We 1 (8-04) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 17, 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. 33 August 8 - 14, 2004 For additional information, call (202) 720-7919. HIGHLIGHTS: Charley, a category 4 hurricane, made landfall along Florida's west coast on August 13, dealing a devastating blow to the Fort Myers and Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda areas. Charley caused extensive wind and storm-surge damage along and to the south of its point of landfall, which occurred on North Captiva Island. Prior to Charley's arrival, the interaction between Tropical Storm Bonnie and an approaching cold front soaked parts of the East, setting the stage for flooding in some areas during Charley's passage. The primary agricultural impacts from the tropical activity in central Florida was wind damage to orange groves, along with structural damage to the nursery/greenhouse industry. With the exception of wind damage elsewhere in Florida's northern and western orchards, damage to citrus and Southeastern summer crops was relatively minor and largely limited to areas experiencing flash flooding. Cotton was relatively unaffected by the heavy rain and gusty winds, since most Southeastern bolls were not yet open. Elsewhere, scattered showers preceded an unusually cool surge of air across the Plains, Midwest, and Delta. Despite the below-normal temperatures (as much as 12 degrees F below normal in the Midwest), summer crop developmental delays were largely confined to the northwestern Corn Belt, in part due to a rapid planting pace in most major summer crop areas earlier this year. Abundant soil moisture reserves continued to benefit immature summer crops throughout the central and southern Plains and the Midwest. On the northern High Plains, however, dry soils stressed pastures but promoted small grain harvesting. Mostly dry weather also favored winter and spring wheat harvesting in the Northwest and Intermountain West, where hot weather (up to 10 degrees F above normal) hastened crop maturation but stressed rangelands, strained drought-reduced irrigation reserves, and fostered the spread of several large wildfires. Scattered showers in the southern Rockies and the Southwest locally boosted topsoil moisture but provided little relief from long-term drought. Disorganized Tropical Storm Bonnie moved ashore on August 12 near Apalachicola, FL, with maximum sustained winds as high as 50 m.p.h. Bonnie raced northeastward, reaching eastern North Carolina the following morning. Barely 24 hours after Bonnie's landfall, powerful category 4 Hurricane Charley slammed into Florida's North Captiva Island, near Fort Myers, with sustained winds of 145 m.p.h. and gusts to 180 m.p.h., and a storm surge estimated to be 13-15 feet. It was the first major hurricane to strike southwestern Florida since Donna battered the region in September 1960. Once inland, Charley moved rapidly northeastward and gradually weakened, passing very close to Orlando and Daytona Beach late on August 13 before emerging over the open water of the western Atlantic Ocean. Charley's second U.S. landfall occurred near Georgetown, SC, on August 14, with maximum sustained winds near 75 m.p.h. Charley rapidly moved northeastward, bringing heavy rains (2 to 5 inches) and strong winds to eastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia, and the Delmarva Peninsula during Saturday, and was finally downgraded to a tropical depression off the New England Coast by Sunday morning. Early in the week, locally heavy thunderstorms lingered on the central and southern Plains, while showers preceded and accompanied another surge of cool air across the Midwest. Daily-record rainfall totals included 0.81 inch (on August 8) in Childress, TX, and 1.05 inches (on August 9) in South Bend, IN. A thunderstorm wind gust to 58 m.p.h. was clocked in Hobart, OK, prior to dawn on August 11. However, a bigger story was the autumn-like air that blanketed most areas east of the Rockies, resulting in a few hundred daily-record lows