We 1 (7-03) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 1, 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. 26 June 22 - 28, 2003 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Wet weather shifted into the upper Midwest, resulting in a warming trend in the East and allowing for recovery from unfavorably wet conditions from the Delta to the middle and southern Atlantic States. Toward week's end, however, locally heavy showers developed in the central and eastern Gulf Coast States as a prelude to the formation of Tropical Storm Bill. In contrast, warm, mostly dry weather continued to stress pastures and summer crops in the western Gulf Coast region, including much of central and southern Texas. Farther north, warm, mostly dry weather in the eastern Corn Belt favored final summer crop planting, winter wheat maturation and harvesting, and corn and soybean development. Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms across the western Corn Belt reversed a recent drying trend but caused localized wind, hail, and flash flood damage. On the Plains, winter wheat harvesting advanced from Kansas southward, in spite of scattered showers that aided summer crops throughout the region. Despite recent soil moisture improvements on the southern Plains, some pastures and dryland summer crops were still recovering from near-record spring dryness. Elsewhere on the Plains, cool weather (weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F below normal) slowed crop development from Montana and the Dakotas southward into western Nebraska. Cool weather also overspread the West, temporarily reducing irrigation demands. Widespread, beneficial precipitation accompanied the below-normal temperatures in Wyoming and northern Utah, but dry weather elsewhere in the West maintained stress on dryland agricultural interests. Early in the week, cool weather lingered in the East and settled across the Northwest. On Sunday, daily-record lows included 50 degrees F in Bristol, TN, and 53 degrees F in Charlotte, NC. Meanwhile, heavy showers lingered across Florida, where Melbourne's 2-day (June 21-22) rainfall reached 7.15 inches. Rain also persisted in New England on June 22, resulting in a daily-record total of 2.06 inches in Worcester, MA. A day later in the Northwest, daily-record lows were set in about a dozen locations, including Idaho Falls, ID (32 degrees F), and Butte, MT (28 degrees F). Idaho Falls' reading came just 3 days earlier than its latest freeze on record (31 degrees F on June 26, 1976). Widespread precipitation accompanied the chill farther south and east, resulting in consecutive daily-record totals on June 23-24 (0.66 and 0.94 inch) in Riverton, WY, and a June 21-24 snowfall total of approximately 18 inches in 10,947-foot Beartooth Pass, WY, just east of Yellowstone National Park. Elsewhere in Wyoming, the wet pattern boosted Casper's monthly precipitation to a June-record level (4.70 inches, or 329 percent of normal), surpassing its June 1982 total of 4.15 inches. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms erupted across the Plains and upper Midwest from June 22-25, resulting in more than 75 tornadoes and dozens of reports of damaging winds and large hail, according to preliminary information from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). With the inclusion of additional wind and hail events across the Plains and Midwest toward week's end, SPC noted June 22-28 totals of more than 300 reports of damaging winds and nearly 500 reports of hail at least three-quarters of an inch in diameter. In fact, some of the largest U.S. hailstones on record fell in Aurora, Hamilton County, NE, on June 22. Preliminary tests indicated that the largest stone measured 7.0 inches in diameter and had a circumference of 18.75 inches. A slightly smaller stone nearby had a diameter of 6.5 inches, a circumference of 17.3 inches, and weighed 1.33 pounds, compared with the U.S. record (observed in Coffeyville, KS, on September 3, 1970) of 1.67 pounds. Thunderstorms reached the middle Mississippi Valley by midweek, resulting in daily-record totals for June 25 in locations such as St. Louis, MO (3.31 inches), and Springfield, IL (2.85 inches). St. Louis' monthly rainfall reached 12.35 inches (328 