We 1 (8-04) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 24, 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. 34 August 15 - 21, 2004 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. HIGHLIGHTS: Florida's citrus, nursery, and greenhouse interests continued to assess damage from Hurricane Charley, which tore across the State on August 13 roughly from Ft. Myers northeastward through Orlando and Daytona Beach. In Charley's wake, humid, showery conditions affected the southern Atlantic States, increasing concerns for disease potential in immature summer crops. Elsewhere in the South and East, occasionally heavy showers accompanied below-normal temperatures. Rainfall was heaviest (locally 4 inches or more) in parts of central Texas and from the upper Ohio Valley northeastward into New England. Meanwhile, another surge of extremely cool air maintained concerns about sluggish summer crop development in the upper Midwest, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 10 degrees F below normal. Frost was reported toward week's end as far south as northern Iowa, and temperatures near the freezing mark (32 degrees F) were noted in the far northwestern Corn Belt. Nevertheless, corn and soybean development remained ahead of the normal pace in parts of the Midwest, including the southern Corn Belt, in part due a rapid planting pace in April and early May. Cool weather also prevailed on the Plains, slowing summer crop maturation. Locally heavy showers slowed winter wheat planting preparations from Kansas southward, but dry weather promoted small grain harvesting on the northern Plains. Farther west, hot, dry weather in the Northwest contrasted with below-normal temperatures and scattered showers in the central and southern Rockies and the Southwest. Northwestern heat promoted summer crop maturation and small grain harvesting, but hampered wildfire containment efforts. Southwestern showers boosted topsoil moisture and eased irrigation demands, but provided only limited relief from a multi-year drought. On August 20, frost was reported in northern and eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota. The following day, frost reached the remainder of Minnesota, northeastern South Dakota, northern and western Wisconsin, and the northern tier of Iowa. Effects on summer crops were still being assessed, but damage to upper Midwestern corn and soybeans was not expected to be widespread, in part due to the localized nature and short duration of temperatures at or below 32 degrees F. Other vulnerable summer crops, including dry edible beans, continued to be monitored for potential damage. In Fargo, ND, the August 20 low of 34 degrees F represented its lowest August reading since August 27, 1982, when it was 33 degrees F. Similarly, the low of 32 degrees F in Grand Forks, ND, marked its lowest August temperature since August 28, 1986, when it was 31 degrees F. On August 21, monthly record lows were tied in locations such as St. Cloud, MN (33 degrees F, tying August 31, 1974), and Estherville, IA (36 degrees F, tying August 20, 1950. Meanwhile in South Dakota, Brookings (33 degrees F) noted its lowest August reading since August 13, 1964, when the minimum temperature was also 33 degrees F. Prior to the late-week cold outbreak, chilly weather persisted across the South. In Louisiana, Baton Rouge noted six consecutive daily-record lows (60, 59, 58, 60, 61, and 64 degrees F) from August 13-18. Monthly record lows were set or tied on August 15 in several locations, including the Mississippi cities of Meridian (51 degrees F) and Jackson (54 degrees F). The first 15 days of August were the coolest on record at many Southern stations, including Huntsville, AL (average temperature of 72.8 degrees F; previously 73.9 degrees F in 1967). The passages of Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley contributed to large, mid-August rainfall totals in central North Carolina. From August 11-16, 120-hour rainfall in North Carolina reached 6.77 inches in Cary and 5.89 inches in Roanoke Rapids. Farther north, torrential rainfall ended on August 14 in northern Maine, following 2-day totals as high as 8 to 10 inches in parts of Baxter State Park. Elsewhere in the East, locally heavy showers lingered in Charley-affected areas of Florida, including Orlando (1.90 inches on August 21). Heavy rain returned to the Northeast toward week's end, where daily-record totals included 1.97 inches (on August 20) in Harrisburg, PA, and 2.46 inches (on August 21) in Worcester, MA. Farther west, daily-record totals in Texas on August 19 included 2.99 inches in Abilene and 2.33 inches in Tyler. At week's end, beneficial rain overspread the Northwest, where daily-record amounts in Washington for August 21 reached 1.12 inches in Hoquiam and 0.83 inch in Olympia. Record warmth returned to Alaska, boosting weekly temperatures 10 to 14 degrees F above normal across interior, northern, and western parts of the State. Especially warm weather prevailed from August 17-19, when McGrath posted a trio of daily-record highs (84, 87, and 80 degrees F). August 1-23 rainfall was significantly below normal in many Alaskan locations, including Yakutat (1.05 inches, or 12 percent of normal), McGrath (0.68 inch, or 33 percent), and Fairbanks (0.36 inch, or 27 percent). The Taylor Highway complex, burning about 35 miles northwest of Tok, AK, consumed more than 1.2 million acres of vegetation by August 23, accounting for nearly one-quarter of the State's year-to-date total of 5.3 million acres. Farther south, warm, mostly dry weather prevailed in Hawaii, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 3 degrees F above normal. Due to earlier rains, August 1-23 totals ranged from slightly below normal in Hilo (5.18 inches, or 71 percent of normal), on the Big Island, to an August-record sum (3.52 inches, or 926 percent) in Honolulu, Oahu. Honolulu's previous August record of 3.08 inches was established in 1959. National Agricultural Summary August 16 - 22, 2004 Highlights: Below-normal temperatures persisted across the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Despite steady progress, crop development remained behind normal in the northern areas of the regions. Concerns over the belated development were heightened by a mild freeze at several locations in the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Conditions were hot and dry along the Pacific Coast and in the northern Rocky Mountains, encouraging small grain harvest and promoting summer crop development. In the central and southern Rockies, scattered showers increased irrigation supplies. Below-normal temperatures across the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta limited crop development, but moderate rainfall delayed fieldwork only slightly. Cool, wet weather also prevailed across the Southeast, further delaying progress of the cotton crop. Along the Atlantic Coast, temperatures were below normal and precipitation was moderate, although periods of warm, dry weather aided crop development. Corn: Seventy percent of the acreage was at or beyond the dough stage, the same as last year but 6 percentage points behind normal. Denting, at 36 percent complete, was 7 points ahead of last year but 3 points behind the 5-year average. Six percent of the crop was mature, compared with 5 percent last year and 7 percent for the average. Doughing remained well behind normal in the northern Great Plains and northwestern Corn Belt, delayed by persistent cool weather. Denting progressed steadily in the central Corn Belt and central Great Plains, but progress was limited further north. The crop