and several monthly records. The parade of records began on August 10 with record lows in locations such as Great Falls, MT (40 degrees F), and Rapid City, SD (43 degrees F). Rapid City followed with another record (40 degrees F) the following day, while record lows in Nebraska for August 11 included 33 degrees F in Alliance and 35 degrees F in Chadron. Alliance's only other August readings below 35 degrees F occurred on August 25 and 26, 1910, when lows were 30 and 34 degrees F, respectively. By August 12, Vichy-Rolla, MO, posted an August-record low of 45 degrees F. A day later, August records were also set or tied in locations such as Jackson, TN (47 degrees F), Greenville, MS (52 degrees F), and Corpus Christi, TX (64 degrees F). Farther north, Merrill, WI (32 degrees F), collected a daily-record low for August 13. With the prevalence of cool air across the Midwest since late spring, Ottumwa, IA, noted its coolest June 1 - August 9 period on record, with an average temperature of 69.6 degrees F (previously, 70.5 degrees F in 1915). Elsewhere in Iowa, Mason City (66.8 degrees F) marked its coolest June 1 - August 9 stretch since 1992, when temperatures averaged 66.6 degrees F during the same 10-week period. Even prior to the arrival of Bonnie and Charley, locally torrential rainfall soaked the East. Daily-record totals on August 10 included 2.90 inches in Mobile, AL, and 1.54 inches in Massena, NY. A day later, 4.10 inches pelted New York's JFK Airport, while 2.01 inches soaked Danville, VA. Meanwhile, heat gripped the West. Imperial, CA, posted consecutive daily-record highs (113 and 114 degrees F) on August 8-9. Elsewhere in California, Death Valley tallied consecutive highs of 125 degrees F on August 10-11. Farther north, daily-record highs for August 12 were established in locations such as Monument, OR (106 degrees F), and Ellensburg, WA (101 degrees F). Unseasonable warmth continued across Alaska, with temperatures averaging 5 to 10 degrees F above normal and highs reaching into the lower 80s degrees F across southern and eastern sections. Numerous record highs were set on August 10, including 78 degrees F in King Salmon; 80 degrees F in Anchorage; 81 degrees F in Skagway, Wrangell, and Yakutat; 82 degrees F in Petersburg; 83 degrees F in Sitka and Hoonah; and 84 degrees F in Juneau. In addition, it was Juneau's tenth day of 80-degree plus warmth this year, with the former annual record of 7 days established in 1951. With little or no precipitation falling on central and eastern portions, coupled with abnormal warmth, large wildfires continued to burn in east-central Alaska. As of August 16, 4.990 million acres had burned so far this year, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, including 3 large active wildfires affecting 1.868 million acres. These fires consisted of the Taylor Highway Complex (1.124 million acres) 35 northwest of Tok (containment unknown), Boundary (508,922 acres) 20 miles northeast of Fairbanks (75% contained), and Central Complex (317,000 acres) within 6 miles of Central, only 15% contained. In contrast, wet weather soaked western portions, including weekly totals of 3.74 inches at Nome, 1.70 inches at Kotzebue, 1.47 inches at Bethel, and 0.44 inches at Barrow. In Hawaii, it was a fairly tranquil week, with light to moderate showers mostly confined to Kauai and the windward and interior locations of Oahu. The eastern and central islands observed drier and warmer weather, with Hilo posting a daily record-tying high of 87 degrees F on August 10. National Agricultural Summary August 9 - 15, 2004 Highlights: Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie brought heavy rainfall to the eastern Gulf Coast and southern and middle Atlantic Coast. Charley passed through the heart of Florida's citrus-producing areas with winds exceeding 100 miles per hour. However, the extent of the damage is yet to be determined. Elsewhere, parts of the central and southern Great Plains and Southwest received light to moderate rainfall, while a cold front brought