We 1 (6-04) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 29, 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. 26 June 20 - 26, 2004 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Favorably drier air overspread the Corn Belt, although below-normal temperatures (6 to 12 degrees F below normal) slowed crop growth and lowered evaporation rates. Corn and soybean development remained most sluggish across the northern Corn Belt, due to persistently low temperatures and soggy soils. Meanwhile, heavy rain shifted into the South, easing or eradicating drought in Georgia and South Carolina but causing lowland flooding in the western and central Gulf Coast States. Weekly rainfall topped 4 inches in many locations from southern and eastern Texas to the southern Appalachians. Farther west, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms continued from Colorado and Kansas southward into Texas, slowing winter wheat harvesting but providing additional relief for the High Plains' pastures and dryland summer crops. Meanwhile, cool (4 to 12 degrees F below normal), mostly dry weather prevailed across the northern half of the Plains, although spring-sown crops continued to benefit from recent topsoil moisture improvements. In the West, cool weather in the central and southern Rockies contrasted with record heat (as much as 12 degrees F above normal) across the interior Northwest. The Northwestern heat hastened winter wheat maturation and promoted the development of spring-sown crops, but strained drought-reduced irrigation reserves. Late-week showers across the interior West locally eased irrigation demands but provided little relief from a multi-year drought. Record warmth lingered across Florida during the early- to midweek period, but cool weather continued to expand across most other areas east of the Rockies. In Florida, Vero Beach notched three consecutive daily-record highs (97, 97, and 94 degrees F) from June 19-21, followed by consecutive records (97 and 95 degrees F) in Naples on June 23-24. Several Northwestern daily-records were also established, including Washington highs of 100 degrees F (on June 22) in Whitman Mission, 101 degrees F (on June 23) in Moses Lake, and 102 degrees F (on June 23) in Omak. Monument, OR, posted consecutive record highs, attaining 103 degrees F on June 22 and 23. In contrast, chilly weather produced more than six dozen daily-record lows from the Plains into the Northeast. Kansas City, MO, noted three record lows in 4 days (55, 53, and 52 degrees F on June 23, 25, and 26). Readings at or below 40 degrees F were reported as far south as the central High Plains, where daily-record lows on June 22 included 37 degrees F in Alliance, NE, and 40 degrees F in Colorado Springs, CO. June 24 was the coldest of several chilly mornings in eastern Montana and North Dakota, resulting in daily-record lows in locations such as Williston, ND (29 degrees F), Dickinson, ND (33 degrees F), and Glasgow, MT (37 degrees F). A day later, daily-record lows in the Midwestern and Great Lakes States included 34 degrees F in Alpena, MI, 39 degrees F in Marshfield, WI, and 40 degrees F in Atlantic, IA. Heavy showers continued early in the week across the previously dry Southeast, where daily-record totals for June 21 included 2.98 inches in Columbia, SC, and 1.82 inches in Augusta, GA. Texas also remained a magnet for heavy showers, reporting daily-record totals in locations such as Wichita Falls (1.54 inches on June 22), McAllen (1.70 inches on June 22), Victoria (1.84 inches on June 22), San Angelo (1.91 inches on June 21), and Galveston (5.14 inches on June 25). Daily-record totals topped 2 inches in several other Southern locations, including Little Rock, AR (2.29 inches on June 22), and Muscle Shoals, AL (2.34 inches on June 25). Locally heavy showers also dotted the High Plains and Rockies, where daily-record totals reached 0.82 inch (on June 25) in Laramie, WY, and 0.87 inch (on June 26) in Butte, MT. Despite recent rainfall, 363-day (July 