We 1 (10-03) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 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 Brian T. Young at (202) 720-7621, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 90, No. 41 October 5 - 11, 2003 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Warm, mostly dry weather promoted Midwestern crop maturation and fieldwork, including corn and soybean harvesting and winter wheat planting. The Nation's warmest weather, relative to normal, covered the upper Midwest, where weekly temperatures averaged 5 to 15 degrees F above normal. Meanwhile on the Plains, unfavorably dry conditions persisted from eastern Colorado and western Kansas northward into Montana, maintaining concerns about a lack of soil moisture for winter wheat establishment. Pockets of dryness also existed on the southern High Plains, but heavy rain (2 to 4 inches, with locally higher totals) improved prospects for wheat in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. Farther south, torrential rains in the western Gulf Coast region halted fieldwork and caused local flooding, especially in parts of southern Texas. Showers were lighter and more widely scattered from the Delta to the southern Atlantic States, causing only minor fieldwork delays. In the West, significant precipitation was confined to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest. The Southwestern showers provided only limited drought relief, while the Northwestern precipitation was largely confined to the coastal region. As a result, serious water-supply concerns persisted in the Southwest, Great Basin, and Intermountain West, while Northwestern winter grains remained in need of additional rain to ensure even emergence. Chilly weather persisted early in the week across the Great Lakes and Northeastern States, resulting in a few more daily-record lows. Muskegon, MI (30 and 28 degrees F on October 5-6), opened the week with consecutive daily records. By midweek, however, near- to above-normal temperatures prevailed nationwide, setting or tying approximately 100 daily-record highs. Nearly half of those records were broken on October 9, when a daily-record high in Marquette, MI (77 degrees F), followed a record low (23 degrees F on October 6) by only 3 days. Similarly, the temperature in Huron, SD, rebounded to 90 degrees F on October 7, up from 20 degrees F on October 1. Both of Huron's readings were daily records. Farther west, Salt Lake City, UT, noted a high of 88 degrees F on October 9, just 1 degree F shy of their monthly record high established on October 3, 1963. However, cooler air began to overspread the West toward week's end, resulting in a daily-record low (9 degrees F on October 11) in Randolph, UT, only 2 days after a daily-record high of 76 degrees F. Elsewhere in the West, record lows for October 11 included 19 degrees F in Pocatello, ID, and 20 degrees F in Delta, UT. In contrast, daily-record highs were established at week's end at several locations in Maine, including Houlton and Caribou (both 76 degrees F on October 11). Heavy rain fell twice in a 5-day span in parts of the western Gulf Coast region, causing widespread flash flooding. College Station, TX, posted daily-record totals on October 5 and 9 (2.36 and 3.01 inches), boosting its month-to-date total to 6.19 inches. Other records in Texas on October 9 included 3.59 inches in Houston and 3.36 inches in Waco. Meanwhile, heavy rain also soaked the coastal Carolinas, resulting in October 7-11 totals of 5.29 inches in Wilmington, NC, and 4.75 inches in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The majority of the precipitation fell on October 8, when rainfall reached 3.49 inches in North Myrtle Beach and 3.35 inches in Wilmington. October 8 was also a very wet day with local flooding in south-central Kansas, where totals included 3.73 inches in Hutchinson and 2.78 inches in Wichita. A day later, Tulsa, OK (2.86 inches), collected a daily-record