We 1 (9-00) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 12, 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. 37 September 3 - 9, 2000 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: All-time-record heat persisted in southern and eastern Texas through mid-week, pushing temperatures above 110 degrees F in some locations. Hot, dry conditions also persisted throughout the central one-third of the United States, favoring maturation and harvesting of summer crops, but severely stressing pastures and causing winter wheat planting delays. Weekly temperatures averaged 3 to 11 degrees F above normal from Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico northward to the Dakotas. Heat gradually shifted westward as the week progressed, allowing hotter, drier weather to return to the Southwest. In contrast, very cool weather (temperatures as much as 10 degrees F below normal) prevailed for the second consecutive week in California in the Northwest. Showers accompanied the cool conditions in the Interior Northwest, further easing the threat of wildfires and aiding containment efforts. Meanwhile, heavy rain (2 inches or more) fell in the southern Atlantic and eastern Gulf Coast regions, aiding pastures and easing long-term drought, but slowing fieldwork and adversely affecting cotton in the open-boll stage of development. As much as 3 to 11 inches of rain drenched southern Georgia and northern Florida. In the Corn Belt, warm, mostly dry weather promoted summer crop maturation. Significant Midwestern rainfall was confined to portions of Indiana. Record heat in the Central and Southwestern States produced more than 150 daily-record highs and at least a dozen all-time records (all in Texas), while cool weather in the Northeast and Northwest resulted in about three dozen daily-record lows. On September 4, all-time records included 112 degrees F in College Station and 109 degrees F in Houston. Lufkin, TX tied their all-time high of 110 degrees F, set on August 19, 1909. A day later, the parade of all-time records included 115 degrees F at Del Rio's Laughlin Air Force Base, 112 degrees F in Austin, 111 degrees F in San Antonio, and 109 degrees F in Corpus Christi. Galveston's high of 104 degrees F eclipsed their previous record, set on July 16, 1932, by 3 degrees F. In a final flurry of records on September 6, monthly record-tying warmth was noted as far north as Garden City, KS (105 degrees F). Meanwhile in Nevada, daily-record lows on Wednesday included 26 degrees F in Elko and 30 degrees F in Ely. On the same day in Vermont, Montpelier (32 and 34 degrees F) logged their second consecutive daily record. After midweek, cooler air spread westward into the South-Central States, while hot weather shifted into the Southwest. Tucson, AZ registered 105 degrees F on Thursday, a daily-record high. A day later in Texas, Dallas-Ft. Worth's maximum of 87 degrees F represented their first high below 90 degrees F since June 30, which was also their last day with measurable rainfall. In Oklahoma City, OK, a 17-day stretch (August 19 - September 4) with highs at or above 100 degrees F, their longest such streak since July 1966, ended with a high of 97 degrees F on Tuesday. However, Oklahoma City's record-breaking streak without a drop of rain continued through week's end, reaching 42 days (July 30 - September 9). (The longest stretch without measurable rainfall in Oklahoma City remains 68 days, set in October-December 1910.) Dallas-Ft. Worth's record-setting streak without measurable rain reached 71 days through September 9, while elsewhere in Texas, Abilene's stretched to 70 days--just shy of their June-August 1970 record of 72 days. Meanwhile in eastern Washington, Spokane netted 0.70 inch of rain from September 2-10, following their longest