We 1 (9-01) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 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. 39 September 16 - 22, 2001 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Cool, frequently showery weather overspread the Midwest, slowing summer crop maturation and harvesting. At week's end, the third in a series of cold fronts ushered in the coolest air of the season across the northwestern Corn Belt, resulting in scattered frost and temperatures near or below 32 degrees F during September 23 and 24. Monday morning's cold may have caused some localized damage to non-dented corn in Wisconsin, and filling soybeans in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. Meanwhile on the Plains, widespread showers provided beneficial moisture for recently planted winter wheat, especially from South Dakota to Oklahoma. On the northern and southern High Plains, however, dryness favored summer crop harvesting and winter wheat planting, but hampered wheat emergence. Across the South, warm, mostly dry weather promoted a return to summer crop harvesting and other fieldwork, following early-September downpours from eastern Texas to the southern Appalachians and the September 14 passage of Tropical Storm Gabrielle across Florida's peninsula. In contrast, unfavorable dryness persisted in parts of Georgia and the Carolinas. Farther north, mid- to late-week rainfall eased long-term drought from the lower Great Lakes region into New England. In the West, monsoonal showers diminished across the Four Corners region early in the week. Thereafter, very warm, dry conditions aided fieldwork operations, including summer crop harvesting and winter wheat planting. In northern California, the Great Basin, and the Northwest, however, drought continued to stress recently planted wheat and reduce reservoir supplies. Cool weather prevailed across the East early in the week, producing more than two dozen daily-record lows. Records were set or tied on 3 consecutive days (September 16-18) in Augusta, GA (49, 49, and 52 degrees F). Farther north, Whitefield, NH, noted 27 degrees F on Sunday. Farther west, very warm weather from the Rockies westward, especially later in the week, resulted in more than two dozen daily-record highs. On September 16, Omak, WA (91 degrees F), notched a record high. Several locations, including Show Low, AZ (85, 86, and 86 degrees F), Coalville, UT (85, 87, and 88 degrees F), and Bryce Canyon, UT (76, 77, and 78 degrees F), logged their first of three consecutive record highs on September 21. The unseasonable warmth persisted into Sunday in the Intermountain West, with an additional 20 daily-record maximums set on September 23, including 108 degrees F at Phoenix, AZ, 97 degrees F at Lewiston, ID, 96 degrees F at Ritzville, WA, and 88 degrees F at Meacham, OR. Meanwhile, a series of cold fronts triggered frequent showers from the Plains into the Northeast. In Illinois, Chicago collected daily-record rainfall totals on Wednesday (1.72 inches) and Thursday (1.33 inches). Locally heavy rainfall returned to the Midwest at week's end, when Rochester, MN (1.21 inches on September 22), collected a record total for the date. On the Plains, weekly rainfall totaled 2 inches or more in many areas from northeastern Texas northward into southeastern Nebraska. More than 4 inches soaked much of eastern Kansas, where month-to-date (September 1-23) rainfall increased to 7.46 inches in Topeka. A band of heavy rain (2 inches or more) was also noted across areas from northern Missouri to southern Wisconsin. By Sunday, September 23, lows in North Dakota included 31 degrees F in Williston and 33 degrees F in Bismarck and Grand Forks. Even colder air pushed southward into the northern and central Great Plains and upper Midwest a day later, with Monday lows of 25 degrees F at International Falls, MN, 