We 1 (6-02) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 4, 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. 23 May 26 - June 1, 2002 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: A sudden transition to summer-like weather promoted summer crop emergence and establishment across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, but strained drought-reduced irrigation reserves across the southwestern quarter of the Nation. Weekly temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F above normal in many locations from the Great Basin to the central High Plains. In contrast to worsening drought and May-record heat in the Southwest, warm weather and early-week showers aided dryland small grains across the interior Northwest. Farther east, soil moisture remained adequate to locally excessive across the east-central and southeastern Plains, while warm weather and scattered showers promoted small grain growth on the northern Plains. In contrast, late-week maximum temperatures on the drought-affected central and southern High Plains ranged from 95 to 108 degrees F, hastening winter wheat maturation but maintaining heavy irrigation demands and severely stressing pastures and dryland summer crops. Meanwhile, humid, showery conditions and residual lowland flooding continued to hamper corn and soybean planting activities in the lower Missouri, middle Mississippi, and Ohio Valleys. Elsewhere in the Midwest, warm weather and occasional showers favored summer crop germination and development. Scattered showers also fell across much of the South, aiding pastures and dryland summer crops in the Gulf Coast States and maintaining generally favorable soil moisture levels across interior portions of the region. Toward week's end, however, hotter weather and pockets of dryness combined to increase stress on rain-fed summer crops in the middle and southern Atlantic States. In a marked reversal from the previous week, at least 250 daily-record highs were set or tied from May 29 - June 1, including more than 100 records on the last day of May. In addition, monthly record highs were broken during the last 2 days of May at more than three dozen locations across the Great Basin, Southwest, and central High Plains. Sidney, NE, posted daily-record highs on 5 consecutive days from May 29 - June 2, including a maximum of 94 degrees F on June 1. On May 30, record highs for the month included 99 degrees F in Battle Mountain, NV, and 96 degrees F in Salt Lake City, UT. A day later, highs soared to May-record levels in locations such as Safford, AZ (109 degrees F), McCook, NE (106 degrees F), Goodland, KS (104 degrees F), and Pueblo, CO (102 degrees F). Many of the previous monthly record highs had been established during May heat waves in 1954 and 2000. A few locations in Utah eclipsed former May records on consecutive days (May 30 and 31), including Hanksville (105 and 107 degrees F) and Park City (87 and 89 degrees F). Goodland's highs soared to 104 degrees F or higher on 3 consecutive days (104 degrees F on May 31, 106 degrees F on June 1, and 106 degrees F on June 2) for the first time since July 1964. Showers were widespread from the Plains to the East Coast, but higher amounts were widely scattered. On May 29, daily-record totals in the East included 2.83 inches in Birmingham, AL, and 2.12 inches in Rochester, NY, their greatest single-day total since 2.36 inches fell on July 15, 2000. Some early-week showers were also noted in the Northwest, where Pendleton, OR, received a daily-record total of 0.40 inch on May 27. In contrast, Flagstaff, AZ, completed their driest May and September-May periods on record. For the first time on record, Flagstaff received no rain (0.80 inch below normal) during May, breaking the standard of a trace set in 1952, 1966, 1970, 1974, and 1996. Flagstaff's 9-month (September-May) total was 4.71 inches (27 percent of normal), edging their 1995-96 record of 5.32 inches. Elsewhere in Arizona, Tucson experienced their driest 12-month period (4.83 inches, or 40 percent of normal, fell from June 2001 - May 2002) since 4.24 inches fell from July 1973 - June 1974. Farther north, Cheyenne, WY, had