sum. Late in the week, showers accompanied a cold front crossing the Northwest. Although precipitation was spotty, Billings, MT, received a daily-record total (0.71 inch) on October 10, which exceeded the city's rainfall during the preceding 111 days (0.60 inch fell from June 21 - October 9). It was also Billings' greatest daily rainfall since 2.27 inches fell on June 13, 2001. Elsewhere at week's end, locally heavy rainfall shifted into southern portions of Florida and Texas. Daily records were established in locations such as Miami, FL (2.85 inches on October 10), and Del Rio, TX (3.23 inches on October 11). Record-warmth continued through midweek in Alaska, helping to boost weekly temperatures at least 5 degrees F above normal across the mainland. Readings averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal in parts of interior and northwestern Alaska. On Monday, daily-record highs included 61 degrees F in Healy, 59 degrees F in King Salmon, and 56 degrees F in McGrath. From October 1-7, Fairbanks experienced its warmest 7-day period on record in October, with an average temperature of 51.1 degrees F (previously, 48.4 degrees F from October 17-23, 1938). During the first several days of October, wet conditions in south-central and northwestern Alaska contrasted with drier-than-normal weather in the southeastern part of the State. October 1-12 precipitation included 1.03 inches (31 percent of normal) in Juneau and 8.32 inches (245 percent) in Kodiak. Meanwhile in Hawaii, warm weather (temperatures up to 2 degrees F above normal) accompanied occasional showers, especially in trade wind-favored locations on the western islands. Weekly rainfall totaled 5.22 inches at the Manoa Lyon Arboretum on Oahu and 14.07 inches on Kauai's Mount Waialeale, among the world's wettest locations. Meanwhile on the Big Island, Hilo posted a daily-record high of 89 degrees F on October 6. National Agricultural Summary October 6 - 12, 2003 Highlights: Temperatures were above normal for almost the entire Nation. In the northern Great Plains and western Corn Belt, temperatures were well above normal, with little rainfall, aiding dry-down and encouraging harvest of summer crops. Farther east, in the Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and Northeast, similar conditions and progress prevailed, although temperatures were just slightly above normal. The central and southern Great Plains experienced moderate to heavy rainfall in some areas, promoting winter wheat emergence, but little to no precipitation in the western portions of the region. Only light, scattered rain fell from the central High Plains northward into Montana and across the Northwest, where concerns over soil moisture shortages remain. Moderate rainfall in the Pacific Northwest was limited to coastal areas. Scattered but heavy showers in parts of the Mississippi Delta and Southeast caused only minor fieldwork delays. Corn: Ninety-five percent of the crop was mature, 1 percentage point behind last year at this time and 2 points behind normal. Thirty-nine percent of the crop had been harvested, 3 points more than last year but 5 points below the 5-year average. Warm weather accelerated maturation in the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley, where the crop had been slow to mature. By the end of the week, maturity of the crop in the Corn Belt advanced to near-normal, but the Ohio Valley was still 1 week or more behind normal. Despite the warm, dry weather throughout the Corn Belt, harvest progress was limited, as producers continued to focus their efforts on harvesting soybeans and planting winter wheat. The Ohio Valley remained about 1 week behind its normal harvest pace. Soybeans: Ninety-five percent of the crop was dropping leaves, the same as last year but 1 percentage point behind the 5-year average. Sixty percent of the crop had been harvested, 10 points ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of the