moderate to heavy precipitation to the Northeast. Below-normal temperatures again prevailed east of the Rockies, limiting crop development. In the northern and central Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and along the Pacific Coast, conditions were hot and dry, encouraging crop development and fieldwork but stressing irrigation reserves. Corn: Ninety-six percent of the crop was at the silk stage or beyond, compared with 97 percent last year and 98 percent for the 5-year average. The dough stage was 57 percent complete, 7 percentage points ahead of last year but 3 points behind normal. Denting advanced to 23 percent complete, 8 points ahead of last year but the same as the average. Silking was at or near completion in most areas but remained behind normal in the northern Corn Belt. Doughing advanced 26 points in Nebraska and 23 points in Iowa but was behind the normal pace in both States. The northern Great Plains and adjacent areas of the Corn Belt remained well behind normal, with North Dakota's crop trailing the normal pace by 48 points. Denting was ahead of normal in the central Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and Southeast but lagged behind the average pace elsewhere. Soybeans: Blooming, at 95 percent complete, was 1 point ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. Eighty-one percent of the acreage had set pods, 7 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Blooming was at or near completion in the Delta and central Corn Belt but continued to trail the normal pace in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Pod setting progress remained well behind normal in Minnesota and the Dakotas, despite steady progress. The crop was most advanced in the Delta, where 99 percent of Mississippi's crop and 96 percent of Louisiana's crop had set pods. Winter Wheat: Growers had reaped 96 percent of their acreage, 2 points behind last year but the same as normal. Harvest was complete in all areas, except the northern Great Plains, northern Rocky Mountains, and Pacific Northwest. In Montana, producers harvested 29 percent of their crop but remained 13 points behind normal. Progress advanced 18 points in Idaho, 19 points in Oregon, and 21 points in Washington under warm, dry conditions. Cotton: Ninety-two percent of the crop was at or beyond the boll setting stage, 7 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Boll opening advanced to 12 percent complete, 1 point ahead of last year but 2 points behind normal. Boll setting reached completion in Arizona and Georgia and edged closer to completion across the Southeast. Bolls opened slowly in most areas, advancing by less than 10 points in all States, except Louisiana, where 19 percent of the acreage entered the stage. In Virginia, 38 percent of the acreage had open bolls, 33 points ahead of normal, but progress was behind normal in most other areas. Sorghum: Heading advanced to 75 percent complete, compared with 67 percent last year and 78 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty-one percent of the acreage had turned color, the same as last year but 7 points behind normal. Heading progressed steadily across the Great Plains, advancing 13 points in Kansas, 17 points in Nebraska, and 15 points in South Dakota, but less than 10 points elsewhere. Coloring was most active in Illinois, where 14 percent of the crop entered the stage. Kansas and Texas, the two largest-producing States, were behind their normal pace for both heading and turning color. Rice: Eighty-five percent of the crop had reached the heading stage, the same as last year but 2 points ahead of normal. Growers had harvested 10 percent of their acreage, the same as last year but 2 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was nearly complete in the lower Delta and along the Gulf Coast. Harvest was most advanced in Louisiana, where over half the acreage had been harvested, and in Texas, where producers had reaped more than one-third of their acreage. Harvest had not begun in Arkansas, California, or