We 1 (8-02) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 6, 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. 32 July 28 - August 3, 2002 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Locally heavy showers continued across the well-watered upper Mississippi Valley, but only scattered showers dampened the remainder of the Midwest. As a result, reproductive to filling Midwestern corn and soybeans continued to experience varying degrees of moisture stress, aggravated in the eastern Corn Belt by weekly temperatures that averaged 3 to 7 degrees F above normal. Farther south, beneficial showers fell across the eastern Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic States, although hot weather increased the moisture demands of summer crops in the latter region. In contrast, only isolated showers fell in the Mid-Atlantic region, where drought-stressed crops suffered from temperatures that averaged 5 to 9 degrees F above normal and peaked near 100 degrees F. Excessive heat also continued to severely stress pastures and dryland summer crops for much of the week in the Plains' core drought area (South Dakota, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and Wyoming, and western Kansas), where temperatures averaged as much as 5 degrees F above normal and briefly topped out near 110 degrees F. In contrast, beneficial showers continued across parts of the southern Plains. Meanwhile, very cool air overspread the northern Plains, where weekly readings averaged as much as 7 degrees F below normal and some locations reported late-week temperatures below 40 degrees F. In the West, monsoon showers across the Four Corners and Intermountain regions eased irrigation demands and provided some relief from long-term drought. Meanwhile, dry weather persisted across the Great Basin and Northwest, maintaining the threat of additional wildfire activity and stressing rangelands and dryland small grains. In the Northwest, however, cooler weather aided irrigated summer crops. Corn Belt rainfall varied during July, topping 8 inches in locations such as Cedar Rapids, IA (8.75 inches, or 216 percent of normal), and Waterloo, IA (8.43 inches, or 201 percent), but totaling less than 2 inches in Rockford, IL (1.74 inches, or 42 percent), and Indianapolis, IN (1.65 inches, or 37 percent). Even less rain fell in the Plains' core drought area, where July rainfall totaled 0.30 inch (9 percent of normal) in Kearney, NE, 0.36 inch (13 percent) in Burlington, CO, and 0.42 inch (12 percent) in Goodland, KS. Elsewhere in Kansas, Dodge City netted 0.57 inch (18 percent of normal) during July, leaving their June 2001 - July 2002 total at 11.56 inches (40 percent). Dodge City's previous June-July record was set in 1952-53, when their 14-month precipitation totaled 11.89 inches. Extreme heat aggravated the Plains' drought situation, as July 31 highs soared to daily-record levels in locations such as Valentine, NE (110 degrees F), Academy, SD (110 degrees F), and Goodland, KS (105 degrees F). Hot weather also prevailed in the East, where daily-record highs of 100 degrees F were noted on August 2 in locations such as Trenton, NJ, Harrisburg, PA, and Washington, DC. Washington also endured 6 consecutive days (July 31 - August 5) with high temperatures of 95 degrees F or higher, their longest such streak since July 1997 and only the tenth occurrence (of 6 or more 95-degree days in a row) during the 130-year period of record. In contrast, cool weather overspread the northern Plains and the Northwest, resulting in about three dozen daily-record lows. On August 1, daily-record lows included 28 degrees F in Meacham, OR, 37 degrees F in Cut Bank, MT, and 39 degrees F in Whitman Mission, WA. Two days later, temperatures fell to similar levels, dipping to 27, 37, and 38 degrees F at the three locations. August 3 high temperatures in Montana peaked at only 51 degrees F in Cut Bank and 62 degrees F in Great Falls. Daily-record rainfall totals were scattered across the South, southeastern Plains, and upper Midwest. Record totals on July 28 included 1.59 inches in Mason City, IA, and 1.35 inches in Wichita, KS. Two days later, Jackson, MS, netted 2.06 