We 1 (8-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 8, 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. 32 July 30 - August 5, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Widespread rain maintained generally adequate soil moisture for reproductive to filling summer crops in Corn Belt and brought relief to drought-stricken pastures and crops in the Southeast. Heavy rain persisted across the northern Mid-Atlantic States and southern New England, slowing fieldwork and keeping soil moisture levels adequate to locally excessive. From the Plains westward, however, significant rainfall was confined to parts of the Dakotas. On the northern and central High Plains, hot, dry conditions favored fieldwork but hastened the maturation of spring-sown small grains. Dry weather depleted topsoil moisture in the South-Central States, stressing pastures and immature summer crops. The West remained extremely hot and mostly dry, promoting an unusually active wildfire season and further increasing already heavy irrigation demands. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F above normal in the West and on the northern High Plains. In contrast, near- to below-normal temperatures prevailed across the eastern half of the nation. Temperatures again remained below 90 degrees F nearly Corn Belt-wide, where weekly readings were as much as 4 degrees F below normal. Early in the week, record-setting heat gripped the Interior West. On Sunday, July 30, all-time-record highs were noted in locations such as Burley, ID (107 degrees F), Tooele, UT (106 degrees F), and Eureka, NV (101 degrees F), while monthly records were established in Livington, MT (103 degrees F) and Pocatello, ID (103 degrees F). Records were matched the following day (July 31) in Pocatello and Tooele, while Red Bluff, CA (111 degrees F) posted a daily-record high. The extreme heat persisted into early August, resulting in monthly record highs on the 2nd in Grand Junction, CO (103 degrees F) and Rawlins, WY (98 degrees F). Late in the week, heat made a reappearance on the central and southern Plains, where Amarillo, TX (102 degrees F on Friday) collected a daily record. A day later in Kansas, Topeka's high of 104 degrees F represented their highest reading since a maximum of 105 degrees F on July 29, 1999. Heat also intensified on Saturday in the Southwest, particularly in southern California, where highs of 119 degrees F in Thermal and 118 degrees F in Blythe were 2 degrees F shy of the stations' August-record highs. Also on August 5, Elko, NV notched an 18th consecutive day with a high temperature at or above 90 degrees F, breaking their record of 17 days, set from July 8-24, 1988. Showers dampened isolated locations in the West, including the Nevada cities of Las Vegas and Reno. On August 2, precipitation totaled 0.08 inch in Las Vegas and 0.53 inch in Reno. For Las Vegas, the rain ended a 146-day (March 9 - August 1) spell without a measurable amount, second only to a 150-day dry spell in 1959. Reno's rain represented their first measurable total since June 28, and their greatest 1-day total since 0.55 inch fell on January 24. A day earlier (August 1), a trace of rain had fallen in several locations in California's Central Valley, including Fresno and Bakersfield. More significant rain soaked parts of the Dakotas and areas from the Mississippi River eastward. On Friday afternoon, Atlantic City, NJ netted 3.29 inches of rain in less than 6 hours. A day later, a thunderstorm also dropped 3.29 inches of rain on Mitchell, SD. Cooler-than-normal weather accompanied widespread showers in the Corn Belt, where Rockford, IL became the latest in a string of locations to mark their latest first observance of 90-degree heat (previously August 3, 1958). Through August 5, Rockford's highest temperature of the year was 89 degrees F on June 8 and 10. Cool, wet conditions again prevailed in much of Alaska, aiding previously dry areas and further suppressing the threat of wildfires. In western Alaska, Nome received a 24-hour rainfall of 0.92 inch on July 30-31, boosting their monthly total to 3.39 inches (156 percent of normal). Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 4 degrees F below normal in southern and western parts of the State. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Daniel passed well north of the Hawaii, having only a minor effect on the islands. As a result, severe to extreme drought persisted in most leeward areas from Molokai eastward to the Big Island. National Agricultural Summary July 31 - August 6, 2000 Highlights: Below-normal temperatures slightly hindered crop development in the Corn Belt and Southeast, while above-normal temperatures stimulated row crop development and ripened small grains in the Great Plains. Dry weather aided the small grain harvest in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, but also increased moisture shortages. In the Corn Belt, moisture supplies remained mostly adequate due to additional precipitation during the week, especially east of the Mississippi River. Isolated severe storms damaged some crops in the central Corn Belt. Crops in the Southeast and lower Mississippi Valley received much needed precipitation, but rainfall varied considerably and moisture shortages remained widespread. Hot, dry weather stimulated crop development in California, while seasonal temperatures and ample moisture aided crops in the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains. Corn: Ninety-six percent of the crop was at or beyond the silking stage, slightly ahead of last year's early development and more than 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Forty-two percent was at or beyond the dough stage, compared with 36 percent last year and considerably ahead of the average for this date. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid development in the Great Plains. Silking advanced 14 percentage points in Colorado. In North and South Dakota, late fields rapidly entered the silking stage, while early fields quickly progressed to the dough stage. Seasonal temperatures aided silking progress in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Fields rapidly entered the dough stage across most of the Corn Belt, despite cooler-than-normal weather. In Indiana, 25 percent of the acreage entered the dough stage. In Iowa and Nebraska, acreage at or beyond the dough stage more than doubled, to 30 and 39 percent, respectively. Twelve percent of the crop was dented, ahead of last year's 8 percent and the average of 6 percent. Moisture supplies remained adequate for development across most of the Corn Belt. However, moisture shortages increased in parts of the western Corn Belt and adjacent parts of the Great Plains. Severe storms produced damaging wind, rain, and hail in isolated areas of the central and eastern Corn Belt. Soybeans: Ninety-two percent of the crop was blooming, slightly ahead of last year's early progress, and more than 1 week ahead of the average for this date. Near normal temperatures stimulated blooming in the lower Mississippi Valley, where 15 percent of the acreage entered the bloom stage in Arkansas and Tennessee. Seasonal temperatures also aided progress in Kansas and Michigan. Sixty-nine percent of the acreage was setting pods, 10 percentage points ahead of last year's pace and far ahead of the 47 percent normal for this date. Fields rapidly entered the pod setting stage in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, despite slightly below-normal temperatures. Thirty percent of the acreage began setting pods in Minnesota and more than 20 percent began setting pods in Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Pod setting advanced 19 percentage points in Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Small grains: The winter wheat harvest advanced to 95 percent complete, about 1 week ahead of last year and the average for this date. The harvest season