Missouri and was just getting underway in Mississippi. Small Grains: The spring wheat harvest advanced to 21 percent complete, 27 points behind last year and 19 points behind normal. In Idaho and Washington, harvest advanced steadily and was ahead of normal. However, growers trailed their average pace elsewhere. Minnesota growers, with just 12 percent of their acreage harvested, were 33 points behind normal. Harvest was also less than 15 percent complete in Montana and North Dakota, where progress was 16 and 21 points behind normal, respectively. Twenty-six percent of the barley crop had been harvested, compared with 54 percent last year and 37 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest was most advanced in Washington, at 52 percent complete, 13 points ahead of normal. Idaho growers were also ahead of normal, but all other States trailed their normal pace. Minnesota growers had reaped only 13 percent of their acreage, 45 points behind the average. Producers had harvested 58 percent of their oat crop, 15 points behind last year and the average. Harvest neared completion in Iowa and Nebraska, slightly behind the normal pace for both States. Progress was well behind normal in the northern Corn Belt, where Minnesota and Wisconsin growers trailed their normal pace by 35 and 20 points, respectively. Only in Pennsylvania was harvest progress ahead of the 5-year average. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 85 70 98 94 IL : 100 100 99 100 IN : 100 99 96 99 IA : 99 97 99 99 KS : 100 99 99 100 KY : 100 99 99 98 MI : 80 71 93 94 MN : 95 91 99 99 MO : 100 99 95 98 NE : 98 97 98 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 89 75 99 99 OH : 100 99 97 98 PA : 90 82 75 84 SD : 96 81 95 95 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 99 99 100 100 WI : 78 67 90 94 : 18 Sts: 96 93 97 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 16 9 34 29 IL : 88 80 68 77 IN : 78 63 41 68 IA : 44 21 38 49 KS : 83 70 81 81 KY : 76 69 67 79 MI : 20 11 10 19 MN : 13 3 30 36 MO : 89 82 84 84 NE : 71 45 64 73 NC : 95 90 83 88 ND : 11 6 51 59 OH : 76 54 44 58 PA : 67 47 27 45 SD : 30 12 35 52 TN : 97 96 96 95 TX : 87 86 94 93 WI : 15 6 29 32 : 18 Sts: 57 42 50 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 0 5 2 IL : 46 31 21 33 IN : 34 17 5 24 IA : 9 0 5 13 KS : 40 22 42 43 KY : 52 45 39 53 MI : 0 0 0 2 MN : 1 0 5 6 MO : 65 43 56 56 NE : 12 4 13 24 NC : 87 68 46 65 ND : 0 0 7 15 OH : 17 4 3 12 PA : 29 13 5 11 SD : 2 0 4 13 TN : 90 75 76 76 TX : 73 72 78 75 WI : 0 0 1 3 : 18 Sts: 23 14 15 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 99 CO : 100 100 100 100 ID : 61 43 78 61 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 97 99 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 67 38 90 80 NE : 100 99 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 83 64 91 85 SD : 96 92 100 100 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 76 55 79 68 : 18 Sts: 96 92 98 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 92 91 92 IL : 98 96 95 97 IN : 98 95 88 96 IA : 99 98 97 99 KS : 88 87 90 93 KY : 77 75 75 82 LA : 100 97 94 98 MI : 87 82 91 94 MN : 95 90 99 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 89 83 86 89 NE : 98 95 97 98 NC : 80 76 66 70 ND : 98 96 100 100 OH : 97 94 96 97 SD : 96 91 99 97 TN : 91 82 78 88 WI : 80 75 96 93 : 18 Sts: 95 92 94 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 88 81 71 69 IL : 89 82 71 84 IN : 85 72 58 77 IA : 92 85 87 91 KS : 77 66 66 72 KY : 59 57 46 58 LA : 96 87 80 91 MI : 60 44 66 73 MN : 70 46 92 87 MS : 99 97 96 96 MO : 69 55 55 61 NE : 87 70 79 82 NC : 45 41 27 36 ND : 90 67 92 96 OH : 84 75 66 78 SD : 74 55 84 82 TN : 79 64 54 66 WI : 54 45 75 67 : 18 Sts: 81 69 74 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 95 97 95 AZ : 100 99 95 99 AR : 100 100 98 100 CA : 98 95 94 93 GA : 100 98 96 96 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 98 95 96 99 MO : 92 85 99 98 NC : 98 96 92 95 OK : 88 77 77 83 SC : 93 80 74 81 TN : 99 96 94 98 TX : 83 71 72 87 VA : 100 100 83 