We 1 (6-03) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 17, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Troy M. Joshua at (202) 690-3234, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 90, No. 24 June 8 - 14, 2003 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Hot, dry weather continued in the West for a fourth consecutive week, providing favorable conditions for irrigated crops but maintaining heavy irrigation demands and increasing stress on rangelands and some dryland crops. Weekly temperatures up to 7 degrees F above normal were noted in the Great Basin, and irrigation supplies remained significantly below normal for this time of year across the Southwest and Intermountain West. Farther east, temperatures on the Plains averaged as much as 5 degrees F below normal. Scattered showers and thunderstorms on the southern Plains slowed winter wheat harvesting, but continued to benefit pastures, immature winter wheat, and spring-sown crops. However, some locations on the High Plains required additional moisture to ensure drought recovery. Meanwhile, Midwestern conditions remained mostly favorable for summer crop emergence and establishment. Soil moisture ranged from slightly short in parts of the northern and western Corn Belt to locally excessive in the Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys, where wet conditions slowed final summer crop planting. Elsewhere, warm, humid weather and locally heavy showers continued across the South and East. Wet conditions caused fieldwork delays and disease concerns in the Southeast, but pastures and summer crops along the Texas coast needed additional rain. Early in the week, record heat prevailed in the Northwest, while cool weather settled across areas from the Plains eastward. On Sunday, daily-record highs in Washington included 95 degrees F in Kennewick and 91 degrees F in Wenatchee. In Oregon, Portland's high temperature only reached 79 degrees F on Sunday, ending its longest streak of 90-degree heat (4 days from June 4-7) since August 9-12, 1997, and longest such hot spell in June since June 21-24, 1992. One of the few exceptions to the Western heat was in southern California, where El Cajon (68 degrees F on June 8 and 9) posted consecutive daily-record low maximum temperatures. Farther east, daily-record lows were established on June 8 in locations such as Burlington, CO (39 degrees F), and Garden City, KS (43 degrees F). The push of cool weather across the western half of the Nation allowed for some warmer air to overspread the Midwest and East. For example, Indianapolis, IN, reported an above-normal daily-average temperature on Wednesday, ending a 22-day spell (May 20 - June 10) of below-normal temperatures. A 29-day spell (May 13 - June 10) of cooler-than-normal weather ended on the same day in Washington, DC. Following a respite from hot conditions, record heat returned at week's end to the Northwest, where Washington's Grand Coulee Dam (92 degrees F on June 14) collected a daily-record high. Locally heavy showers peppered Florida for most of the week, resulting in daily-record totals in locations such as Vero Beach (1.81 inches on June 9 and 1.45 inches on June 12) and Naples (1.46 inches on June 13). Meanwhile in Missouri, St. Louis netted 6.65 inches (354 percent of normal) during the first half of the month, aided by totals of 2.68 inches on June 10 and 2.09 inches on June 12. In the Ohio Valley, daily-record totals on June 11 included 3.08 inches in Paducah, KY, and 1.69 inches in Evansville, IN. The following day, record totals were broken in several places, including Lincoln, NE (3.01 inches), and Lufkin, TX (2.28 inches). Elsewhere in Texas, Abilene's June 1-15 rainfall totaled 6.85 inches (415 percent of normal). Along the Texas coast, however, year-to-date precipitation through June 15 remained as low as 6.11 inches (48 percent of normal) in Corpus Christi and 8.24 inches (47 percent) in Victoria. Farther north and east, Charleston, WV (2.73 inches on June 11), was among the locations affected by torrential rains and flash flooding. By June 16, Charleston's month-to-date rainfall reached 8.52 inches (400 percent of normal), its third highest June total on record behind 10.56 inches in 1998 and 8.61 inches in 1910. Cool weather lingered across northern Alaska, but mild weather prevailed across the remainder of the State. Weekly temperatures ranged from 3 to 9 degrees F above normal across the majority of interior and western Alaska, and Bethel posted a daily-record high of 79 degrees F on June 13. The first half of June featured near- to above-normal precipitation in much of Alaska, except for below-normal totals in many northern and western locations. June 1-15 Alaskan totals of 0.14 inch (29 percent of normal) in Nome and 0.33 inch (46 percent) in Bethel contrasted with sums of 0.79 inch (155 percent) in Anchorage and 2.69 inches (179 percent) in Valdez. Meanwhile in Hawaii, the return of scattered showers at midweek helped to end a period of record warmth, but failed to significantly dent recent precipitation deficits. