We 1 (6-02) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 25, 2002, 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 89, No. 26 June 16 - 22, 2002 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Hot, dry weather aggravated the effects of long-term drought from southern California to the central and southern Rockies, further straining irrigation supplies, causing further deterioration of rangelands, and contributing to an expansion of wildfire activity. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 8 degrees F above normal in the Four Corners region. Meanwhile, scattered showers accompanied near-normal temperatures in the Northwest, aiding small grain development but leaving some dryland summer crops in need of additional moisture. Farther east, beneficial showers developed across South Dakota and continued elsewhere on the northern Plains, recharging soil moisture for pastures and spring-sown crops. However, on the central and southern High Plains, hot weather (2 to 8 degrees F above normal) and little rainfall promoted winter wheat maturation and harvesting, but further stressed pastures and dryland summer crops. Midwestern conditions favored soft red winter wheat maturation and rapid corn and soybean development, as the previously saturated Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys experienced warm, dry weather, and the northern Corn Belt received locally heavy showers. Excessive rain (more than 4 inches) caused flooding north of the primary Corn Belt, primarily across the northern half of Minnesota. Heavy rain (4 to 10 inches) also soaked the immediate Atlantic Coast as far north as North Carolina and much of Florida's peninsula, reducing or eliminating citrus irrigation requirements in the latter region. Lighter showers spread westward across the South toward week's end, benefiting rain-fed summer crops in the Delta. In contrast, soil moisture shortages continued to adversely affect dryland crops across southern Texas and in most areas east of the Appalachians from Alabama to the southern Mid-Atlantic region. Although the 137,000-acre Hayman Fire near Denver, CO, was more than two-thirds contained by June 24, wildfire activity intensified in several other locations. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the merged Rodeo and Chediski blazes in east-central Arizona left more than 330,000 acres of vegetation charred and claimed at least 290 structures, including homes, commercial properties, cabins, and outbuildings. Late-week winds helped to fan the Arizona fires, as peak gusts on June 21 were clocked to 53 mph at an automated observing site near Whiteriver, 47 mph just south of Clay Springs, and 40 mph in Show Low. More than three dozen daily-record highs were scattered across the High Plains and the Southwest, especially prior to midweek. Several locations, including Delta, UT (101 and 100oF), and Canyon de Chelly, AZ (99 and 97oF), opened the week with consecutive record highs. Triple-digit heat spread as far east as the central High Plains, where daily-record highs included 102 degrees F on June 17 in Goodland, KS, and 100 degrees F on June 18 in Sidney, NE. Pueblo, CO, attained 103 degrees F on June 18, helping the city achieve its third 3-day streak of triple-digit heat this year (May 31 - June 2, June 7-9, and June 17-19). Meanwhile, cool weather lingered across the Southeast early in the week, when daily-record lows for June 16 included 49 degrees F in Salisbury, MD, and 55 degrees F in Meridian, MS. At midweek, cool air briefly overspread the Northwest, where Klamath Falls, OR (33 degrees F on June 19), posted a daily-record low. Severe flooding returned to portions of western Minnesota, particularly along the Wild Rice River. The river crested near 9.5 feet above flood stage on June 24 in Twin Valley, MN, easily surpassing the previous record of 6.8 feet set earlier this month (on June 9) and the old high-water mark of approximately 6.4 feet above flood stage, set on April 6, 1997. June 1-23 rainfall reached 8.11 inches in International Falls, MN, approaching their June 1941 record of 8.19 inches. Farther south, daily-record rainfall totals for June 21 included 2.95 inches in Minneapolis, MN, and 2.198 inches in Pierre, SD. Meanwhile, rain intensified