We 1 (8-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 1, 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. 31 July 23 - 29, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Cooler air and widespread rain moved into the interior South and southern Atlantic States, aiding drought-stressed pastures and summer crops, including cotton, soybeans, and peanuts. Weekly rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher totals, in Peninsular Florida and from the southern Appalachians and Carolinas northeastward into southern New England. From Alabama westward into Texas, however, topsoils remained extremely dry despite scattered showers and favorably cooler weather. Meanwhile in the Corn Belt, showery, mild weather (temperatures again remained below 90 degrees F) maintained generally favorable conditions for corn and soybean development. Midwestern weekly temperatures ranged from 2 to 6 degrees F below normal. On the Plains, conditions ranged from cool (as much as 8 degrees F below normal) and wet in east-central areas to hot (up to 8 degrees F above normal) and dry in Montana and adjacent areas. On the northern High Plains, the hot, dry weather promoted winter wheat harvesting but accelerated drought-stressed small grains toward maturity. In the West, increasingly hot and continued mostly dry weather fostered the spread of numerous wildfires and increased irrigation requirements. Scattered thundershowers were confined to the Four Corners region, where the benefits of localized soil moisture improvements were offset by lightning-sparked blazes. At the end of July, more than 50 wildfires were active from the Rockies westward, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Wildfires scorched approximately 3.5 million acres in the United States during the first 7 months of the year, more than 180 percent of the 10-year average. On July 31, large fires included a 77,000-acre complex near Salmon, ID, and blazes of more than 60,000 acres near Wells, NV and Kernville, CA. Extreme heat gripped much of the West throughout the week, intensifying across the Intermountain region late in the period. On Monday, Thermal, CA (117 degrees F) posted a daily-record high, followed 3 days later by a high of 108 degrees F in Green River, UT. Heat returned to the northern High Plains by Saturday, when highs soared to 100 degrees F in Billings, MT and 99 degrees F in Helena, MT. Dryness aggravated the effects of heat in the West, as seasonal showers remained unusually light. In Nevada, Las Vegas' streak without measurable precipitation reached 143 days (March 9 - July 29) through week's end, approaching their record of 150 days in 1959. Las Vegas also recorded a 140-day dry spell (September 23, 1999 - February 9, 2000) last fall and winter, but netted 1.80 inches between February 10 and March 8. In contrast, cool, often showery conditions prevailed from the east-central Plains and Midwest into the East. Daily-record lows were posted on 4 consecutive days (July 23-26) in Paducah, KY (61, 53, 56, and 57 degrees F) and 3 consecutive days (July 24-26) in Jackson, TN (58, 56, and 57 degrees F). Washington, DC noted only 1 day of 90-degree heat during July (91 degrees F on July 10), compared to 22 days in July 1999. Temperatures again stayed below 90 degrees F in the Corn Belt, leaving locations such as Indianapolis, IN, Chicago, IL, and Springfield, IL awaiting their first 90-degree heat of the year. Springfield never previously experienced a June-July period without a 90-degree day. Farther south, however, enough heat lingered in Texas to produce Midland's highest minimum temperature on record (83 degrees F on July 26). Some of the rain in the Southeast fell too intensely to optimize absorption, especially into drought-parched soils. For example, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC netted 2.74 inches of rain in just 90 minutes on July 28. In addition, the rains only slightly dented staggering long-term moisture deficits. In northern Florida, July rainfall of 2.34 inches (32 percent of normal) in Pensacola and 5.01 inches (57 percent) in Tallahassee left January-July deficits at 20.77 and 24.62 inches, respectively. In Pensacola, 22-month (October 1998 - July 2000) precipitation totaled 72.20 inches (65 percent of normal), or 39.59 inches below normal. Farther north, some thunderstorms were accompanied by severe weather, including a tornado that cut a 9-mile swath across southwestern Minnesota on July 25, briefly reaching F4 intensity (207 to 260 mph winds) in Granite Falls. Very cool weather continued in Alaska, holding weekly temperatures as much as 10 degrees F below normal. On the west coast, Kotzebue noted their first July snowfall since July 3, 1976, and had a high of 41 degrees F on July 27. Relatively quiet weather prevailed in Hawaii, despite the approach of Tropical Storm Daniel, bringing no drought relief in leeward areas. National Agricultural Summary July 24 - 30, 2000 Highlights: Abnormally cool weather hindered crop development in most areas east of the Rocky Mountains, but most crops remained up to 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Most of the Corn Belt received rain, but amounts varied widely, with some areas remaining too dry and other areas experiencing severe storms that produced damaging hail and wind. Rain relieved drought conditions in parts of the Southeast, mainly in Florida and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Farther north, in the mid-Atlantic States, substantial pockets of surplus moisture hampered crops. In the Great Plains, winter and spring small grain harvest were aided by dry weather. A few row crops were harvested along the western Gulf Coast. Seasonal temperatures aided crops along the Pacific Coast. Corn: Ninety percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, and 26 percent was at or beyond the dough stage. Below-normal temperatures hindered development in the Corn Belt, but progress through both stages remained ahead of last year's rapid pace and 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Forty percent of the crop entered the silking stage in Wisconsin during the week and nearly one-third of the acreage began silking in Michigan. Acreage at or beyond the silking stage advanced 25 or more percentage points in Colorado, North and South Dakota, and Ohio. Acreage at or beyond the dough stage accelerated in the central and southern Corn Belt. In Illinois, nearly one-fourth of the crop entered the dough stage during the week. Progress was only slightly slower in Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. In Missouri, 65 percent of the acreage was at or beyond the dough stage, the earliest since 1987, and nearly one-fifth of the acreage was at the dent stage. Increasing moisture shortages stressed fields in parts of the Corn Belt, while hail and strong winds damaged a few fields in other areas. Beneficial rains improved conditions in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Soybeans: Eighty-five percent of the crop was blooming, slightly ahead of last year's early development, and more than 1 week ahead of the 71-percent average for this date. Fifty-one percent of the acreage was setting pods, well ahead of last year's 40-percent pace and far ahead of the 5-year average. Development rapidly progressed in the Corn Belt and lower Mississippi Valley, despite cooler-than-normal weather. In Michigan and Wisconsin, soybeans in bloom increased 30 and 36 percentage points, respectively. However, progress in Michigan still lagged behind normal. Acreage setting pods advanced more than 30 percentage points in Iowa and North Dakota. Pod setting progressed 28 