We 1 (6-04) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 15, 2004, 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary Volume 91, No. 24 June 6 - 12, 2004 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Heavy rain returned to parts of the Midwest, maintaining adequate to excessive soil moisture for summer crops and causing additional quality concerns for the maturing soft red winter wheat crop. Flooding returned to parts of the upper Midwest, including southern Wisconsin, and developed in northern Indiana. Meanwhile, a persistent feed of tropical moisture triggered torrential rainfall and local flooding from parts of Texas northward into eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Farther east, scattered showers and thunderstorms provided limited drought relief to Southeastern pastures and summer crops. In contrast, little rain fell on the parched central and southern High Plains, promoting winter wheat harvesting but severely stressing pastures and dryland summer crops. Farther east, however, locally excessive rain fell across the east-central and southeastern Plains. Meanwhile, soggy conditions persisted across the eastern Dakotas, while showery weather elsewhere on the northern Plains aided small grains and further eased long-term drought. Rain also provided additional drought relief in the Northwest, where winter wheat and spring-sown crops continued to benefit from recent soil moisture improvements. In the Southwest, however, seasonably dry weather continued to strain drought-reduced irrigation reserves. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F below normal across the northern High Plains and the Northwest, slowing crop development. Cool weather (as much as 6 degrees F below normal) also settled into California. In contrast, very warm weather (generally 2 to 8 degrees F above normal) prevailed across the central and southern Plains and much of the Midwest. Warm conditions also affected the Southeast, where readings averaged up to 4 degrees F above normal. High temperatures hastened winter wheat maturation and increased stress on pastures and dryland summer crops on the central and southern High Plains, where readings periodically exceeded 100 degrees F. Meanwhile, temperatures approached 100 degrees F in the Southeast, maintaining large moisture requirements for summer crops. Early in the week, hot weather from the High Plains westward resulted in more than 50 daily-record highs. In Colorado, Pueblo opened the week with consecutive daily records (98 and 101 degrees F on June 6 and 7). Other daily-record highs on the High Plains included 104 degrees F (on June 6) in Chadron, NE, and 103 degrees F (on June 7) in Burlington, CO. Rapid City, SD, posted a high of 102 degrees F on June 6, representing its earliest triple-digit heat (previously, June 7, 1988). By June 7, heat briefly overspread the upper Midwest, where daily-record highs in Minnesota included 96 degrees F in St. Cloud and 95 degrees F in Minneapolis. A day later in Michigan, Marquette (90 degrees F) also collected a record high. Heat reached the East by midweek, when Newark, NJ (97 degrees F on June 9), notched a daily-record high. Farther south, Macon, GA (100 degrees F on June 12), experienced its first triple-digit heat since August 2002. Toward week's end, sharply cooler air overspread the West, preceded by widespread precipitation across the northern half of the region. On June 11, daily-record lows were established in locations such as Greer, AZ (27 degrees F), Delta, UT (30 degrees F), and Grand Junction, CO (41 degrees F). A day later, record lows for June 12 included 29 degrees F in Alamosa, CO, and 31 degrees F in Butte, MT. Significant precipitation reached the Pacific Northwest on June 8, when daily-record totals included 0.81 inch in Pendleton, OR, and 0.73 inch in Walla Walla, WA. Two days later, Salt Lake City, UT (1.40 inches), also netted a daily-record sum. Meanwhile in Montana, record totals for June 10 were established in Billings (1.45 inches), Bozeman (1.31 inches), and Glasgow (1.31 inches). For Billings, it was only the second time in 5 years that daily precipitation topped 1 inch; the other occasion was June 13, 2001, when 2.27 inches fell. Farther