We 1 (7-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 17, 2001, 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 88, No. 29 July 8 - 14, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Dry weather persisted for a third consecutive week in the northern Corn Belt, reversing an earlier wet trend and quickly reducing topsoil moisture availability. Elsewhere in the Corn Belt, scattered showers and near- to slightly below-normal temperatures aided corn and soybeans, entering or progressing through reproduction. In contrast, hot weather prevailed on the High Plains, where weekly temperatures averaged up to 8 degrees F above normal. However, widespread showers and thunderstorms aided summer crops from the central High Plains northward, especially across eastern Colorado and western portions of Kansas and Nebraska. Farther south, heat and dryness continued to severely stress summer crops, including corn, cotton, peanuts, and sorghum, on the southern High Plains, where extreme maximum temperatures ranged from 100 to 110 degrees F and many areas last received significant rainfall in late May. Meanwhile in the South, scattered showers helped to offset the effects of very warm weather. Soil moisture was limited in the northern Delta region, despite beneficial rainfall, but remained generally adequate for pastures and summer crops elsewhere in the South. Across Florida's peninsula, heavy showers (locally in excess of 5 inches) further eased long-term precipitation deficits. In the West, seasonal showers continued in the Four Corners States and Intermountain region, boosting soil moisture reserves and easing irrigation demands. In contrast, hot, mostly dry weather prevailed in the drought-affected Northwest, further stressing pastures and dryland small grains. Early in the week, heavy rain caused localized flooding in the central Appalachians, striking some areas in southern West Virginia that had been struck by torrential rainfall in May. July 8-9 rainfall totaled more than 5 inches in 24 hours across parts of West Virginia's Fayette, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties. The Guyandotte River near Pineville, WV, crested about 5 feet above flood stage on July 8, eclipsing the previous high-water mark by 0.24 foot. Farther south, heavy rain in Florida boosted Orlando's July 1-14 total to 7.84 inches (229 percent of normal). The average surface elevation of southern Florida's Lake Okeechobee climbed to 9.48 feet on July 15, up from 9.20 feet on July 8 and a record-low level of 8.97 feet on May 23. Meanwhile on the central Plains, scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms resulted in daily-record rainfall totals in numerous locations, including Chadron, NE (2.27 inches on July 9); Kansas City, MO (2.98 inches on July 12); Goodland, KS (1.73 inches on July 12); and Cheyenne, WY (1.57 inches on July 13). Chadron's total exceeded their single-day record for July, previously 1.95 inches on July 25, 1965. In western Colorado, Grand Junction received 0.37 inch on July 10, ending their seventh-longest spell without measurable precipitation at 51 days (May 20 - July 9). Dry weather persisted, however, across the South-Central States, where Wichita Falls' streak without measurable rainfall stretched to 45 days (May 31 - July 14). Farther north, a shorter spell of dry weather continued in the northern Corn Belt. In LaCrosse, WI, only a trace of rain fell in 23 days from June 22 to July 14. Hot weather gradually eased on the northern High Plains, where Havre, MT, posted daily-record highs of 102 degrees F on July 9 and 100 degrees F on July 11. On the Texas High Plains, however, Amarillo notched record highs on July 8, 11, and 12 (100, 103, and 104 degrees F, respectively). Elsewhere on July 12, highs included 107 degrees F in Oklahoma City, OK, and 108 degrees F in Wichita Falls. Toward week's end, heat expanded across the South, where Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, logged their first triple-digit heat of the year (100 degrees