spell (57 days) without measurable precipitation since 1988. After only a trace of rain dampened Burns, OR during August, 1.16 inches fell from September 1-10. Macon, GA collected 6.45 inches during the first 9 days of September, including at least 1 inch on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. In Florida, Jacksonville's weekly total reached 7.64 inches--aided by a 4.08-inch sum on September 6--accounting for 23 percent of their year-to-date rainfall. Farther west, 8.10 inches soaked Pensacola, FL from September 1-9, nearly 29 percent of their year-to-date total, cutting their January 1 - September 9 rainfall deficit by more than 6 inches to 18.55 inches. Late in the week, a short-lived tropical depression contributed to heavy rainfall along the central Gulf Coast. Nevertheless, New Orleans, LA reported a year-to-date precipitation deficit of 24.06 inches through September 9, despite 4.06 inches rain in September. Cool weather (weekly temperatures as much as 5 degrees F below normal) returned to Alaska, accompanied by widespread precipitation that was locally heavy in southwestern and southeastern parts of the State. Meanwhile in Hawaii, mostly dry weather returned to drought-affected leeward areas, following recent beneficial showers. National Agricultural Summary September 4 - 10, 2000 Highlights: Above-normal temperatures accelerated ripening of row crops, and dry weather aided harvest progress in the Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Corn Belt. Cool, wet weather hindered crop development and delayed harvest progress in the Atlantic Coast States, especially along the Coastal Plains. Below-normal temperatures also delayed ripening in the Pacific Coast States, but fieldwork continued without rain delays. Winter wheat seeding slowly progressed in the Great Plains. Rain eased moisture shortages along the eastern Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic States, but drought relief was isolated in the interior lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent parts of the Southeast. Corn: Eighty-seven percent of the crop was at or beyond the dent stage and 46 percent was mature. Development was about 1 week ahead of the normal pace of 76 percent dented and 25 percent mature. Denting slightly trailed last year's 88-percent pace, but only 38 percent was mature by this date last year. Late-week warmth accelerated denting around the Great Lakes, but progress remained well behind normal in Michigan and Wisconsin. Fields quickly ripened across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains due to hot weather. Thirty-three percent matured during the week in Nebraska, and more than 20 percent ripened in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Maturation lagged around the Great Lakes and along the Atlantic Coast. The harvest advanced to 7 percent complete, equal to the early start last year and ahead of the 4-percent average for this date. Harvest was active in the central Great Plains, and along the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee River Valleys in the southern Corn Belt. More than one-third of the crop was harvested in Kansas, while nearly one-half of the acreage was harvested in Tennessee. Across most of the Corn Belt, the harvest pace gradually gained momentum. Much of the crop was unaffected by moisture shortages, but conditions deteriorated in late-maturing fields in parts of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Soybeans: Thirty-seven percent of the acreage was dropping leaves, ahead of last year's 25-percent pace and 1 week ahead of the 18-percent average. Above-normal temperatures accelerated ripening in most of the Corn Belt. Acreage shedding leaves advanced 30 percentage points in Iowa and 20 or more percentage points in Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. Hot weather also stimulated development in the Great Plains. Twenty-six percent of the acreage began dropping leaves in North Dakota during the week, while 18 percent began dropping leaves in Kansas and Nebraska. In Michigan, warmer weather returned late in the week, but development remained behind the 5-year average. Harvest progress, at 2 percent, was equal to last year and slightly ahead of the 5-year average. About one-third of the acreage was harvested in Mississippi and Louisiana, more than double the normal pace. The harvest pace accelerated in Kansas, and progress was well ahead of the 5-year average. Late-maturing fields were stressed by moisture shortages across parts of the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and lower Mississippi Valley. Fields in Michigan need more heat to accelerate development. Cotton: Bolls were opening on 61 percent of the crop, ahead of last year's 56-percent pace and 10 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Hot weather quickly ripened late-maturing fields in the lower Mississippi Valley. Above-normal temperatures also stimulated ripening in adjacent parts of the Southeast and southern Great Plains. Fields quickly ripened in the Atlantic Coastal Plains and eastern Gulf Coast, despite cooler-than-normal temperatures. Ten percent of the acreage was picked, compared with 7 percent last year and the 8-percent average for this date. Progress was most advanced in Texas and lower Mississippi Valley. Conditions deteriorated due to cool, wet weather in the mid-Atlantic States. Moisture shortages stressed less mature fields in the southern Great Plains and parts of the interior Mississippi Delta. Small grains: The spring wheat and barley crops were 93 and 96 percent harvested, respectively, more than one week ahead of the 5-year average and about 2 weeks ahead of last year's pace. Dry weather aided efforts to finish the harvest. Six percent of the winter wheat was planted, behind last year's 8-percent pace and the 9-percent average for this date. Hard, dry soils limited the seeding pace. Rice: Thirty-eight percent was harvested, 4 percentage points behind last year's pace, but slightly ahead of the average for this date. In Arkansas and Mississippi, hot weather quickly ripened fields, and dry weather aided rapid harvest. The harvest pace gained momentum in California, and the harvest season neared completion in Louisiana and Texas. Other crops: Eighty-nine percent of the sorghum acreage was turning color and 66 percent was mature. Development through stages was well ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Forty-two percent was harvested, well ahead of last year and the 5-year average. The harvest was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley. In Arkansas and Louisiana, the harvest was 76 and 89 percent complete, respectively. Progress remained active in the southern Plains and gained momentum in the central and northern Great Plains and southern Corn Belt. Nearly three-fourths of the crop was harvested in Texas. Three percent of the peanut crop was harvested, compared with 8 percent a year ago. Hard, dry soils hindered digging in Alabama and Georgia early in the week and persistent showers restricted progress after mid-week. Harvest accelerated in Florida, where loose soils aided progress. In the southern Great Plains, the harvest slowly progressed. Cool, damp weather promoted diseases in the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 75 65 52 53 IL : 93 83 91 78 IN : 97 88 97 73 IA : 95 86 90 79 KS : 100 93 91 88 KY : 98 97 100 92 MI : 33 13 85 59 MN : 87 72 89 76 MO : 100 96 99 90 NE : 94 84 88 76 NC : 95 90 97 95 ND : 88 76 76 80 OH : 75 59 89 63 PA : 58 44 60 56 SD : 75 59 72 67 TN : 99 95 99 98 