1, 2003 - June 27, 2004) precipitation ranged from 40 to 50 percent of normal in locations such as Miles City, MT (5.54 inches, or 42 percent), Scottsbluff, NE (7.34 inches, or 46 percent), and Denver, CO (7.68 inches, or 49 percent). Mostly dry weather and record warmth prevailed across much of eastern Alaska, while near-normal temperatures and scattered showers overspread western parts of the State. Weekly temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F above normal at some locations in east-central Alaska, where June wildfires burned more than 500,000 acres of vegetation. By June 27, both the Taylor Complex (35 miles northwest of Tok) and the Solstice Complex (more than 50 miles northwest of Fort Yukon) topped 200,000 acres. On June 20, Tok's high of 95 degrees F came within 1 degree of its all-time record of 96 degrees F, established on June 15, 1969. Elsewhere, June 1-27 precipitation totaled just 0.31 inch (25 percent of normal) in Fairbanks. Farther south, record warmth accompanied another drier-than-normal week in southeastern Alaska. High temperatures in Juneau reached or exceeded 80 degrees F on 8 consecutive days from June 18-25, doubling its previous record of 4 days in a row established most recently from June 19-22, 1990. In addition, Juneau set a record for the greatest number of 80-degree days in a year (previously, 7 days in 1951). June 1-27 precipitation totaled 1.30 inches (43 percent of normal) in Juneau, following its driest May on record (0.84 inch, or 24 percent). Farther south, the weather in Hawaii was characteristic of typical dry-season conditions, featuring scattered showers in mainly windward locations. However, sporadically heavy showers reached some leeward sites, especially on the Big Island, where 24-hour totals in Honaunau reached 1.68 inches on June 23-24 and 1.22 inches on June 26-27. National Agricultural Summary June 21 - 27, 2004 Highlights: Below-normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions dominated across the Corn Belt and northern and central Great Plains, encouraging winter wheat harvest but limiting summer crop development. Temperatures were also below normal in the southern Great Plains, but light to moderate precipitation fell across the region. In the Mississippi Delta, heavy rainfall continued to limit fieldwork, while moderate to heavy precipitation across the Southeast further eased soil moisture concerns. Temperatures were below normal in the Rocky Mountains, with light to moderate precipitation. Along the Pacific Coast and in the Northwest, hot weather promoted maturation of winter grains and development of spring-sown crops. Corn: Silking advanced to 9 percent complete, 5 percentage points ahead of last year and the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced in North Carolina, where 79 percent of the crop had silked, 41 points ahead of the normal pace. Meanwhile, Tennessee's crop advanced 36 points to 71 percent silked. Where silking had begun, development was ahead of normal, despite cool weather across most corn-producing areas. In the Corn Belt, the crop had started to silk in Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska, but silking had not started in other areas. Soybeans: Ninety-five percent of the Nation's soybean acreage had emerged, compared with 91 percent last year and 94 percent for the 5-year average. Blooming, at 7 percent complete, was 5 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of normal. Emergence was complete in Mississippi and Nebraska and neared completion across the southern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Blooming was most advanced in the Mississippi Delta, where 68 percent of Mississippi's crop had bloomed, 21 percent ahead of normal, but had not begun in the northern areas of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Winter Wheat: Growers had harvested 51 percent of their acreage, 12 points ahead of last year and 10 points ahead of normal. Oklahoma and Arkansas growers continued to lead the