across Florida, where West Palm Beach's month-to-date total of 18.61 inches surpassed their June 1966 record of 17.91 inches. Elsewhere in the southern Atlantic Coastal region, June 1-23 rainfall totaled 9.28 inches in Savannah, GA, 10.45 inches in Daytona Beach, FL, and 11.97 inches in Sanford, FL, within 4 to 6 inches of the stations' June records. In contrast, no rain fell during the first 23 days of June in locations such as Flagstaff, AZ (0.24 inch below normal), and Redding, CA (0.60 inch below normal). Elsewhere, month-to-date rainfall included 0.07 inch (3 percent of normal) in Brownsville, TX, 0.17 inch (6 percent) in Lincoln, NE, and 0.32 inch (9 percent) in Columbia, SC. Generally light showers dampened Hawaii, with higher totals confined to typically wetter windward locations. Weekly totals reached 4.07 inches at the Manoa Lyon Arboretum, in southeastern Oahu, and 3.17 inches on the Big Island at Glenwood. Meanwhile, warm weather (as much as 8 degrees F above normal) in western Alaska contrasted with cool conditions in portions of the interior. In the Aleutians, Cold Bay, AK, posted daily-record highs on June 16 (66oF) and 22 (60oF). However, Fairbanks registered a low of 36 degrees F on June 22, just 1 degree F above their record low for the date. Despite the chill across interior Alaska, pockets of dryness persisted. For example, June 1-22 rainfall totaled just 0.53 inch (53 percent of normal) in Fairbanks and 0.41 inch (37 percent) in McGrath. National Agricultural Summary June 17 - 23, 2002 Highlights: Hot weather quickly ripened winter wheat fields and promoted rapid growth of spring planted row crops in the Great Plains and Corn Belt. Dry weather aided winter wheat harvest, but soil moisture reserves diminished, stressing crops in parts of the Great Plains and Corn Belt where moisture supplies were already short and root systems were too shallow. Moisture shortages also stressed crops along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, although cooler-than-normal temperatures partially eased conditions. Heavy rain flooded streams and low-lying fields in the upper Mississippi Valley. Persistent rains soaked the Florida Peninsula. Corn: Most fields were emerged, but few were entering the reproductive stages. Development ranged from barely emerged in many areas of the eastern Corn Belt to nearly chest-high in some western Corn Belt fields. A few fields were silking along the lower Missouri and Ohio River Valleys. Silking progressed slightly later than normal in Missouri, but tasseling slightly exceeded the 5-year average in Kentucky. Warm weather and adequate soil moisture promoted rapid growth and improved conditions of many central and eastern Corn Belt fields, while increasing moisture shortages led to deteriorating conditions in parts of the Great Plains and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Soybeans: Planting progress, at 97 percent complete, neared completion slightly ahead of last year and the average. Ninety-one percent was emerged, compared with 89 percent at this time last year. Planting was most active along the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, where about one-fifth of the Kentucky and Tennessee acreage was seeded. Planting also remained active in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio. Above-normal temperatures and sufficient topsoil moisture aided emergence in most areas of the Corn Belt. Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio led progress with 15, 17, and 18 percent, respectively. Elsewhere, emergence advanced 10 percentage points or more in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In the western Corn Belt, upper Mississippi Valley, and northern Great Plains, most fields were emerged and vegetative growth accelerated. Winter Wheat: Ninety-six percent of the acreage was headed, and 34 percent was harvested. Heading neared completion slightly later than last year and the 5-year average. Harvest progress trailed last year's 37-percent pace, but slightly exceeded the 32-percent average for this date. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid development in the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Between one-fourth and one-third of the acreage reached the heading stage in the northern Great Plains, while about one-fifth headed in the Pacific Northwest. Harvest was aided by mostly dry weather in the central and southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Corn Belt. Illinois producers led the harvest pace by reaping 51 percent of their crop. Missouri and Oklahoma producers harvested about one-third of their acreage, while Kansas and Indiana growers threshed one-fourth of their fields. Harvest steadily advanced in Texas and Arkansas and progressed with few delays in California and North Carolina. Cotton: Forty-seven percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, and 9 percent was setting bolls. Fields at or beyond the squaring stage trailed last year's 51 percent but exceeded the 46-percent average for this date. Acreage setting bolls equaled last year and the average. Fields rapidly entered the squaring stage in the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, despite cooler-than-normal temperatures. More than one-fourth of the acreage began squaring in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia, and at least one-fifth of the fields entered the squaring stage in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina. In the southern Great Plains, 24 and 7 percent reached the squaring stage in Oklahoma and Texas, respectively. Fields in the interior Southwest rapidly began setting bolls. Conditions deteriorated along the Atlantic Coastal Plain due to increasing moisture shortages. Small grains: Fifteen percent of the barley and 14 percent of the spring wheat were at the heading stage. Barley heading trailed last year's 20-percent progress and the 5-year average of 24 percent. The spring wheat crop entered the heading stage faster than last year's crop but also trailed the 5-year average. Development of both crops lagged across the northern High Plains, Pacific Northwest, and North Dakota, despite stimulation by above-normal temperatures. However, spring wheat progressed ahead of normal in South Dakota, where 38 percent of the fields entered the heading stage. Forty percent of the oat crop was heading, well ahead of last year's 29-percent pace but slightly less than the 5-year average for this date. Development was most advanced in the western Corn Belt, where hot weather propelled about one-third of the Iowa and South Dakota fields into the heading stage. Progress was slightly slower in Minnesota and Nebraska. In Ohio and Wisconsin, heading accelerated but remained well behind normal. Beneficial heat and dry weather improved crop conditions in Ohio. Rice: Eight percent of the crop was heading, 2 percentage points ahead of last year and the average for this date. Development was most advanced in Louisiana and Texas, where about one-third of the fields were heading. Very few fields were heading in the interior Mississippi Delta and none were heading in California. Sorghum: Planting was 88 percent complete, compared with last year and the 5-year average of 93 and 92 percent, respectively. Planting was active on the central and southern High Plains, even though topsoil moisture was insufficient to germinate seeds in some areas. Planting was complete in Nebraska and approached completion in Kansas and South Dakota. Along the western Gulf Coast, fields entered the reproductive stage earlier than normal. About one-half of the Texas acreage and nearly one-third of the Louisiana crop was heading. Other crops: Eighteen percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, slightly less than 1 year ago but equal to the 5-year average. Pegging accelerated in the southern Great Plains and along the eastern Gulf Coast, advancing 10 to 20 percentage points from the previous week. A few fields reached the pegging stage along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, but progress was behind normal in North Carolina and Virginia. The sunflower crop was 95 percent planted, slightly more than the 94-percent seeded on this date last year. Planting was active on the central High Plains, where seeding advanced 23 and 19 percentage points, respectively in Colorado and Kansas. Planting was complete in North Dakota and neared completion in South Dakota. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 81 91 86 IL : 97 94 99 97 IN : 95 86 100 97 IA : 100 100 94 99 KS : 91 81 94 94 KY : 88 66 90 72 LA : 95 90 99 97 MI : 100 96 93 96 MN : 99 99 98 99 MS : 100 97 100 96 MO : 94 81 78 86 NE : 100 100 100 100 NC : 86 80 80 75 ND : 100 100 100 100 OH : 97 85 99 98 SD : 100 100 99 98 TN : 88 68 92 79 WI : 100 95 88 97 : 18 Sts: 97 92 95 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 99 100 100 ID : 57 36 64 70 IL : 100 100 100 99 IN : 100 99 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 97 90 100 97 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 34 3 74 78 NE : 99 95 98 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 99 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 100 97 85 95 SD : 92 67 75 88 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 94 76 97 98 : 18 Sts: 96 92 97 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 79 69 82 76 IL : 92 84 95 NA IN : 85 70 99 NA IA : 99 97 86 96 KS : 81 69 90 NA KY : 70 56 87 62 LA : 90 83 97 94 MI : 93 82 88 90 MN : 98 95 93 97 MS : 97 93 100 92 MO : 84 67 66 85 NE : 100 97 98 97 NC : 75 65 66 NA ND : 100 98 97 97 OH : 83 65 93 92 SD : 97 93 92 NA TN : 64 53 83 NA WI : 92 85 76 NA : 18 Sts: 91 83 89 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 65 80 77 CA : 65 35 48 47 CO : 1 0 0 2 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 54 3 47 26 IN : 28 2 23 16 KS : 28 4 34 32 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 45 12 52 36 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 3 NC : 90 70 71 67 OH : 0 0 0 1 OK : 79 42 90 72 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 63 49 68 62 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 34 17 37 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48 20 56 46 AZ : 80 61 74 72 AR : 68 44 81 63 CA : 45 30 43 43 GA : 61 43 44 52 LA : 73 51 83 73 MS : 55 32 75 70 MO : 40 17 62 59 NC : 50 30 37 36 OK : 25 1 8 9 SC : 34 18 33 37 TN : 41 14 65 54 TX : 34 27 40 34 VA : 35 *4 36 16 : 14 Sts: 47 31 51 46 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 82 67 93 86 IL : 80 73 96 87 KS : 91 83 96 94 LA : 100 99 100 100 MO : 93 84 90 94 NE : 100 97 99 99 NM : 53 37 82 80 OK : 65 56 87 81 SD : 97 87 89 91 TX : 87 82 91 90 : 11 Sts: 88 81 93 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 1 0 2 AZ : 26 13 24 20 AR : 3 0 3 2 CA : 3 0 5 4 GA : 15 8 8 9 LA : 8 2 14 10 MS : 5 0 12 12 MO : 4 0 14 7 NC : 0 0 0 1 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 8 2 5 5 TN : 0 0 1 2 TX : 15 12 12 12 VA : 0 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 9 6 9 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 12 NA 12 4 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 4 1 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 30 NA 27 20 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 2 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 51 NA 45 41 : 11 Sts: 19 NA 17 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 17 5 30 31 MN : 8 0 7 26 MT : 6 0 7 14 ND : 7 1 3 13 SD : 50 12 24 43 WA : 55 *43 72 70 : 6 Sts : 14 4 11 21 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 27 7 36 33 MN : 14 2 13 23 MT : 10 0 15 17 ND : 3 1 3 11 WA : 50 *38 73 72 : 5 Sts : 15 6 20 24 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 86 50 55 74 MN : 30 5 13 36 NE : 90 70 70 75 ND : 5 1 5 10 OH : 57 43 77 74 PA : 65 *50 51 63 SD : 49 17 28 38 WI : 27 12 21 46 : 8 Sts : 40 *21 29 41 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 8 States planted 49% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 35 18 25 26 MS : 0 0 4 4 MO : 0 0 0 0 TX : 29 20 20 21 : 6 Sts : 8 4 6 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 16 1 17 18 FL : 40 *30 59 40 GA : 25 14 25 26 NC : 5 1 13 13 OK : 23 3 18 14 TX : 10 5 13 9 VA : 1 0 8 6 : 7 Sts : 18 *8 20 18 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 23,:Jun 16,:Jun 23,: 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 83 60 92 NA KS : 84 65 94 NA ND : 100 99 99 99 SD : 97 90 88 92 : 4 Sts : 95 88 94 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 88% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 6 25 51 15 IL : 2 7 31 49 11 IN : 1 7 33 51 8 IA : 1 3 17 55 24 KS : 1 7 33 52 7 KY : 1 5 23 52 19 MI : 2 8 36 49 5 MN : 1 5 29 53 12 MO : 3 8 34 47 8 NE : 3 10 33 44 10 NC : 7 20 45 28 0 ND : 2 9 37 49 3 OH : 