TX : 97 95 93 96 WI : 54 34 85 65 : 18 Sts: 87 76 88 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 24 22 6 9 IL : 53 32 49 25 IN : 48 22 45 26 IA : 61 32 41 28 KS : 88 65 51 44 KY : 75 65 82 55 MI : 2 0 32 16 MN : 20 11 18 12 MO : 86 62 76 53 NE : 53 20 18 12 NC : 85 70 84 87 ND : 23 12 10 17 OH : 14 *9 32 12 PA : 5 4 22 15 SD : 23 10 13 14 TN : 93 76 95 81 TX : 88 79 81 79 WI : 6 2 27 19 : 18 Sts: 46 27 38 25 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 4 1 5 2 IN : 4 1 6 2 IA : 3 1 1 1 KS : 35 17 14 9 KY : 21 9 49 18 MI : 0 0 1 1 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 28 15 29 17 NE : 6 3 1 0 NC : 10 6 34 38 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 2 1 PA : 1 0 7 3 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 49 29 70 35 TX : 60 57 57 60 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 7 4 7 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 CO : 13 2 16 16 ID : 8 1 3 5 IL : 0 0 0 0 IN : 1 0 0 1 KS : 2 1 4 4 MI : 0 0 5 3 MO : 0 0 0 0 MT : 3 0 2 4 NE : 13 3 12 17 NC : 1 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 6 *3 6 7 OR : 0 0 0 1 SD : 9 3 11 19 TX : 8 3 14 15 WA : 29 7 40 38 : 18 Sts: 6 2 8 9 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 13 13 11 IL : 33 12 25 12 IN : 52 28 49 29 IA : 39 9 9 10 KS : 85 67 25 24 KY : 17 8 36 15 LA : 67 55 44 37 MI : 4 1 31 20 MN : 29 9 15 17 MS : 70 55 64 45 MO : 31 13 16 10 NE : 41 23 8 8 NC : 10 5 9 7 ND : 36 10 18 28 OH : 29 16 57 28 SD : 41 23 28 34 TN : 22 15 26 14 WI : 16 2 18 11 : 18 Sts: 37 18 25 18 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 90 88 71 CO : 6 2 7 6 IL : 28 6 37 14 KS : 60 39 22 17 LA : 100 99 100 94 MO : 62 44 47 36 NE : 50 26 2 5 NM : 0 0 0 1 OK : 36 27 9 16 SD : 19 8 13 17 TX : 87 76 74 68 : 11 Sts: 66 50 41 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 NA 0 0 IL : 1 NA 2 0 IN : 1 NA 2 1 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 14 NA 1 1 KY : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 30 NA 18 14 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 34 NA 26 15 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 1 NA 0 0 NC : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 1 NA 0 1 OH : 0 NA 3 1 SD : 0 NA 0 1 TN : 2 NA 3 1 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 2 NA 2 1 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 76 NA 49 41 CO : 0 NA 0 2 IL : 2 NA 1 0 KS : 27 NA 7 5 LA : 89 NA 86 72 MO : 12 NA 0 5 NE : 6 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 15 NA 1 4 SD : 4 NA 0 1 TX : 73 NA 69 61 : 11 Sts: 42 NA 30 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 78 61 62 49 AZ : 88 74 74 86 AR : 71 59 67 58 CA : 50 35 14 44 GA : 58 47 58 58 LA : 97 92 87 83 MS : 91 85 91 79 MO : 59 49 82 56 NC : 30 18 34 44 OK : 39 29 32 26 SC : 37 27 40 43 TN : 86 63 85 56 TX : 54 42 49 41 VA : 20 14 37 58 : 14 Sts: 61 49 56 51 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 NA 3 1 AZ : 4 NA 0 3 AR : 6 NA 1 1 CA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 3 NA 4 3 LA : 13 NA 16 5 MS : 13 NA 7 4 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 1 NA 0 0 SC : 0 NA 2 1 TN : 2 NA 5 2 TX : 19 NA 13 17 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 14 Sts: 10 NA 7 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 97 91 75 82 MN : 98 95 85 89 MT : 94 87 78 82 ND : 87 82 63 80 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 99 93 92 96 : 6 Sts : 93 88 76 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 95 90 72 80 MN : 99 99 87 90 MT : 99 95 79 83 ND : 93 89 70 89 WA : 100 95 91 96 : 5 Sts : 96 92 77 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 79% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 23 8 32 22 CA : 4 1 2 4 LA : 92 83 87 83 MS : 23 9 28 39 TX : 97 90 95 80 : 5 Sts : 38 27 42 