94 : 14 Sts: 92 85 85 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 4 5 7 AZ : 20 11 25 29 AR : 2 1 2 6 CA : 15 10 8 8 GA : 7 1 4 12 LA : 20 1 19 24 MS : 7 0 8 21 MO : 6 0 1 7 NC : 2 0 0 6 OK : 3 0 6 3 SC : 6 3 2 5 TN : 3 1 2 5 TX : 17 15 18 18 VA : 38 30 0 5 : 14 Sts: 12 8 11 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 98 97 99 99 CO : 59 50 61 57 IL : 92 91 61 84 KS : 70 57 61 77 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 89 80 84 85 NE : 75 58 69 77 NM : 40 31 40 48 OK : 71 66 67 68 SD : 80 65 92 78 TX : 79 72 67 80 : 11 Sts: 75 65 67 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 77 87 80 CO : 3 2 6 4 IL : 37 23 13 33 KS : 14 6 14 23 LA : 95 89 90 92 MO : 28 17 25 32 NE : 8 1 7 13 NM : 2 1 4 6 OK : 31 25 29 30 SD : 14 3 22 25 TX : 53 50 53 60 : 11 Sts: 31 25 31 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 84 75 89 87 CA : 70 50 55 53 LA : 95 90 96 97 MS : 98 85 95 89 MO : 81 63 76 74 TX : 99 95 100 99 : 6 Sts : 85 74 85 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 1 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 54 38 49 55 MS : 1 0 1 1 MO : 0 0 0 0 TX : 35 12 39 51 : 6 Sts : 10 6 10 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 30 11 32 26 MN : 12 4 55 45 MT : 14 2 34 30 ND : 13 5 42 34 SD : 66 49 92 89 WA : 64 42 65 44 : 6 Sts : 21 10 48 40 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 36 18 35 28 MN : 13 8 73 58 MT : 25 9 45 37 ND : 20 10 61 39 WA : 52 44 61 39 : 5 Sts : 26 14 54 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 15,:Aug 8, :Aug 15,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 98 97 99 99 MN : 40 27 81 75 NE : 95 91 96 98 ND : 27 17 47 43 OH : 88 66 77 92 PA : 67 46 46 66 SD : 82 65 96 93 WI : 53 37 68 73 : 8 Sts : 58 45 73 73 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 66% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 3 17 36 43 IL : 1 3 16 53 27 IN : 3 4 14 53 26 IA : 2 6 18 48 26 KS : 1 3 16 55 25 KY : 0 4 13 48 35 MI : 5 13 35 38 9 MN : 2 8 28 52 10 MO : 1 3 13 55 28 NE : 1 4 15 44 36 NC : 1 4 19 59 17 ND : 2 10 32 42 14 OH : 3 9 25 45 18 PA : 2 3 10 29 56 SD : 2 4 18 53 23 TN : 1 3 11 50 35 TX : 0 1 10 43 46 WI : 5 15 26 38 16 : 18 Sts : 2 6 19 48 25 : Prev Wk : 2 5 17 50 26 Prev Yr : 6 10 24 44 16 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 24 47 23 IL : 1 4 21 54 20 IN : 4 6 17 51 22 IA : 2 7 19 49 23 KS : 0 3 13 64 20 KY : 0 3 18 48 31 LA : 6 19 34 33 8 MI : 4 10 34 44 8 MN : 3 8 34 45 10 MS : 0 5 13 51 31 MO : 2 5 23 55 15 NE : 1 5 19 51 24 NC : 0 7 27 53 13 ND : 1 5 32 45 17 OH : 4 10 27 44 15 SD : 1 3 15 59 22 TN : 2 3 16 54 25 WI : 3 11 25 43 18 : 18 Sts : 2 6 23 50 19 : Prev Wk : 2 5 20 53 20 Prev Yr : 5 11 28 43 13 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 9 22 55 8 AZ : 0 0 24 40 36 AR : 0 4 27 46 23 CA : 0 0 0 30 70 GA : 2 11 33 42 12 LA : 8 15 30 41 6 MS : 2 5 23 50 20 MO : 0 0 16 69 15 NC : 0 4 23 59 14 OK : 1 1 43 47 8 SC : 0 3 20 71 6 TN : 0 0 13 57 30 TX : 2 5 17 49 27 VA : 0 0 20 33 47 : 14 Sts : 2 5 20 49 24 : Prev Wk : 2 6 21 49 22 Prev Yr : 5 11 29 43 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 1 33 52 14 CO : 1 5 30 42 22 IL : 0 1 13 73 13 KS : 1 4 20 58 17 LA : 0 7 54 39 0 MO : 0 3 19 64 14 NE : 1 4 29 50 16 NM : 0 2 31 66 1 OK : 0 1 12 60 27 SD : 9 10 37 40 4 TX : 1 6 16 55 22 : 11 Sts : 1 5 21 55 18 : Prev Wk : 1 3 22 57 17 Prev Yr : 13 26 34 23 4 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 2 22 50 25 CA : 0 0 40 40 20 LA : 0 7 34 48 11 MS : 0 0 8 67 25 MO : 1 3 9 46 41 TX : 0 1 30 51 18 : 6 Sts : 1 2 25 49 23 : Prev Wk : 1 3 27 49 20 Prev Yr : 1 3 25 51 20 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 5 24 55 13 FL : 0 0 13 56 31 GA : 1 6 35 45 13 NC : 0 3 13 74 10 OK : 0 4 16 67 13 TX : 0 1 9 52 38 VA : 0 1 24 37 38 : 8 Sts : 1 4 23 52 20 : Prev Wk : 1 5 24 51 19 Prev Yr : 0 3 17 57 23 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 4 19 61 16 MN : 1 6 25 53 15 NE : 11 13 23 42 11 ND : 6 7 31 45 11 OH : 2 8 26 56 8 PA : 2 8 35 50 5 SD : 2 8 22 42 26 WI : 2 4 20 53 21 : 8 Sts : 4 7 25 48 16 : Prev Wk : 4 7 26 48 15 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 13 72 14 MN : 2 4 34 44 16 MT : 7 14 25 45 9 ND : 2 5 20 48 25 SD : 10 5 17 40 28 WA : 2 3 29 62 4 : 6 Sts : 4 7 23 46 20 : Prev Wk : 4 6 23 48 19 Prev Yr : 5 14 28 37 16 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 76 14 MN : 2 7 49 33 9 MT : 3 10 31 42 14 ND : 2 3 20 52 23 WA : 1 9 30 54 6 : 5 Sts : 2 5 23 53 17 : Prev Wk : 3 5 23 53 16 Prev Yr : 7 13 25 40 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. 