ended in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Nebraska. Dry weather aided rapid progress in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Montana growers harvested nearly one-half of their crop during the week. The spring wheat crop was 23 percent harvested, ahead of last year's 15 percent pace and the average of 11 percent. Harvest was very active in South Dakota, where growers harvested 50 percent of the acreage during the week. Harvest gained momentum in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington. The barley crop was 26 percent harvested, compared with 9 percent last year and 10 percent normally harvested by this date. Dry weather aided rapid progress in Minnesota and Montana. Harvest accelerated in North Dakota and Washington, and steadily advanced in Idaho. The oat harvest advanced to 59 percent complete, 4 percentage points ahead of last year and 14 percentage points ahead of the average for this date. Harvest was very active across the northern Corn Belt. Growers in South Dakota harvested 39 percent of their crop during the week. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, harvest progressed 30 and 26 percentage points, respectively. Progress was limited by slow ripening fields in Ohio and by wet weather in Pennsylvania. Cotton: Acreage setting bolls advanced to 86 percent, slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Warm weather accelerated development in Virginia, where 31 percent of the crop began setting bolls during the week. Seasonal temperatures also aided rapid progress in North Carolina and Oklahoma. Hot weather stimulated development in California. Bolls were opening on 8 percent of the crop, equal to the average for this date and slightly ahead of last year's pace. Development was most advanced along the western Gulf Coast and interior areas of the Southwest. Rice: Sixty-four percent of the crop was headed, slightly ahead of last year and the average. Seasonal temperatures aided rapid progress in the interior Mississippi Delta States, although development remained well behind the average in Mississippi. Eleven percent was harvested, ahead of last year's 10 percent pace and the normal progress of 6 percent. Rain limited progress along parts of the western Gulf Coast. However, the harvest pace remained well ahead of normal in Louisiana and Texas, where growers harvested 12 and 22 percent of the acreage, respectively, during the week. Other crops: Seventy-three 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. Above-normal temperatures aided progress in the Great Plains, while cooler-than-normal weather hindered progress in the Corn Belt. Thirty-two percent of the crop was turning color, compared with 24 percent last year and 26 percent normally turning color by this date. Warm weather quickly ripened fields in the lower Mississippi Valley and southern Great Plains. Hot weather and moisture shortages stressed fields in the Great Plains, while heavy rain damaged fields in the isolated parts of the Corn Belt. Eighty-nine percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, 5 percentage points behind last year's pace. Moist soils and seasonal temperatures aided pegging in Virginia, while hard, dry soils restricted pegging in Alabama. Scattered rain improved conditions in Florida and limited deterioration in other parts of the Southeast. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 15 10 6 12 IL : 65 47 58 32 IN : 60 35 49 27 IA : 30 14 17 10 KS : 67 51 45 47 KY : 57 45 65 43 MI : 8 0 16 5 MN : 11 1 7 5 MO : 79 65 65 53 NE : 39 19 28 19 NC : 85 79 71 78 ND : 46 20 37 39 OH : 35 18 59 22 PA : 35 23 33 23 SD : 28 13 24 15 TN : 81 63 85 78 TX : 84 78 81 83 WI : 12 4 28 18 : 18 Sts: 42 26 36 24 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 74 59 76 69 IL : 97 91 95 84 IN : 96 92 97 81 IA : 99 96 97 93 KS : 91 81 70 78 KY : 74 69 75 54 LA : 95 92 97 95 MI : 77 62 94 81 MN : 99 92 96 95 MS : 98 95 98 90 MO : 92 84 74 66 NE : 95 