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 95% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 100 96 CO : 39 18 66 56 IL : 88 78 86 59 KS : 93 83 79 70 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 93 85 85 79 NE : 87 61 63 64 NM : 55 31 63 36 OK : 66 59 57 70 SD : 70 53 72 69 TX : 94 91 82 86 : 11 Sts: 89 81 78 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1995- State:Sep 10,:Sep 3, :Sep 10,: 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 1 8 10 FL : 9 4 20 NA GA : 2 1 9 9 NC : 0 0 4 1 OK : 1 0 0 0 TX : 4 3 9 5 VA : 1 0 0 0 : 7 Sts : 3 1 8 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 5 16 32 38 9 IL : 1 3 19 49 28 IN : 1 4 22 50 23 IA : 5 10 25 43 17 KS : 11 15 29 38 7 KY : 0 5 21 43 31 MI : 3 11 27 52 7 MN : 2 8 26 50 14 MO : 0 3 23 51 23 NE : 18 15 35 23 9 NC : 1 5 17 53 24 ND : 3 6 20 56 15 OH : 2 5 18 48 27 PA : 0 3 15 57 25 SD : 5 9 27 40 19 TN : 6 11 24 38 21 TX : 0 4 30 55 11 WI : 1 5 18 56 20 : 18 Sts : 5 8 25 44 18 : Prev Wk : 4 7 23 46 20 Prev Yr : 5 10 27 44 14 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 39 26 10 0 AZ : 0 3 11 58 28 AR : 2 17 28 44 9 CA : 0 0 5 85 10 GA : 11 21 36 26 6 LA : 24 24 28 23 1 MS : 13 20 35 27 5 MO : 0 14 35 45 6 NC : 1 3 24 64 8 OK : 11 12 39 33 5 SC : 2 8 42 44 4 TN : 3 14 43 37 3 TX : 21 26 33 18 2 VA : 0 6 9 62 23 : 14 Sts : 14 20 30 31 5 : Prev Wk : 12 18 29 34 7 Prev Yr : 7 18 31 36 8 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 21 30 24 5 IL : 2 6 26 50 16 IN : 2 6 30 49 13 IA : 5 11 28 43 13 KS : 29 34 25 11 1 KY : 1 5 26 45 23 LA : 33 32 26 9 0 MI : 3 10 31 49 7 MN : 2 8 30 47 13 MS : 20 21 31 22 6 MO : 5 14 31 39 11 NE : 28 25 28 16 3 NC : 1 5 22 63 9 ND : 7 15 27 43 8 OH : 4 9 25 46 16 SD : 2 10 25 44 19 TN : 10 24 37 25 4 WI : 1 3 17 55 24 : 18 Sts : 8 12 28 40 12 : Prev Wk : 7 11 27 42 13 Prev Yr : 9 15 31 36 9 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 9 27 50 10 CO : 9 17 40 33 1 IL : 1 1 27 56 15 KS : 12 23 35 27 3 LA : 3 11 45 37 4 MO : 1 7 28 53 11 NE : 19 25 36 18 2 NM : 73 9 10 8 0 OK : 5 18 39 36 2 SD : 3 26 36 32 3 TX : 12 23 34 25 6 : 11 Sts : 12 21 35 28 4 : Prev Wk : 11 21 35 29 4 Prev Yr : 2 11 30 48 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 22 51 21 CA : 0 0 40 50 10 LA : 3 3 50 29 15 MS : 1 4 25 58 12 TX : 0 0 10 48 42 : 5 Sts : 1 3 29 48 19 : Prev Wk : 1 3 31 47 18 Prev Yr : 1 3 22 54 20 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 53 33 13 1 0 FL : 0 0 71 29 0 GA : 9 16 34 34 7 NC : 0 4 42 50 4 OK : 18 30 32 18 2 TX : 17 15 30 32 6 VA : 0 5 14 63 18 : 8 Sts : 16 16 32 31 5 : Prev Wk : 17 18 30 30 5 Prev Yr : 7 11 33 39 10 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 33 34 22 10 1 :: NJ : 0 0 0 69 31 AZ : 8 15 35 35 7 :: NM : 22 35 31 12 0 AR : 38 40 18 4 0 :: NY : 0 0 12 69 19 CA : 20 20 40 20 0 :: NC : 1 6 27 55 11 CO : 20 33 33 13 1 :: ND : 9 17 34 36 4 CT : 0 7 26 67 0 :: OH : 1 5 24 52 18 DE : 0 3 7 85 5 :: OK : 18 33 39 10 0 FL : 0 5 25 65 5 :: OR : 4 19 46 27 4 GA : 6 19 39 33 3 :: PA : 2 5 33 48 12 ID : 24 39 33 4 0 :: RI : 0 0 11 57 32 IL : 3 12 34 41 10 :: SC : 1 8 44 45 2 IN : 1 7 31 50 11 :: SD : 8 23 34 28 7 IA : 16 24 32 24 4 :: TN : 15 27 35 20 3 KS : 27 37 30 6 0 :: TX : 42 34 20 4 0 KY : 3 8 26 51 12 :: UT : 20 42 27 11 0 LA : 37 36 18 9 0 :: VT : 0 6 33 51 10 ME : 0 2 20 44 34 :: VA : 0 2 10 63 25 MD : 1 1 6 60 32 :: WA : 1 33 52 14 0 MA : 0 4 17 79 0 :: WV : 0 0 12 60 28 MI : 9 13 33 38 7 :: WI : 4 17 24 47 8 MN : 8 17 32 38 5 :: WY : 33 40 24 3 0 MS : 49 28 17 5 1 :: : MO : 28 28 28 15 1 :: 48 Sts : 22 24 27 23 4 MT : 43 32 19 6 0 :: : NE : 63 26 10 1 0 :: Prev Wk: 19 25 30 22 4 NV : 5 24 30 40 1 :: Prev Yr: 14 21 30 30 5 NH : 0 1 32 35 32 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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