorable for development in inland areas of the Mississippi Delta, but progress lagged in Arkansas and Mississippi. Below-normal temperatures slightly hindered development in California. Other crops: Forty-six percent of the sorghum acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, about 1 week ahead of last year and the average for this date. Fields rapidly entered the heading stage in the southern Corn Belt, despite below-normal temperatures. Nearly one-third of the acreage progressed to the heading stage in Illinois, while 20 percent headed in Missouri. Twenty-one percent of the sorghum was turning color, 3 percentage points ahead of last year and slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Fields quickly ripened in the lower Mississippi Valley. Seventy-five percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, 8 percentage points behind last year's pace. Hot, dry weather hindered development in along the eastern Gulf Coast, especially in Alabama. In Virginia, cool, wet, and cloudy weather hampered progress. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 46 12 21 23 IL : 92 73 80 55 IN : 90 67 86 46 IA : 84 50 58 38 KS : 94 81 70 69 KY : 85 78 91 69 MI : 24 4 62 30 MN : 71 29 65 52 MO : 96 90 73 65 NE : 72 46 61 48 NC : 95 89 86 89 ND : 54 23 42 37 OH : 63 30 74 34 PA : 52 22 52 38 SD : 40 15 20 14 TN : 96 92 95 87 TX : 89 83 77 85 WI : 26 4 48 30 : 18 Sts: 75 49 65 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 39 23 44 39 IL : 83 66 76 51 IN : 80 61 89 54 IA : 92 82 81 71 KS : 74 64 43 48 KY : 56 42 54 31 LA : 88 76 86 80 MI : 32 16 70 44 MN : 73 55 72 65 MS : 89 81 92 74 MO : 75 60 42 39 NE : 77 61 65 54 NC : 27 16 21 25 ND : 76 43 44 58 OH : 70 53 85 60 SD : 77 45 53 49 TN : 39 23 45 33 WI : 42 21 45 32 : 18 Sts: 74 58 68 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 8 0 0 0 IL : 23 9 16 7 IN : 13 3 12 5 IA : 2 0 0 1 KS : 28 15 13 17 KY : 30 10 28 17 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 42 20 29 21 NE : 8 5 3 1 NC : 70 51 54 61 ND : 7 0 1 2 OH : 6 0 8 3 PA : 20 4 14 3 SD : 2 0 1 1 TN : 42 20 45 41 TX : 69 62 61 64 WI : 1 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 13 6 9 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 16 8 13 12 IL : 35 14 22 11 IN : 27 16 33 13 IA : 46 21 32 21 KS : 38 18 12 14 KY : 28 14 26 12 LA : 66 45 56 49 MI : 6 1 21 12 MN : 12 4 13 14 MS : 72 60 71 49 MO : 32 18 10 8 NE : 27 15 12 7 NC : 6 0 8 4 ND : 25 9 17 20 OH : 23 12 26 13 SD : 34 22 18 14 TN : 14 5 22 11 WI : 8 0 14 8 : 18 Sts: 30 15 23 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 91 94 92 AZ : 100 100 98 99 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 98 95 89 87 GA : 94 87 96 97 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 99 97 100 99 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 88 84 82 85 OK : 90 82 55 80 SC : 94 89 92 95 TN : 100 100 100 99 TX : 90 85 88 90 VA : 88 82 95 96 : 14 Sts: 94 90 92 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 81 72 74 63 CO : 6 1 4 4 IL : 39 8 18 8 KS : 35 16 14 15 LA : 90 78 94 85 MO : 59 *39 25 28 NE : 22 14 9 5 NM : 8 *4 6 2 OK : 25 13 10 18 SD : 22 