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 26 54 14 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 38 18 18 23 3 :: NM : 11 25 38 22 4 AR : 2 6 28 52 12 :: NY : 0 6 27 45 22 CA : 50 50 0 0 0 :: NC : 0 3 26 60 11 CO : 4 16 37 34 9 :: ND : 14 21 33 29 3 CT : 0 0 21 79 0 :: OH : 1 6 27 52 14 DE : 0 3 22 66 9 :: OK : 1 4 20 47 28 FL : 0 0 15 75 10 :: OR : 1 13 45 35 6 GA : 1 9 39 46 5 :: PA : 3 6 23 45 23 ID : 0 11 38 50 1 :: RI : 0 0 50 50 0 IL : 1 7 28 53 11 :: SC : 1 9 22 64 4 IN : 1 7 22 54 16 :: SD : 16 17 28 31 8 IA : 1 7 22 54 16 :: TN : 0 4 17 64 15 KS : 4 11 33 43 9 :: TX : 3 12 30 43 12 KY : 1 4 17 55 23 :: UT : 13 17 34 34 2 LA : 2 11 42 41 4 :: VT : 2 7 30 45 16 ME : 0 0 10 59 31 :: VA : 0 2 22 59 17 MD : 0 3 16 45 36 :: WA : 8 14 46 32 0 MA : 0 0 11 89 0 :: WV : 1 8 19 64 8 MI : 4 13 32 44 7 :: WI : 4 7 31 47 11 MN : 2 8 34 51 5 :: WY : 32 31 25 9 3 MS : 5 7 24 53 11 :: : MO : 1 3 20 64 12 :: 48 Sts : 8 13 27 42 10 MT : 24 23 30 20 3 :: : NE : 13 21 32 28 6 :: Prev Wk: 8 12 26 43 11 NV : 18 48 28 5 1 :: Prev Yr: 14 21 30 28 7 NH : 0 0 22 53 25 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2003 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data that are collected each week from early April to the end of November. The Crop progress and condition surveys are non-probability surveys that include a sample of more than 5,000 reporters whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these reporters subjectively estimate progress of farmers' activities and progress of crops through their stages of development. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. Most reporters complete their questionnaire on Friday or early Monday morning and submit it to the Agricultural Statistics Service's office in their State by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, or through a secured internet website. A small number of reports are completed on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Regardless of the time that the questionnaire is completed, reporters are asked to report for the week ending on Sunday. For reports submitted prior to the Sunday reference date, a degree of uncertainty is introduced into the projections for weekend progress and crop condition changes. By the end of the 2001 season, nearly two-thirds of the data were being submitted through the internet website. As a result, about one-half of all data are submitted on Monday morning, which has significantly reduced this projection uncertainty. Reporters are sent written reporting instructions at the beginning of each season and are contacted periodically to ensure proper reporting. Terms and definitions of crop stages and condition categories that are used as reporting guidelines are available on the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) website at: www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/cwterms.htm. Estimating Procedures: Reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported the previous week and data reported in surrounding counties for the current week. Each State Statistical Office summarizes the reported data to district and State levels, weighting each county's reported data by NASS county acreage estimates. Summarized indications are compared with previous week estimates, and progress items are compared with earlier stages of development and historical averages to ensure reasonableness. Weather events and reporter comments are also taken into consideration. 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