87 93 89 NC : 46 37 51 47 ND : 98 93 91 95 OH : 91 86 99 87 SD : 88 84 88 82 TN : 70 55 73 61 WI : 84 78 87 70 : 18 Sts: 92 85 90 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 20 NA 16 6 IN : 16 NA 9 2 IA : 3 NA 0 0 KS : 17 NA 7 11 KY : 20 NA 21 11 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 1 NA 1 1 MO : 43 NA 31 22 NE : 10 NA 0 1 NC : 47 NA 48 53 ND : 2 NA 0 1 OH : 4 NA 7 1 PA : 4 NA 3 1 SD : 8 NA 1 2 TN : 35 NA 48 42 TX : 64 NA 58 62 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 12 NA 8 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 42 28 40 31 IL : 82 63 68 44 IN : 70 47 70 41 IA : 90 77 76 65 KS : 69 52 34 40 KY : 50 37 51 30 LA : 82 76 83 73 MI : 39 20 69 46 MN : 70 40 51 54 MS : 90 83 91 70 MO : 63 49 31 30 NE : 69 46 45 43 NC : 19 14 24 23 ND : 79 58 61 75 OH : 59 40 82 50 SD : 61 44 49 45 TN : 37 28 47 33 WI : 53 29 51 38 : 18 Sts: 69 51 59 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 85 82 86 AZ : 100 94 95 98 AR : 100 98 98 98 CA : 85 75 69 75 GA : 88 82 91 95 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 100 98 99 99 MO : 100 99 100 97 NC : 91 80 91 81 OK : 74 55 64 62 SC : 70 62 71 80 TN : 95 87 97 96 TX : 78 69 77 77 VA : 81 50 63 89 : 14 Sts: 86 79 84 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 89 93 87 CO : 33 16 19 20 IL : 85 79 73 36 KS : 69 56 50 47 LA : 98 95 99 96 MO : 81 74 63 61 NE : 72 50 45 40 NM : 26 16 43 19 OK : 51 40 47 37 SD : 55 45 30 31 TX : 83 76 72 79 : 11 Sts: 73 62 58 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 2 2 AZ : 15 NA 3 18 AR : 4 NA 0 0 CA : 1 NA 1 2 GA : 4 NA 3 5 LA : 6 NA 9 8 MS : 4 NA 3 4 MO : 1 NA 1 0 NC : 0 NA 4 1 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 2 NA 3 2 TN : 0 NA 1 1 TX : 14 NA 10 14 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 14 Sts: 8 NA 6 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 66 50 36 31 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 21 7 25 7 KS : 13 7 4 4 LA : 80 67 74 59 MO : 22 9 13 11 NE : 10 2 0 0 NM : 3 0 1 1 OK : 21 12 8 10 SD : 15 10 21 8 TX : 60 55 54 61 : 11 Sts: 32 26 24 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 99 99 99 CO : 100 99 98 97 ID : 37 20 12 18 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 96 100 94 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 88 39 49 38 NE : 100 99 98 97 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 56 36 57 55 SD : 97 85 94 82 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 49 29 29 36 : 18 Sts: 95 91 92 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 85 71 78 72 IL : 99 98 98 91 IN : 99 98 99 84 IA : 99 95 96 91 KS : 99 98 97 94 KY : 95 92 98 88 MI : 75 53 98 75 MN : 99 93 98 95 MO : 100 100 94 88 NE : 95 89 97 89 NC : 99 98 95 97 ND : 97 86 88 86 OH : 95 90 99 80 PA : 79 69 83 77 SD : 86 68 78 69 TN : 100 100 97 97 TX : 98 97 95 97 WI : 88 66 93 80 : 18 Sts: 96 90 95 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 9 4 8 6 MN : 23 9 18 17 MT : 17 3 8 5 ND : 13 3 10 8 SD : 72 22 51 28 WA : 23 8 6 13 : 6 Sts : 23 6 15 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 18 9 4 8 MN : 44 15 17 17 MT : 34 5 11 6 ND : 20 5 11 12 WA : 24 10 7 17 : 5 Sts : 26 7 9 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 98 95 96 89 MN : 56 26 42 37 NE : 90 85 90 89 ND : 23 5 14 10 OH : 64 52 93 69 PA : 41 33 58 51 SD : 87 48 63 46 WI : 58 32 63 42 : 8 Sts : 59 38 55 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 66% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 61 38 61 57 CA : 20 5 11 19 LA : 93 87 95 87 MS : 66 50 67 76 TX : 97 96 92 89 : 5 Sts : 64 47 62 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 95% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 57 93 95 FL : 84 81 93 NA GA : 96 92 98 99 NC : 98 93 99 82 OK : 96 95 92 95 TX : 92 87 86 NA VA : 94 64 99 99 : 7 Sts : 89 84 94 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Aug 6, :Jul 30,:Aug 6, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 50 38 44 28 MS : 0 0 0 