percentage points in Illinois and Minnesota. About one-fifth of the acreage began setting pods in Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Scattered rains and adequate moisture maintained conditions in most areas, but conditions deteriorated along the lower Ohio and Mississippi Valleys due to moisture shortages. Dry conditions also stressed fields in parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio. Small grains: The winter wheat harvest advanced to 91 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and 1 week ahead of the 87-percent average for this date. Harvest rapidly progressed in Michigan and was nearly complete before late-week rains halted progress. Dry weather aided rapid progress in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Nearly all of the acreage was harvested in Colorado and Nebraska. The spring wheat crop was 6 percent harvested, ahead of last year and the average of 4 and 3 percent, respectively. Harvest accelerated in South Dakota, where rain delays were minimal. The barley crop was 7 percent harvested, compared with 3 percent last year and 4 percent normally harvested by this date. Mostly dry weather aided rapid progress in Minnesota. The oat harvest was 38 percent complete, 3 percentage points ahead of last year and 11 percentage points ahead of the average for this date. Dry weather aided progress in the northern Great Plains. In the Corn Belt, progress was rapid despite rain delays in some areas. Cotton: Acreage setting bolls advanced to 79 percent, ahead of last year and the 5-year average of 73 and 75 percent, respectively. Although temperatures averaged well below normal in parts of the Southeast, fields rapidly entered the boll setting stage. In Virginia, nearly one-third of the acreage began setting bolls during the week, but progress remained well behind the 5-year average. Boll setting advanced 20 percentage points in North Carolina and Oklahoma, while California's crop began setting bolls on one-fourth of the acreage. In Texas, 12 percent of the crop had bolls opening and 4 percent of the acreage was harvested. Conditions improved in Oklahoma and Missouri due to beneficial rain and milder temperatures. Seasonal temperatures also aided development in California. Rice: Forty-seven percent of the crop was headed, slightly ahead of last year and the average. Fields rapidly headed in the interior Mississippi Delta States, despite below-normal temperatures. Eight percent was harvested, ahead of last year's 4 percent pace and the normal progress of 3 percent. Harvest progress was far ahead of normal in Louisiana, where rain delays were scattered and brief. Dry weather also aided harvest efforts in Texas, although progress was just slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Other crops: Sixty-two percent of the sorghum acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, more than 1 week ahead of last year and the average for this date. Twenty-six percent of the crop was turning color, 6 percentage points ahead of last year and slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Fields rapidly headed in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains, despite cooler-than-normal weather. Development was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley and Texas, where one-half to two-thirds of the fields were turning color. Eighty-four percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, 7 percentage points behind last year's pace. In Alabama and Virginia, development accelerated, but remained well behind normal. Many fields in Florida were stressed by moisture shortages. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 71 46 56 48 IL : 98 92 94 79 IN : 98 90 96 68 IA : 95 84 87 74 KS : 98 94 88 85 KY : 92 85 96 81 MI : 53 24 88 56 MN : 93 71 91 83 MO : 100 96 87 78 NE : 89 72 88 74 NC : 98 95 91 93 ND : 86 54 70 66 OH : 90 63 92 58 PA : 69 52 70 59 SD : 68 40 50 39 TN : 100 96 94 93 TX : 97 89 89 94 WI : 66 26 82 57 : 18 Sts: 90 75 87 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 59 39 62 53 IL : 91 83 91 70 IN : 92 80 94 70 IA : 96 92 93 86 KS : 81 74 61 63 KY : 69 56 66 43 LA : 92 88 95 87 MI : 62 32 86 66 MN : 92 73 89 87 MS : 95 89 96 84 MO : 84 75 58 53 NE : 87 77 81 75 NC : 37 27 32 35 ND : 93 76 70 79 OH : 86 70 93 75 SD : 84 77 75 67 TN : 55 39 60 48 WI : 78 42 73 54 : 18 Sts: 85 74 82 71 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 10 8 1 3 IL : 47 23 37 18 IN : 35 13 28 12 IA : 14 2 4 3 KS : 51 28 30 30 KY : 45 30 51 32 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 1 0 1 1 MO : 65 42 46 36 NE : 19 8 10 6 NC : 79 70 59 70 ND : 20 7 13 15 OH : 18 6 24 9 PA : 23 20 21 9 SD : 13 2 11 6 TN : 63 42 71 63 TX : 78 69 73 73 WI : 4 1 14 7 : 18 Sts: 26 13 20 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 28 16 23 19 IL : 63 35 47 25 IN : 47 27 49 24 IA : 77 46 57 42 KS : 52 38 23 23 KY : 37 28 38 21 LA : 76 66 68 59 MI : 20 6 48 27 MN : 40 12 27 30 MS : 83 *73 82 61 MO : 49 32 18 16 NE : 46 27 26 21 NC : 14 6 14 15 ND : 58 25 33 44 OH : 40 23 51 27 SD : 44 34 32 28 TN : 28 14 36 22 WI : 29 8 29 21 : 18 Sts: 51 30 40 29 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 89 81 85 77 CO : 16 6 6 8 IL : 79 39 53 21 KS : 56 35 31 27 LA : 95 90 97 90 MO : 74 59 46 45 NE : 50 22 23 17 NM : 16 8 20 8 OK : 40 25 20 23 SD : 45 22 23 19 TX : 76 65 63 73 : 11 Sts: 62 46 43 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 69 75 77 AZ : 94 82 83 90 AR : 98 85 95 95 CA : 75 50 58 62 GA : 82 67 82 89 LA : 98 96 96 98 MS : 98 93 97 96 MO : 99 93 99 91 NC : 80 60 74 72 OK : 55 35 44 47 SC : 62 44 52 68 TN : 87 73 91 90 TX : 69 58 60 62 VA : 50 19 49 81 : 14 Sts: 79 66 73 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 50 32 19 20 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 7 0 6 2 KS : 7 3 0 1 LA : 67 *55 57 41 MO : 9 3 7 3 NE : 2 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 12 6 5 7 SD : 10 0 17 5 TX : 55 49 51 58 : 11 Sts: 26 20 20 22 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 57 45 91 89 FL : 81 78 93 NA GA : 92 82 95 97 NC : 93 85 96 76 OK : 95 83 87 91 TX : 87 82 81 NA VA : 64 46 97 92 : 7 Sts : 84 75 91 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 98 98 CO : 99 97 96 93 ID : 20 5 5 8 IL : 100 99 100 99 IN : 100 100 100 97 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 96 70 99 84 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 39 17 24 19 NE : 99 97 96 90 NC : 100 99 100 99 OH : 100 99 100 97 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 36 21 40 29 SD : 85 65 81 56 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 29 11 15 20 : 18 Sts: 91 87 89 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 38 15 35 37 CA : 5 0 6 8 LA : 87 84 86 78 MS : 50 31 46 60 TX : 96 85 88 83 : 5 Sts : 47 32 45 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 38 NA 19 15 MS : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 8 NA 9 6 : 5 Sts : 8 NA 4 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 95% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 4 0 1 1 MN : 9 1 5 5 MT : 3 0 3 2 ND : 3 0 2 2 SD : 22 7 15 9 WA : 8 1 3 4 : 6 Sts : 6 1 4 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 9 2 1 3 MN : 15 4 6 7 MT : 5 1 4 2 ND : 5 0 2 4 WA : 10 5 6 9 : 5 Sts : 7 2 3 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Jul 30,:Jul 23,:Jul 30,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 95 63 81 64 MN : 26 16 16 17 NE : 85 78 79 76 ND : 5 0 3 3 OH : 52 24 78 48 PA : 33 16 42 34 SD : 48 23 39 24 WI : 32 13 29 21 : 8 Sts : 38 21 35 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 66% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 6 27 48 16 IL : 1 2 