Nation in harvest progress, at 96 and 95 percent complete, respectively. The most rapid progress was in the Corn Belt, where Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri producers harvested over one-third of their acreage during the week. Harvest had not yet begun across the northern tier of States, from the Pacific Northwest to Michigan. Cotton: Squaring advanced to 54 percent complete, 12 points ahead of last year, but the same as the 5-year average. Eleven percent of the acreage was setting bolls, compared with 9 percent last year and 12 percent for the normal. Squaring progressed by 20 points or more in Alabama, California, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia and was 47 points ahead of the normal pace in Virginia and 34 points ahead in California. Progress was only slightly slower in most other areas. The crop set bolls behind the average in most States but was 25 points ahead of normal in California. Sorghum: Planting was 93 percent complete, 3 points ahead of last year but the same as normal. Heading advanced to 17 percent complete, the same as last year but 1 point behind the average. Planting was complete in Louisiana and Nebraska and neared completion in most other States. Kansas growers had planted 93 percent of their crop, 2 points behind normal, while producers in Texas, with 91 percent of their crop planted, were 2 points ahead of normal. Heading advanced by 17 points in Arkansas and Louisiana but was most advanced in Texas at 44 percent complete. Rice: Heading advanced to 7 percent complete, compared with 8 percent last year and 9 percent for the 5-year average. Despite advancing by over 10 points during the week, the crop remained well behind the normal pace in Louisiana and Texas. California, with 15 percent of its crop headed, was the only State in which progress was ahead of the normal pace. Small Grains: Twenty-six percent of the spring wheat crop was headed, 14 points behind last year and 6 points behind normal. Heading advanced by 32 points in South Dakota and 29 points in Washington and was ahead of normal in these two States, but all other States were behind their normal pace as cool weather slowed progress. Barley heading advanced to 25 percent complete, compared with 36 percent last year and 29 percent for the 5-year average. Washington's crop, at 85 percent headed, was 14 points ahead of normal, while all other States were behind their normal pace. Oat heading, at 53 percent complete, was 5 points behind last year and 2 points behind normal. The crop was most advanced in Iowa and Nebraska, where 93 and 92 percent of the acreage had headed, respectively, 3 points ahead of normal in both States. Minnesota, with just one-third of its crop headed, was 21 points behind normal. Other Crops: Ninety-five percent of the sunflower crop had been planted, 3 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Progress was behind the normal pace in all four of the major producing States, including Colorado, where planting had progressed ahead of normal throughout the planting season. Peanut pegging reached 26 percent complete, 4 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. Florida's crop was most advanced, with 60 percent of its crop at or beyond the pegging stage, 13 points ahead of normal. Pegging was 2 points behind normal in Alabama and Georgia, while Texas's crop was 11 points behind, and all other States were ahead of the normal pegging pace. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 84 81 82 IL : 98 94 91 96 IN : 98 93 88 95 IA : 99 99 99 98 KS : 89 82 90 89 KY : 73 67 52 77 LA : 93 92 80 93 MI : 87 77 95 94 MN : 99 96 99 98 MS : 100 99 97 98 MO : 90 83 84 86 NE : 100 97 99 99 NC : 71 64 61 71 ND : 98 93 100 100 OH : 86 85 86 93 SD : 98 92 99 98 TN : 84 74 64 78 WI : 82 73 96 94 : 18 Sts: 95 90 91 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 28 NA 0 7 IL : 14 NA 3 8 IN : 10 NA 1 6 IA : 0 NA 0 6 KS : 4 NA 3 7 KY : 5 NA 0 7 LA : 38 NA 23 35 MI : 0 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 0 1 MS : 68 NA 48 47 MO : 4 NA 0 4 NE : 3 NA 0 3 NC : 2 NA 0 3 ND : 0 NA 1 0 OH : 0 NA 0 5 SD : 0 NA 5 4 TN : 0 NA 1 3 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 7 NA 2 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 100 100 CO : 97 87 95 91 IL : 97 94 77 92 KS : 93 87 94 95 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 98 94 95 96 NE : 100 99 99 100 NM : 68 59 74 79 OK : 91 87 79 85 SD : 96 92 99 96 TX : 91 90 82 89 : 11 Sts: 93 89 90 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 31 14 32 17 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 3 0 0 2 KS : 1 0 0 1 LA : 30 13 37 42 MO : 2 1 2 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 3 2 1 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 44 42 43 47 : 11 Sts: 17 15 17 18 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 16 4 2 3 IN : 11 2 0 1 IA : 0 0 0 0 KS : 19 8 11 9 KY : 36 10 8 16 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 32 14 16 18 NE : 1 0 0 1 NC : 79 52 26 38 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 0 0 PA : 6 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 71 35 48 47 TX : 64 60 65 62 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 9 4 4 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 86 79 88 CA : 75 60 60 58 CO : 2 0 6 8 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 76 39 47 54 IN : 51 17 29 33 KS : 69 40 45 51 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 74 38 56 59 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 8 1 1 10 NC : 79 58 59 77 OH : 0 0 0 3 OK : 96 92 87 83 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 86 76 75 74 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 51 37 39 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 40 59 58 AZ : 58 51 52 75 AR : 85 68 62 79 CA : 85 65 38 51 GA : 68 51 63 63 LA : 79 60 72 83 MS : 66 54 59 75 MO : 68 44 48 70 NC : 55 40 42 50 OK : 30 20 31 24 SC : 51 35 24 41 TN : 81 59 31 66 TX : 32 26 28 40 VA : 83 60 5 36 : 14 Sts: 54 41 42 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 0 3 4 AZ : 15 10 10 25 AR : 13 2 1 4 CA : 30 20 1 5 GA : 13 4 13 17 LA : 13 2 11 19 MS : 7 0 9 17 MO : 7 0 2 14 NC : 5 0 0 3 OK : 0 0 1 1 SC : 2 1 0 7 TN : 3 0 1 3 TX : 12 11 15 14 VA : 5 2 0 0 : 14 Sts: 11 7 9 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 1 CA : 15 10 0 0 LA : 21 9 39 42 MS : 3 1 4 3 MO : 1 0 4 1 TX : 22 11 25 37 : 6 Sts : 7 4 8 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 32 18 52 40 MN : 23 11 67 44 MT : 9 1 15 17 ND : 17 7 31 24 SD : 83 51 76 66 WA : 89 60 81 76 : 6 Sts : 26 13 40 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 19 6 15 21 FL : 60 45 47 47 GA : 30 16 25 32 NC : 20 5 11 16 OK : 33 21 58 29 TX : 7 1 12 18 VA : 25 20 0 8 : 7 Sts : 26 14 22 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 97% of last year's peanut acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 93 81 89 90 MN : 33 17 63 54 NE : 92 84 93 89 ND : 17 6 21 19 OH : 77 57 77 82 PA : 70 43 55 73 SD : 69 47 73 62 WI : 57 45 59 56 : 8 Sts : 53 38 58 55 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 53% of last year's oat acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 87 77 91 90 KS : 79 73 89 91 ND : 99 95 100 100 SD : 95 82 97 97 : 4 Sts : 95 89 98 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 87% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Jun 27,:Jun 20,:Jun 27,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 41 28 48 42 MN : 11 6 66 43 MT : 18 6 20 24 ND : 15 4 32 19 WA : 85 50 71 71 : 5 Sts : 25 12 36 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 83% of last year's barley acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 32 49 13 CA : 0 5 20 40 35 CO : 19 26 31 22 2 ID : 0 3 10 72 15 IL : 0 3 27 52 18 IN : 1 5 27 47 20 KS : 24 20 27 26 3 MI : 1 12 34 43 10 MO : 2 7 32 52 7 MT : 4 7 33 50 6 NE : 19 24 33 22 2 NC : 1 4 31 54 10 OH : 2 9 31 46 12 OK : 4 13 30 45 8 OR : 0 11 31 50 8 SD : 17 20 36 20 7 TX : 9 23 34 29 5 WA : 2 5 23 59 11 : 18 Sts : 11 