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 3 degrees F above normal on the western islands, where Lihue, Kauai, notched daily-record highs on June 9 and 11 (87 degrees F on both days). Honolulu, Oahu, also collected a record high (90 degrees F) on June 9. Some of the most significant precipitation fell from June 11-13, when 48-hour Big Island totals reached 2.00 inches in Glenwood and 2.17 inches in Mountain View. Hawaiian precipitation totals for June 1-15 included 2.57 inches (76 percent of normal) in Hilo, on the Big Island, and 0.17 inch (63 percent) in Honolulu. Year-to-date (January 1 - June 15) totals in those two locations were 29.47 inches (52 percent of normal) and 5.32 inches (58 percent), respectively. National Agricultural Summary June 9 - June 15, 2003 Highlights: Warm and dry weather conditions continued in the Pacific Northwest, which resulted in irrigating some crops earlier or more than normal. In northern California, the warm and dry conditions accelerated crop development after a wetter and cooler than normal spring. Temperatures remained above freezing in the northern Rocky Mountains, enhancing crop development. Widely scattered showers in the Great Plains delayed spraying and stopped some growers from planting. Severe weather moved across most of the southern Great Plains and Delta States, providing beneficial precipitation for crop development. Soil moisture levels were mostly adequate in the central Great Plains. Rain fell across the Corn Belt with the heaviest showers occurring in the central and eastern portions. This precipitation along with warm temperatures promoted growth and crop development. Fieldwork and crop development were delayed by continued wet conditions across the Southeast and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains. Corn: Ninety-six percent of the crop was emerged, the same as last year but 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Rain in the southern Great Plains was beneficial to fields that were not damaged by hail and wind. Fields quickly emerged in Pennsylvania due to warm weather conditions, but emergence remained well behind their 5-year average. Fields also quickly emerged in Michigan, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, despite below-normal temperatures. Virtually all fields were emerged in the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains. Rain continued in the middle Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley, which caused standing water in some fields. Soybeans: Eighty-nine percent of acreage was planted, 2 percentage points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Planting advanced more than 10 points in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, and Tennessee. However, progress is still slightly behind normal in the eastern Corn Belt and well behind normal in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Emergence, at 79 percent, was 1 point behind last year and 5 points behind the average. The crop rapidly emerged in the Great Lakes region and Dakotas. However, most States remained behind their 5-year average emergence pace. In Louisiana, the early month dry weather conditions delayed planting which resulted in emergence being two weeks behind normal. Warmer and drier weather conditions favored crop development in Tennessee as soybean fields recovered from saturated soils. Winter Wheat: Ninety-four percent of the crop was at the heading stage or beyond, and 13 percent was harvested. Acreage headed or beyond was 2 percentage points ahead of last year but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Above normal temperatures, including some temperatures above 90 degrees temperatures, influenced ripening in the Intermountain Region. Wheat headed advanced 43 percentage points in Michigan and 36 percent of South Dakota's wheat headed during the week. In Montana, 35 percent of the wheat was ripe, compared to 3 percent last year. Development was behind normal in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, and Washington. The harvest pace