We 1 (6-03) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 24, 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. 25 June 15 - 21, 2003 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Hot, mostly dry weather persisted in the West for a fifth consecutive week, favoring the development of irrigated winter grains and spring-sown crops, but increasing stress on dryland agricultural interests. In the Southwest, dry, breezy conditions fostered the spread of several large wildfires. Farther east, scattered showers and thunderstorms on the central and southern High Plains briefly slowed winter wheat harvesting but aided pastures and spring-sown crops. Meanwhile on the northern Plains, conditions remained mostly favorable for immature winter wheat and summer crops, although long-term precipitation deficits remained a concern in some locations. In the Midwest, diminishing topsoil moisture reserves were a concern in a broad belt from South Dakota to areas bordering Lake Michigan. Nevertheless, a Midwestern warming trend promoted rapid corn and soybean development. In the Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys, however, cool weather, lingering showers, and wet soils slowed fieldwork, including initial winter wheat harvesting. Excessive wetness and cooler-than-normal conditions were also a problem in many areas from the Delta to the middle and southern Atlantic States, maintaining crop disease concerns and resulting in fieldwork delays and local flooding. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F below normal in the Mid-Atlantic region. In contrast, drought continued to stress pastures and rain-fed summer crops in parts of the western Gulf Coast region, including central and southern Texas. Hot weather prevailed across the West early in the week in advance of a strong cold front. Orem, UT (103 degrees F on June 15), and Monument, OR (106 degrees F on June 16), were among more than a half-dozen locations reporting daily-record highs. As the week progressed, however, cooler air overspread the Northwest while hot weather expanded across the northern Plains, boosting weekly temperatures as much as 6 degrees F above normal in the latter region. In Montana, record highs for June 18 included 97 degrees F in Missoula and 93 degrees F in Great Falls. Farther east, cool weather settled across the Midwest and East toward week's end, resulting in more than a dozen daily-record lows. On Friday, records included 40 degrees F in Madison, WI, and 41 degrees F in Dubuque, IA. A day later, daily-record lows were established in locations such as Bluefield, WV (47 degrees F), and Charlotte, NC (54 degrees F). Heavy rain was widespread across areas from the lower Mississippi Valley to the middle and southern Atlantic States, but also locally heavy on the central and southern High Plains. In West Virginia, Charleston's second 2-inch rainfall in less than 1 week caused widespread flooding. Charleston's totals of 2.73 inches on June 11 and 2.48 inches on June 16 boosted its month-to-date rainfall to 9.84 inches (350 percent of normal), second only to a 10.56-inch total in June 1998. Elsewhere in the East, New York's Central Park netted 9.90 inches of rain (372 percent of normal) through June 21, breaking its June 1903 record of 9.78 inches. The rainy weather continued a long-running wet spell across much of the East. For example, Richmond, VA, collected 29.10 inches of precipitation (144 percent of normal) from January 1 - June 21, representing its third-wettest first half of a year since the beginning of the 20th century, behind 31.00 inches in 1998 and 30.32 inches in 1903. Meanwhile, at least a trace of rain fell on 18 of the first 21 days of June in Baltimore, MD, where 5 consecutive days without a drop of precipitation were last observed from October 19-23, 2002. Farther west, Casper, WY, endured 2.12 inches of rain on June 16, its third-wettest June day on record behind 2.15 inches on June 19, 1986, and 2.14 inches on June 14, 1982. Elsewhere on the High Plains, Denver, CO, noted consecutive daily-record totals on June 18-19 with totals of 1.50 and 0.95 inches, respectively. Heavy rainfall also pounded parts of Florida, where daily-record totals on June 21 included 2.08 inches in Melbourne and 3.36 inches in Sarasota-Bradenton. Melbourne also posted a record total (5.07 inches) the following day, boosting