5 17 9 TX : 65 60 54 66 : 11 Sts: 46 33 30 34 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 69 45 65 63 AZ : 82 64 71 78 AR : 85 61 84 81 CA : 50 30 36 39 GA : 67 53 70 78 LA : 96 83 85 91 MS : 93 85 91 87 MO : 93 71 94 74 NC : 60 40 51 51 OK : 35 20 15 23 SC : 44 32 29 52 TN : 73 54 80 70 TX : 58 32 38 45 VA : 19 10 26 69 : 14 Sts: 66 45 55 59 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 32 16 10 15 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 KS : 3 0 0 0 LA : 65 38 32 27 MO : 3 1 1 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 6 2 3 5 SD : 0 0 7 2 TX : 49 47 47 53 : 11 Sts: 21 18 18 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 94 88 89 92 MN : 99 99 95 95 MT : 92 81 90 93 ND : 96 88 78 82 SD : 100 100 99 97 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 96 89 87 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 98 90 89 89 MN : 99 98 97 96 MT : 94 80 94 93 ND : 96 88 76 84 WA : 100 100 99 100 : 5 Sts : 96 88 88 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 15 12 18 20 CA : 0 0 4 2 LA : 84 70 81 69 MS : 31 24 28 42 TX : 85 80 82 76 : 5 Sts : 32 27 33 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 1 NA 1 1 MT : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 7 NA 3 3 WA : 1 NA 1 1 : 6 Sts : 1 NA 1 1 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 NA 0 1 MN : 4 NA 0 1 MT : 1 NA 0 0 ND : 0 NA 0 0 WA : 5 NA 4 3 : 5 Sts : 2 NA 1 1 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 63 28 49 28 MN : 16 2 4 5 NE : 78 59 55 49 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 24 11 52 24 PA : 16 3 28 18 SD : 23 4 15 9 WI : 13 10 5 8 : 8 Sts : 21 9 17 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 66% of last year's oat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 92 96 96 CO : 97 91 89 78 ID : 5 1 1 2 IL : 99 95 100 97 IN : 100 99 100 91 KS : 100 100 100 99 MI : 70 24 96 58 MO : 100 99 100 99 MT : 17 *6 5 4 NE : 97 95 87 72 NC : 99 99 100 98 OH : 99 94 100 86 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 21 2 16 12 SD : 65 33 60 32 TX : 100 99 98 99 WA : 11 5 6 8 : 18 Sts: 87 83 85 81 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 23,:Jul 16,:Jul 23,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45 40 85 84 FL : 78 65 92 NA GA : 82 72 88 92 NC : 85 75 84 66 OK : 83 69 79 84 TX : 82 70 73 NA VA : 46 41 89 78 : 7 Sts : 75 65 83 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 6 27 48 17 IL : 1 2 9 46 42 IN : 1 3 11 54 31 IA : 2 4 16 53 25 KS : 2 10 30 48 10 KY : 1 5 20 46 28 MI : 2 9 25 54 10 MN : 1 3 17 55 24 MO : 0 4 18 57 21 NE : 9 15 26 37 13 NC : 1 5 19 61 14 ND : 3 4 10 63 20 OH : 2 6 18 46 28 PA : 0 2 14 52 32 SD : 2 5 15 47 31 TN : 2 5 19 45 29 TX : 0 3 30 60 7 WI : 1 5 17 51 26 : 18 Sts : 2 5 18 50 25 : Prev Wk : 2 5 18 50 25 Prev Yr : 2 7 21 50 20 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26 30 20 24 0 AZ : 0 4 22 51 23 AR : 1 8 33 45 13 CA : 0 0 40 40 20 GA : 15 24 32 23 6 LA : 2 18 32 46 2 MS : 3 9 32 46 10 MO : 0 7 33 58 2 NC : 1 5 12 70 12 OK : 0 0 31 50 19 SC : 3 11 38 47 1 TN : 0 3 24 54 19 TX : 6 9 29 44 12 VA : 0 1 17 69 13 : 14 Sts : 6 10 29 44 