matured ahead of the normal pace across the Ohio Valley and Southeast, particularly in North Carolina, where 71 percent of the crop was mature, 34 points ahead of the normal pace. Soybeans: Pod setting advanced to 91 percent complete, 4 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of normal. The crop set pods steadily in the northern Corn belt, progressing 20 points or more in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, but remained behind the average. Progress was also behind normal in North Dakota but at or ahead of the normal pace elsewhere. Pod setting reached completion in Mississippi, 1 point ahead of normal. Cotton: Boll setting, reached 95 percent completion, 3 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. Seventeen percent of the acreage had open bolls, compared with 15 percent last year and 22 percent for the 5-year average. Most States had reached completion of the boll setting stage. Only in the southern Great Plains was boll setting less than 95 percent complete. Bolls opening progressed slowly across the Southeast and southern Great Plains, advancing less than 10 points in most States. However, one-fourth of Arizona's crop set bolls during the week, while California's and Mississippi's crop advanced 15 points. Sorghum: Eighty-two percent of the crop had reached the heading stage, 7 points ahead of last year but 4 points behind the average. Coloring advanced to 37 percent, 2 points behind last year and 11 points behind normal. Maturity, at 21 percent, was 1 point behind last year and 4 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was complete in the Mississippi Delta and 95 percent complete in Illinois and Missouri but lagged behind normal in most other areas. Turning color advanced 21 points in Illinois and 14 points in Missouri and South Dakota, but progress was limited to less than 10 points elsewhere. Maturation was most advanced in Louisiana, at 90 percent, 6 points ahead of normal. Kansas and Texas, together accounting for three-fourths of the acreage, were behind their 5-year average in all three progress stages. Rice: Heading advanced to 91 percent complete, 2 points behind last year and 1 point behind normal. Fourteen percent of the acreage had been harvested, the same as last year but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Heading reached completion in Mississippi and Texas, 5 points and 1 point ahead of normal, respectively. Harvest was 66 percent complete in Louisiana and 64 percent complete in Texas, both States 2 points behind normal. California and Missouri producers had not begun harvest. Small Grains: Growers had harvested 40 percent of the spring wheat crop, 35 points behind last year and 19 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest advanced steadily in all States under mostly dry conditions. Progress was ahead of normal in Idaho and Washington, but cool weather has slowed harvest in other areas. Minnesota's crop, at 29 percent harvested, was 37 points behind the normal pace. The barley harvest advanced to 48 percent complete, 30 points behind last year and 9 points behind normal. Washington growers harvested one-third of their acreage, advancing to 85 percent complete, 26 points ahead of normal. Harvest advanced steadily elsewhere but remained behind normal in most States. Seventy-five percent of the oat crop had been harvested, compared with 88 percent last year and 85 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest reached completion in Iowa and neared completion in Nebraska and South Dakota. Growers in Minnesota and Wisconsin harvested one-fourth of their acreage, while North Dakota producers harvested 21 percent of their crop. However, harvest progress remained well behind normal in those States. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 28 16 61 53 IL : 95 88 84 89 IN : 90 78 63 83 IA : 62 44 64 71 KS : 93 83 93 90 KY : 92 76 87 91 MI : 37 20 35 37 MN : 25 13 54 61 MO : 93 89 92 92 NE : 83 71 83 86 NC : 99 95 87 92 ND : 27 11 74 81 OH : 82 76 67 75 PA : 76 67 44 60 SD : 60 30 62 72 TN : 99 97 99 98 TX : 94 87 96 97 WI : 34 15 51 52 : 18 Sts: 70 57 70 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 8 1 22 16 IL : 67 46 37 51 IN : 52 34 17 42 IA : 19 9 21 33 KS : 63 40 63 61 KY : 75 52 63 71 MI : 2 0 2 9 MN : 4 1 18 20 MO : 78 65 72 71 NE : 31 12 35 43 NC : 93 87 63 75 ND : 2 0 20 29 OH : 33 17 10 26 PA : 36 29 7 22 SD : 11 2 15 26 TN : 97 90 90 88 TX : 85 73 83 84 WI : 1 0 6 10 : 18 Sts: 36 23 29 39 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 2 0 IL : 5 NA 3 9 IN : 7 NA 1 2 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 14 NA 22 19 KY : 23 NA 14 19 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 29 NA 25 25 NE : 0 NA 1 4 NC : 71 NA 20 37 ND : 0 NA 2 1 OH : 2 NA 0 1 PA : 4 NA 0 3 SD : 0 NA 3 4 TN : 35 NA 30 37 TX : 68 NA 68 62 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 5 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 92 88 86 83 IL : 94 89 86 91 IN : 95 85 77 89 IA : 98 92 96 97 KS : 84 77 78 84 KY : 79 59 61 72 LA : 99 96 86 96 MI : 82 60 88 88 MN : 90 70 98 97 MS : 100 99 98 99 MO : 81 69 76 77 NE : 95 87 92 94 NC : 66 45 47 53 ND : 95 90 98 99 OH : 93 84 83 91 SD : 93 74 96 93 TN : 89 79 75 80 WI : 78 54 87 81 : 18 Sts: 91 81 87 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 99 98 99 98 AZ : 100 100 98 100 AR : 100 100 99 100 CA : 100 98 96 97 GA : 100 100 98 98 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 98 98 100 MO : 95 92 100 99 NC : 100 98 94 98 OK : 93 88 88 93 SC : 96 93 85 89 TN : 100 99 99 100 TX : 89 83 84 93 VA : 100 100 91 98 : 14 Sts: 95 92 92 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 6 9 19 AZ : 45 20 40 45 AR : 5 2 8 16 CA : 30 15 12 15 GA : 16 7 9 20 LA : 31 20 30 43 MS : 22 7 19 40 MO : 8 6 6 16 NC : 10 2 0 12 OK : 9 3 14 7 SC : 15 6 6 10 TN : 9 3 10 14 TX : 18 17 20 22 VA : 48 38 0 9 : 14 Sts: 17 12 15 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 89 84 96 95 CA : 85 70 76 74 LA : 97 95 98 99 MS : 100 98 97 95 MO : 85 81 85 87 TX : 100 99 100 99 : 6 Sts : 91 85 93 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 3 2 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 66 54 60 68 MS : 3 1 4 3 MO : 0 0 0 0 TX : 64 35 56 66 : 6 Sts : 14 10 14 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 100 100 CO : 67 59 78 71 IL : 95 92 81 93 KS : 78 70 72 86 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 95 89 90 92 NE : 90 75 79 88 NM : 44 40 47 61 OK : 75 71 76 77 SD : 88 80 97 89 TX : 83 79 72 86 : 11 Sts: 82 75 75 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 86 97 91 CO : 4 3 13 7 IL : 58 37 21 43 KS : 23 14 25 37 LA : 99 95 94 96 MO : 42 28 39 50 NE : 15 8 20 24 NM : 7 2 5 10 OK : 36 31 38 36 SD : 28 14 35 35 TX : 55 53 56 67 : 11 Sts: 37 31 39 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 57 NA 55 36 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 1 NA 0 0 KS : 1 NA 2 7 LA : 90 NA 82 84 MO : 3 NA 2 8 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 7 NA 12 10 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 50 NA 51 56 : 11 Sts: 21 NA 22 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 54 30 55 48 MN : 29 12 81 66 MT : 30 14 67 47 ND : 32 13 72 54 SD : 91 66 98 97 WA : 81 64 85 65 : 6 Sts : 40 21 75 59 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 55 36 56 49 MN : 32 13 92 76 MT : 43 25 72 52 ND : 44 20 86 61 WA : 85 52 84 59 : 5 Sts : 48 26 78 57 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Aug 22,:Aug 15,:Aug 22,: 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 98 100 100 MN : 65 40 93 88 NE : 98 95 98 99 ND : 48 27 74 64 OH : 90 