its June 21-22 sum to 7.15 inches. Florida's rainfall caused widespread flooding, including a record crest on the Manatee River at Myakka Head. The river climbed approximately 9.85 feet above flood stage late on June 21, surpassing the November 1997 and March 1998 high-water marks by nearly 2.8 feet. Farther north, heavy rain also returned to the northern Mid-Atlantic States toward week's end. On June 20, rainfall reached daily-record proportions in locations such as Wilmington, DE (3.58 inches), and Reading, PA (2.60 inches). A day later, Aberdeen, SD (1.74 inches), collected a daily-record total. In contrast, the combination of seasonably hot, dry, breezy weather and long-term drought contributed to an increase in wildfire activity in Arizona and New Mexico, where more than a half-dozen large blazes consumed more than 40,000 acres of vegetation by week's end. One such blaze, the Aspen Fire near Tucson, AZ, burned more than 7,500 acres by June 21. Aside from locally heavy showers, a drier-than-normal weather pattern persisted across Hawaii. On Maui, Hana Airport netted 3.15 inches of rain in a 24-hour period on June 16-17. Elsewhere, however, Hawaiian rainfall for the first 3 weeks of June included 0.02 inches (14 percent of normal) in Kahului, Maui, and 3.82 inches (79 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island. In addition, Honolulu, Oahu (89 degrees F), posted a daily-record high on June 16, helping to boost Hawaiian weekly temperatures as much as 2 degrees F above normal. Farther north, near- to above-normal temperatures prevailed across nearly all of Alaska. Temperatures averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal in parts of western Alaska, where Cold Bay (60 degrees F on June 15) notched a daily-record high. Month-to-date precipitation was significantly above normal in much of southern Alaska, but generally below normal in interior, northern, and western sections of the State. June 1-21 totals included 0.12 inch (36 percent of normal) in Kotzebue and 3.76 inches (179 percent) in Valdez. National Agricultural Summary June 16 - June 22, 2003 Highlights: Dry weather conditions continued in the Pacific Northwest early in the week, but cooler temperatures were well received later in the week. In California, seasonal warm, dry conditions continued to accelerate crop development. Above-normal temperatures advanced growth and development in the northern Great Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Topsoil moisture levels were above normal for all reporting States except New Mexico. Severe weather across most of the Delta, Southeast, and Atlantic Coast States caused localized flooding in low-lying areas. Fieldwork and crop development were delayed by continued wet conditions across the Southeast and along the Atlantic Coastal Plains. High winds and widely scattered showers in the Great Plains delayed spraying and stopped some growers from planting. Wet weather hampered harvest in the central Great Plains. Drier conditions across the Corn Belt promoted crop development and fieldwork activities. Corn: Most fields were emerged, but few were entering the reproductive stages. Development ranged from barely emerged in eastern Ohio Valley to nearly waist-high in the Tennessee Valley. More than 25 percent of the crop had reached the silking stage in Tennessee. Silking advanced slightly ahead of last year but behind the 5-year average in Missouri. Warm weather and adequate soil moisture promoted rapid growth and improved conditions in parts of the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley, while surplus soil moisture and cool temperatures deteriorated conditions in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Soybeans: Ninety-four percent of acreage was planted, 2 percentage points behind last year and the 5-year average. Emergence, at 88 percent, was 2 percentage points behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Progress in most of the States east of the Mississippi River was behind last year and the 5-year average with planting well behind average in Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio and Tennessee. Planting advanced more than 10 points in Missouri and North Carolina. Several States in the Missouri Valley were at or approached 100 percent planted. The crop rapidly emerged in the Great Plains and Great Lakes