their driest spring since 1974, when only 1.85 inches fell. Cheyenne's March-May precipitation totaled 2.29 inches (45 percent of normal). Cooler weather returned to northern Alaska in late May, holding temperatures within 3 degrees F of normal. Some warmth lingered however, across southern Alaska, where temperatures averaged as much as 6 degrees F above normal. On May 26, McGrath's maximum of 81 degrees F represented their eighth daily-record high in 9 days. Beneficial precipitation eased a 3-month dry spell in parts of southern Alaska, including Kodiak, where a daily-record rainfall of 1.61 inches was noted on May 27. Meanwhile, warm, nearly dry weather prevailed in Hawaii. On Oahu, Honolulu posted high temperatures of 88 degrees F on May 30 and 31, marking their warmest weather since a high of 89 degrees F on October 26, 2001. National Agricultural Summary May 27 - June 2, 2002 Highlights: Planting remained active in most areas of the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Southeast, although progress slowed in many States, as the end of the planting season approached for most crops. However, despite the second consecutive week of good progress, planting remained well behind normal in the central and eastern Corn Belt. Meanwhile, above-normal temperatures provided much-needed heat to germinate seeds and boost vegetative growth of emerged crops. Topsoil moisture supplies were adequate to support current plant development in most areas, but dry soils limited planting and hampered crop development on the southern and central High Plains. Rain boosted soil moisture reserves in many areas of the lower Mississippi Valley and scattered parts of the Southeast, western Corn Belt, and Great Plains. Corn: Planting progress, at 92 percent, neared completion about 1 week later than last year and the 5-year average. Seventy-five percent has emerged, compared with 89 percent on this date last year. Planting rapidly progressed in the central and eastern Corn Belt, although most areas experienced at least brief rain delays and a few isolated areas suffered longer delays. Nearly one-third of the acreage was planted during the week in Indiana and more than one-fifth was seeded in Ohio. Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin producers also made good progress. Planting was complete in Iowa and nearly complete in other areas of the western Corn Belt and Great Plains. Fields quickly emerged across the Corn Belt, as hot weather and, in most areas, adequate topsoil moisture promoted germination. Emergence was most progressive across the northern Corn Belt, including advancements of 30 percent or more in Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The hot weather also stimulated growth and improved the color of most emerged fields. Soybeans: Seventy percent of the crop was planted and 39 percent was emerged. Planting was 5 days behind last year's pace and 1 week behind the 5-year average. Emergence was more than 1 week behind last year's rapid pace. Planting rapidly accelerated in the central and eastern Corn Belt, but remained far behind normal in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Meanwhile, planting slowed in the western Corn Belt, where planting was mostly complete. Planting remained active on the northern Great Plains and continued with only brief rain delays on the central Great Plains. Above-normal temperatures and adequate topsoil moisture supplies promoted rapid germination in the western Corn Belt, especially in Iowa and Minnesota, where 44 and 46 percent, respectively, emerged during the week. In Nebraska and South Dakota, about one-third of the acreage emerged. Winter Wheat: Eighty-two percent of the acreage was headed, 1 percentage point less than last year and 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was 5 percent complete, 2 percentage points more than last year and the average for this date. Hot weather quickly ripened fields across the South and promoted rapid development in the central and northern Great Plains, Pacific Northwest, and eastern Corn Belt. More than one-third of the Ohio and Oregon acreage and slightly less than one-third of the