11 : Prev Wk : 5 10 30 41 14 Prev Yr : 2 10 28 48 12 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 13 33 39 11 IL : 2 5 17 47 29 IN : 2 5 24 52 17 IA : 1 5 20 55 19 KS : 0 3 32 57 8 KY : 1 4 23 47 25 LA : 3 9 46 41 1 MI : 1 9 30 53 7 MN : 2 5 23 52 18 MS : 5 12 33 39 11 MO : 1 5 24 55 15 NE : 9 15 30 33 13 NC : 1 7 18 65 9 ND : 8 11 16 54 11 OH : 4 10 28 45 13 SD : 1 5 15 54 25 TN : 2 6 25 49 18 WI : 1 3 17 56 23 : 18 Sts : 2 7 23 50 18 : Prev Wk : 2 7 25 49 17 Prev Yr : 2 7 26 50 15 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 26 60 9 CO : 0 12 41 40 7 IL : 2 7 19 54 18 KS : 2 6 33 51 8 LA : 0 3 35 61 1 MO : 1 2 19 59 19 NE : 8 15 33 33 11 NM : 5 6 45 43 1 OK : 0 14 30 54 2 SD : 1 5 26 63 5 TX : 1 10 35 48 6 : 11 Sts : 2 8 33 50 7 : Prev Wk : 2 7 35 48 8 Prev Yr : 1 4 22 61 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 22 65 11 MN : 2 7 24 50 17 MT : 9 17 33 33 8 ND : 4 4 18 61 13 SD : 1 3 14 56 26 WA : 0 10 30 54 6 : 6 Sts : 4 8 23 52 13 : Prev Wk : 4 7 25 52 12 Prev Yr : 3 8 25 52 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 5 22 62 11 MN : 2 7 18 56 17 MT : 9 24 40 23 4 ND : 2 2 22 60 14 WA : 0 9 36 45 10 : 5 Sts : 4 11 29 46 10 : Prev Wk : 4 10 29 47 10 Prev Yr : 3 10 28 47 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 5 20 58 15 CA : 0 0 50 45 5 LA : 0 10 41 41 8 MS : 1 4 25 55 15 TX : 0 0 8 72 20 : 5 Sts : 1 5 28 53 13 : Prev Wk : 1 6 28 51 14 Prev Yr : 0 2 18 59 21 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 7 23 55 15 MN : 0 2 18 63 17 NE : 26 23 17 22 12 ND : 0 1 19 71 9 OH : 0 4 30 54 12 PA : 0 3 19 60 18 SD : 0 2 17 62 19 WI : 0 2 11 61 26 : 8 Sts : 1 4 18 61 16 : Prev Wk : 2 4 19 59 16 Prev Yr : 1 5 22 56 16 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45 31 21 3 0 FL : 0 10 64 26 0 GA : 11 17 34 32 6 NC : 0 1 4 84 11 OK : 0 5 37 50 8 TX : 1 6 24 51 18 VA : 0 0 11 68 21 : 8 Sts : 10 13 28 40 9 : Prev Wk : 9 13 30 37 11 Prev Yr : 0 3 17 58 22 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 34 34 27 5 0 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 25 29 36 10 0 :: NM : 12 38 34 15 1 AR : 2 6 33 52 7 :: NY : 0 0 10 79 11 CA : 45 25 15 15 0 :: NC : 4 13 36 43 4 CO : 12 28 40 19 1 :: ND : 3 5 20 64 8 CT : 0 9 30 61 0 :: OH : 1 3 26 55 15 DE : 0 5 20 50 25 :: OK : 0 5 21 55 19 FL : 0 5 70 25 0 :: OR : 2 3 25 54 16 GA : 25 34 28 12 1 :: PA : 1 6 34 49 10 ID : 12 23 41 23 1 :: RI : 0 25 35 35 5 IL : 0 2 13 62 23 :: SC : 21 27 36 16 0 IN : 0 4 25 56 15 :: SD : 4 8 22 51 15 IA : 5 10 33 39 13 :: TN : 4 16 34 41 5 KS : 5 18 35 37 5 :: TX : 13 23 42 19 3 KY : 2 8 24 53 13 :: UT : 9 32 40 19 0 LA : 10 29 41 19 1 :: VT : 3 6 24 31 36 ME : 0 0 2 60 38 :: VA : 1 2 17 67 13 MD : 1 2 8 69 20 :: WA : 0 24 47 29 0 MA : 0 0 25 75 0 :: WV : 0 0 13 59 28 MI : 3 14 34 43 6 :: WI : 1 5 21 59 14 MN : 0 3 23 62 12 :: WY : 11 30 46 13 0 MS : 24 32 26 17 1 :: : MO : 8 12 42 35 3 :: 48 Sts : 11 17 32 34 6 MT : 17 27 41 13 2 :: : NE : 38 34 21 7 0 :: Prev Wk: 10 16 32 35 7 NV : 2 6 54 38 0 :: Prev Yr: 5 11 27 45 12 NH : 0 0 34 38 28 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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