F on July 13) nearly 2 weeks later than normal. In contrast, cool air overspread the East after midweek, producing more than a dozen daily-record lows, including 51 degrees F on Friday in Allentown, PA, and 52 degrees F on Saturday in Asheville, NC. In Alaska, cool weather (as much as 6 degrees F below normal) and widespread showers continued for a second consecutive week. Anchorage received measurable rainfall on 5 days during the week, totaling 1.10 inches, lifting their July 1-14 total to 3.87 inches (normal for July is 1.71 inches). Meanwhile, shower activity increased across Hawaii, primarily during the mid- to late-week period. On Kauai, Hanalei received 2.19 inches of rain in a 72-hour period from July 12-15. National Agricultural Summary July 9 - 15, 2001 Highlights: Hot, dry weather quickly reduced moisture supplies and stressed rapidly growing row crops across much of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Rain maintained adequate moisture for crop development in parts of the central Great Plains, but also hindered winter wheat harvest. Heavy precipitation also provided moisture reserves for crops in parts of the lower Mississippi Valley, eastern Gulf Coast, and most of Florida. Cool nighttime temperatures slowed crop development in California, while abnormally warm weather promoted rapid development of small grains in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Corn: Thirty-one percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, well behind last year's rapid 46-percent progress, but slightly ahead of the 28-percent average for this date. Five percent was at or beyond the dough stage, compared with 6 percent last year and the average of 4 percent. Development remains well ahead of the average in the central and southern Corn Belt, even though temperatures were cooler-than-normal. More than one-fourth of the acreage reached the silking stage in Indiana, Kansas, and Missouri during the week, and about one-third began silking in Illinois. Fields quickly progressed to the dough stage in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. Development remained behind normal across the northern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains. A few fields entered the silking stage in Michigan and Minnesota, but none were silking in South Dakota or Wisconsin. Moisture shortages and above-normal heat stressed rapidly growing plants in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Soybeans: Forty-one percent of the crop was blooming and 9 percent was setting pods, compared with 54 percent blooming and 14 percent setting pods at this time last year. Normally, 38 percent of the acreage would be blooming and 8 percent setting pods by this date. Development was most advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley, where well over one-half of the Louisiana and Mississippi fields were setting pods. In the Corn Belt, more than one-half of the acreage was blooming in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Development lagged in the western Corn Belt and upper Mississippi Valley. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, hot, dry weather stressed numerous fields. Winter Wheat: Seventy-four percent of the acreage was harvested, behind last year's 80-percent progress, but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest was very active in the eastern Corn Belt, where rain delays were isolated. In Ohio, about two-thirds of the acreage was harvested during the week. Harvest rapidly accelerated in Michigan and neared completion in Indiana. A few fields were harvested in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, but progress remained slow. About one-fifth of the acreage was harvested during the week in the central High Plains, even though persistent showers limited progress in Colorado and Nebraska. Growers in Arkansas and Kansas finished harvesting their crops. Cotton: Eighty-five percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, slightly behind last year and the 5-year average of 