normal pace. Warm, dry weather throughout most of the major-producing areas promoted harvest. Across the Nation, 23 percent of the crop was harvested during the week. Producers in Nebraska harvested 38 percent of their crop, while those in Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin harvested 30 percent or more. Winter Wheat: Seeding advanced to 74 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of the 5-year average. Forty-eight percent of the expected acreage had emerged, 2 points behind last year but 6 points ahead of normal. Planting progressed rapidly in the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley, where the weather was favorable. Ohio growers planted 31 percent of their crop during the week, while Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri producers planted over 20 percent. The lack of rain in the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley was not as favorable for emergence, as most of the region fell behind the normal pace. However, emergence progressed rapidly in other areas, with over 20 percent of the crop emerging in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, and Washington during the week. Cotton: Eighty-three percent of fields had open bolls, 10 percentage points behind last year and the 5-year average. Acreage harvested, at 28 percent, was 1 point behind last year and trailed the normal for this date by 11 points. Across the Nation, development through the open bolls stage was over 2 weeks behind the normal pace. Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas were over 2 weeks behind normal, while Tennessee was over 3 weeks behind. Harvest was also over 1 week behind normal nationwide. All States were behind their average harvest progress, most by 1 week or more. Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia trailed their normal harvest pace by over 2 weeks. Sorghum: Ninety-two percent of the crop had turned color, 5 percentage points behind last year and 7 points behind the average. Seventy-one percent of the crop was mature, compared with 84 percent last year and 90 percent for the 5-year average. Forty-five percent of the acreage was harvested, 11 points behind last year and 18 points behind normal. Nationwide, the crop was over 3 weeks behind the average in turning color and over 2 weeks behind in maturation and harvest. Texas was over 5 weeks behind in all progress stages, while Kansas trailed its 5-year average by more than 2 weeks. However, significant harvest progress was made during the week in Nebraska and South Dakota, where 21 and 30 percent of the crop was harvested, respectively. Rice: Acreage harvested advanced to 89 percent, 2 percentage points more than last year at this time but the same as the 5-year average. California producers harvested 20 percent of their crop during the week, but remained 8 points behind normal. Texas growers completed harvesting, while Louisiana producers neared completion. Peanuts: Forty-seven percent of the acreage had been harvested, 2 percentage points ahead of last year but 2 points behind normal for this date. North Carolina growers harvested 18 percent of their crop during the week, followed closely by Florida and Georgia, with 15 percent. Virginia producers remained over 1 week behind their normal harvest pace, while Texas growers fell behind by over 3 weeks. Other Crops: Fifty-three percent of the sugarbeet crop was harvested, 2 percentage points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Harvest progressed slowly in Michigan and was over 1 week behind the normal pace. Growers in Minnesota and North Dakota harvested 18 percent of their crop, bringing their totals to 72 and 77 percent, respectively. Thirty-six percent of the sunflower crop had been harvested, compared with 19 percent last year and 26 percent for the 5-year average. North Dakota growers harvested 21 percent of their crop during the week, followed closely by South Dakota growers, who harvested 18 percent. Harvest advanced ahead of the normal pace in all major-producing states except Kansas, where progress was 14 points behind the average. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 64 51 67 75 IL : 96 92 98 98 IN : 97 88 96 99 IA : 100 97 99 98 KS : 90 81 96 97 KY : 99 96 94 91 LA : 89 82 86 93 MI : 98 93 100 95 MN : 99 99 99 99 MS : 96 91 95 97 MO : 90 76 88 91 NE : 98 93 98 99 NC : 58 49 55 55 ND : 100 100 100 100 OH : 97 89 99 99 SD : 100 100 100 100 TN : 73 60 86 86 WI : 99 94 96 95 : 18 Sts: 95 89 95 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 35 26 28 35 IL : 64 38 61 60 IN : 44 19 54 59 IA : 84 56 58 67 KS : 23 10 51 52 KY : 26 13 26 37 LA : 62 56 46 71 MI : 44 11 52 39 MN : 89 68 46 74 MS : 82 75 54 69 MO : 28 13 45 41 NE : 70 32 51 62 NC : 3 2 7 8 ND : 87 60 66 73 OH : 46 16 55 63 SD : 78 47 44 56 TN : 20 15 23 29 WI : 54 23 34 42 : 18 Sts: 60 37 50 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 94 91 97 95 AZ : 99 99 100 99 AR : 91 87 98 98 CA : 94 85 94 93 GA : 90 85 94 90 LA : 99 98 99 100 MS : 98 93 97 99 MO : 87 82 98 99 NC : 89 82 97 94 OK : 95 90 93 94 SC : 74 66 83 89 TN : 89 83 99 99 TX : 71 62 89 90 VA : 72 61 96 89 : 14 Sts: 83 76 93 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 24 11 28 41 AZ : 15 11 29 24 AR : 35 22 25 50 CA : 7 5 22 12 GA : 22 15 29 26 LA : 70 60 45 74 MS : 61 45 30 63 MO : 27 12 38 55 NC : 7 2 24 19 OK : 17 10 24 34 SC : 11 5 24 29 TN : 24 12 25 55 TX : 25 23 30 37 VA : 4 1 37 27 : 14 Sts: 28 21 29 39 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 99 93 94 95 IL : 98 95 98 99 IN : 91 78 91 97 IA : 100 97 100 99 KS : 99 99 99 99 KY : 99 96 100 100 MI : 87 63 94 90 MN : 99 99 97 97 MO : 99 97 100 100 NE : 94 85 96 98 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 100 98 96 98 OH : 77 62 85 92 PA : 58 44 87 75 SD : 99 94 96 96 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 99 98 100 100 WI : 92 85 88 88 : 18 Sts: 95 90 96 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 29 18 19 27 IL : 47 32 48 56 IN : 24 13 30 40 IA : 31 17 20 35 KS : 80 71 80 76 KY : 78 65 86 88 MI : 8 5 25 24 MN : 38 19 16 32 MO : 75 69 84 75 NE : 30 18 29 43 NC : 94 91 70 83 ND : 32 17 18 24 OH : 13 6 21 25 PA : 24 10 52 32 SD : 32 18 24 29 TN : 93 89 94 95 TX : 90 85 90 92 WI : 20 13 13 21 : 18 Sts: 39 27 36 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 94% of last year's corn acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 86 87 93 CA : 60 40 79 68 LA : 99 97 98 99 MS : 94 85 82 91 MO : 84 68 73 79 TX : 100 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 89 80 87 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 73 64 54 57 FL : 80 65 68 69 GA : 60 45 52 57 NC : 28 10 44 38 OK : 25 20 46 39 TX : 9 6 16 27 VA : 30 21 59 65 : 7 Sts : 47 36 45 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States harvested 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 21 12 10 11 CA : 9 5 9 8 CO : 98 95 95 95 ID : 87 66 85 76 IL : 34 13 60 41 IN : 38 12 46 44 KS : 78 62 78 73 MI : 57 38 71 63 MO : 36 14 38 32 MT : 92 80 92 82 NE : 96 93 95 96 NC : 20 10 15 18 OH : 43 12 67 63 OK : 78 70 77 65 OR : 51 46 27 41 SD : 93 84 91 89 TX : 76 68 68 63 WA : 92 76 92 90 : 18 Sts: 74 63 73 68 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 7 4 4 3 CA : 2 1 4 2 CO : 73 52 71 75 ID : 34 23 36 32 IL : 6 2 19 11 IN : 8 3 20 15 KS : 50 25 52 44 MI : 16 10 31 27 MO : 14 2 15 12 MT : 32 10 67 48 NE : 82 71 81 79 NC : 4 1 9 6 OH : 3 0 29 19 OK : 62 47 59 36 OR : 23 16 7 21 SD : 50 33 64 65 TX : 50 35 48 36 WA : 69 40 71 72 : 18 Sts: 48 31 50 42 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 20 12 16 24 MI : 6 5 12 30 MN : 72 54 72 72 ND : 77 59 86 80 : 4 Sts : 53 40 55 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 82% of last year's sugarbeets acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 25 18 21 16 KS : 35 27 30 49 ND : 32 11 13 19 SD : 50 32 32 39 : 4 Sts : 36 17 19 