Nebraska and Colorado acreage entered the heading stage during the week. Harvest continued with few delays along the western Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coastal Plain, while rain interrupted progress in interior parts of the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta. Cotton: Eighty-eight percent was planted, compared with last year and the 5-year average of 87 percent. Acreage squaring, at 10 percent, was slightly behind this date last year but ahead of the 9-percent average for this date. Planting was virtually complete in the Southwest and along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. In other areas of the Southeast and lower Mississippi Valley, planting neared completion. Planting steadily progressed in the southern Great Plains, despite topsoil moisture shortages. Hot weather accelerated vegetative growth where soil moisture supplies were adequate. Development was most advanced in Arizona, where 25 percent of the crop reached the squaring stage during the week. Small grains: Ninety-seven percent of the spring wheat was planted, and 77 percent was emerged. Planting approached completion slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average, but emergence was 2 percentage points behind this date last year and 6 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Planting remained active in Montana, advancing 15 percentage points during the week. Hot weather stimulated rapid emergence and growth in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. The barley crop was 98 percent planted and 80 percent emerged. Planting neared completion slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Emergence caught up with last year's pace, but remained behind the 83-percent average for this date. Despite slow early-season progress, planting neared completion earlier than normal in Minnesota and North Dakota. Aided by hot weather and adequate topsoil moisture, about one-third of the acreage emerged in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains. Ninety-eight percent of the oat crop was seeded, and 85 percent was emerged. Planting neared competion slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average, but emergence remained a few days behind last year and the 5-year average. In the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains, planting neared completion and fields rapidly emerged. Rice: Ninety-two percent of the crop has emerged, 3 percentage points less than this date last year but slightly more than the average for this date. Nearly all fields were emerged along the western Gulf Coast, and emergence neared completion in Arkansas and Mississippi. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid germination in Missouri, but emergence remained well behind the 5-year average. Elsewhere, the hot weather accelerated vegetative growth and improved conditions where flood-water supplies were adequate. Sorghum: Planting was 58 percent complete, but lagged about 1 week behind last year's 70-percent pace. Normally, 63 percent would be planted by this date. Planting progressed with few delays on the central and northern Great Plains and was very active across the southern Corn Belt. Nebraska and South Dakota producers planted more than one-fifth of their acreage during the week. In Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri, producers seeded just under one-fifth of their acreage. Planting was nearly complete in the lower Mississippi Valley. Other crops: Peanut planting progressed to 91 percent complete, equalling progress on this date last year, and exceeding the 5-year average of 87 percent. Planting progressed well ahead of normal in Texas and remained active along the eastern Gulf Coast most of the week. Planting was nearly complete along the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. The sunflower crop reached 50 percent planted, slightly more than the 47 percent seeded on this date last year. Planting progress more than doubled from the previous week, as North Dakota producers seeded 36 percent of their acreage. In Colorado and South Dakota, producers seeded more than one-fifth of their acreage. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 97 94 98 98 IL : 91 74 100 99 IN : 75 43 100 98 IA : 100 98 96 99 KS : 99 98 99 99 KY : 78 70 100 95 MI : 88 72 95 93 MN : 98 97 94 98 MO : 91 83 98 98 NE : 99 97 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 99 ND : 96 87 95 93 OH : 67 45 100 99 PA : 81 72 90 90 SD : 97 94 94 93 TN : 99 99 100 100 TX : 100 99 100 99 WI : 92 79 86 95 : 18 Sts: 92 83 97 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 57 47 68 57 IL : 56 22 90 87 IN : 45 19 98 89 IA : 94 84 71 88 KS : 55 45 83 73 KY : 24 15 75 54 LA : 71 61 93 85 MI : 72 42 77 72 MN : 95 82 71 88 MS : 90 87 98 88 MO : 50 29 59 65 NE : 90 72 86 89 NC : 61 53 50 46 ND : 95 72 73 78 OH : 36 20 90 86 SD : 86 69 73 75 TN : 43 30 62 45 WI : 81 62 69 84 : 18 Sts: 70 51 78 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 81 59 86 86 IL : 68 49 98 NA IN : 40 13 100 NA IA : 93 76 86 91 KS : 92 82 97 NA KY : 64 59 99 89 MI : 52 19 86 73 MN : 84 47 76 89 MO : 83 73 91 NA NE : 89 71 94 93 NC : 100 99 100 97 ND : 78 56 75 70 OH : 36 20 99 89 PA : 64 50 75 NA SD : 72 34 71 NA TN : 97 93 100 NA TX : 97 93 97 96 WI : 54 24 64 NA : 18 Sts: 75 53 89 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 45 30 59 44 IL : 18 5 80 NA IN : 18 4 94 NA IA : 68 24 41 61 KS : 39 27 64 NA KY : 14 7 70 39 LA : 58 42 88 77 MI : 29 9 60 46 MN : 55 9 33 58 MS : 82 75 94 79 MO : 28 16 39 NA NE : 58 25 54 60 NC : 45 33 39 NA ND : 36 9 27 43 OH : 17 7 80 67 SD : 38 6 32 NA TN : 26 16 57 NA WI : 32 14 43 NA : 18 Sts: 39 15 57 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 96 93 98 96 AZ : 100 98 100 99 AR : 98 92 99 99 CA : 100 100 100 99 GA : 93 86 88 89 LA : 98 95 100 99 MS : 96 93 100 98 MO : 97 89 100 100 NC : 99 96 95 96 OK : 82 74 83 72 SC : 95 92 84 91 TN : 91 76 100 99 TX : 74 66 73 73 VA : 100 100 100 99 : 14 Sts: 88 82 87 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 99 CO : 87 58 64 80 ID : 9 0 12 16 IL : 95 89 98 96 IN : 88 78 100 92 KS : 99 94 99 99 MI : 18 1 63 58 MO : 97 94 98 97 MT : 0 0 21 17 NE : 67 36 57 71 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 75 41 99 85 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 70 33 45 54 SD : 9 0 4 23 TX : 99 96 99 98 WA : 28 25 41 52 : 18 Sts: 82 74 83 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 9 6 4 AZ : 35 10 30 25 AR : 0 0 16 4 CA : 10 5 9 13 GA : 13 7 8 9 LA : 10 1 32 13 MS : 5 1 9 7 MO : 6 2 2 2 NC : 3 0 2 2 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 5 1 4 6 TN : 1 0 2 3 TX : 14 11 12 11 VA : 0 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 10 6 11 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 10 NA 1 8 CA : 10 NA 9 7 CO : 0 NA 0 0 ID : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 15 NA 9 11 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 2 NA 4 8 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 35 NA 23 15 WA : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 5 NA 3 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 99 100 99 MN : 98 91 82 92 MT : 95 80 98 97 ND : 97 88 94 93 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 97 89 95 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 97 100 98 MN : 98 87 79 91 MT : 97 88 99 98 ND : 98 90 94 92 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 5 Sts : 98 92 97 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 100 MN : 99 95 87 95 NE : 100 100 100 100 ND : 96 88 96 94 OH : 99 97 100 100 PA : 96 94 99 99 SD : 100 99 99 99 WI : 100 90 99 100 : 8 Sts : 98 94 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 49% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 98 93 96 95 MN : 80 53 65 80 MT : 75 43 80 86 ND : 68 40 74 77 SD : 99 93 96 95 WA : 99 95 100 99 : 6 Sts : 77 52 79 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 94 81 96 91 MN : 81 47 63 76 MT : 80 50 80 85 ND : 69 35 69 75 WA : 99 97 100 99 : 5 Sts : 80 55 80 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 100 100 MN : 87 72 80 91 NE : 100 99 95 99 ND : 66 41 82 78 OH : 92 89 100 99 PA : 88 85 95 93 SD : 98 87 95 93 WI : 80 63 94 98 : 8 Sts: 85 72 90 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 49% of last year's