east, daily-record totals were scattered across areas from the Plains to the East Coast. Orlando, FL, opened the week with a 2.58-inch deluge, a record for June 6. Two days later, Augusta, GA (2.89 inches), received a daily-record sum. Meanwhile, torrential rainfall spread northward through eastern Texas, where Austin-Bergstrom collected consecutive daily-record amounts (1.19 and 2.94 inches on June 8 and 9). Other record totals in Texas on June 9 included 4.24 inches in Austin-Mabry and 2.89 inches in San Antonio. Through June 13, Austin-Bergstrom's month-to-date rainfall reached 7.82 inches, representing its highest June total since 1987. Very heavy rainfall also peppered the Midwestern States, where Mankato, MN, endured 6.23 inches in a 24-hour period on June 8-9. Elsewhere in Minnesota, Rochester (4.06 inches on June 9) reported a daily-record total. Other Midwestern daily records included 3.42 inches (on June 11) in Oshkosh, WI, and 2.16 inches (on June 12) in South Bend, IN. In South Dakota, Winner collected 4.80 inches of rain on June 8, its second-wettest day on record behind 5.00 inches on June 12, 1977. At week's end, showers returned to the Pacific Northwest, where Quillayute, WA, measured a daily-record total (for June 12) of 1.65 inches. Hawaii noted warmer-than-normal but otherwise typical weather for this time of year. Showers were heaviest in windward locations at week's end, when 24-hour totals on June 12-13 reached 3.16 inches in Wainiha, Kauai, and 2.03 inches in Mountain View, on the Big Island. On Oahu, Honolulu's high temperature reached 88 degrees F on 5 days during the week (June 6, 8, and 10-12). Meanwhile, Alaskan temperatures fell slightly from record-high levels early in the week. Nevertheless, weekly readings averaged as much as 10 degrees F above normal in western Alaska, where Nome posted a June-record high on Monday. Nome's June 7 high of 83 degrees F eclipsed its former monthly record of 81 degrees F, which was established on June 11, 1957. Elsewhere in Alaska, Galena notched consecutive daily-record highs (86 degrees F both days) on June 6 and 7, and experienced its earliest temperature greater than 85 degrees F (previously, 92 degrees F on June 15, 1969). Farther south, parts of southeastern Alaska received limited relief from short-term dryness. Following its driest May on record (0.84 inch, or 24 percent of normal), Juneau netted 1.07 inches (75 percent) from June 1-13. National Agricultural Summary June 7 - June 13, 2004 Highlights: Moderate to heavy rainfall covered the Corn Belt, hampering fieldwork throughout the region and flooding low lying areas. Above-normal temperatures in the region promoted rapid development of summer crops and winter wheat. In the northern Great Plains, temperatures were below normal, while moderate precipitation improved the condition of summer crops. Precipitation was moderate to heavy in eastern areas of the central and southern Great Plains, with localized flooding in central Texas. However, the High Plains remained mostly dry. In the Mississippi Delta, precipitation was light and scattered, and fieldwork proceeded with few delays. Welcomed rainfall in the southern Atlantic Coast States and eastern Gulf Coast region relieved moisture stress on crops and pastures. In the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains, showery conditions and below-normal temperatures relieved moisture stress. Across the central and southern Rockies, Great Basin, and California, conditions were seasonably dry, stressing crops and pastures. Corn: All of the corn crop had emerged, except for some fields in the Corn Belt that were being replanted as soon as soils dried enough to support equipment. Development continued, but the crop was not yet entering the reproductive stages in the Corn Belt. However, tasseling and silking were underway in the southern Great Plains, Delta, and Southeast. Condition of the crop improved slightly nationwide. In the Great Plains and Southeast, conditions improved with welcomed precipitation. Meanwhile, the crop deteriorated in the central Corn Belt, where excessive rainfall flooded in some areas. Soybeans: Ninety-three percent of the crop had been planted, 5 percentage