inches, while Orlando, FL, received 2.05 inches. Significant rainfall returned to the upper Midwest on August 3, when record totals reached 1.73 inches in Rochester, MN, and 1.22 inches in Sioux Falls, SD. Some locally heavy showers were noted across Hawaii's western islands in late July, followed by some late-week rains on the Big Island. In a 24-hour period on July 29-30, rainfall totaled 1 to 2 inches at several locations, including Hanalei, Kauai (1.73 inches). On the Big Island, weekly rainfall totaled 2.05 inches in Mountain View and 2.03 inches in Honokaa, but the highest 24-hour total was 1.44 inches in Laupahoehoe on August 3-4. Meanwhile, record-setting warmth overspread parts of southern and interior Alaska, boosting weekly temperatures as much as 5 degrees F above normal and contributing to an increase in wildfire activity. Anchorage closed July with consecutive daily-record highs (77 and 79 degrees F), and McGrath noted three consecutive records from August 2-4 (85, 84, and 83 degrees F). By August 4, four large, active wildfire complexes across interior Alaska were responsible for nearly 300,000 acres of burned vegetation, bringing the State's year-to-date total to 1.24 million acres. Meanwhile, the national wildfire acreage (including Alaska) topped 4.5 million acres (210 percent of the 10-year average) by August 4, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The core of activity continued to be across the Northwest, where a dozen large fires in various stages of containment were responsible for more than a half million acres of charred vegetation. The largest of those, the Florence Fire, had burned 235,000 acres about 25 miles southwest of Grants Pass, OR. National Agricultural Summary July 29 - August 4, 2002 Highlights: Heavy rainfall improved crop conditions in the upper Mississippi Valley; scattered areas near the Great Lakes; and parts of the southern Great Plains, Mississippi Delta, and Southeast. However, most of the southern and western Corn Belt, central and northern Great Plains, and Atlantic Coastal Plains remained unfavorably dry for grain-filling row crops. In the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, the dry weather aided harvest of small grains, but below-normal temperatures slowed ripening. Elsewhere, above-normal temperatures accelerated biological crop development in most areas. Corn: Ninety-one percent of the crop was at or beyond the silking stage, 31 percent was at or beyond the dough stage, and 8 percent was at or beyond the dent stage. All three stages were within 2 percentage points of last year's pace and the 5-year average. Fields rapidly entered the silking stage east of the Mississippi River and quickly progressed to the dough stage in the southern and western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the the Great Plains. One-third of the acreage entered the silking stage in Wisconsin and more than one-fourth reached the silking stage in Michigan and Ohio. Meanwhile, nearly one-third of the North Dakota acreage and almost one-fourth of the Kentucky and Nebraska fields advanced to the dough stage. Denting was mostly confined to the central and southern Great Plains and Southeast, but many fields along the lower Missouri and Ohio River Valleys also entered the dent stage. Conditions declined in many areas of the southern and western Corn Belt, where moisture shortages increased. Soybeans: Eighty-eight percent of the acreage was blooming, and 53 percent was setting pods. Acreage at the bloom stage matched last year's pace, and the average for this date. Acreage setting pods was slightly less than last year and the 5-year average of 54 percent. Above-normal temperatures promoted biological development across the Corn Belt and interior areas of the Mississippi Delta, while cooler-than-normal weather limited development in the northern Great Plains. Fields rapidly entered the bloom stage along the Ohio River Valley, advancing well ahead of normal in Kentucky and far ahead of normal in Tennessee. About one-fifth of the acreage began setting pods across the Corn Belt, led by Illinois and Iowa, where nearly one-fourth of the acreage began setting