percent of normal), surpassing its June 1875 record of 10.84 inches. Farther east, the warmest air of the season overspread the Great Lakes and Northeastern States. The warmth was fairly short-lived, but resulted in the region's first heat wave of the season (defined in that part of the Nation as 3 consecutive days with high temperatures of 90 degrees F or higher). For example, June 24-26 highs soared to 92, 91, and 90 degrees F in Williamsport, PA, and 90, 94, and 93 degrees F in Manchester, NH. Elsewhere in New Hampshire, the region's highest peak, 6,288-foot Mt. Washington, tied its all-time-record high of 72 degrees F (set on August 2, 1975) on June 26. Meanwhile in Georgia, Athens marked its latest observance of the first 90-degree reading of the year on June 25, tying its 1997 record. By week's end, cool weather returned to the Great Lakes region, including Michigan, where Marquette's daily-record highs of 91 degrees F on June 23 and 90 degrees F on June 25 were followed by a daily-record low of 36 degrees F on June 28. Elsewhere, record warmth overspread the West Coast States after midweek, producing more than three dozen daily-record highs. Consecutive daily records were established in locations such as San Francisco, CA (96 and 97 degrees F on June 26-27), and Medford, OR (100 and 103 degrees F on June 27-28). The heat contributed to an increase in wildfire activity across the Northwest, and by month's end about 20 fires in various stages of containment were responsible for nearly 140,000 acres of charred vegetation across Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Despite the recent increase in Western wildfire activity, the Nation's burned acreage during the first half of 2003 stood at about 767 thousand acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, or about 58 percent of the 10-year average. Weekly temperatures averaged up to 2 degrees F in Hawaii, where mostly dry weather brought additional drought intensification across the central and eastern islands. On the Big Island, Hilo's heaviest 24-hour rainfall during the week was 1.05 inches on June 24-25, leaving its June 1-28 total at 5.36 inches (79 percent of normal) and year-to-date sum at 32.26 inches (53 percent). Meanwhile in Alaska, near-normal temperatures prevailed across the majority of the State for the third consecutive week, although warm weather (as much as 9 degrees F above normal) persisted on and near the Seward Peninsula. Alaskan weekly precipitation was mostly light and confined to southern portions of the State. National Agricultural Summary June 23 - June 29, 2003 Highlights: Favorable weather reduced excessively wet field conditions in the Ohio Valley and along the Atlantic Coast. Crop conditions improved except where excessive wetness persisted due to poor drainage. Topsoil moisture levels remained above normal for all reporting States except New Mexico. Thunderstorms during the first part of the week kept farmers out of the field in the northern Mississippi Valley and adjacent areas of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Scattered showers and heavy thunderstorms continued in the central Great Plains. Below-normal temperatures delayed crop development slightly in the northern Great Plains and northern Rocky Mountains. In the southern Delta States, excessive rainfall hampered fieldwork and saturated the topsoil. The Tennessee Valley experienced sunshine which helped dry fields from last month flooding. The Southwest remained seasonably hot and dry throughout the week. Drier conditions across the central and eastern Corn Belt promoted crop development and fieldwork activities. Corn: Five percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, equal to last year's pace and the 5-year average for this date. Silking in the Corn Belt was mostly confined to the lower Missouri and Ohio River Valleys, where 16 percent of the Kentucky acreage and 20 percent of the Missouri acreage was at or beyond the silking stage. Despite the wet spring and delayed planting, over one-half of Tennessee's crop was at or beyond the silking stage. Crop conditions in Kentucky and Pennsylvania improved substantially due to hot, drier weather. Seasonal temperatures and scattered showers throughout most of the Corn Belt