oat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 97 98 95 CO : 45 27 46 46 IL : 22 5 81 65 KS : 49 33 69 58 LA : 92 87 99 96 MO : 51 34 76 73 NE : 66 45 70 76 NM : 15 10 62 35 OK : 44 35 46 35 SD : 42 21 35 41 TX : 70 61 75 72 : 11 Sts: 58 45 70 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 90 98 92 CA : 80 65 73 73 LA : 98 96 99 98 MS : 95 92 99 95 MO : 79 54 97 92 TX : 100 99 99 95 : 6 Sts : 92 86 95 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 82 95 98 FL : 80 75 85 89 GA : 95 85 94 95 NC : 99 95 98 93 OK : 88 82 89 84 TX : 83 66 83 68 VA : 98 93 100 98 : 7 Sts : 91 80 91 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Jun 2, :May 26,:Jun 2, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 31 9 16 NA KS : 25 12 51 NA ND : 71 35 59 64 SD : 36 14 36 42 : 4 Sts : 50 23 47 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 : 5 10 20 60 5 IL : 4 10 44 39 3 IN : 2 9 44 43 2 IA : 1 3 22 60 14 KS : 2 8 42 45 3 KY : 2 10 26 48 14 MI : 2 14 45 36 3 MN : 1 9 36 48 6 MO : 4 13 34 44 5 NE : 3 8 33 47 9 NC : 1 6 34 55 4 ND : 1 4 38 54 3 OH : 4 13 42 35 6 PA : 0 4 29 50 17 SD : 2 9 31 50 8 TN : 2 7 18 50 23 TX : 13 20 36 21 10 WI : 1 5 34 51 9 : 18 Sts : 3 8 35 47 7 : Prev Wk : 4 13 40 38 5 Prev Yr : 1 6 29 53 11 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 15 43 34 5 CA : 0 0 10 80 10 CO : 43 23 30 4 0 ID : 1 3 20 67 9 IL : 5 13 34 44 4 IN : 2 10 31 47 10 KS : 21 24 32 22 1 MI : 0 4 24 53 19 MO : 5 17 35 39 4 MT : 26 29 26 18 1 NE : 31 31 26 10 2 NC : 5 10 35 49 1 OH : 2 6 28 51 13 OK : 18 15 27 34 6 OR : 34 23 27 14 2 SD : 5 20 40 30 5 TX : 29 24 28 16 3 WA : 2 10 33 45 10 : 18 Sts : 19 20 30 27 4 : Prev Wk : 17 19 31 29 4 Prev Yr : 9 16 36 33 6 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 2 24 64 9 MN : 3 4 32 55 6 MT : 1 5 54 37 3 ND : 0 2 33 59 6 SD : 3 7 45 39 6 WA : 0 4 58 34 4 : 6 Sts : 1 4 40 50 5 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 7 30 50 11 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 1 20 68 10 MN : 1 3 39 52 5 MT : 1 3 46 46 4 ND : 1 2 35 58 4 WA : 0 1 65 31 3 : 5 Sts : 1 2 39 53 5 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 10 29 52 7 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 14 64 20 MN : 0 3 35 55 7 NE : 9 14 29 43 5 ND : 1 3 46 47 3 OH : 2 17 31 44 6 PA : 0 4 35 52 9 SD : 4 8 42 40 6 WI : 0 3 21 60 16 : 8 Sts : 2 5 34 51 8 : Prev Wk : 1 4 32 54 9 Prev Yr : 1 4 27 54 14 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 3 18 37 38 4 :: NJ : 0 0 0 90 10 AZ : 25 60 15 0 0 :: NM : 55 34 10 1 0 AR : 0 2 15 56 27 :: NY : 0 0 10 57 33 CA : 10 40 40 10 0 :: NC : 10 20 40 28 2 CO : 52 28 18 2 0 :: ND : 7 27 43 23 0 CT : 0 8 19 69 4 :: OH : 0 4 27 55 14 DE : 0 4 31 57 8 :: OK : 6 11 24 46 13 FL : 5 10 75 10 0 :: OR : 15 17 38 28 2 GA : 5 19 39 33 4 :: PA : 0 2 27 51 20 ID : 1 4 31 55 9 :: RI : 0 0 0 77 23 IL : 1 2 20 60 17 :: SC : 3 11 36 47 3 IN : 0 2 15 61 22 :: SD : 8 25 34 30 3 IA : 0 4 17 58 21 :: TN : 0 4 22 58 16 KS : 17 19 26 33 5 :: TX : 22 28 30 16 4 KY : 1 2 14 58 25 :: UT : 17 31 33 19 0 LA : 9 25 36 29 1 :: VT : 0 4 15 74 7 ME : 0 2 7 77 14 :: VA : 3 13 35 44 5 MD : 0 9 32 43 16 :: WA : 1 10 68 20 1 MA : 0 0 16 62 22 :: WV : 0 10 20 60 10 MI : 1 7 28 53 11 :: WI : 1 5 20 57 17 MN : 4 9 36 45 6 :: WY : 22 29 36 13 0 MS : 3 10 35 46 6 :: : MO : 0 2 20 60 18 :: 48 Sts : 11 17 30 34 8 MT : 21 21 38 18 2 :: : NE : 18 20 33 28 1 :: Prev Wk: 10 18 30 34 8 NV : 3 18 46 30 3 :: Prev Yr: 5 12 34 41 8 NH : 0 0 9 74 17 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 10 55 30 1 AZ : 0 0 23 49 28 AR : 11 27 43 19 0 CA : 0 0 20 60 20 GA : 1 10 41 39 9 LA : 6 14 45 33 2 MS : 5 14 36 39 6 MO : 18 39 33 10 0 NC : 2 9 37 50 2 OK : 0 0 53 47 0 SC : 1 6 46 46 1 TN : 4 17 49 28 2 TX : 10 11 36 37 6 VA : 0 7 25 65 3 : 14 Sts : 7 12 38 37 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 5 8 34 45 8 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 9 31 47 9 CA : 0 0 20 60 20 LA : 0 2 30 60 8 MS : 0 7 18 60 15 MO : 0 11 28 49 12 TX : 0 0 13 55 32 : 6 Sts : 2 6 27 52 13 : Prev Wk : 2 7 30 49 12 Prev Yr : 0 3 20 58 19 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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