pods. Progress was slower in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. North Dakota and Louisiana led all States, with 28 and 27 percent, respectively, entering the podding stage. Rain aided development in the upper Mississippi Valley and areas near the Great Lakes, but conditions deteriorated through the middle Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. Cotton: Eighty-five percent of the acreage was setting bolls, and 8 percent had open bolls. Acreage setting bolls trailed last year's 88 percent, but equaled the 5-year average. Fields with open bolls slightly exceeded last year and the average of 7 percent. Fields rapidly began setting bolls in California, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Bolls were opening in 15 percent of the Arizona fields and 9 percent of the Georgia acreage. In Texas, 16 percent of the crop had open bolls and 5 percent of the crop was harvested. Rain boosted conditions in Oklahoma and scattered areas of the lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast, but most of the Atlantic Coastal Plains remained unfavorably dry. Winter Wheat: Harvest was 91 percent complete, 1 percentage point less than last year but equal to the 5-year average. Many fields reached maturity across the northern High Plains and Pacific Northwest, even though cool weather limited development. As fields ripened, harvest rapidly accelerated, especially in Montana and Washington, where nearly one-fourth of the acreage was threshed during the week. Despite rapid progress, harvest remained far behind normal in Montana. Small grains: Seven percent of the barley was harvested, equaling last year's pace, but trailing the 12-percent average for this date. Harvest was most advanced in Minnesota and Washington, where 16 and 11 percent, respectively, was reaped by the end of the week. Spring wheat was 15 percent harvested, nearly double last year's 8 percent and 3 percentage points more than the average for this date. Harvest was more than two-thirds complete in South Dakota, where only one-third of the crop would normally be harvested by this date. Elsewhere, harvest slightly exceeded the average in Washington, but slightly lagged in Idaho, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The oat harvest progressed to 50 percent complete, well ahead of last year's 39-percent pace and slightly ahead of the 47-percent average for this date. Harvest was most active in Ohio, where dry weather allowed producers to harvest nearly one-third of their acreage during the week. Dry weather also supported rapid progress in South Dakota. Harvest was also active in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, despite rain delays. Rice: Sixty-two percent of the crop was heading, compared with last year's 71 percent and the average of 56 percent. Harvest reached 8 percent, 2 percentage points more than last year and the average. Above-normal temperatures promoted development in the interior Mississippi Delta, where more than one-fifth of the acreage entered the heading stage during the week. Along the Gulf Coast, fields quickly ripened and harvest progressed with few delays. In Louisiana and Texas, harvest was 31 and 38 percent complete, respectively. Sorghum: Fifty-eight percent was at or beyond the heading stage, and 25 percent was turning color. Last year, 67 percent was heading and 32 percent was turning color. Normally, 61 percent would be heading and 27 percent would be turning color on this date. More than one-third of the Illinois acreage reached the heading stage during the week, and one-fifth of the crop began heading in Nebraska and South Dakota. Fields quickly approached maturity in the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, as nearly one-fifth of the acreage began turning color in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. In Texas, 42 percent was mature and 34 percent was harvested. Peanuts: Ninety-four percent of the acreage was pegging, 1 percentage point more than this date last year and 3 percentage points more than the 5-year average. Scattered thunderstorms provided moisture for some fields in the Southeast, but many areas remained abnormally