region. However, most States remained behind their 5-year average emergence pace. Kentucy was 2 weeks behind normal, while Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee were 1 week behind their average pace. Saturated soil conditions and additional rain during the week delayed planting in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Winter Wheat: Ninety-eight percent of the crop was at the heading stage or beyond, and 25 percent was harvested. Acreage headed or beyond was 3 percentage points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest progress trailed last year's 31-percent pace and 33-percent 5-year average pace. Above-normal temperatures early in the week influenced maturity in the Intermountain Region. Wheat heading advanced 38 percentage points in Montana and 25 percent of Idaho's wheat headed during the week. Development was slightly behind normal in Illinois and Michigan. Harvest rapidly progressed in the central Great Plains and the middle Mississippi Valley. However, progress remained behind last year. Cotton: Thirty-four percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, and 7 percent was setting bolls. Fields at or beyond the squaring stage trailed last year's 44 percent and the 5-year average of 46 percent. Squaring in the West and Virginia was 2 weeks behind the 5-year average due to early-season planting delays. Fields rapidly entered the squaring stage in the Delta and Southeast, but remained behind normal due to unfavorable weather conditions early in the year. More than one-forth of the acreage began squaring in Alabama and Louisiana, and at least one-fifth of the fields entered the squaring stage in Arkansas, Missouri, and North Carolina. Plants began setting bolls in fields along the Gulf Coast. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 84 percent complete, 3 percentage points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Planting was active in the central Great Plains, due to excellent growing conditions. Planting was complete in Arkansas and approached completion in Louisiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Of the 11 major-producing States, only Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota were ahead of their 5-year average planting pace. Nearly one-forth of New Mexico's acreage was planted during the week. Illinois' progress was 33 percent behind last year and 41 percent behind the average due to wet weather conditions. Fifteen percent of the sorghum was at or beyond the heading stage. Forty-one percent of Texas crop was at the heading stage, while one-fourth of Louisiana's crop was at this reproductive stage. Rice: Five percent of the crop was heading, 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Development was most advanced in Louisiana, where one-fourth of the field were heading. Most of the rice had emerged in California. Small grains: Spring wheat was 23 percent headed, 11 percentage points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Above-normal temperature accelerated growth and development in most of the States, despite declining conditions. Heading started in Montana and accelerated in Washington, However, both States remained behind their 5-year average pace. The barley crop was 22 percent headed, compared to 13 percent last year and 20 percent for the 5-year average. Heading was most advanced in Washington, at 50 percent, but remained well behind normal. The crop progressed ahead of the 5-year average in Minnessota, where 36 percent headed during the week. Forty-one percent of the oat crop was headed, ahead of last year and slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Development was most advanced in the western Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the upper Mississippi Valley, where hot weather propelled growing conditions. In Pennsylvania, one-fourth of the crop headed during the week, but heading remained almost 3 weeks behind normal due to cool, wet weather conditions. Other crops: Twelve percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, 5 percentage points behind last year and 7 points behind the average. Pegging continued ahead of normal in Florida and Oklahoma, advancing 20 and 15 points, respectively, from the previous week. Wet weather and below-normal temperature delayed progress in North Carolina and Virginia. Sunflower planting progressed to 95 percent in the four major-producing States, behind last year's pace by 1 percentage point. The hot weather conditions, with only scattered showers, allowed almost one-fifth of the crop to be planted in the central Great Plains. Planting was near complete in the Dakotas. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 84 79 89 88 IL : 95 87 97 97 IN : 90 85 94 97 IA : 100 99 100 99 KS : 94 88 90 92 KY : 58 54 85 78 LA : 81 77 94 97 MI : 95 94 95 95 MN : 99 99 99 99 MS : 98 97 100 99 MO : 91 81 92 87 NE : 100 98 100 100 NC : 67 54 85 76 ND : 100 99 100 100 OH : 87 83 95 97 SD : 100 98 100 99 TN : 68 60 85 85 WI : 98 96 99 97 : 18 Sts: 94 89 96 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 98 100 100 ID : 72 47 54 63 IL : 99 98 100 100 IN : 100 99 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 97 82 96 99 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 73 35 30 67 NE : 99 97 98 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 97 88 100 94 SD : 96 86 88 89 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 98 85 91 96 : 18 Sts: 98 94 95 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 77 66 78 77 IL : 87 78 91 93 IN : 84 72 83 93 IA : 98 91 99 96 KS : 84 76 79 86 KY : 44 39 68 72 LA : 76 63 89 94 MI : 92 71 79 89 MN : 99 94 98 96 MS : 95 93 96 95 MO : 79 67 82 81 NE : 97 86 100 97 NC : 57 39 74 67 ND : 99 90 100 97 OH : 82 77 80 91 SD : 96 82 96 93 TN : 53 42 62 71 WI : 91 77 91 92 : 18 Sts: 88 79 90 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 56 39 83 84 CA : 59 30 61 42 CO : 0 0 1 1 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 18 0 47 31 IN : 11 0 24 18 KS : 14 1 25 33 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 28 2 40 40 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 3 NC : 39 25 87 69 OH : 0 0 0 1 OK : 72 39 74 76 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 63 52 61 64 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 25 13 31 33 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 40 14 44 48 AZ : 49 37 77 70 AR : 48 26 65 67 CA : 20 4 43 39 GA : 54 35 58 53 LA : 61 35 70 78 MS : 45 33 52 72 MO : 29 7 37 61 NC : 33 10 47 39 OK : 20 12 22 11 SC : 15 6 32 33 TN : 22 9 37 55 TX : 27 19 33 33 VA : 4 3 31 18 : 14 Sts: 34 20 44 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 89 73 80 83 IL : 46 33 79 87 KS : 89 78 90 93 LA : 99 98 100 100 MO : 93 82 92 94 NE : 98 91 100 99 NM : 74 50 51 70 OK : 59 48 64 75 SD : 96 85 96 92 TX : 77 73 86 88 : 11 Sts: 84 76 87 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 NA 3 2 AZ : 8 NA 24 17 AR : 0 NA 3 2 CA : 0 NA 3 3 GA : 8 NA 17 11 LA : 6 NA 7 10 MS : 0 NA 4 9 MO : 0 NA 3 6 NC : 0 NA 0 1 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 0 NA 7 5 TN : 0 NA 1 1 TX : 13 NA 15 13 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 14 Sts: 7 NA 10 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 18 0 11 6 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 3 1 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 25 7 30 23 MO : 1 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 0 0 0 1 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 41 39 50 44 : 11 Sts: 15 14 18 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 38 9 15 26 MN : 38 2 7 24 MT : 4 0 5 13 ND : 17 1 6 11 SD : 50 13 45 45 WA : 60 33 52 67 : 6 Sts : 23 4 12 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 39 27 24 30 MN : 41 5 12 22 MT : 7 0 9 15 ND : 16 3 3 9 WA : 50 23 46 65 : 5 Sts : 22 8 13 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 81 37 81 76 MN : 43 8 26 35 NE : 91 69 87 77 ND : 7 0 4 9 OH : 64 41 55 75 PA : 35 10 63 62 SD : 49 15 44 40 WI : 36 17 25 43 : 8 Sts : 41 17 36 40 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 53% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 1 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 25 4 33 29 MS : 0 0 0 3 MO : 2 *0 0 0 TX : 17 12 32 26 : 6 Sts : 5 1 8 7 -------------------------------------- * Rivised. 