supported crop conditions. In Texas, almost one-half of the acreage was at the dough stage, one-fourth was denting, and 3 percent was mature. Soybeans: Ninety-six percent of acreage was planted and 93 percent was emerged. Planting and emergence were both 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind normal. Farmers continued to encounter challenges with planting in Kentucky and North Carolina. Kentucky was almost 3 weeks behind the average pace, while North Carolina was 1 week behind normal. Soggy fields delayed planting in Louisiana. Emergence was most advanced in the Dakotas and adjacent areas of the Corn Belt. However, emergence of the crop in the eastern Corn Belt, Delta, and along the Atlantic Costal Plain lagged behind the 5-year average. Winter Wheat: Forty-seven percent of the crop was harvested, compared to 57 percent last year and the 5-year average of 50 percent. In the central Great Plains, below normal temperatures slowed maturity and dry down of the crop. Despite the cool weather, 44 percent of the crop was harvested in Kansas. Farther east, growers in Arkansas and Missouri harvested about one-third of their acreage, while farmers in Indiana and North Carolina harvested at least one-fourth of their crop during the week. The harvest season began in Colorado and Nebraska, but no fields had been harvested in the Pacific Northwest, northern Rocky Mountains, Ohio, and Michigan. Cotton: Forty-five percent of the acreage was at or beyond the squaring stage, and 10 percent was setting bolls. Fields at or beyond the squaring stage trailed last year's 60 percent pace and the 5-year average of 61 percent. Squaring was 1-to-4 weeks behind normal in all States except Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma. One-fourth of California's crop entered the squaring stage due to seasonably high temperatures. The warm weather in the Southeast accelerated growth and development, but progress remained behind normal. In the southern Great Plains, cotton was setting bolls on pace with the average. However, all other regions were behind normal. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 92 percent complete, 2 percentage points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. In Illinois, 43 percent of the crop was planted, as planting of most other crops neared completion. Planting was at or near completion in the central and northern Great Plains and the Delta. High temperatures promoted development in Louisiana. Behind normal planting progress along with cooler-than-normal temperatures delayed development in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains. Rice: Ten percent of the crop was heading, 3 percentage points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Slightly above-average temperatures along the Gulf Coast accelerated growth and development,. Forty-five percent of the Louisiana crop is at or beyond the heading stage. Heading also occurred in Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas, with heading in Texas 14 points behind average. No fields were heading in Arkansas and California. Small grains: Spring wheat was 46 percent headed, 17 percentage points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of the 5-year average. Despite the below-normal temperature, one-fifth or more of the crop headed during the week in Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Heading was only slightly down in Montana, but was behind the 5-year average. The barley crop was 42 percent headed, compared to 25 percent last year and 34 percent for the 5-year average. Heading was most advanced in Washington, at 80 percent, and remained slightly ahead normal. The crop progressed ahead of the 5-year average in Minnesota, with 35 percent headed during the week. Sixty-five percent of the oat crop was headed, 9 percentage points and 3 ahead of last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Heading was only slightly slower in Minnesota and was nearing completion in Iowa and Nebraska. About one-third of the crop headed during the week in South Dakota and Wisconsin. In Ohio and Pennsylvania, heading was behind normal as a result of delayed planting early in the season. Peanuts: Twenty-five percent of the peanut acreage was pegging, 9 percentage points behind last year and 8 points behind the average. Pegging continued ahead of normal in Florida and Oklahoma, advancing 10 and 20 points, respectively, from the previous week. Peanuts began pegging in North Carolina but pegging has not started in Virginia. Pegging in both States remained well behind normal due to wet weather conditions which delayed planting. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 84 94 93 IL : 97 95 99 98 IN : 95 90 98 98 IA : 100 100 100 100 KS : 97 94 99 96 KY : 60 58 97 89 LA : 88 81 96 99 MI : 99 95 100 98 MN : 99 99 99 99 MS : 100 98 100 100 MO : 95 91 97 92 NE : 100 100 100 100 NC : 76 67 92 86 ND : 100 100 100 100 OH : 97 87 100 99 SD : 100 100 100 100 TN : 87 68 94 93 WI : 100 98 100 98 : 18 Sts: 96 94 99 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 1 1 IL : 2 NA 1 4 IN : 0 NA 0 1 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 15 NA 8 11 KY : *11 NA 28 25 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 20 NA 19 23 NE : 0 NA 1 1 NC : 32 NA 53 47 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 55 NA 56 51 TX : 66 NA 70 61 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 5 NA 5 5 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 83 77 88 86 IL : 93 87 97 97 IN : 89 84 94 96 IA : 100 98 100 98 KS : 92 84 92 92 KY : 55 44 76 80 LA : 81 76 93 97 MI : 96 92 97 95 MN : 99 99 99 98 MS : 98 95 100 98 MO : 86 79 90 89 NE : 100 97 100 99 NC : 62 57 83 76 ND : 100 99 100 100 OH : 87 82 94 97 SD : 100 96 100 98 TN : 68 53 80 83 WI : 98 91 98 96 : 18 Sts: 93 88 96 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 88 56 95 94 CA : 61 59 69 58 CO : 8 0 19 13 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 58 18 75 64 IN : 36 11 40 38 KS : 58 14 79 65 MI : 0 0 0 1 MO : 67 28 79 65 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 1 0 23 14 NC : 67 39 96 85 OH : 0 0 2 6 OK : 93 72 93 89 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 80 63 84 81 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 47 25 57 50 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 67 40 64 63 AZ : 53 49 87 82 AR : 67 48 82 88 CA : 45 20 49 48 GA : 67 54 74 67 LA : 76 61 88 89 MS : 64 45 68 85 MO : 45 29 47 78 NC : 46 33 71 58 OK : 35 20 42 26 SC : 27 15 52 50 TN : 35 22 64 79 TX : 28 27 48 48 VA : 6 4 63 52 : 14 Sts: 45 34 60 61 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 97 89 92 92 IL : 89 46 95 92 KS : 96 89 96 97 LA : 100 99 100 100 MO : 96 93 97 98 NE : 100 98 100 100 NM : 78 74 55 78 OK : 87 59 91 90 SD : 100 96 100 97 TX : 84 77 92 92 : 11 Sts: 92 84 94 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 2 10 8 AZ : 11 8 38 27 AR : 2 0 6 8 CA : 1 0 6 6 GA : 15 8 31 23 LA : 13 6 33 30 MS : 12 0 21 25 MO : 3 0 10 17 NC : 0 0 5 4 OK : 1 0 1 1 SC : 0 0 12 9 TN : 0 0 4 6 TX : 16 13 18 16 VA : 0 0 0 0 : 14 Sts: 10 7 17 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 38 18 25 18 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 5 2 KS : 0 0 0 1 LA : 42 25 43 45 MO : 3 1 1 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 1 0 0 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 44 41 60 49 : 11 Sts: 17 15 22 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 58 38 26 38 MN : 78 38 27 48 MT : 19 4 9 26 ND : 37 17 26 30 SD : 86 50 72 72 WA : 89 60 78 82 : 6 Sts : 46 23 29 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 51 39 35 40 MN : 76 41 33 47 MT : 25 7 19 30 ND : 39 16 14 23 WA : 80 50 67 79 : 5 Sts : 42 22 25 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 92 81 96 92 MN : 71 43 60 63 NE : 94 91 96 92 ND : 26 7 16 25 OH : 82 64 74 88 PA : 63 35 70 80 SD : 83 49 73 67 WI : 68 36 48 68 : 8 Sts : 65 41 56 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 53% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 2 3 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 45 25 50 45 MS : 6 0 3 5 MO : 4 2 3 1 TX : 28 17 56 42 : 6 Sts : 10 5 13 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Jun 29,:Jun 22,:Jun 29,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 19 5 32 30 FL : 50 40 44 47 GA : 30 14 42 41 NC : 15 0 26 27 OK : 64 44 38 29 TX : 15 4 26 23 VA : 0 0 17 19 : 7 Sts : 25 12 34 33 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 10 49 40 IL : 1 4 21 55 19 IN : 2 10 30 46 12 IA : 1 2 13 59 