dry, especially along the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 69 47 69 75 IL : 95 86 98 97 IN : 87 66 100 93 IA : 97 86 87 93 KS : 93 88 100 98 KY : 99 85 97 91 MI : 84 54 78 76 MN : 97 92 90 96 MO : 95 88 96 96 NE : 93 79 93 94 NC : 100 96 100 96 ND : 91 75 89 90 OH : 76 49 91 87 PA : 73 54 71 74 SD : 76 53 73 76 TN : 100 100 100 97 TX : 99 97 97 97 WI : 77 43 63 81 : 18 Sts: 91 77 90 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 11 3 8 11 IL : 41 20 53 44 IN : 18 7 47 37 IA : 23 7 11 14 KS : 50 32 68 53 KY : 60 36 64 46 MI : 0 0 4 4 MN : 5 0 1 5 MO : 66 46 67 62 NE : 46 23 36 26 NC : 87 72 82 74 ND : 46 14 53 43 OH : 12 1 27 26 PA : 26 11 32 25 SD : 21 4 20 19 TN : 83 75 79 74 TX : 80 74 81 81 WI : 11 0 3 15 : 18 Sts: 31 15 33 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 8 NA 12 10 IN : 0 NA 10 6 IA : 2 NA 0 0 KS : 23 NA 20 10 KY : 30 NA 26 11 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 24 NA 26 27 NE : 12 NA 0 2 NC : 50 NA 49 44 ND : 1 NA 3 1 OH : 0 NA 3 2 PA : 3 NA 4 2 SD : 4 NA 1 3 TN : 55 NA 40 35 TX : 64 NA 62 59 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 8 NA 8 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 97 96 100 99 CO : 100 100 96 97 ID : 16 6 34 21 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 98 92 99 98 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 30 6 60 56 NE : 100 99 98 98 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 99 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 70 51 61 51 SD : 100 96 77 81 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 39 16 41 36 : 18 Sts: 91 88 92 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 81 65 90 72 IL : 88 75 94 92 IN : 78 58 97 90 IA : 98 93 87 95 KS : 79 68 91 85 KY : 74 43 77 61 LA : 92 75 97 95 MI : 89 72 86 83 MN : 96 91 90 95 MS : 96 93 100 94 MO : 75 53 70 76 NE : 95 88 89 91 NC : 44 31 46 43 ND : 100 97 98 95 OH : 81 65 91 92 SD : 92 84 87 86 TN : 85 64 76 62 WI : 84 72 65 78 : 18 Sts: 88 76 88 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 89 77 92 82 AZ : 100 95 99 97 AR : 99 88 100 98 CA : 80 55 87 70 GA : 95 89 88 90 LA : 99 97 99 99 MS : 99 95 98 98 MO : 95 66 95 96 NC : 88 80 78 79 OK : 70 45 64 59 SC : 69 54 63 69 TN : 85 74 97 93 TX : 75 60 84 78 VA : 97 84 83 80 : 14 Sts: 85 73 88 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 53 39 62 36 IL : 49 25 69 60 IN : 35 16 67 54 IA : 79 55 51 69 KS : 44 30 66 51 KY : 42 20 50 37 LA : 83 56 89 79 MI : 38 25 59 50 MN : 57 38 34 50 MS : 81 72 91 79 MO : 32 21 39 39 NE : 59 40 46 48 NC : 24 8 21 20 ND : 89 61 82 72 OH : 27 13 61 56 SD : 60 39 46 50 TN : 57 41 52 36 WI : 39 18 14 38 : 18 Sts: 53 34 54 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 NA 1 2 AZ : 15 NA 16 10 AR : 1 NA 1 1 CA : 0 NA 1 2 GA : 9 NA 1 3 LA : 3 NA 7 7 MS : 5 NA 2 3 MO : 0 NA 3 1 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 2 NA 2 1 TN : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 16 NA 15 13 VA : 5 NA 0 0 : 14 Sts: 8 NA 7 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 NA 5 5 MN : 12 NA 5 13 MT : 7 NA 8 7 ND : 6 NA 3 8 SD : 69 NA 31 35 WA : 15 NA 20 13 : 6 Sts : 15 NA 8 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 5 NA 6 8 MN : 16 NA 7 19 MT : 9 NA 11 11 ND : 6 NA 4 12 WA : 11 NA 12 14 : 5 Sts : 7 NA 7 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 98 84 79 89 MN : 37 22 32 37 NE : 97 91 88 90 ND : 9 5 5 11 OH : 64 35 76 69 PA : 49 41 44 47 SD : 83 60 45 54 WI : 41 21 26 44 : 8 Sts : 50 36 39 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 61% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 61 40 75 54 CA : 20 15 24 19 LA : 90 88 90 88 MS : 75 52 79 69 MO : 42 19 54 27 TX : 99 95 95 88 : 6 Sts : 62 48 71 56 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 31 NA 32 32 MS : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 38 NA 14 14 : 6 Sts : 8 NA 6 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 87 91 84 FL : 95 90 94 91 GA : 99 95 97 97 NC : 98 97 97 93 OK : 93 90 89 93 TX : 89 82 89 85 VA : 87 76 95 95 : 7 Sts : 94 89 93 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 85 95 88 CO : 23 13 29 22 IL : 60 25 80 62 KS : 49 37 63 55 LA : 96 93 100 96 