28 degrees F at Hayward, WI, 29 degrees F at Valentine, NE, 30 degrees F at Grand Forks, ND, Watertown, SD, and Sioux City, IA, and 31 degrees F at St. Cloud, MN, Huron, SD, and Scottsbluff, NE. During Saturday, the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Humberto, formed well north of Puerto Rico, but posed no immediate threat to the East Coast as the upper-air steering currents should curve Humberto northeastward, away from land. For the second consecutive week, mostly dry weather covered Alaska, except along southeastern sections of the State where weekly rainfall totals exceeded 2 inches at Cordova and Wrangell, 3 inches at Yakutat, 4 inches at Kodiak and Petersburg, and 7 inches at Annette Island and Ketchikan. Temperatures averaged above normal for the second straight week, especially in central and eastern Alaska, with departures of 4 to 7 degrees F and highs in the mid- to upper 60 degrees F early in the week. In Hawaii, daily light showers (0.1 to 0.5 inches) dampened windward portions of Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island (Kona), with heavier amounts (0.75 to 1.40 inches) reported at a few locations on Kona and Oahu. Leeward locations, however, received little or no rain as drought persisted. Temperatures averaged near to slightly above normal for the week. National Agricultural Summary September 17 - 23, 2001 Highlights: Row crops quickly approached maturity in the Corn Belt and Southeast, despite cooler-than-normal weather. In the Great Plains and Pacific Coast States, above-normal temperatures promoted ripening. Harvest accelerated in the Corn Belt, but activity was mainly confined along the Ohio River Valley. Dry weather aided row crop harvest and winter wheat seeding in the Great Plains most of the week. Heavy rain halted fieldwork in parts of the central and southern Great Plains near the end of the week, but provided moisture for germinating winter wheat. Dry weather aided harvest progress along the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Pacific Coast States. Corn: Ninety-four percent of the acreage was at or beyond the dent stage, 64 percent of the acreage was mature, and 13 percent was harvested. On this date last year, 98 percent was dented, 81 percent was mature, and 24 percent was harvested. All three stages were slightly behind the 5-year average. Above-normal temperatures promoted ripening in the Great Plains, where most of Colorado's late-maturing fields reached the dent stage. About one-fourth of the Nebraska and North Dakota fields reached maturity during the week, and progress was only slightly slower in Colorado and South Dakota. Fields ripened ahead of normal in the eastern Corn Belt, despite cooler-than-normal weather. In Illinois and Indiana, fields matured about 1 week ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest accelerated in the Corn Belt, but progress was hindered by rain in some areas. However, rain delays were brief along the Ohio River Valley, permitting growers in Kentucky and Tennessee to harvest about one-fifth of their crop. Harvest was also active in the Great Plains, although rain limited progress in Kansas and Texas. Soybeans: Sixty percent of the acreage was shedding leaves and 6 percent was harvested. Ripening and harvest lagged 1 week behind last year, when 79 percent was shedding leaves and 18 percent was harvested by this date. Progress also lagged behind the 5-year averages of 63 percent dropping leaves and 10 percent harvested. Below-normal temperatures prevailed across most of the Corn Belt, slowing the ripening process. Fields were shedding leaves later than normal in the western Corn Belt, and more than 1 week behind normal in Iowa and Wisconsin. However, fields continued to ripen ahead of normal in the eastern Corn Belt and lower Mississippi Valley. In Minnesota, more than