25 KS : 1 3 25 60 11 KY : 1 4 22 60 13 MI : 1 7 31 51 10 MN : 1 2 16 61 20 MO : 1 5 22 56 16 NE : 1 2 14 58 25 NC : 2 8 32 55 3 ND : 0 2 15 60 23 OH : 4 10 29 43 14 PA : 3 10 30 42 15 SD : 0 1 14 65 20 TN : 4 7 20 53 16 TX : 11 19 25 37 8 WI : 1 6 23 53 17 : 18 Sts : 1 4 20 56 19 : Prev Wk : 1 5 21 56 17 Prev Yr : 3 9 30 46 12 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 15 38 36 8 CA : 0 15 30 45 10 CO : 5 9 24 49 13 ID : 0 3 13 63 21 IL : 11 19 33 30 7 IN : 1 8 24 51 16 KS : 5 11 27 38 19 MI : 2 6 17 54 21 MO : 0 6 24 48 22 MT : 3 8 26 44 19 NE : 4 13 27 44 12 NC : 2 9 38 50 1 OH : 1 3 19 54 23 OK : 5 9 22 43 21 OR : 6 25 44 23 2 SD : 4 11 29 46 10 TX : 25 25 32 15 3 WA : 3 7 27 46 17 : 18 Sts : 8 13 27 38 14 : Prev Wk : 8 13 26 38 15 Prev Yr : 22 20 30 25 3 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 8 31 44 14 IL : 1 5 30 51 13 IN : 1 9 36 46 8 IA : 1 3 16 58 22 KS : 0 1 23 69 7 KY : 1 2 25 60 12 LA : 3 15 38 41 3 MI : 1 7 26 58 8 MN : 1 3 18 58 20 MS : 0 5 20 49 26 MO : 1 7 32 52 8 NE : 0 2 17 63 18 NC : 1 7 40 51 1 ND : 2 3 14 56 25 OH : 4 10 33 44 9 SD : 0 1 14 66 19 TN : 0 5 23 59 13 WI : 0 4 22 58 16 : 18 Sts : 1 5 24 55 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 24 58 12 Prev Yr : 2 9 33 46 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 7 36 48 7 AZ : 0 3 14 55 28 AR : 1 8 38 42 11 CA : 0 5 25 65 5 GA : 0 4 19 56 21 LA : 1 4 29 54 12 MS : 3 6 20 52 19 MO : 3 12 40 41 4 NC : 2 9 48 37 4 OK : 2 9 33 54 2 SC : 0 1 21 76 2 TN : 4 14 33 47 2 TX : 20 16 33 26 5 VA : 1 17 40 42 0 : 14 Sts : 9 11 31 40 9 : Prev Wk : 9 12 31 39 9 Prev Yr : 7 11 34 40 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 3 20 57 20 MN : 0 2 14 46 38 MT : 2 4 29 56 9 ND : 0 2 12 60 26 SD : 1 5 18 55 21 WA : 4 12 40 36 8 : 6 Sts : 1 3 18 56 22 : Prev Wk : 0 2 20 56 22 Prev Yr : 8 13 31 42 6 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 6 17 60 16 MN : 0 1 10 64 25 MT : 2 3 22 54 19 ND : 0 1 9 64 26 WA : 4 13 34 34 15 : 5 Sts : 1 4 16 58 21 : Prev Wk : 0 3 15 60 22 Prev Yr : 2 7 29 54 8 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 2 15 61 21 MN : 1 2 13 68 16 NE : 1 2 15 56 26 ND : 0 2 12 70 16 OH : 1 8 24 57 10 PA : 2 16 43 31 8 SD : 1 4 24 60 11 WI : 0 7 18 60 15 : 8 Sts : 1 4 18 61 16 : Prev Wk : 1 3 19 61 16 Prev Yr : 9 16 27 40 8 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 4 25 46 23 CA : 0 20 55 20 5 LA : 0 0 17 71 12 MS : 0 2 15 57 26 MO : 2 6 22 50 20 TX : 0 1 18 62 19 : 6 Sts : 1 6 27 48 18 : Prev Wk : 1 6 29 48 16 Prev Yr : 1 3 27 55 14 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 32 54 8 CO : 0 5 33 51 11 IL : 0 23 43 32 2 KS : 0 1 31 63 5 LA : 0 3 31 61 5 MO : 0 6 38 51 5 NE : 0 4 31 55 10 NM : 0 19 50 31 0 OK : 0 0 9 87 4 SD : 4 8 24 58 6 TX : 5 14 27 42 12 : 11 Sts : 2 7 29 54 8 : Prev Wk : 2 7 31 55 5 Prev Yr : 7 15 39 35 4 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 16 49 32 FL : 19 1 1 43 36 GA : 0 4 21 55 20 NC : 0 1 49 50 0 OK : 0 3 15 56 26 TX : 1 2 22 67 8 VA : 0 10 37 48 5 : 8 Sts : 2 3 22 55 18 : Prev Wk : 0 3 24 55 18 Prev Yr : 1 5 33 48 13 -------------------------------------- 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 14 63 21 :: NJ : 0 0 22 58 20 AZ : 7 28 32 23 10 :: NM : 31 29 23 17 0 AR : 0 1 22 65 12 :: NY : 0 3 16 60 21 CA : 0 25 60 15 0 :: NC : 0 2 15 74 9 CO : 2 10 30 49 9 :: ND : 1 5 19 61 14 CT : 0 0 12 70 18 :: OH : 1 5 21 59 14 DE : 0 8 39 43 10 :: OK : 0 5 20 57 18 FL : 0 5 10 75 10 :: OR : 4 12 41 36 7 GA : 0 2 14 64 20 :: PA : 0 3 16 52 29 ID : 1 2 39 44 14 :: RI : 0 0 10 70 20 IL : 0 1 20 61 18 :: SC : 0 1 12 73 14 IN : 1 3 21 59 16 :: SD : 3 11 27 49 10 IA : 0 3 19 59 19 :: TN : 0 3 12 63 22 KS : 6 15 37 35 7 :: TX : 9 17 34 31 9 KY : 0 2 18 55 25 :: UT : 7 16 34 41 2 LA : 1 8 32 52 7 :: VT : 0 2 10 82 6 ME : 2 4 15 64 15 :: VA : 0 3 21 53 23 MD : 0 4 29 42 25 :: WA : 0 7 53 40 0 MA : 0 0 23 68 9 :: WV : 1 2 20 63 14 MI : 6 11 31 42 10 :: WI : 1 7 35 50 7 MN : 1 2 16 67 14 :: WY : 5 11 35 48 1 MS : 1 6 23 54 16 :: : MO : 0 5 31 54 10 :: 48 Sts : 3 9 28 48 12 MT : 6 11 31 40 12 :: : NE : 3 10 33 43 11 :: Prev Wk: 3 10 28 47 12 NV : 2 16 22 39 21 :: Prev Yr: 15 20 29 30 6 NH : 0 0 16 48 36 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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