was slightly behind last year and the 5-year average for this date. Harvest rapidly progressed in the southern Great Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley. Harvest began in Kansas and Missouri. Conditions deteriorated in central and eastern Corn Belt due to wet weather conditions. Cotton: Planting was 94 percent complete, 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind normal. Planting was complete or virtually complete in all states except Oklahoma and Texas. Twenty percent of the cotton was at or beyond the squaring stage, 9 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Squaring in California, Louisiana, and Missouri was two weeks behind the 5-year average due to early season planting delays. Seasonal temperatures and adequate moisture promoted growth and development in the Southeast, however, squaring of the crop remained about a week behind the 5-year average. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 76 percent complete, 4 percentage points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Of the 11 major-producing States, only Arkansas, Colorado, and South Dakota were ahead of their 5-year average pace. Planting accelerated with double-digit increases in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Under cool but clear conditions, South Dakota led the way by planting 22 percent of their crop during the week. Early week rain limited planting in Illinois. Fourteen percent of the sorghum was at or beyond the heading stage. Thirty-nine percent of Texas crop was at the heading stage or beyond, 6 percent behind last year and 1 point behind average. Rice: The crop was 96 percent emerged, 2 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the average. Warm, dry weather promoted rapid emergence in California, where emergence rose by 10 points, but continued to lag behind last year and the average pace. The rice crop was completely emerged in Texas and Louisiana, and almost all emerged in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. Small grains: Spring wheat was 4 percent headed, the same as last year. Heading started in Minnesota and North Dakota. Washington's spring wheat is 33 percent headed, 13 percent behind last year and 19 percent behind the normal. The wet weather in Washington's Yakima Valley has limited development of the crop and deteriorated condition ratings. The barley crop was 98 percent emerged, the same as last year and 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average. Barley was completely emerged in Washington and nearly completely emerged in the other four major producing States. Barley headed was 8 percent, compared to 5 percent last year. Heading was most advanced in Idaho and Washington, where 27 and 23 percent were headed, respectively. The oat crop was at 17 percent headed or beyond, 1 percentage point behind last year and 4 points behind the average. The oat crop was most advanced in Nebraska and Ohio, where 69 and 41 percent were headed, respectively. The cool, wet conditions delayed growth and development in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Other crops: Seven percent of the peanut acreage was pegging. Acreage pegging gained momentum in Oklahoma, where the crop was 26 percentage points ahead of last year and 22 points ahead of the 5-year average. Pegging was behind normal in the Southeast. Sunflower planting progressed to 86 percent in the four major-producing States, behind last year's pace by 4 percentage points. The weather was generally cool and clear in the 4 major-producing States. Planting accelerated in South Dakota with a 28-point increase this week, but remained 12 points behind last year's progress and 5 points behind their average pace. Colorado, Kansas, and North Dakota also posted double-digit planting increases this week. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 79 67 80 79 IL : 87 86 93 94 IN : 85 78 84 94 IA : 99 96 100 97 KS : 88 76 80 87 KY : 54 44 65 70 LA : 77 66 89 94 MI : 94 79 95 89 MN : 99 98 99 98 MS : 97 94 97 96 MO : 81 75 79 80 NE : 98 94 100 99 NC : 54 46 79 69 ND : 99 95 100 98 OH : 83 77 83 93 SD : 98 91 99 97 TN : 60 45 66 71 WI : 96 90 94 94 : 18 Sts: 89 84 91 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 98 96 98 98 ID : 47 24 34 45 IL : 98 97 100 100 IN : 99 98 99 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 82 39 86 95 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 35 9 3 45 NE : 97 83 93 95 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 99 99 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 88 75 94 87 SD : 86 50 