16 30 36 7 : Prev Wk : 12 17 29 35 7 Prev Yr : 8 13 27 38 14 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 6 55 38 IL : 1 4 13 55 27 IN : 3 5 19 51 22 IA : 2 6 17 56 19 KS : 1 5 29 50 15 KY : 1 6 18 49 26 MI : 6 16 37 33 8 MN : 2 7 35 50 6 MO : 2 5 18 54 21 NE : 1 3 21 56 19 NC : 0 3 18 60 19 ND : 1 7 32 58 2 OH : 3 9 23 45 20 PA : 1 3 17 33 46 SD : 1 3 20 64 12 TN : 0 3 12 52 33 TX : 0 4 15 41 40 WI : 6 17 29 38 10 : 18 Sts : 2 6 21 52 19 : Prev Wk : 2 6 22 51 19 Prev Yr : 1 4 20 56 19 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 1 15 73 10 AZ : 3 12 20 30 35 AR : 0 5 25 54 16 CA : 0 0 5 20 75 GA : 0 2 22 59 17 LA : 2 13 34 44 7 MS : 2 5 18 51 24 MO : 0 1 25 63 11 NC : 0 3 15 67 15 OK : 2 2 41 55 0 SC : 0 3 29 65 3 TN : 0 2 15 60 23 TX : 11 11 27 37 14 VA : 0 0 10 55 35 : 14 Sts : 5 7 23 46 19 : Prev Wk : 3 5 26 49 17 Prev Yr : 9 11 31 40 9 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 7 38 48 7 CO : 5 25 40 20 10 IL : 0 2 29 56 13 KS : 1 4 30 56 9 LA : 0 8 49 43 0 MO : 0 2 23 66 9 NE : 2 5 34 52 7 NM : 4 18 60 17 1 OK : 1 7 47 41 4 SD : 0 2 29 67 2 TX : 3 9 19 50 19 : 11 Sts : 2 7 28 51 12 : Prev Wk : 2 8 32 46 12 Prev Yr : 2 7 29 54 8 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 27 49 17 IL : 2 5 23 53 17 IN : 3 6 24 50 17 IA : 2 6 20 55 17 KS : 0 3 23 66 8 KY : 0 4 22 54 20 LA : 4 12 39 42 3 MI : 3 13 38 36 10 MN : 3 7 39 46 5 MS : 0 3 11 62 24 MO : 2 6 25 55 12 NE : 1 4 27 55 13 NC : 1 2 24 61 12 ND : 0 4 29 60 7 OH : 5 9 32 42 12 SD : 0 4 22 63 11 TN : 0 2 10 66 22 WI : 4 16 21 45 14 : 18 Sts : 2 6 26 53 13 : Prev Wk : 2 6 25 53 14 Prev Yr : 1 5 24 55 15 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 4 19 60 17 MN : 2 5 28 59 6 NE : 11 12 20 44 13 ND : 3 10 34 46 7 OH : 11 12 24 45 8 PA : 7 10 27 48 8 SD : 3 16 23 48 10 WI : 1 4 26 51 18 : 8 Sts : 3 9 27 50 11 : Prev Wk : 4 11 27 47 11 Prev Yr : 1 4 18 61 16 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 22 54 20 CA : 0 5 45 25 25 LA : 0 7 40 48 5 MS : 0 2 12 69 17 MO : 0 1 16 52 31 TX : 0 0 25 58 17 : 6 Sts : 0 4 28 49 19 : Prev Wk : 0 3 28 49 20 Prev Yr : 1 6 27 48 18 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 6 27 43 21 FL : 0 1 9 70 20 GA : 0 1 20 63 16 NC : 0 0 9 81 10 OK : 0 3 23 68 6 TX : 0 2 33 53 12 VA : 0 0 12 58 30 : 8 Sts : 0 2 22 60 16 : Prev Wk : 0 2 25 61 12 Prev Yr : 2 3 22 55 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. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 78 12 MN : 2 4 35 48 11 MT : 3 6 20 66 5 ND : 2 7 24 46 21 SD : 4 11 20 42 23 WA : 1 3 29 61 6 : 6 Sts : 2 6 24 52 16 : Prev Wk : 2 8 26 51 13 Prev Yr : 1 3 18 56 22 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 7 79 12 MN : 4 7 44 37 8 MT : 1 3 35 48 13 ND : 2 6 22 48 22 WA : 1 2 31 54 12 : 5 Sts : 1 4 24 54 17 : Prev Wk : 2 6 23 55 14 Prev Yr : 1 4 16 58 21 -------------------------------------- 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 3 19 64 13 :: NJ : 0 0 22 78 0 AZ : 26 22 20 20 12 :: NM : 28 33 28 11 0 AR : 0 2 18 61 19 :: NY : 0 3 19 49 29 CA : 35 40 20 5 0 :: NC : 1 3 21 64 11 CO : 11 19 44 25 1 :: ND : 14 18 30 33 5 CT : 0 11 15 67 7 :: OH : 1 5 24 53 17 DE : 0 0 21 67 12 :: OK : 5 9 29 41 16 FL : 0 5 25 65 5 :: OR : 1 9 35 45 10 GA : 1 4 28 56 11 :: PA : 1 4 21 54 20 ID : 0 4 23 63 10 :: RI : 0 0 0 60 40 IL : 0 2 13 62 23 :: SC : 2 11 39 45 3 IN : 1 3 16 63 17 :: SD : 9 18 31 33 9 IA : 0 3 17 55 25 :: TN : 0 2 15 65 18 KS : 15 22 24 32 7 :: TX : 6 9 22 40 23 KY : 1 2 15 60 22 :: UT : 6 14 33 41 6 LA : 0 5 32 50 13 :: VT : 0 3 14 72 11 ME : 0 1 2 69 28 :: VA : 1 3 13 52 31 MD : 0 4 18 48 30 :: WA : 12 15 33 40 0 MA : 0 0 8 85 7 :: WV : 0 2 12 65 21 MI : 0 3 23 54 20 :: WI : 2 3 12 60 23 MN : 1 4 26 61 8 :: WY : 33 27 27 10 3 MS : 0 8 20 51 21 :: : MO : 1 4 18 60 17 :: 48 Sts : 8 12 24 42 14 MT : 15 21 33 26 5 :: : NE : 17 19 28 28 8 :: Prev Wk: 8 13 24 42 13 NV : 9 30 40 21 0 :: Prev Yr: 3 9 28 48 12 NH : 0 0 16 54 30 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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