89 and 86 percent, respectively. Acreage setting bolls, at 46 percent, was 3 percentage points ahead of last year and 6 percentage points ahead of the average. Above-normal temperatures stimulated development in the southern Great Plains and parts of the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast. About one-fifth of the fields progressed to the squaring stage in Oklahoma. Acreage setting bolls doubled in Texas, to 38 percent. Virtually all of the fields were squaring in the Mississippi Delta and boll setting was far ahead of normal in Arkansas. Development lagged along the Atlantic Coastal Plains, especially in South Carolina. Below-normal temperatures limited progress in the Southwest. Conditions deteriorated in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Virginia due to moisture shortages. Small grains: Barley progressed to 83 percent headed, behind last year's 86-percent pace, but ahead of the 78-percent average for this date. More than one-fourth of the acreage headed during the week in the northern Great Plains, but development remained behind normal in Minnesota. Hot weather also accelerated development in Idaho and Montana. Virtually all of the acreage was headed in the Pacific Northwest. The spring wheat crop advanced to 84 percent headed, a few days behind than last year's pace, but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Aided by hot weather, fields quickly entered the heading stage in the northern Great Plains. In Montana, one-third of the acreage progressed to the heading stage during the week. Progress was only slightly slower in Minnesota and North Dakota. Some fields in the northern Great Plains suffered due to hot weather and dry soils, but crop conditions remained good in most areas. The oat crop was 90 percent headed, behind last year's progress of 96 percent, but equal to the average for this date. Above-normal temperatures aided progress across the northern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains. More than one-fifth of the acreage entered the heading stage in North Dakota, where development was ahead of normal. In Wisconsin, nearly one-fifth of the acreage entered the heading stage, but progress still lagged behind normal. Conditions deteriorated in the upper Mississippi Valley due to hot weather and increasing moisture shortages. Rice: Twenty-seven percent of the crop was headed, slightly more than last year and the average for this date. Seasonal temperatures aided development and improved conditions along the western Gulf Coast, where nearly one-fifth of the acreage entered the heading stage during the week. Cool nighttime temperatures hampered development in California, but fields entered the heading stage ahead of normal. Sorghum: Thirty-three percent of the crop was headed, and 16 percent was turning color. Acreage at or beyond the heading stage exceeded last year and the average of 31 and 27 percent, respectively. Acreage turning color was slightly behind last year, but equal to the 5-year average. Fields in the southern Corn Belt and adjacent parts of the central Great Plains and interior Mississippi Delta quickly progressed to the heading stage. Above-normal temperatures quickly ripened fields in the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Nearly one-half of the Texas crop was turning color and more than one-third was mature. In Arkansas and Louisiana, fields were turning color well ahead of normal. Conditions deteriorated in parts of the Great Plains due to hot, dry weather. Peanuts: Sixty-eight percent of the peanut crop was pegging, ahead of last year and the average of 63 and 65 percent, respectively. Fields rapidly entered the pegging stage in the southern Great Plains and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, but conditions deteriorated due to moisture shortages. Progress was most rapid in Oklahoma, where almost one-third of the acreage began pegging. Development was slower along parts of the eastern Gulf Coast. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 13 11 11 8 IL : 62 29 68 35 IN : 52 23 61 30 IA : 6 1 46 20 KS : 78 49 77 57 KY : 82 69 78 55 MI : 6 0 4 10 MN : 1 0 25 22 MO : 72 46 88 59 NE : 27 7 41 24 NC : 87 75 87 77 ND : 5 1 20 14 OH : 23 3 27 15 PA : 15 2 20 18 SD : 0 0 13 4 TN : 95 89 90 79 TX : 76 67 82 75 WI : 0 0 3 8 : 18 Sts: 31 16 46 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 48 34 22 24 IL : 56 32 63 39 IN : 56 27 58 39 IA : 40 18 78 51 KS : 53 30 62 44 KY : 40 25 40 22 LA : 83 79 75 65 MI : 35 15 15 21 MN : 22 9 51 38 MS : 86 78 80 72 MO : 23 8 58 33 NE : 26 7 56 35 NC : 18 15 15 15 ND : 40 11 38 26 OH : 52 43 50 44 SD : 30 8 42 33 TN : 42 21 21 18 WI : 0 0 18 14 : 18 Sts: 41 22 54 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 8 NA 8 3 IN : 2 NA 3 2 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 11 NA 14 11 KY : 10 NA 9 3 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 17 NA 17 11 NE : 0 NA 4 1 NC : 40 NA 48 45 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 1 NA 0 0 PA : 1 NA 3 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 30 NA 16 15 TX : 57 NA 62 57 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 5 NA 6 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 NA 7 8 IL : 12 NA 13 6 IN : 17 NA 14 7 IA : 3 NA 19 9 KS : 9 NA 16 9 KY : 13 NA 13 5 LA : 57 NA 43 35 MI : 7 NA 1 7 MN : 0 NA 4 4 MS : 70 NA 58 42 MO : 4 NA 17 6 NE : 4 NA 13 4 NC : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 6 NA 8 5 OH : 7 NA 11 7 SD : 2 NA 19 9 TN : 12 NA 4 4 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 9 NA 14 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 91 85 90 85 AZ : 100 97 100 98 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 80 70 94 78 GA : 84 76 86 91 LA : 99 95 98 98 MS : 98 95 97 96 MO : 98 96 100 95 NC : 80 77 83 77 OK : 64 45 80 66 SC : 66 56 88 84 TN : 95 91 100 97 TX : 80 66 84 81 VA : 94 92 81 87 : 14 Sts: 85 76 89 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 97 100 99 CA : 90 80 91 91 CO : 56 34 89 64 ID : 3 0 1 0 IL : 98 91 94 91 IN : 96 66 97 81 KS : 100 99 100 97 MI : 34 1 21 34 MO : 99 97 98 96 MT : 2 0 5 1 NE : 52 32 92 53 NC : 99 95 99 98 OH : 89 21 90 66 OK : 100 100 100 99 OR : 7 6 2 3 SD : 1 0 29 16 TX : 97 95 99 97 WA : 4 0 5 3 : 18 Sts: 74 67 80 73 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 37 21 43 40 AZ : 64 52 62 58 AR : 89 53 54 54 CA : 25 15 28 20 GA : 48 32 52 55 LA : 83 73 81 73 MS : 79 55 80 73 MO : 63 37 66 57 NC : 25 10 36 29 OK : 9 2 18 11 SC : 22 13 30 31 TN : 40 17 50 41 TX : 38 19 30 29 VA : 20 2 9 14 : 14 Sts: 46 28 43 40 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 50 40 38 62 FL : 75 70 62 79 GA : 75 55 70 76 NC : 80 60 71 56 OK : 70 39 65 72 TX : 67 52 68 53 VA : 51 43 40 54 : 7 Sts : 68 52 63 65 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 73 59 69 50 CO : 4 0 1 1 IL : 20 8 7 3 KS : 21 7 14 11 LA : 90 85 76 70 MO : 22 13 36 19 NE : 0 0 12 3 NM : 4 3 6 1 OK : 18 13 12 13 SD : 5 2 5 4 TX : 57 51 58 56 : 11 Sts: 33 24 31 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 84 68 87 78 MN : 82 54 99 87 MT : 90 57 79 80 ND : 78 53 86 72 SD : 95 85 100 94 WA : 100 93 99 98 : 6 Sts : 84 60 88 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 13 2 12 12 CA : 10 0 0 0 LA : 69 51 68 60 MS : 25 9 21 25 TX : 69 52 79 67 : 5 Sts : 27 14 25 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 94% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 19 NA 14 6 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 1 NA 0 0 LA : 36 NA 34 16 MO : 0 NA 1 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 1 NA 2 1 SD : 0 NA 0 1 TX : 42 NA 46 45 : 11 Sts: 16 NA 17 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 84 67 88 77 MN : 80 54 98 86 MT : 82 65 78 76 ND : 79 51 85 73 WA : 100 95 100 97 : 5 Sts : 83 62 86 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 80% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Jul 15,:Jul 8, :Jul 15,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 99 94 100 100 MN : 90 76 99 95 NE : 100 94 100 100 ND : 81 59 84 70 OH : 100 99 