0 TX : 30 8 23 14 : 5 Sts : 11 8 10 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 95% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 7 27 49 14 IL : 1 2 9 43 45 IN : 1 3 16 51 29 IA : 3 7 19 47 24 KS : 2 8 33 41 16 KY : 1 4 19 46 30 MI : 1 7 23 55 14 MN : 0 4 18 53 25 MO : 0 2 19 58 21 NE : 12 13 24 38 13 NC : 1 5 17 55 22 ND : 3 4 13 63 17 OH : 2 6 17 47 28 PA : 1 3 17 48 31 SD : 1 6 22 48 23 TN : 4 9 23 41 23 TX : 2 8 27 47 16 WI : 1 7 25 47 20 : 18 Sts : 3 6 19 47 25 : Prev Wk : 2 5 19 50 24 Prev Yr : 4 10 26 44 16 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 19 22 25 29 5 AZ : 0 2 18 55 25 AR : 1 9 36 46 8 CA : 0 0 25 50 25 GA : 10 20 33 29 8 LA : 5 15 46 32 2 MS : 1 12 32 46 9 MO : 0 5 37 55 3 NC : 1 2 20 61 16 OK : 0 2 23 51 24 SC : 2 11 39 46 2 TN : 0 2 28 55 15 TX : 8 16 27 34 15 VA : 0 0 8 77 15 : 14 Sts : 6 12 29 40 13 : Prev Wk : 5 11 28 42 14 Prev Yr : 4 13 32 42 9 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 7 16 37 32 8 IL : 1 4 15 43 37 IN : 1 5 26 51 17 IA : 1 8 23 47 21 KS : 1 8 22 55 14 KY : 1 3 20 47 29 LA : 3 18 43 35 1 MI : 0 3 27 62 8 MN : 1 7 23 50 19 MS : 8 21 30 33 8 MO : 1 3 25 55 16 NE : 14 17 30 31 8 NC : 0 3 18 69 10 ND : 9 13 17 49 12 OH : 4 9 25 46 16 SD : 2 6 19 48 25 TN : 3 9 27 46 15 WI : 2 5 21 48 24 : 18 Sts : 3 8 24 46 19 : Prev Wk : 3 7 24 49 17 Prev Yr : 4 12 30 43 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 31 55 7 CO : 1 14 41 37 7 IL : 0 10 29 46 15 KS : 2 10 33 47 8 LA : 2 6 39 49 4 MO : 0 2 17 65 16 NE : 9 22 43 24 2 NM : 5 26 31 37 1 OK : 0 11 32 53 4 SD : 0 4 49 33 14 TX : 3 15 37 38 7 : 11 Sts : 3 12 35 43 7 : Prev Wk : 2 10 35 45 8 Prev Yr : 1 7 24 56 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 3 27 59 10 MN : 1 2 18 55 24 MT : 10 21 31 30 8 ND : 3 6 28 52 11 SD : 1 5 16 52 26 WA : 0 4 29 58 9 : 6 Sts : 4 9 26 47 14 : Prev Wk : 5 11 24 46 14 Prev Yr : 2 9 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 6 24 61 8 MN : 1 3 17 60 19 MT : 10 36 32 18 4 ND : 2 6 28 56 8 WA : 0 2 38 51 9 : 5 Sts : 4 15 29 45 7 : Prev Wk : 4 13 30 44 9 Prev Yr : 4 13 31 41 11 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 23 54 17 CA : 0 0 50 30 20 LA : 3 3 50 29 15 MS : 0 3 17 61 19 TX : 0 0 9 61 30 : 5 Sts : 1 3 31 47 18 : Prev Wk : 1 3 29 50 17 Prev Yr : 0 2 19 61 18 -------------------------------------- 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 3 30 59 8 OH : 0 3 20 65 12 PA : 0 3 27 55 15 SD : 0 5 19 60 16 WI : 0 2 16 55 27 : 8 Sts : 1 5 23 55 16 : Prev Wk : 1 4 22 57 16 Prev Yr : 1 4 25 55 15 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48 29 19 4 0 FL : 0 0 58 42 0 GA : 7 12 36 37 8 NC : 0 0 11 76 13 OK : 1 7 35 44 13 TX : 2 7 29 46 16 VA : 0 0 12 75 13 : 8 Sts : 10 10 30 41 9 : Prev Wk : 9 12 28 40 11 Prev Yr : 1 7 27 47 18 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 27 32 23 16 2 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 24 33 32 11 0 :: NM : 9 42 39 10 0 AR : 3 10 32 44 11 :: NY : 0 0 17 67 16 CA : 50 25 20 5 0 :: NC : 3 10 29 52 6 CO : 20 31 33 15 1 :: ND : 3 7 29 54 7 CT : 0 9 36 55 0 :: OH : 1 5 27 55 12 DE : 0 1 9 68 22 :: OK : 1 5 28 52 14 FL : 0 5 55 40 0 :: OR : 7 16 45 25 7 GA : 15 24 37 21 3 :: PA : 1 8 25 58 8 ID : 21 31 38 9 1 :: RI : 0 0 43 54 3 IL : 1 3 18 54 24 :: SC : 4 21 51 23 1 IN : 0 3 31 55 11 :: SD : 3 15 27 44 11 IA : 4 12 31 43 10 :: TN : 7 17 35 36 5 KS : 7 20 32 36 5 :: TX : 19 32 37 11 1 KY : 2 6 20 56 16 :: UT : 13 39 33 15 0 LA : 10 27 48 15 0 :: VT : 3 6 26 46 19 ME : 0 1 9 46 44 :: VA : 0 1 10 63 26 MD : 2 2 6 67 23 :: WA : 4 35 41 20 0 MA : 0 0 11 76 13 :: WV : 0 0 14 57 29 MI : 5 15 29 46 5 :: WI : 4 14 35 36 11 MN : 2 9 29 50 10 :: WY : 24 35 35 6 0 MS : 23 30 27 17 3 :: : MO : 4 12 39 39 6 :: 48 Sts : 12 20 32 30 6 MT : 20 34 39 6 1 :: : NE : 32 37 24 7 0 :: Prev Wk: 11 19 33 31 6 NV : 2 16 40 42 0 :: Prev Yr: 8 15 33 38 6 NH : 0 0 26 54 20 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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