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 1 14 17 FL : 40 20 36 40 GA : 14 8 23 26 NC : 0 0 4 12 OK : 44 29 20 14 TX : 4 4 9 9 VA : 0 0 1 4 : 7 Sts : 12 7 17 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 22,:Jun 15,:Jun 22,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 80 66 80 NA KS : 84 66 81 88 ND : 99 96 100 99 SD : 94 76 96 92 : 4 Sts : 95 86 96 NA -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 91% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 2 8 41 49 IL : 1 4 20 58 17 IN : 2 8 32 47 11 IA : 0 3 16 58 23 KS : 1 3 29 59 8 KY : 3 10 31 38 18 MI : 2 7 31 52 8 MN : 0 2 17 65 16 MO : 1 5 21 57 16 NE : 0 1 16 57 26 NC : 2 10 28 56 4 ND : 0 1 12 65 22 OH : 3 12 33 41 11 PA : 5 15 39 33 8 SD : 0 2 16 65 17 TN : 5 7 21 55 12 TX : 14 22 26 32 6 WI : 1 3 19 61 16 : 18 Sts : 1 5 21 56 17 : Prev Wk : 1 5 23 56 15 Prev Yr : 2 8 28 49 13 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 14 31 43 8 CA : 0 5 25 55 15 CO : 5 11 23 45 16 ID : 0 3 9 67 21 IL : 11 19 33 30 7 IN : 5 9 21 47 18 KS : 5 11 27 39 18 MI : 0 3 16 59 22 MO : 1 8 26 47 18 MT : 2 7 20 52 19 NE : 3 11 26 46 14 NC : 2 9 38 50 1 OH : 1 3 21 52 23 OK : 5 9 22 43 21 OR : 6 23 46 23 2 SD : 3 13 25 46 13 TX : 25 25 32 15 3 WA : 3 8 25 46 18 : 18 Sts : 8 13 26 38 15 : Prev Wk : 7 12 28 40 13 Prev Yr : 21 20 29 26 4 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 10 28 46 14 IL : 2 6 27 56 9 IN : 2 8 33 49 8 IA : 1 3 16 61 19 KS : 0 1 27 67 5 KY : 3 5 32 51 9 LA : 2 13 49 35 1 MI : 1 5 25 63 6 MN : 0 2 19 66 13 MS : 1 7 24 53 15 MO : 1 7 31 52 9 NE : 0 1 16 64 19 NC : 0 4 34 59 3 ND : 1 2 11 58 28 OH : 3 10 36 43 8 SD : 1 1 19 65 14 TN : 0 5 24 58 13 WI : 1 3 16 68 12 : 18 Sts : 1 5 24 58 12 : Prev Wk : 1 5 26 57 11 Prev Yr : 1 7 30 52 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 10 39 39 10 AZ : 0 5 17 50 28 AR : 1 8 41 39 11 CA : 0 5 35 55 5 GA : 1 4 19 56 20 LA : 1 4 30 53 12 MS : 4 8 22 49 17 MO : 4 12 48 35 1 NC : 4 8 40 43 5 OK : 8 14 35 42 1 SC : 0 1 26 66 7 TN : 4 14 33 47 2 TX : 18 19 32 26 5 VA : 6 21 34 33 6 : 14 Sts : 9 12 31 39 9 : Prev Wk : 9 12 32 38 9 Prev Yr : 6 11 34 41 8 -------------------------------------- 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 17 63 19 MN : 0 1 10 49 40 MT : 1 2 34 54 9 ND : 0 1 13 59 27 SD : 1 2 24 56 17 WA : 2 8 40 39 11 : 6 Sts : 0 2 20 56 22 : Prev Wk : 0 1 19 62 18 Prev Yr : 4 10 31 46 9 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 5 17 63 15 MN : 0 1 9 71 19 MT : 1 3 16 59 21 ND : 0 1 10 61 28 WA : 2 10 37 35 16 : 5 Sts : 0 3 15 60 22 : Prev Wk : 0 2 14 62 22 Prev Yr : 1 4 29 58 8 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 3 14 60 23 MN : 0 2 18 64 16 NE : 1 1 14 52 32 ND : 0 1 14 68 17 OH : 1 6 33 52 8 PA : 5 17 36 36 6 SD : 0 4 26 61 9 WI : 1 3 19 62 15 : 8 Sts : 1 3 19 61 16 : Prev Wk : 0 2 17 66 15 Prev Yr : 5 12 29 45 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 7 25 46 20 CA : 0 10 65 20 5 LA : 0 1 18 71 10 MS : 0 3 18 64 15 MO : 1 7 20 53 19 TX : 0 0 10 65 25 : 6 Sts : 1 6 29 48 16 : Prev Wk : 0 6 31 48 15 Prev Yr : 2 4 26 52 16 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 32 54 7 CO : 1 3 27 53 16 IL : 0 22 49 28 1 KS : 0 2 30 64 4 LA : 0 3 29 62 6 MO : 1 6 40 48 5 NE : 0 1 26 64 9 NM : 4 8 70 18 0 OK : 0 1 25 72 2 SD : 1 4 25 65 5 TX : 6 15 31 42 6 : 11 Sts : 2 7 31 55 5 : Prev Wk : 1 6 35 53 5 Prev Yr : 5 15 40 37 3 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 18 42 37 FL : 0 1 14 55 30 GA : 0 4 19 58 19 NC : 0 0 53 47 0 OK : 0 4 20 57 19 TX : 0 2 25 65 8 VA : 0 13 42 38 7 : 8 Sts : 0 3 24 55 18 : Prev Wk : 0 4 24 56 16 Prev Yr : 1 6 33 51 9 -------------------------------------- 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 60 25 :: NJ : 0 0 36 38 26 AZ : 8 40 30 15 7 :: NM : 25 33 30 12 0 AR : 0 1 22 61 16 :: NY : 0 2 21 55 22 CA : 0 20 55 25 0 :: NC : 0 2 14 61 23 CO : 6 11 27 47 9 :: ND : 1 6 24 54 15 CT : 0 0 29 61 10 :: OH : 1 4 25 55 15 DE : 0 10 27 50 13 :: OK : 0 7 25 54 14 FL : 5 15 5 65 10 :: OR : 3 9 37 41 10 GA : 0 2 16 64 18 :: PA : 1 8 17 50 24 ID : 0 2 36 45 17 :: RI : 0 0 25 60 15 IL : 0 1 20 67 12 :: SC : 0 1 10 70 19 IN : 0 5 20 56 19 :: SD : 3 14 33 42 8 IA : 1 3 19 61 16 :: TN : 0 2 11 62 25 KS : 6 16 38 32 8 :: TX : 10 18 34 30 8 KY : 1 3 15 45 36 :: UT : 8 15 34 41 2 LA : 1 11 38 45 5 :: VT : 0 1 15 65 19 ME : 2 3 8 64 23 :: VA : 0 1 19 54 26 MD : 2 6 25 46 21 :: WA : 0 4 52 44 0 MA : 0 0 21 66 13 :: WV : 1 3 17 59 20 MI : 3 8 30 49 10 :: WI : 1 9 36 47 7 MN : 1 5 25 60 9 :: WY : 5 13 35 46 1 MS : 0 8 20 59 13 :: : MO : 0 5 27 56 12 :: 48 Sts : 3 10 28 47 12 MT : 2 10 31 43 14 :: : NE : 3 11 31 44 11 :: Prev Wk: 4 10 27 47 12 NV : 4 7 13 45 31 :: Prev Yr: 14 18 30 31 7 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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