one-third of the acreage started dropping leaves during the week, but progress remained below normal. Harvest remained active in the lower Mississippi Valley, advancing 10 percentage points or more in Louisiana and Mississippi. Harvest gained momentum in the Corn Belt and Great Plains, but progress trailed the 5-year average in most areas and was about 1 week behind normal in Minnesota and North Dakota. Cotton: Seventy-six percent of the acreage had open bolls and 15 percent was picked. Crop development and harvest progress were behind last year's pace, when 81 percent had open bolls and 21 percent was harvested. Harvest also trailed the 16-percent average for this date, but bolls were opening slightly ahead of the 74-percent average. Bolls rapidly began opening in the Southeast, despite cooler-than-normal temperatures. In Alabama, North and South Carolina, and Virginia, bolls started opening in about one-fifth of the fields during the week. In the southern Great Plains, wet weather hindered development, especially in Oklahoma, where bolls were opening more than 1 week later than normal. Harvest was most active along the Mississippi Delta, especially in Louisiana, where 17 percent of the acreage was picked during the week. About 10 percent was picked in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Harvest was slightly ahead of normal in Texas, even though rain limited progress in isolated areas during the week. Winter wheat: Thirty-two percent of the winter wheat crop has been seeded, and 14 percent has emerged. The seeding pace and emergence were well ahead of last year's slow pace, and slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Planting rapidly advanced in Kansas and Oklahoma before widespread heavy rains halted progress in most areas. Rain also limited planting in Texas, but most delays were short. Warm and mostly dry weather aided planting in Colorado and Montana, where almost one-third of the acreage was sown during the week. Planting rapidly advanced in Nebraska, despite brief rain delays. Planting was active in South Dakota, but seeding was limited by moisture shortages and progress was well behind the 5-year average. Planting slowly progressed in the Corn Belt and Pacific Northwest. Above-normal temperatures and ample soil moisture aided emergence in the central Great Plains, although heavy rain eroded some recently planted fields. Dry soils hindered emergence in parts of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Rice: Sixty-six percent of the crop was harvested, compared with 62 percent last year and the average of 61 percent. Dry weather aided harvest progress in the interior Mississippi Delta, where about one-fifth of the Arkansas and Mississippi acreage was reaped during the week. Rain interfered with harvest progress in Louisiana and Texas. In California, above-normal temperatures promoted ripening and dry weather aided harvest. Sorghum: Seventy percent of the crop was mature, and 43 percent was harvested. Fields ripened much later than last year, when 85 percent was mature by this date. However, progress exceeded the average of 63 percent mature. Harvest lagged behind last year's 61 percent pace, but was ahead of the 37-percent average. Above-normal temperatures quickly ripened fields in the Great Plains, especially in Nebraska, where more than one-fourth of the crop reached maturity during the week. About one-sixth of the acreage matured in Kansas and South Dakota. Rain limited harvest progress in the southern Great Plains. The Illinois crop ripened far ahead of normal, and harvest advanced 20 percentage points. Harvest was also active in the lower Mississippi Valley, advancing about 10 percentage points in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri. In the Missouri Bootheel, harvest was 60 percent complete. Peanuts: Harvest was 18 percent complete, ahead of last year's 16-percent pace, but behind the 20-percent average for this date. Dry weather aided digging along the eastern Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. Nearly one-fifth of the Alabama acreage was harvested during the week. Progress was only slightly slower in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia. Rain limited digging in the southern Great Plains, especially in Oklahoma. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 58 44 42 30 IL : 71 50 80 59 IN : 80 58 83 73 IA : 32 14 93 66 KS : 76 53 96 73 KY : 55 41 52 47 LA : 76 73 82 72 MI : 52 41 37 50 MN : 71 34 91 77 MS : 81 65 85 72 MO : 32 16 66 48 NE : 56 34 93 66 NC : 22 12 22 20 ND : 72 50 92 77 OH : 79 66 72 65 SD : 77 57 94 82 TN : 45 34 43 40 WI : 31 14 53 56 : 18 Sts: 60 40 79 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 2 0 1 CA : 0 0 4 1 CO : 65 33 55 62 ID : 21 13 28 25 IL : 4 1 2 1 IN : 5 2 4 5 KS : 23 11 9 18 MI : 14 2 16 13 MO : 4 0 3 4 MT : 43 11 13 28 NE : 55 35 62 61 NC : 7 1 8 6 OH : 2 1 2 2 OK : 38 25 11 18 OR : 10 0 9 8 SD : 38 22 41 57 TX : 42 25 21 37 WA : 62 58 45 60 : 18 Sts: 32 19 19 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 16 9 12 9 IL : 11 4 17 9 IN : 7 2 12 10 IA : 1 0 21 9 KS : 10 6 49 14 KY : 8 1 4 6 LA : 40 30 55 39 MI : 2 1 1 4 MN : 1 0 30 13 MS : 43 30 50 37 MO : 2 0 14 5 NE : 4 2 17 7 NC : 0 0 0 0 ND : 4 2 18 20 OH : 7 3 4 8 SD : 2 1 14 8 TN : 3 0 7 4 WI : 0 0 4 3 : 18 Sts: 6 3 18 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 CO : 27 NA 27 31 ID : 6 NA 4 6 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 1 KS : 10 NA 3 6 MI : 0 NA 0 1 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 4 NA 0 5 NE : 21 NA 0 20 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 20 NA 0 3 OR : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 13 NA 11 22 TX : 18 NA 4 15 WA : 38 NA 24 38 : 18 Sts: 14 NA 5 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 97 86 94 94 IL : 99 98 100 97 IN : 100 98 100 94 IA : 91 86 100 96 KS : 99 97 100 100 KY : 100 100 99 98 MI : 83 66 77 79 MN : 95 90 99 97 MO : 98 95 100 100 NE : 98 96 100 97 NC : 100 99 100 99 ND : 99 96 98 98 OH : 92 86 93 88 PA : 85 75 82 75 SD : 97 91 98 93 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 100 99 100 99 WI : 60 48 89 85 : 18 Sts: 94 90 98 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 53 34 61 46 IL : 86 71 92 68 IN : 80 56 77 65 IA : 57 39 96 77 KS : 87 75 99 81 KY : 95 92 95 83 MI : 40 *23 18 38 MN : 30 12 87 59 MO : 88 75 96 86 NE : 69 43 91 63 NC : 97 95 94 95 ND : 67 43 55 54 OH : 39 26 42 37 PA : 35 28 29 30 SD : 56 35 72 53 TN : 96 92 99 96 TX : 96 90 98 94 WI : 20 10 44 43 : 18 Sts: 64 *47 81 65 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 4 2 10 3 IL : 17 9 28 14 IN : 13 6 13 10 IA : 3 2 19 8 KS : 41 32 76 36 KY : 50 30 48 45 MI : 5 1 1 3 MN : 0 0 5 4 MO : 36 27 64 39 NE : 6 4 28 10 NC : 75 50 52 56 ND : 1 0 1 3 OH : 3 1 3 5 PA : 10 7 6 7 SD : 3 1 9 5 TN : 66 45 75 67 TX : 77 66 81 74 WI : 0 0 0 3 : 18 Sts: 13 9 24 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 7 16 29 FL : 30 15 32 37 GA : 20 7 14 24 NC : 5 1 5 4 OK : 1 1 7 3 TX : 14 5 23 14 VA : 15 1 14 9 : 7 Sts : 18 6 16 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 97% of last year's peanut acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 72 50 87 73 AZ : 96 92 99 96 AR : 93 83 92 83 CA : 80 70 84 77 GA : 73 66 75 73 LA : 94 90 99 95 MS : 98 95 98 94 MO : 79 71 87 89 NC : 65 45 61 70 OK : 47 44 79 63 SC : 71 50 64 69 TN : 86 76 100 91 TX : 70 61 77 64 VA : 48 30 36 65 : 14 Sts: 76 67 81 74 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 1 19 14 AZ : 12 8 14 11 AR : 12 2 21 11 CA : 0 0 0 2 GA : 11 10 6 9 LA : 26 9 54 28 MS : 13 4 41 24 MO : 17 5 24 17 NC : 3 1 2 2 OK : 0 0 8 2 SC : 10 5 6 9 TN : 14 5 23 15 TX : 23 19 26 22 VA : 0 0 0 1 : 14 Sts: 15 9 21 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 92 98 93 CO : 25 14 27 19 IL : 80 63 75 45 KS : 64 48 89 56 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 73 65 89 68 NE : 55 29 88 51 NM : 12 9 24 10 OK : 51 44 55 38 SD : 55 37 48 49 TX : 86 83 93 80 : 11 Sts: 70 59 85 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 77 90 76 CO : 0 0 3 2 IL : 26 6 7 4 KS : 29 25 59 21 LA : 95 85 97 94 MO : 38 26 44 28 NE : 4 2 47 11 NM : 0 0 1 0 OK : 33 29 32 15 SD : 5 4 14 7 TX : 73 69 80 67 : 11 Sts: 43 39 61 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1996- State:Sep 23,:Sep 16,:Sep 23,: 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 70 49 60 59 CA : 25 15 28 20 LA : 91 86 96 93 MS : 64 46 54 68 TX : 97 93 99 95 : 5 Sts : 66 52 62 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 94% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 6 20 46 26 IL : 2 9 31 46 12 IN : 2 5 19 52 22 IA : 5 11 31 45 8 KS : 7 12 33 40 8 KY : 1 2 17 47 33 MI : 13 24 38 22 3 MN : 4 13 47 34 2 MO : 2 9 33 44 12 NE : 5 8 24 43 20 NC : 0 2 9 53 36 ND : 0 3 19 60 18 OH : 5 10 28 44 13 PA : 9 21 36 29 5 SD : 3 8 30 45 14 TN : 0 3 12 53 32 TX : 1 9 44 43 3 WI : 3 7 31 43 16 : 18 Sts : 4 10 30 43 13 : Prev Wk : 4 10 30 44 12 Prev Yr : 4 8 25 46 17 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 13 32 39 10 IL : 2 9 30 47 12 IN : 2 6 19 53 20 IA : 4 12 31 43 10 KS : 5 17 39 32 7 KY : 1 5 18 41 35 LA : 16 17 45 21 1 MI : 11 23 38 27 1 MN : 4 13 37 42 4 MS : 16 16 24 32 12 MO : 4 15 40 36 5 NE : 7 13 33 39 8 NC : 0 4 20 65 11 ND : 2 5 20 50 23 OH : 3 10 28 44 15 SD : 5 15 30 40 10 TN : 0 4 16 55 25 WI : 2 5 24 51 18 : 18 Sts : 4 12 31 42 11 : Prev Wk : 4 11 30 44 11 Prev Yr : 7 12 29 42 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 8 26 56 9 AZ : 2 7 28 48 15 AR : 1 5 26 60 8 CA : 0 0 0 40 60 GA : 3 8 30 46 13 LA : 12 23 45 19 1 MS : 9 15 30 34 12 MO : 8 12 34 43 3 NC : 0 3 15 72 10 OK : 12 22 35 28 3 SC : 0 14 31 51 4 TN : 1 7 30 50 12 TX : 16 26 29 26 3 VA : 0 6 22 49 23 : 14 Sts : 9 16 27 38 10 : Prev Wk : 9 17 29 35 10 Prev Yr : 15 19 31 30 5 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 27 48 23 CO : 2 13 25 56 4 IL : 0 3 37 57 3 KS : 10 16 34 35 5 LA : 0 1 35 45 19 MO : 1 10 36 45 8 NE : 3 9 37 41 10 NM : 27 8 45 20 0 OK : 10 34 39 15 2 SD : 2 5 51 33 9 TX : 21 33 27 17 2 : 11 Sts : 12 21 32 30 5 : Prev Wk : 13 21 31 30 5 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 5 23 61 11 FL : 0 5 18 67 10 GA : 1 3 24 49 23 NC : 0 2 38 52 8 OK : 3 10 30 39 18 TX : 5 13 28 47 7 VA : 0 5 21 59 15 : 8 Sts : 2 7 26 51 14 : Prev Wk : 3 9 26 45 17 Prev Yr : 15 17 30 33 5 -------------------------------------- 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 2 22 57 19 :: NJ : 0 16 34 50 0 AZ : 2 16 52 29 1 :: NM : 11 45 34 10 0 AR : 13 27 34 24 2 :: NY : 17 29 43 11 0 CA : 25 30 20 25 0 :: NC : 1 5 36 48 10 CO : 4 12 40 41 3 :: ND : 7 16 40 35 2 CT : 0 46 35 19 0 :: OH : 5 15 34 38 8 DE : 3 10 27 49 11 :: OK : 10 28 38 23 1 FL : 0 10 15 75 0 :: OR : 33 32 30 5 0 GA : 4 13 39 41 3 :: PA : 23 46 23 8 0 ID : 24 45 27 4 0 :: RI : 0 36 44 20 0 IL : 3 9 40 44 4 :: SC : 3 12 38 46 1 IN : 4 14 34 42 6 :: SD : 8 20 41 26 5 IA : 6 16 36 36 6 :: TN : 0 6 28 56 10 KS : 10 24 41 25 0 :: TX : 16 20 27 31 6 KY : 6 13 29 45 7 :: UT : 14 26 35 25 0 LA : 1 5 33 51 10 :: VT : 18 36 39 7 0 ME : 50 34 11 5 0 :: VA : 4 21 31 40 4 MD : 6 23 37 24 10 :: WA : 20 50 30 0 0 MA : 8 14 55 23 0 :: WV : 0 5 40 50 5 MI : 1 14 40 38 7 :: WI : 2 8 32 52 6 MN : 6 19 38 34 3 :: WY : 28 37 28 7 0 MS : 0 3 17 60 20 :: : MO : 12 17 39 30 2 :: 48 Sts : 12 21 31 32 4 MT : 31 34 22 12 1 :: : NE : 8 16 38 33 5 :: Prev Wk: 11 22 33 30 4 NV : 19 28 29 23 1 :: Prev Yr: 23 25 27 22 3 NH : 22 22 42 14 0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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