points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Emergence advanced to 83 percent complete, compared with 74 percent last year and 79 percent for the 5-year average. Planting neared completion across most of the Corn Belt, Mississippi Delta, and northern Great Plains. Michigan growers planted 21 percent of their acreage. Emergence advanced rapidly in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, where 19 to 25 percent of the crop emerged in Michigan, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. In Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, and Michigan, acreage planted early in the week emerged by week's end under hot, moist conditions. Winter Wheat: Heading was 95 percent complete, 3 points ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Growers had harvested 23 percent of their crop, 12 points ahead of last year and 9 points ahead of normal. Heading was most active across the northern tier of States, where over one-third of Michigan's crop and over one-fourth of South Dakota's crop entered the stage, and heading advanced by 22 points in Montana and Washington. Meanwhile, harvest began in Kansas, where 15 percent of the crop was harvested, and in the central Corn Belt despite the wet weather. Harvest continued at a rapid pace in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas but was extremely rapid in Arkansas as producers harvested almost half of their crop. Cotton: Ninety-five percent of the crop had been planted, 3 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Squaring, at 25 percent complete, was 6 points ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of normal. Planting was complete or nearly complete in all States, except Texas, where 89 percent of their expected acreage was planted. The crop progressed rapidly through the squaring stage in the Mississippi Delta, advancing by 30 points in Arkansas, 29 points in Louisiana, and 22 points in Mississippi. Crop condition improved across the Southeast but declined in the southern Great Plains and northern Delta. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 83 percent complete, compared with 73 percent last year and 80 percent for the 5-year average. Thirteen percent of the crop was headed, the same as last year and the average. Planting reached completion in Louisiana and neared completion in Arkansas and Nebraska. Oklahoma growers progressed the most during the week, planting one-fourth of their acreage. Heading progress was mostly limited to the Mississippi Delta and Texas. Small Grains: Spring wheat was 4 percent headed, 1 point ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. Though planting and emergence had been ahead of the normal pace in all States, heading lagged behind normal, with only South Dakota and Washington exceeding their normal pace. Ninety-six percent of the barley crop had emerged, 1 point behind last year but the same as normal. Heading was 6 percent complete, the same as last year but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Emergence neared completion in all States but lagged behind the normal pace in Idaho and North Dakota. Heading was behind normal in most States, exceeding the normal pace only in Washington. The oat crop was 21 percent headed, compared with 15 percent last year and 17 percent for the average, with all States except Minnesota and Pennsylvania at or ahead of their normal pace. The crop developed rapidly in Ohio, with 32 percent of the crop entering the heading stage during the week, bringing progress even with normal. Heading also rapidly advanced in Iowa and Nebraska but was just underway in Minnesota and North Dakota Other Crops: Growers had planted 77 percent of the sunflower crop, 5 points behind last year and 7 points behind normal. Despite rapid planting progress in Kansas and steady progress in other States, planting in most States remained behind normal. Only Colorado growers were ahead of the normal pace. Peanuts, at 6 percent pegged, was the same as last year but 1 point behind normal. Florida's crop was the most advanced, at 25 percent. Only North Carolina's and Oklahoma's crop were ahead of the normal pegging pace. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 77 76 75 IL : 96 85 87 93 IN : 95 89 83 92 IA : 99 95 98 96 KS : 87 81 85 84 KY : 65 56 51 69 LA : 95 87 74 89 MI : 81 60 90 87 MN : 99 96 99 97 MS : 99 98 96 97 MO : 85 77 79 78 NE : 98 94 97 98 NC : 65 57 52 64 ND : 96 91 98 97 OH : 90 73 81 89 SD : 94 85 96 95 TN : 81 69 56 68 WI : 76 67 94 92 : 18 Sts: 93 85 88 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 75 65 63 63 IL : 89 75 74 84 IN : 90 83 67 82 IA : 94 87 86 87 KS : 78 63 71 72 KY : 55 45 34 59 LA : 89 79 62 81 MI : 62 39 69 74 MN : 91 72 89 86 MS : 98 97 92 92 MO : 73 61 63 66 NE : 90 76 81 87 NC : 50 42 37 51 ND : 82 62 82 83 OH : 72 63 73 79 SD : 77 52 75 77 TN : 66 50 37 54 WI : 54 41 71 77 : 18 Sts: 83 70 74 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 96 100 99 CO : 81 62 70 70 IL : 93 71 32 76 KS : 84 72 73 82 LA : 100 99 98 99 MO : 91 83 81 85 NE : 95 86 86 91 NM : 55 35 45 54 OK : 67 42 47 56 SD : 77 61 79 76 TX : 80 79 72 78 : 11 Sts: 83 75 73 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 NA 0 1 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 9 NA 5 4 MO : 1 NA 1 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 36 NA 37 38 : 11 Sts: 13 NA 13 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 99 97 97 ID : 45 26 40 39 IL : 99 99 98 99 IN : 100 99 99 99 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 98 63 70 87 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 37 15 28 31 NE : 98 96 93 93 NC : 100 *99 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 96 84 84 83 SD : 86 60 76 67 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 91 69 80 79 : 18 Sts: 95 91 92 92 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 61 14 33 44 CA : 30 15 27 27 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 8 0 0 3 IN : 6 0 0 2 KS : 15 0 1 6 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 13 0 1 12 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 31 11 21 36 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 80 62 34 41 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 55 33 48 44 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 23 12 11 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 99 98 99 AZ : 100 100 97 99 AR : 100 100 98 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 98 93 96 97 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 100 99 99 100 MO : 100 100 98 99 NC : 100 99 96 99 OK : 95 91 93 93 SC : 99 95 96 98 TN : 99 99 98 99 TX : 89 83 84 89 VA : 100 100 100 100 : 14 Sts: 95 92 92 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26 24 13 18 AZ : 38 32 37 45 AR : 40 10 23 28 CA : 25 15 3 23 GA : 31 16 30 30 LA : 48 19 31 45 MS : 30 8 26 36 MO : 24 18 5 21 NC : 30 20 8 17 OK : 8 0 9 4 SC : 19 4 5 14 TN : 25 7 7 20 TX : 18 16 19 19 VA : 32 16 2 2 : 14 Sts: 25 15 19 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 96 92 98 98 MN : 99 95 99 95 MT : 99 97 96 96 ND : 93 88 97 94 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 5 Sts : 96 92 97 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 12 NA 22 16 MN : 2 NA 4 4 MT : 0 NA 0 3 ND : 1 NA 2 2 WA : 49 NA 18 37 : 5 Sts : 6 NA 6 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 5 NA 7 10 MN : 1 NA 1 3 MT : 0 NA 0 2 ND : 1 NA 1 2 SD : 16 NA 10 12 WA : 50 NA 28 39 : 6 Sts : 4 NA 3 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 54 27 30 39 MN : 4 3 6 6 NE : 71 45 60 52 ND : 1 0 0 1 OH : 49 17 39 49 PA : 27 8 8 28 SD : 16 3 12 14 WI : 20 7 12 11 : 8 Sts : 21 10 15 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 53% of last year's oat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 NA 0 2 FL : 25 NA 17 26 GA : 8 NA 7 9 NC : 5 NA 0 1 OK : 10 NA 22 7 TX : 0 NA 3 3 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 7 Sts : 6 NA 6 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 97% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 13,:Jun 6, :Jun 13,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 68 52 61 56 KS : 64 37 59 71 ND : 86 71 93 93 SD : 64 42 68 74 : 4 Sts : 77 59 82 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 87% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 6 27 51 14 IL : 1 4 27 54 14 IN : 3 5 21 52 19 IA : 2 5 23 55 15 KS : 0 3 26 67 4 KY : 3 5 26 51 15 LA : 1 10 42 40 7 MI : 2 8 39 41 10 MN : 1 6 38 48 7 MS : 0 3 17 55 25 MO : 