100 100 PA : 92 87 97 96 SD : 94 83 99 92 WI : 87 69 100 96 : 8 Sts : 90 76 96 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 37% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 2 10 74 14 IL : 1 4 21 54 20 IN : 1 3 18 58 20 IA : 4 11 30 44 11 KS : 3 7 36 44 10 KY : 0 4 17 58 21 MI : 4 11 31 46 8 MN : 4 14 40 37 5 MO : 3 9 28 43 17 NE : 1 4 23 51 21 NC : 0 2 16 62 20 ND : 0 3 19 62 16 OH : 1 5 24 54 16 PA : 0 3 28 48 21 SD : 1 2 21 57 19 TN : 0 4 18 49 29 TX : 2 13 35 46 4 WI : 3 15 31 35 16 : 18 Sts : 2 7 26 50 15 : Prev Wk : 1 6 24 53 16 Prev Yr : 2 5 18 50 25 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 10 41 41 6 IL : 1 7 30 48 14 IN : 1 5 24 58 12 IA : 4 14 33 42 7 KS : 1 7 38 47 7 KY : 2 6 22 53 17 LA : 2 5 35 49 9 MI : 5 12 32 47 4 MN : 5 13 41 37 4 MS : 0 3 18 56 23 MO : 6 17 39 33 5 NE : 1 6 33 47 13 NC : 0 2 21 70 7 ND : 0 6 20 56 18 OH : 2 8 30 48 12 SD : 1 5 24 55 15 TN : 0 3 23 59 15 WI : 3 8 36 42 11 : 18 Sts : 2 9 32 47 10 : Prev Wk : 2 8 29 50 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 25 49 17 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 9 30 50 8 MN : 2 5 20 58 15 MT : 24 19 22 31 4 ND : 0 2 16 62 20 SD : 1 3 19 57 20 WA : 4 30 36 30 0 : 6 Sts : 6 8 20 52 14 : Prev Wk : 5 9 20 50 16 Prev Yr : 4 7 25 52 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 7 37 44 9 MN : 1 7 20 55 17 MT : 14 27 32 24 3 ND : 0 1 14 68 17 WA : 5 33 38 24 0 : 5 Sts : 5 13 25 47 10 : Prev Wk : 5 12 26 46 11 Prev Yr : 4 10 29 47 10 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 7 27 52 13 MN : 2 12 28 44 14 NE : 0 7 30 58 5 ND : 1 1 20 67 11 OH : 1 5 25 55 14 PA : 0 4 29 51 16 SD : 0 2 25 62 11 WI : 0 5 30 50 15 : 8 Sts : 1 5 26 55 13 : Prev Wk : 1 5 22 58 14 Prev Yr : 2 4 19 59 16 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 8 22 56 14 AZ : 0 6 31 46 17 AR : 1 5 34 48 12 CA : 0 0 0 70 30 GA : 0 4 28 51 17 LA : 0 1 25 55 19 MS : 0 6 15 52 27 MO : 10 22 36 30 2 NC : 1 2 17 76 4 OK : 10 33 39 17 1 SC : 0 3 26 62 9 TN : 0 6 33 49 12 TX : 15 22 30 28 5 VA : 1 3 43 48 5 : 14 Sts : 7 13 26 43 11 : Prev Wk : 6 11 27 44 12 Prev Yr : 5 10 30 41 14 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 33 52 12 CO : 0 0 11 79 10 IL : 0 5 39 53 3 KS : 3 13 35 45 4 LA : 0 0 18 59 23 MO : 1 11 32 51 5 NE : 1 5 40 48 6 NM : 0 37 38 23 2 OK : 1 9 44 40 6 SD : 0 2 40 48 10 TX : 15 26 31 25 3 : 11 Sts : 6 16 33 40 5 : Prev Wk : 3 14 33 44 6 Prev Yr : 2 7 35 48 8 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 27 48 20 CA : 0 0 35 65 0 LA : 0 0 27 60 13 MS : 0 2 11 56 31 TX : 0 0 12 79 9 : 5 Sts : 0 2 26 57 15 : Prev Wk : 1 3 22 56 18 Prev Yr : 1 6 28 51 14 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 4 42 46 6 FL : 0 0 5 75 20 GA : 0 2 20 57 21 NC : 0 1 25 70 4 OK : 1 28 27 36 8 TX : 3 17 27 44 9 VA : 0 3 17 76 4 : 8 Sts : 1 8 25 54 12 : Prev Wk : 0 7 22 59 12 Prev Yr : 9 13 30 37 11 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 4 24 56 16 :: NJ : 0 0 17 83 0 AZ : 2 12 37 33 16 :: NM : 11 41 42 6 0 AR : 9 18 34 36 3 :: NY : 0 13 28 54 5 CA : 30 40 30 0 0 :: NC : 1 10 35 49 5 CO : 3 12 36 43 6 :: ND : 1 4 29 58 8 CT : 0 16 10 51 23 :: OH : 2 7 29 50 12 DE : 0 5 14 73 8 :: OK : 6 16 44 30 4 FL : 0 0 30 65 5 :: OR : 10 31 30 27 2 GA : 1 3 26 58 12 :: PA : 8 14 32 37 9 ID : 8 24 52 16 0 :: RI : 0 0 0 50 50 IL : 3 13 39 40 5 :: SC : 0 2 31 58 9 IN : 4 11 29 49 7 :: SD : 1 6 25 57 11 IA : 4 16 38 36 6 :: TN : 1 5 28 57 9 KS : 8 15 35 38 4 :: TX : 20 25 32 20 3 KY : 6 12 35 41 6 :: UT : 5 18 40 37 0 LA : 1 5 29 54 11 :: VT : 0 5 33 47 15 ME : 7 7 37 28 21 :: VA : 2 17 41 36 4 MD : 1 7 39 42 11 :: WA : 7 45 34 14 0 MA : 0 3 16 56 25 :: WV : 0 3 25 60 12 MI : 2 21 41 32 4 :: WI : 8 20 36 28 8 MN : 4 18 44 30 4 :: WY : 19 27 30 23 1 MS : 1 4 25 56 14 :: : MO : 5 15 33 40 7 :: 48 Sts : 8 18 34 35 5 MT : 16 29 33 20 2 :: : NE : 2 12 37 43 6 :: Prev Wk: 7 16 31 39 7 NV : 10 29 32 26 3 :: Prev Yr: 10 16 32 35 7 NH : 0 3 29 63 5 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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