MO : 58 42 71 70 NE : 52 31 51 50 NM : 30 20 38 23 OK : 53 50 54 38 SD : 50 30 54 42 TX : 70 69 77 76 : 11 Sts: 58 49 67 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1997- State:Aug 4, :Jul 28,:Aug 4, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 60 44 77 42 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 20 9 27 14 KS : 6 3 18 8 LA : 75 57 81 64 MO : 5 3 30 16 NE : 0 0 0 2 NM : 0 0 1 1 OK : 28 11 22 12 SD : 18 14 6 10 TX : 51 50 56 57 : 11 Sts: 25 22 32 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 19 20 27 25 9 IL : 10 16 36 33 5 IN : 13 20 36 28 3 IA : 4 10 23 48 15 KS : 22 28 29 20 1 KY : 7 21 28 33 11 MI : 7 14 34 38 7 MN : 5 11 26 44 14 MO : 21 24 32 20 3 NE : 23 16 31 26 4 NC : 21 22 24 27 6 ND : 5 12 25 47 11 OH : 19 30 34 15 2 PA : 13 25 33 25 4 SD : 26 21 28 21 4 TN : 6 15 31 41 7 TX : 13 23 23 30 11 WI : 5 14 31 35 15 : 18 Sts : 12 17 30 33 8 : Prev Wk : 10 17 31 35 7 Prev Yr : 3 9 28 45 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 7 44 35 9 AZ : 0 4 20 58 18 AR : 2 5 34 44 15 CA : 0 0 10 55 35 GA : 3 10 35 42 10 LA : 1 5 31 48 15 MS : 0 3 13 58 26 MO : 6 21 26 44 3 NC : 3 7 33 50 7 OK : 0 1 33 66 0 SC : 4 30 54 12 0 TN : 2 9 24 48 17 TX : 7 12 33 35 13 VA : 3 17 30 45 5 : 14 Sts : 4 9 30 43 14 : Prev Wk : 4 9 32 42 13 Prev Yr : 9 14 28 40 9 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 8 34 44 12 IL : 8 15 37 35 5 IN : 8 17 37 34 4 IA : 3 8 24 50 15 KS : 9 22 36 28 5 KY : 5 16 30 40 9 LA : 5 11 29 47 8 MI : 4 12 33 41 10 MN : 4 9 26 48 13 MS : 0 4 19 50 27 MO : 15 26 38 18 3 NE : 27 28 30 14 1 NC : 7 11 34 42 6 ND : 5 10 30 48 7 OH : 13 29 40 16 2 SD : 16 20 29 33 2 TN : 6 10 28 47 9 WI : 3 11 29 44 13 : 18 Sts : 9 16 32 35 8 : Prev Wk : 7 15 33 38 7 Prev Yr : 3 9 31 45 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 30 50 14 CO : 18 37 31 10 4 IL : 12 21 42 24 1 KS : 22 31 31 15 1 LA : 0 12 36 49 3 MO : 4 13 45 34 4 NE : 37 37 22 4 0 NM : 12 53 22 12 1 OK : 11 16 32 40 1 SD : 40 32 25 3 0 TX : 12 16 36 31 5 : 11 Sts : 18 25 31 23 3 : Prev Wk : 13 25 38 21 3 Prev Yr : 8 21 33 34 4 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 6 21 58 14 MN : 5 10 50 30 5 MT : 5 19 50 21 5 ND : 8 18 37 35 2 SD : 44 30 16 9 1 WA : 1 14 50 32 3 : 6 Sts : 10 18 40 29 3 : Prev Wk : 11 16 37 31 5 Prev Yr : 8 9 25 46 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 4 22 65 8 MN : 3 10 59 25 3 MT : 7 20 41 26 6 ND : 5 18 35 40 2 WA : 1 10 57 29 3 : 5 Sts : 4 15 38 39 4 : Prev Wk : 5 11 34 44 6 Prev Yr : 9 12 33 39 7 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 31 45 17 CA : 0 5 45 40 10 LA : 0 1 36 50 13 MS : 0 2 10 58 30 MO : 1 5 24 53 17 TX : 0 0 16 50 34 : 6 Sts : 1 4 31 47 17 : Prev Wk : 1 4 30 52 13 Prev Yr : 0 4 24 57 15 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 4 47 36 11 FL : 0 0 20 55 25 GA : 1 9 31 46 13 NC : 0 4 20 66 10 OK : 0 5 25 61 9 TX : 2 4 16 60 18 VA : 3 10 28 53 6 : 8 Sts : 1 6 27 52 14 : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 51 15 Prev Yr : 3 7 23 53 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 : 3 13 36 41 7 :: NJ : 0 40 48 12 0 AZ : 37 39 20 4 0 :: NM : 28 42 24 6 0 AR : 1 6 35 50 8 :: NY : 9 16 47 25 3 CA : 25 55 20 0 0 :: NC : 26 26 29 19 0 CO : 64 25 10 1 0 :: ND : 26 33 28 12 1 CT : 14 15 48 23 0 :: OH : 21 34 32 12 1 DE : 35 37 19 8 1 :: OK : 4 9 28 49 10 FL : 0 10 5 80 5 :: OR : 25 29 33 13 0 GA : 6 24 42 25 3 :: PA : 44 24 19 12 1 ID : 4 17 43 36 0 :: RI : 0 35 65 0 0 IL : 20 25 32 19 4 :: SC : 23 38 30 9 0 IN : 21 28 35 15 1 :: SD : 54 24 15 7 0 IA : 21 27 27 19 6 :: TN : 11 21 35 29 4 KS : 38 28 24 10 0 :: TX : 12 18 33 27 10 KY : 15 22 24 33 6 :: UT : 33 33 28 6 0 LA : 3 12 45 36 4 :: VT : 0 11 37 34 18 ME : 0 1 6 78 15 :: VA : 24 32 31 12 1 MD : 32 28 30 10 0 :: WA : 2 42 41 15 0 MA : 6 6 15 73 0 :: WV : 2 8 34 52 4 MI : 10 30 33 25 2 :: WI : 10 18 30 36 6 MN : 6 14 35 40 5 :: WY : 55 24 17 4 0 MS : 1 4 22 52 21 :: : MO : 20 23 35 21 1 :: 48 Sts : 22 24 27 23 4 MT : 20 29 35 14 2 :: : NE : 65 25 10 0 0 :: Prev Wk: 19 24 29 24 4 NV : 17 29 37 16 1 :: Prev Yr: 11 22 32 31 4 NH : 4 5 40 48 3 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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