11 50 36 IN : 1 4 16 53 26 IA : 2 6 19 45 28 KS : 2 8 26 50 14 KY : 1 7 23 45 24 MI : 2 8 25 55 10 MN : 1 2 19 55 23 MO : 0 3 17 58 22 NE : 9 13 26 38 14 NC : 1 5 18 55 21 ND : 3 4 10 65 18 OH : 2 6 19 45 28 PA : 1 5 21 47 26 SD : 3 6 17 47 27 TN : 4 6 25 40 25 TX : 1 1 29 57 12 WI : 2 5 22 48 23 : 18 Sts : 2 5 19 50 24 : Prev Wk : 2 5 18 50 25 Prev Yr : 3 9 25 46 17 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 23 23 27 26 1 AZ : 0 3 21 47 29 AR : 0 10 33 44 13 CA : 0 0 30 40 30 GA : 12 20 32 29 7 LA : 5 13 37 43 2 MS : 4 10 30 48 8 MO : 0 1 31 62 6 NC : 1 3 14 66 16 OK : 0 1 23 57 19 SC : 2 11 39 46 2 TN : 0 1 28 56 15 TX : 5 12 28 38 17 VA : 0 1 9 76 14 : 14 Sts : 5 11 28 42 14 : Prev Wk : 6 10 29 44 11 Prev Yr : 2 11 31 46 10 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 17 34 35 8 IL : 1 3 18 51 27 IN : 2 6 25 53 14 IA : 1 6 24 48 21 KS : 0 3 28 59 10 KY : 2 6 28 42 22 LA : 2 18 42 37 1 MI : 2 7 27 57 7 MN : 1 5 25 52 17 MS : 7 17 27 41 8 MO : 1 4 20 59 16 NE : 9 15 34 30 12 NC : 1 3 18 71 7 ND : 8 11 15 55 11 OH : 5 11 29 41 14 SD : 2 6 15 56 21 TN : 4 8 29 46 13 WI : 1 4 17 54 24 : 18 Sts : 3 7 24 49 17 : Prev Wk : 2 7 23 50 18 Prev Yr : 3 10 30 45 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 29 58 7 CO : 1 11 40 40 8 IL : 0 2 16 59 23 KS : 1 5 32 54 8 LA : 1 7 40 50 2 MO : 0 1 15 61 23 NE : 7 17 43 26 7 NM : 5 13 31 50 1 OK : 0 11 28 56 5 SD : 2 8 23 55 12 TX : 3 15 41 34 7 : 11 Sts : 2 10 35 45 8 : Prev Wk : 2 8 33 50 7 Prev Yr : 0 6 26 56 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 26 61 11 MN : 4 7 22 46 21 MT : 9 25 24 32 10 ND : 4 5 26 54 11 SD : 1 5 16 52 26 WA : 0 4 24 62 10 : 6 Sts : 5 11 24 46 14 : Prev Wk : 4 8 23 52 13 Prev Yr : 1 8 25 51 15 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 6 22 63 8 MN : 4 6 20 49 21 MT : 8 31 42 16 3 ND : 2 3 26 57 12 WA : 0 5 28 52 15 : 5 Sts : 4 13 30 44 9 : Prev Wk : 4 11 29 46 10 Prev Yr : 4 11 32 41 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 5 22 56 15 CA : 0 0 45 30 25 LA : 0 2 43 39 16 MS : 1 4 25 55 15 TX : 0 0 10 70 20 : 5 Sts : 1 3 29 50 17 : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 53 13 Prev Yr : 0 1 22 57 20 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 7 23 55 15 MN : 0 4 23 53 20 NE : 26 23 17 22 12 ND : 0 2 27 62 9 OH : 0 3 20 65 12 PA : 0 3 27 58 12 SD : 0 5 19 60 16 WI : 0 2 16 55 27 : 8 Sts : 1 4 22 57 16 : Prev Wk : 1 4 18 61 16 Prev Yr : 1 6 23 54 16 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 41 38 16 5 0 FL : 1 2 84 13 0 GA : 8 14 33 37 8 NC : 0 1 9 69 21 OK : 0 6 28 55 11 TX : 1 6 23 50 20 VA : 0 0 5 79 16 : 8 Sts : 9 12 28 40 11 : Prev Wk : 10 13 28 40 9 Prev Yr : 1 5 23 54 17 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 32 32 29 6 1 :: NJ : 0 0 17 79 4 AZ : 17 35 39 9 0 :: NM : 4 40 39 16 1 AR : 3 8 33 49 7 :: NY : 0 0 22 57 21 CA : 45 25 20 10 0 :: NC : 5 9 33 46 7 CO : 14 26 38 20 2 :: ND : 3 6 22 61 8 CT : 0 9 36 55 0 :: OH : 1 5 29 50 15 DE : 0 2 8 68 22 :: OK : 0 4 23 56 17 FL : 0 5 70 25 0 :: OR : 2 9 52 31 6 GA : 23 32 29 14 2 :: PA : 1 12 33 43 11 ID : 17 25 41 17 0 :: RI : 0 0 43 54 3 IL : 1 2 20 55 22 :: SC : 12 22 43 22 1 IN : 1 3 30 55 11 :: SD : 6 10 25 48 11 IA : 6 12 28 45 9 :: TN : 9 23 37 28 3 KS : 6 16 35 37 6 :: TX : 14 32 37 15 2 KY : 5 10 27 47 11 :: UT : 11 37 36 16 0 LA : 11 27 45 16 1 :: VT : 3 6 26 46 19 ME : 0 1 9 46 44 :: VA : 0 2 13 60 25 MD : 1 2 8 59 30 :: WA : 0 29 41 30 0 MA : 0 0 11 76 13 :: WV : 0 0 14 57 29 MI : 5 17 31 40 7 :: WI : 3 11 30 45 11 MN : 1 4 26 58 11 :: WY : 16 33 42 9 0 MS : 36 23 26 14 1 :: : MO : 3 13 38 42 4 :: 48 Sts : 11 19 33 31 6 MT : 19 31 36 12 2 :: : NE : 34 34 25 6 1 :: Prev Wk: 11 17 32 34 6 NV : 2 8 48 42 0 :: Prev Yr: 7 12 32 41 8 NH : 0 0 26 54 20 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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