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States harvested 91% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 100 91 97 IL : 98 94 100 99 KS : 95 94 97 99 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 99 98 100 100 NE : 100 98 100 100 NM : 96 85 99 97 OK : 95 93 90 96 SD : 100 100 100 100 TX : 85 80 97 99 : 11 Sts: 92 90 97 99 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 90 74 65 73 IL : 93 67 98 93 KS : 64 61 80 92 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 86 79 96 95 NE : 96 67 95 95 NM : 46 27 53 54 OK : 80 73 84 82 SD : 98 90 85 91 TX : 67 65 88 91 : 11 Sts: 71 66 84 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1998- State:Oct 12,:Oct 5, :Oct 12,: 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 93 96 98 CO : 30 19 25 23 IL : 13 7 57 52 KS : 26 25 39 53 LA : 100 99 95 99 MO : 57 47 73 67 NE : 34 13 40 41 NM : 6 3 7 10 OK : 44 36 65 47 SD : 68 38 27 41 TX : 61 60 72 79 : 11 Sts: 45 42 56 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 6 10 24 46 14 IL : 2 6 24 52 16 IN : 5 9 25 45 16 IA : 6 15 36 36 7 KS : 20 25 34 18 3 KY : 1 4 21 37 37 MI : 2 8 32 47 11 MN : 6 15 39 35 5 MO : 23 24 29 19 5 NE : 14 13 22 33 18 NC : 1 5 29 45 20 ND : 4 16 34 42 4 OH : 2 5 19 51 23 PA : 4 5 17 48 26 SD : 6 12 24 41 17 TN : 2 3 15 56 24 TX : 17 19 32 28 4 WI : 9 20 39 30 2 : 18 Sts : 7 13 29 39 12 : Prev Wk : 8 13 29 38 12 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 7 25 43 23 IL : 5 12 37 40 6 IN : 7 14 34 39 6 IA : 14 30 40 15 1 KS : 19 33 36 11 1 KY : 0 2 15 48 35 LA : 4 11 24 54 7 MI : 5 17 42 31 5 MN : 10 25 45 19 1 MS : 0 2 17 46 35 MO : 18 27 33 18 4 NE : 14 24 33 23 6 NC : 2 5 36 51 6 ND : 5 12 37 43 3 OH : 4 9 30 44 13 SD : 7 13 33 38 9 TN : 0 1 10 53 36 WI : 17 32 37 12 2 : 18 Sts : 9 18 35 31 7 : Prev Wk : 9 18 35 31 7 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 5 31 53 9 AZ : 1 11 25 20 43 AR : 1 6 24 47 22 CA : 0 0 15 55 30 GA : 1 6 27 51 15 LA : 0 1 15 56 28 MS : 4 6 13 47 30 MO : 2 7 37 46 8 NC : 4 5 57 33 1 OK : 8 13 47 26 6 SC : 0 3 27 66 4 TN : 0 3 18 60 19 TX : 18 21 37 18 6 VA : 1 4 21 50 24 : 14 Sts : 8 12 31 36 13 : Prev Wk : 8 13 29 37 13 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 22 54 20 CO : 11 36 40 10 3 IL : 1 19 38 35 7 KS : 24 35 29 11 1 LA : 0 2 34 59 5 MO : 6 22 41 27 4 NE : 23 32 34 11 0 NM : 19 46 26 7 2 OK : 4 29 38 28 1 SD : 34 16 24 23 3 TX : 10 24 34 27 5 : 11 Sts : 16 29 32 20 3 : Prev Wk : 16 30 31 20 3 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2002 planted acres. Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 4 22 56 16 FL : 1 1 18 55 25 GA : 0 2 22 57 19 NC : 1 1 36 58 4 OK : 0 7 41 47 5 TX : 1 3 27 46 23 VA : 0 1 22 50 27 : 8 Sts : 1 3 25 52 19 : Prev Wk : 1 3 24 54 18 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 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 8 37 49 3 :: NJ : 0 0 45 55 0 AZ : 20 23 24 22 11 :: NM : 48 31 20 1 0 AR : 0 9 35 50 6 :: NY : 0 5 20 58 17 CA : 40 50 10 0 0 :: NC : 0 3 21 72 4 CO : 10 28 40 22 0 :: ND : 21 39 28 12 0 CT : 0 0 42 50 8 :: OH : 2 5 19 57 17 DE : 0 4 12 70 14 :: OK : 5 17 39 33 6 FL : 0 5 30 60 5 :: OR : 20 37 42 1 0 GA : 2 10 39 45 4 :: PA : 2 8 14 62 14 ID : 11 49 36 4 0 :: RI : 0 0 4 87 9 IL : 4 13 38 39 6 :: SC : 0 12 22 61 5 IN : 2 8 26 58 6 :: SD : 22 34 29 14 1 IA : 31 31 26 11 1 :: TN : 0 6 21 58 15 KS : 25 30 33 11 1 :: TX : 8 17 31 34 10 KY : 2 4 21 61 12 :: UT : 9 24 41 26 0 LA : 1 8 47 41 3 :: VT : 0 18 66 16 0 ME : 0 11 20 45 24 :: VA : 1 3 17 57 22 MD : 2 6 18 50 24 :: WA : 9 34 46 11 0 MA : 0 3 12 85 0 :: WV : 0 1 26 53 20 MI : 8 26 43 22 1 :: WI : 24 28 32 16 0 MN : 22 33 32 13 0 :: WY : 11 23 44 21 1 MS : 2 13 35 45 5 :: : MO : 6 17 41 32 4 :: 48 Sts : 14 22 30 29 5 MT : 40 33 21 6 0 :: : NE : 35 29 26 10 0 :: Prev Wk: 14 22 30 28 6 NV : 12 42 33 13 0 :: Prev Yr: 22 22 30 23 3 NH : 0 2 20 29 49 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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