63 74 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 85 66 72 87 : 18 Sts: 94 89 92 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 66 54 67 67 IL : 78 63 80 86 IN : 72 56 66 87 IA : 91 74 96 91 KS : 76 58 67 77 KY : 39 23 54 59 LA : 63 58 81 88 MI : 71 45 79 79 MN : 94 76 93 91 MS : 93 89 93 91 MO : 67 52 64 72 NE : 86 68 95 92 NC : 39 32 64 57 ND : 90 61 96 89 OH : 77 62 61 83 SD : 82 57 90 84 TN : 42 26 51 58 WI : 77 55 82 84 : 18 Sts: 79 62 80 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 39 19 61 59 CA : 30 18 34 28 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 3 6 IN : 0 0 2 4 KS : 1 0 3 10 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 2 0 11 18 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 25 10 65 46 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 39 20 39 54 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 52 38 48 49 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 13 7 15 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 95 100 99 MN : 99 99 99 96 MT : 97 93 96 97 ND : 98 93 98 96 WA : 100 99 100 100 : 5 Sts : 98 94 98 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 9 NA 4 14 MN : 2 NA 0 7 MT : 0 NA 0 NA ND : 1 NA 1 3 SD : 13 NA 10 21 WA : 33 NA 46 52 : 6 Sts : 4 NA 4 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 37 NA 50 47 MN : 8 NA 4 12 NE : 69 NA 65 54 ND : 0 NA 1 2 OH : 41 NA 39 58 PA : 10 NA 46 37 SD : 15 NA 15 20 WI : 17 NA 11 20 : 8 Sts : 17 NA 18 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 53% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 27 NA 6 17 MN : 5 NA 2 6 MT : 0 NA 0 NA ND : 3 NA 1 2 WA : 23 NA 40 48 : 5 Sts : 8 NA 5 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 1 6 FL : 20 NA 29 32 GA : 8 NA 13 14 NC : 0 NA NA NA OK : 29 NA 3 7 TX : 4 NA 5 3 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 7 Sts : 7 NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 66 50 58 NA KS : 66 42 62 76 ND : 96 85 98 96 SD : 76 48 88 81 : 4 Sts : 86 69 90 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 91% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 98 98 CA : 80 70 94 89 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 99 95 100 100 MO : 97 92 99 99 TX : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 96 92 98 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 99 94 100 100 AZ : 98 *96 100 100 AR : 99 97 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 97 94 99 98 LA : 100 99 100 100 MS : 99 98 100 100 MO : 98 98 99 100 NC : 97 95 100 100 OK : 95 88 92 95 SC : 97 92 99 98 TN : 98 97 100 100 TX : 87 78 93 91 VA : 100 100 100 100 : 14 Sts: 94 89 97 96 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 4 NA 16 14 MS : 0 NA 0 1 MO : 3 NA 0 0 TX : 12 NA 17 14 : 6 Sts : 2 NA 4 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 14 9 19 25 AZ : 37 36 58 50 AR : 26 14 39 38 CA : 4 0 29 27 GA : 35 19 41 37 LA : 35 20 48 57 MS : 33 10 30 47 MO : 7 1 16 31 NC : 10 4 27 22 OK : 12 0 1 3 SC : 6 1 17 18 TN : 9 0 13 27 TX : 19 18 26 22 VA : 3 1 4 2 : 14 Sts: 20 13 29 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 73 63 66 71 IL : 33 31 72 82 KS : 78 61 82 88 LA : 98 97 99 99 MO : 82 78 82 89 NE : 91 75 96 95 NM : 50 32 35 57 OK : 48 43 55 62 SD : 85 63 85 80 TX : 73 69 81 82 : 11 Sts: 76 65 80 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 97 89 97 99 IL : 96 92 97 98 IN : 89 82 86 96 IA : 99 96 100 99 KS : 99 97 99 99 KY : 86 86 97 97 MI : 92 75 91 94 MN : 99 97 99 99 MO : 97 92 95 98 NE : 98 96 100 99 NC : 95 92 100 99 ND : 98 91 98 97 OH : 96 90 83 96 PA : 71 58 84 90 SD : 97 87 97 96 TN : 99 98 99 99 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 89 76 89 93 : 18 Sts: 96 91 96 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 15,:Jun 8, :Jun 15,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 3 1 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 1 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 7 NA 15 12 MO : 1 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA NA NA SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 39 NA 45 40 : 11 Sts: 14 NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 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 : 0 2 10 37 51 IL : 1 5 20 55 19 IN : 2 8 32 50 8 IA : 1 3 16 60 20 KS : 1 6 32 54 7 KY : 3 13 29 39 16 MI : 1 9 37 49 4 MN : 1 3 20 66 10 MO : 1 5 24 56 14 NE : 0 2 19 61 18 NC : 4 5 34 53 4 ND : 0 1 14 71 14 OH : 3 12 33 43 9 PA : 3 7 41 35 14 SD : 0 1 19 68 12 TN : 5 10 24 51 10 TX : 15 19 26 34 6 WI : 1 4 24 57 14 : 18 Sts : 1 5 23 56 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 