2 11 34 44 9 PA : 0 3 19 53 25 SD : 4 16 30 43 7 TN : 2 6 22 48 22 TX : 12 20 30 27 11 WI : 1 7 21 52 19 : 18 Sts : 2 8 28 49 13 : Prev Wk : 2 7 29 50 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 25 54 15 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 16 44 32 4 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 CO : 36 27 27 10 0 ID : 1 2 23 65 9 IL : 10 17 38 33 2 IN : 3 12 30 47 8 KS : 22 24 31 21 2 MI : 0 2 19 62 17 MO : 5 21 37 34 3 MT : 15 20 31 29 5 NE : 28 33 26 12 1 NC : 2 9 36 52 1 OH : 2 7 29 50 12 OK : 21 17 29 29 4 OR : 34 23 24 17 2 SD : 37 27 25 10 1 TX : 35 25 24 14 2 WA : 1 7 33 47 12 : 18 Sts : 21 20 29 26 4 : Prev Wk : 21 21 30 25 3 Prev Yr : 7 14 36 36 7 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 2 32 56 9 IL : 1 6 31 52 10 IN : 1 7 31 55 6 IA : 1 3 21 55 20 KS : 0 3 28 63 6 KY : 0 2 26 55 17 LA : 7 16 35 40 2 MI : 5 9 32 48 6 MN : 1 7 29 52 11 MS : 0 6 20 53 21 MO : 2 7 38 47 6 NE : 2 8 33 51 6 NC : 5 14 37 44 0 ND : 1 11 35 46 7 OH : 2 9 36 46 7 SD : 3 14 33 44 6 TN : 0 4 19 59 18 WI : 0 5 22 59 14 : 18 Sts : 1 7 30 52 10 : Prev Wk : 1 6 31 52 10 Prev Yr : 2 8 30 50 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 12 59 25 1 AZ : 0 2 16 51 31 AR : 3 10 42 43 2 CA : 0 0 10 60 30 GA : 3 10 39 40 8 LA : 3 12 47 36 2 MS : 0 4 22 57 17 MO : 1 19 52 27 1 NC : 3 7 32 57 1 OK : 1 19 29 50 1 SC : 2 8 60 30 0 TN : 4 19 38 37 2 TX : 13 14 33 33 7 VA : 0 7 35 54 4 : 14 Sts : 6 11 34 41 8 : Prev Wk : 6 12 35 40 7 Prev Yr : 9 10 26 44 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2001 planted acres. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 21 68 8 MN : 7 15 34 38 6 MT : 0 3 32 53 12 ND : 2 6 30 52 10 SD : 23 38 26 10 3 WA : 1 8 47 41 3 : 6 Sts : 4 10 31 46 9 : Prev Wk : 4 9 31 47 9 Prev Yr : 3 8 24 53 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 3 13 75 8 MN : 12 16 31 32 9 MT : 0 2 28 60 10 ND : 1 4 29 58 8 WA : 0 8 54 37 1 : 5 Sts : 1 4 29 58 8 : Prev Wk : 1 4 30 57 8 Prev Yr : 3 9 28 49 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 16 59 23 MN : 2 9 31 49 9 NE : 11 18 34 32 5 ND : 3 8 39 46 4 OH : 1 4 32 53 10 PA : 0 6 29 54 11 SD : 21 34 29 15 1 WI : 0 6 18 58 18 : 8 Sts : 5 12 29 45 9 : Prev Wk : 4 10 29 47 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 22 58 14 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 6 30 48 13 CA : 0 0 20 60 20 LA : 0 1 29 62 8 MS : 0 2 16 56 26 MO : 2 6 30 35 27 TX : 0 0 11 62 27 : 6 Sts : 2 4 26 52 16 : Prev Wk : 2 4 26 53 15 Prev Yr : 0 2 23 58 17 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 33 51 7 CO : 8 43 34 10 5 IL : 0 2 25 70 3 KS : 2 9 36 49 4 LA : 2 24 48 25 1 MO : 0 2 42 49 7 NE : 2 12 43 39 4 NM : 0 8 84 7 1 OK : 5 6 41 46 2 SD : 14 37 26 23 0 TX : 10 21 42 24 3 : 11 Sts : 5 15 40 37 3 : Prev Wk : 5 14 41 35 5 Prev Yr : 3 8 32 50 7 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 8 43 40 5 FL : 0 8 32 60 0 GA : 1 9 40 39 11 NC : 3 5 20 70 2 OK : 0 3 22 66 9 TX : 0 3 29 56 12 VA : 0 3 25 68 4 : 8 Sts : 1 6 33 51 9 : Prev Wk : 1 6 29 54 10 Prev Yr : 0 5 26 55 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2001 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 7 18 42 30 3 :: NJ : 0 0 2 95 3 AZ : 28 60 12 0 0 :: NM : 61 30 9 0 0 AR : 0 2 22 55 21 :: NY : 1 3 21 54 21 CA : 10 40 40 10 0 :: NC : 35 30 25 10 0 CO : 52 25 20 3 0 :: ND : 12 22 41 24 1 CT : 0 7 10 77 6 :: OH : 1 4 25 59 11 DE : 1 11 26 57 5 :: OK : 5 7 27 48 13 FL : 5 10 50 35 0 :: OR : 17 19 37 25 2 GA : 10 27 40 22 1 :: PA : 0 5 29 55 11 ID : 1 6 25 61 7 :: RI : 0 0 0 80 20 IL : 0 4 24 53 19 :: SC : 16 35 32 17 0 IN : 0 2 20 62 16 :: SD : 30 32 26 11 1 IA : 1 5 25 53 16 :: TN : 7 18 36 33 6 KS : 22 16 25 29 8 :: TX : 27 25 28 16 4 KY : 1 3 21 58 17 :: UT : 22 31 35 12 0 LA : 8 26 42 23 1 :: VT : 0 0 17 62 21 ME : 0 1 4 60 35 :: VA : 11 32 35 21 1 MD : 1 7 43 41 8 :: WA : 1 7 71 21 0 MA : 0 0 10 86 4 :: WV : 0 5 32 57 6 MI : 0 3 20 63 14 :: WI : 1 3 16 55 25 MN : 3 13 31 43 10 :: WY : 35 27 31 7 0 MS : 1 12 31 49 7 :: : MO : 1 4 29 56 10 :: 48 Sts : 14 18 30 31 7 MT : 18 18 35 25 4 :: : NE : 21 27 33 19 0 :: Prev Wk: 12 17 29 34 8 NV : 3 23 39 33 2 :: Prev Yr: 5 13 31 42 9 NH : 0 0 14 48 38 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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