88 93 98 PA : 81 67 69 81 SD : 95 82 100 98 WI : 78 53 87 88 : 8 Sts : 75 58 88 85 -------------------------------------- 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 4 11 38 46 IL : 1 4 15 54 26 IN : 2 4 15 52 27 IA : 2 6 19 50 23 KS : 1 6 18 53 22 KY : 1 6 16 41 36 MI : 6 14 32 36 12 MN : 4 9 31 46 10 MO : 1 4 15 55 25 NE : 1 4 17 47 31 NC : 0 3 22 62 13 ND : 4 16 32 42 6 OH : 4 10 25 45 16 PA : 1 3 12 31 53 SD : 3 9 23 47 18 TN : 1 4 13 51 31 TX : 0 2 12 47 39 WI : 5 16 24 44 11 : 18 Sts : 2 7 20 48 23 : Prev Wk : 2 6 19 48 25 Prev Yr : 8 13 29 39 11 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 25 47 23 IL : 2 5 21 53 19 IN : 3 5 19 51 22 IA : 2 6 21 50 21 KS : 0 3 16 61 20 KY : 1 8 21 40 30 LA : 7 19 35 31 8 MI : 5 8 34 42 11 MN : 4 8 32 45 11 MS : 1 6 14 46 33 MO : 3 7 26 52 12 NE : 1 9 23 46 21 NC : 0 5 22 62 11 ND : 2 12 34 45 7 OH : 6 11 28 42 13 SD : 1 6 21 56 16 TN : 2 6 19 50 23 WI : 3 10 28 43 16 : 18 Sts : 2 7 24 50 17 : Prev Wk : 2 6 23 50 19 Prev Yr : 8 13 31 38 10 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 5 19 65 8 AZ : 0 3 29 36 32 AR : 0 4 27 46 23 CA : 0 0 0 25 75 GA : 3 12 32 42 11 LA : 9 15 31 40 5 MS : 2 7 23 47 21 MO : 0 0 18 67 15 NC : 1 7 29 57 6 OK : 1 1 41 49 8 SC : 0 3 19 70 8 TN : 0 1 15 58 26 TX : 3 6 20 45 26 VA : 0 0 12 31 57 : 14 Sts : 2 6 22 47 23 : Prev Wk : 2 5 20 49 24 Prev Yr : 6 13 30 40 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 33 53 12 CO : 1 14 26 47 12 IL : 0 1 15 66 18 KS : 1 6 25 52 16 LA : 0 6 52 42 0 MO : 0 3 25 61 11 NE : 1 9 38 40 12 NM : 0 2 40 50 8 OK : 0 1 12 56 31 SD : 9 16 39 33 3 TX : 1 6 20 49 24 : 11 Sts : 1 6 25 50 18 : Prev Wk : 1 5 21 55 18 Prev Yr : 16 29 33 19 3 -------------------------------------- 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 1 22 50 26 CA : 0 0 45 40 15 LA : 0 7 34 48 11 MS : 0 1 10 60 29 MO : 0 3 11 46 40 TX : 0 2 34 54 10 : 6 Sts : 0 2 27 49 22 : Prev Wk : 1 2 25 49 23 Prev Yr : 1 4 28 46 21 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 8 25 65 2 FL : 0 0 15 60 25 GA : 2 6 34 48 10 NC : 0 4 23 68 5 OK : 0 4 16 65 15 TX : 0 2 15 47 36 VA : 0 0 21 31 48 : 8 Sts : 1 5 25 53 16 : Prev Wk : 1 4 23 52 20 Prev Yr : 0 4 17 60 19 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 13 71 16 MN : 3 8 28 42 19 MT : 7 15 30 38 10 ND : 3 6 23 47 21 SD : 10 5 17 40 28 WA : 2 3 29 62 4 : 6 Sts : 4 8 24 46 18 : Prev Wk : 4 7 23 46 20 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 71 22 MN : 6 10 39 36 9 MT : 4 11 32 40 13 ND : 3 4 25 50 18 WA : 1 9 30 54 6 : 5 Sts : 3 6 25 50 16 : Prev Wk : 2 5 23 53 17 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 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 7 28 50 14 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 23 33 21 20 3 :: NM : 8 22 36 21 13 AR : 2 5 28 52 13 :: NY : 0 5 21 50 24 CA : 50 50 0 0 0 :: NC : 0 3 21 64 12 CO : 4 13 34 37 12 :: ND : 21 22 29 25 3 CT : 0 0 20 76 4 :: OH : 2 7 26 52 13 DE : 0 3 18 71 8 :: OK : 1 2 17 50 30 FL : 0 0 10 85 5 :: OR : 4 13 43 32 8 GA : 1 10 37 48 4 :: PA : 4 6 21 37 32 ID : 1 12 39 47 1 :: RI : 0 0 30 50 20 IL : 2 6 33 49 10 :: SC : 1 6 25 64 4 IN : 1 8 23 54 14 :: SD : 16 24 30 26 4 IA : 2 7 21 51 19 :: TN : 1 5 19 63 12 KS : 4 15 33 42 6 :: TX : 3 11 29 43 14 KY : 2 5 22 54 17 :: UT : 8 14 32 38 8 LA : 5 16 35 41 3 :: VT : 0 25 36 30 9 ME : 0 0 10 46 44 :: VA : 0 2 20 60 18 MD : 0 3 15 49 33 :: WA : 7 19 47 27 0 MA : 0 0 15 85 0 :: WV : 0 8 22 63 7 MI : 6 17 38 32 7 :: WI : 4 10 34 42 10 MN : 2 12 37 44 5 :: WY : 36 29 22 9 4 MS : 5 8 22 53 12 :: : MO : 1 6 23 59 11 :: 48 Sts : 8 14 27 40 11 MT : 18 24 37 18 3 :: : NE : 13 22 32 30 3 :: Prev Wk: 8 13 27 42 10 NV : 16 38 33 10 3 :: Prev Yr: 17 23 29 25 6 NH : 0 1 23 54 22 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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