25 55 14 Prev Yr : 2 7 29 50 12 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 15 33 42 8 CA : 0 5 15 70 10 CO : 4 8 26 44 18 ID : 0 3 9 67 21 IL : 11 19 30 33 7 IN : 4 10 18 51 17 KS : 5 11 31 42 11 MI : 2 4 18 56 20 MO : 1 10 30 45 14 MT : 2 5 15 51 27 NE : 2 8 26 48 16 NC : 1 8 49 41 1 OH : 1 3 16 56 24 OK : 3 8 26 47 16 OR : 5 28 40 25 2 SD : 1 7 28 48 16 TX : 25 25 32 15 3 WA : 3 8 21 43 25 : 18 Sts : 7 12 28 40 13 : Prev Wk : 7 12 26 42 13 Prev Yr : 21 21 30 25 3 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 7 33 43 16 IL : 1 6 29 53 11 IN : 2 8 37 47 6 IA : 0 3 18 61 18 KS : 0 1 27 66 6 KY : 2 7 35 47 9 LA : 0 10 56 33 1 MI : 1 5 32 59 3 MN : 1 2 22 63 12 MS : 1 5 22 53 19 MO : 1 5 31 56 7 NE : 0 2 21 64 13 NC : 0 8 41 49 2 ND : 0 2 11 69 18 OH : 3 8 33 47 9 SD : 0 1 17 73 9 TN : 0 7 27 56 10 WI : 1 4 19 64 12 : 18 Sts : 1 5 26 57 11 : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 56 10 Prev Yr : 1 6 31 52 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 8 33 48 9 AZ : 0 5 20 50 25 AR : 1 10 43 39 7 CA : 0 5 30 55 10 GA : 0 3 19 58 20 LA : 1 4 31 56 8 MS : 1 7 22 48 22 MO : 5 11 39 43 2 NC : 3 8 51 38 0 OK : 1 8 31 58 2 SC : 0 2 38 60 0 TN : 5 15 37 43 0 TX : 21 19 31 23 6 VA : 5 20 32 43 0 : 14 Sts : 9 12 32 38 9 : Prev Wk : 8 12 34 39 7 Prev Yr : 6 12 35 40 7 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2002 planted acres. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 15 67 17 MN : 0 1 16 59 24 MT : 0 1 29 59 11 ND : 0 1 12 65 22 SD : 0 2 23 63 12 WA : 0 8 37 37 18 : 6 Sts : 0 1 19 62 18 : Prev Wk : 0 1 17 63 19 Prev Yr : 4 9 31 47 9 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 17 69 11 MN : 0 1 14 65 20 MT : 0 1 13 62 24 ND : 0 1 10 66 23 WA : 0 8 24 36 32 : 5 Sts : 0 2 14 62 22 : Prev Wk : 0 1 13 65 21 Prev Yr : 1 4 30 57 8 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 1 12 64 23 MN : 0 2 20 64 14 NE : 1 1 14 61 23 ND : 0 1 13 72 14 OH : 1 5 30 55 9 PA : 0 12 34 44 10 SD : 1 2 19 69 9 WI : 1 3 18 62 16 : 8 Sts : 0 2 17 66 15 : Prev Wk : 0 1 19 66 14 Prev Yr : 4 10 29 47 10 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 31 42 18 CA : 0 10 60 25 5 LA : 0 1 19 69 11 MS : 0 3 16 59 22 MO : 0 3 22 53 22 TX : 0 0 16 73 11 : 6 Sts : 0 6 31 48 15 : Prev Wk : 1 8 32 44 15 Prev Yr : 2 4 26 53 15 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 7 35 51 6 CO : 0 4 24 50 22 IL : 1 17 59 22 1 KS : 0 2 38 58 2 LA : 0 4 30 60 6 MO : 1 6 36 54 3 NE : 0 4 32 60 4 NM : 0 4 88 8 0 OK : 0 2 11 82 5 SD : 1 5 27 63 4 TX : 4 11 34 45 6 : 11 Sts : 1 6 35 53 5 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 5 14 41 35 5 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 15 59 26 FL : 0 0 30 45 25 GA : 0 4 23 57 16 NC : 0 8 56 33 3 OK : 0 4 20 63 13 TX : 0 4 19 63 14 VA : 0 14 38 48 0 : 8 Sts : 0 4 24 56 16 : Prev Wk : 0 3 27 58 12 Prev Yr : 1 6 29 54 10 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2002 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 : 0 2 13 57 28 :: NJ : 0 0 23 56 24 AZ : 9 41 28 16 6 :: NM : 30 36 29 5 0 AR : 0 1 21 61 17 :: NY : 0 1 9 64 26 CA : 0 10 45 45 0 :: NC : 0 1 11 71 17 CO : 4 11 33 45 7 :: ND : 1 6 28 54 11 CT : 0 0 25 62 13 :: OH : 1 4 21 58 16 DE : 0 4 11 72 13 :: OK : 1 10 26 51 12 FL : 0 0 10 85 5 :: OR : 5 14 36 38 7 GA : 0 2 14 64 20 :: PA : 0 2 16 52 30 ID : 0 2 33 50 15 :: RI : 0 0 20 60 20 IL : 0 1 15 66 18 :: SC : 0 1 11 66 22 IN : 1 3 19 59 18 :: SD : 3 13 33 43 8 IA : 0 2 13 67 18 :: TN : 0 3 13 64 20 KS : 9 17 35 31 8 :: TX : 12 23 39 21 5 KY : 0 2 12 56 30 :: UT : 7 16 33 42 2 LA : 4 21 38 34 3 :: VT : 0 0 16 61 23 ME : 3 11 12 39 35 :: VA : 0 3 19 47 31 MD : 0 7 19 51 23 :: WA : 0 0 42 48 10 MA : 0 0 6 67 27 :: WV : 0 2 18 68 12 MI : 1 3 18 64 14 :: WI : 1 5 26 56 12 MN : 1 2 20 63 14 :: WY : 7 13 35 44 1 MS : 1 9 22 55 13 :: : MO : 0 4 26 55 15 :: 48 Sts : 4 10 27 47 12 MT : 1 10 29 41 19 :: : NE : 5 11 37 40 7 :: Prev Wk: 4 11 27 47 11 NV : 2 6 18 44 30 :: Prev Yr: 12 17 29 34 8 NH : 0 0 4 55 41 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2002 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data that are collected each week from early April to the end of November. The Crop progress and condition surveys are non-probability surveys that include a sample of more than 5,000 reporters whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these reporters subjectively estimate progress of farmers' activities and progress of crops through their stages of development. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. 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