2 5 25 58 10 NE : 1 4 27 57 11 NC : 0 2 24 63 11 ND : 0 3 25 65 7 OH : 3 6 24 51 16 SD : 0 2 18 66 14 TN : 0 0 12 71 17 WI : 2 12 25 39 22 : 18 Sts : 1 5 26 55 13 : Prev Wk : 1 6 28 55 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 26 57 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 1 14 76 8 AZ : 12 18 17 25 28 AR : 1 8 31 48 12 CA : 0 0 5 25 70 GA : 1 6 32 52 9 LA : 1 9 33 47 10 MS : 1 2 24 53 20 MO : 0 1 25 65 9 NC : 0 3 17 65 15 OK : 2 5 33 59 1 SC : 1 12 38 49 0 TN : 0 3 15 65 17 TX : 10 16 32 35 7 VA : 0 5 18 62 15 : 14 Sts : 5 9 27 46 13 : Prev Wk : 2 7 29 48 14 Prev Yr : 9 12 32 38 9 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 41 45 7 CO : 17 41 35 7 0 IL : 0 4 31 60 5 KS : 1 6 41 48 4 LA : 0 5 38 53 4 MO : 0 3 24 67 6 NE : 1 7 43 45 4 NM : 0 15 65 20 0 OK : 1 20 30 47 2 SD : 2 6 21 67 4 TX : 4 10 22 40 24 : 11 Sts : 2 9 33 45 11 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 35 53 5 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 22 53 20 CA : 0 5 45 25 25 LA : 0 5 45 45 5 MS : 0 1 19 58 22 MO : 0 1 16 57 26 TX : 0 2 22 50 26 : 6 Sts : 0 4 29 48 19 : Prev Wk : 0 4 28 48 20 Prev Yr : 0 6 31 48 15 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 4 20 72 4 IL : 1 3 17 59 20 IN : 3 5 17 51 24 IA : 2 6 22 53 17 KS : 1 8 44 42 5 KY : 4 9 21 43 23 MI : 5 11 34 42 8 MN : 1 5 33 53 8 MO : 1 4 19 59 17 NE : 2 5 27 51 15 NC : 1 5 24 52 18 ND : 1 5 23 64 7 OH : 2 6 21 49 22 PA : 0 2 16 53 29 SD : 1 2 17 65 15 TN : 1 4 19 49 27 TX : 2 3 20 43 32 WI : 5 13 27 38 17 : 18 Sts : 2 5 23 53 17 : Prev Wk : 2 5 25 53 15 Prev Yr : 1 5 23 56 15 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 32 49 13 CA : 0 5 15 35 45 CO : 23 33 29 14 1 ID : 0 3 11 72 14 IL : 0 3 27 52 18 IN : 2 6 23 52 17 KS : 24 20 28 25 3 MI : 0 4 24 56 16 MO : 2 7 31 51 9 MT : 4 9 50 29 8 NE : 20 27 34 18 1 NC : 1 4 25 59 11 OH : 1 6 22 53 18 OK : 4 13 30 45 8 OR : 0 11 41 42 6 SD : 20 24 31 21 4 TX : 7 24 34 30 5 WA : 0 9 21 56 14 : 18 Sts : 11 17 30 35 7 : Prev Wk : 12 17 29 35 7 Prev Yr : 7 12 28 40 13 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 4 24 56 15 MN : 5 7 26 53 9 NE : 12 15 27 38 8 ND : 5 11 29 49 6 OH : 1 12 22 55 10 PA : 1 4 36 52 7 SD : 2 18 25 44 11 WI : 1 7 22 54 16 : 8 Sts : 4 10 26 50 10 : Prev Wk : 2 9 26 53 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 17 66 15 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 10 79 11 MN : 5 6 33 44 12 MT : 2 6 37 51 4 ND : 2 7 23 53 15 SD : 3 14 27 39 17 WA : 0 5 27 59 9 : 6 Sts : 2 7 27 52 12 : Prev Wk : 2 7 25 54 12 Prev Yr : 0 1 19 62 18 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 6 82 12 MN : 13 8 43 29 7 MT : 1 4 45 41 9 ND : 1 5 24 53 17 WA : 0 1 25 56 18 : 5 Sts : 1 4 27 54 14 : Prev Wk : 1 4 23 59 13 Prev Yr : 0 2 14 62 22 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 4 20 70 6 FL : 0 0 25 70 5 GA : 1 1 33 57 8 NC : 0 1 11 81 7 OK : 0 1 25 67 7 TX : 1 2 34 53 10 VA : 0 0 10 74 16 : 8 Sts : 1 2 28 61 8 : Prev Wk : 0 2 28 62 8 Prev Yr : 0 4 24 56 16 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 5 22 65 7 :: NJ : 0 0 0 98 2 AZ : 26 20 19 23 12 :: NM : 15 47 28 10 0 AR : 0 1 21 61 17 :: NY : 0 2 9 62 27 CA : 30 40 25 5 0 :: NC : 2 9 24 58 7 CO : 19 35 35 10 1 :: ND : 15 21 29 32 3 CT : 0 0 13 87 0 :: OH : 1 5 23 54 17 DE : 0 2 13 68 17 :: OK : 8 21 32 28 11 FL : 0 5 60 35 0 :: OR : 1 11 34 41 13 GA : 5 22 40 30 3 :: PA : 3 3 25 55 14 ID : 0 2 19 55 24 :: RI : 0 0 0 18 82 IL : 0 1 14 64 21 :: SC : 6 19 46 28 1 IN : 0 3 12 66 19 :: SD : 12 15 30 36 7 IA : 0 3 14 56 27 :: TN : 0 4 20 62 14 KS : 20 23 22 30 5 :: TX : 6 10 27 42 15 KY : 0 2 15 56 27 :: UT : 4 9 41 40 6 LA : 0 3 28 55 14 :: VT : 0 8 23 55 14 ME : 0 1 1 81 17 :: VA : 1 3 15 58 23 MD : 2 5 17 44 32 :: WA : 12 15 33 40 0 MA : 0 0 6 57 37 :: WV : 0 0 16 63 21 MI : 1 4 23 54 18 :: WI : 3 4 13 47 33 MN : 3 7 29 51 10 :: WY : 33 31 23 13 0 MS : 0 5 16 60 19 :: : MO : 1 3 20 58 18 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 26 40 12 MT : 14 24 37 22 3 :: : NE : 22 21 27 25 5 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 26 41 11 NV : 5 24 36 35 0 :: Prev Yr: 4 10 27 47 12 NH : 0 0 8 44 48 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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