We 1 (9-04) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 8, 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. 36 August 29 - September 4, 2004 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Florida's citrus, greenhouse, and nursery industries began to assess wind and water damage, following the Labor Day weekend passage of Hurricane Frances across the middle portion of the peninsula. Regions of greatest concern included inland areas affected by both Charley and Frances (roughly along and south of the Interstate-4 corridor from the middle of Florida's peninsula to the Orlando and Daytona Beach areas), and the major citrus-producing east coast counties (Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin). The large eye of Hurricane Frances moved ashore near Sewall's Point (St. Lucie-Martin County line) just after midnight on the night of September 4-5. Maximum sustained winds were estimated near 105 m.p.h. in squalls surrounding the eye. Frances dumped as much as 1 foot of rain along and near its path across Florida's central peninsula, leaving widespread areas of standing water. Frances was downgraded to a tropical storm on the afternoon of September 5, then reached the Gulf of Mexico just north of Tampa that evening with winds near 65 m.p.h. Frances never regained hurricane intensity, but made a second Florida landfall on the afternoon of Labor Day, September 6, near St. Marks. As heavy rain spread into the Southeast on September 6 and 7, producers monitored effects of the former hurricane on open-boll cotton and other unharvested summer crops. Earlier in the week, Tropical Storm Gaston lashed areas from eastern South Carolina to southeastern Virginia with heavy rain and gusty winds. Some of the most extensive flood damage was reported in and near Richmond, VA, where a few totals in excess of 10 inches were reported. Even before Frances' arrival, Gaston's rainfall maintained disease and crop-quality concerns in the already-wet southern Mid-Atlantic region. Farther west, warm, mostly dry conditions promoted summer crop maturation across the Plains, Midwest, and Northwest. Dry weather also promoted fieldwork, including small grain harvesting (across the northern Plains and Northwest); cotton and sorghum harvesting (on the southern Plains), corn harvesting (across the South and into the southern Corn Belt); and initial winter wheat planting (across the central and southern Plains and the Northwest). Meanwhile, wet weather in southern Texas slowed fieldwork but boosted soil moisture for the upcoming winter crop season. Cool weather in the western Gulf Coast region (weekly temperatures as much as 6 degrees F below normal) contrasted with late-season heat (up to 9 degrees F above-normal across the north-central United States. Temperatures briefly topped 100 degrees F as far north as eastern Montana and the western Dakotas. In the upper Midwest, above-normal temperatures provided much-needed warmth for late-maturing corn and soybeans. Warm weather also prevailed in California and the Northeast. Early in the week, chilly weather lingered across the Plains and the West, resulting in daily-record lows for August 29 in locations such as Alliance, NE (38 degrees F), and Casper, WY (39 degrees F). By month's end, heat returned to the West, where Boise, ID, posted a record high (102 degrees F) on August 31. Beneficial warmth reached the North-Central States by mid-week, when Rapid City, SD (99 degrees F on September 1), notched a daily record-tying high. Toward week's end, cooler weather overspread the Intermountain West, while heat intensified along the California coast. In southwestern Utah, Brian Head (29, 24, 25, and 26 degrees F) registered four consecutive daily-record lows from September 3-6. During the same time, Richmond, CA (89, 95, 96, and 96 degrees F), logged four daily-record highs. Other daily-record highs in California on September 5 included 104 degrees F in Santa Ana, 102 degrees F in Laguna Beach, 101 degrees F at the Los Angeles Airport, and 100 degrees F in Napa. Heavy rain fell along the East Coast early in the week due to the passage of Tropical Storm Gaston. Daily-record totals included 4.59 inches (on August 29) in downtown Charleston, SC, and 6.68 inches (on August 30) in Richmond, VA. Heavy showers not associated with tropical activity also fell in southern Texas and the Northeast. Record totals for August 30 reached 2.40 inches in McAllen, TX, and 2.21 inches in Burlington, VT. Meanwhile, Hurricane Frances passed north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. At Truman Airport on St. Thomas, VI, westerly winds gusted to 37 m.p.h. on August 31. By September 4, Frances' heavy rainfall reached Florida's east coast, where West Palm Beach netted a daily-record total of 6.86 inches. Another 6.26 inches deluged West Palm Beach the following day, boosting its September 1-5 total to 14.86 inches (1,101 percent of normal). In addition, West Palm Beach clocked a southwesterly wind gust to 82 m.p.h. on September 5. According to the National Hurricane Center, a wind gust to 124 m.p.h. was observed on the morning of September 5 at Port Canaveral in Brevard County, FL. Farther west, heavy rain and high-elevation snow developed across portions of the Rockies and northern Plains toward week's end. Grand Junction, CO, netted a storm-total rainfall of 0.80 inch, including a daily-record total of 0.66 inch on September 4. The next day, Chadron, NE (2.92 inches), experienced its fifth-wettest day on record and wettest day since 4.40 inches fell on September 18, 1986. Elsewhere on September 5, daily-record totals included 8.50 inches in Daytona Beach, FL, 2.23 inches in Sisseton, SD, and 1.65 inches in Scottsbluff, NE. Despite Scottsbluff's rain, year-to-date precipitation through September 7 stood at 8.38 inches (64 percent of normal). In a marked change, cool, showery weather overspread Alaska, holding weekly temperatures as much as 3 degrees F below normal. By September 4, King Salmon collected a daily-record low of 29 degrees F. Meanwhile, Yakutat netted 3.48 inches of rain (83 percent of normal) during the first 7 days of September, following its driest August (4.29 inches, or 32 percent) since 1987. Farther south, generally tranquil weather prevailed in Hawaii. A few heavier showers were mostly confined to the western Hawaiian islands, where Kalaheo, Kauai, netted 1.25 inches in a 24-hour period on September 1-2. Elsewhere on Kauai, Kokee collected 2.80 inches in 24 hours on September 5-6. National Agricultural Summary August 30 - September 5, 2004 Highlights: Temperatures were above normal across the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, promoting crop development, which remained behind normal due to the cool weather that prevailed over most of the summer. Elsewhere in the Corn Belt, temperatures were near normal, with moderate precipitation in the east and mostly dry conditions in the west. Above normal temperatures prevailed across the central Great Plains while temperatures in the southern Great Plains were below normal. Dry conditions were favorable for winter wheat planting throughout the region, with moderate rainfall mostly confined to the southernmost areas. In the Southeast, temperatures were near normal, with moderate rainfall, though Tropical Storm Gaston and the leading edge of Hurricane Frances brought heavy precipitation to some coastal areas. Temperatures were below normal in the Mississippi Delta, with moderate rainfall generally limited to coastal areas. The Rocky Mountains were mostly dry, with some relief from monsoonal showers over the weekend. Dry weather also prevailed along the Pacific Coast, with above-normal temperatures in California and near-normal temperatures in the Northwest. Corn: Eighty-nine percent of the crop was at the dough stage or beyond, 5 percentage points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Denting, at 61 percent complete, was 7 points behind last year and 13 points behind normal. Seventeen percent of the crop had reached maturity, compared with 20 percent last year and 25 percent for the 5-year average. Doughing advanced 39 points in Minnesota and 28 points in North Dakota, but remained well behind normal in both States. Progress through the dent stage was well behind normal throughout the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, trailing the normal pace by 2 weeks in Minnesota and over 3 weeks in North Dakota. Maturation was ahead of normal in Indiana, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, but behind normal in all other States. Winter Wheat: Growers had planted 7 percent of their acreage, 1 point ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of normal. Planting had begun throughout the Great Plains, but was most advanced in Washington, where 21 percent of the expected acreage had been planted, 2 points behind normal. Winter wheat sowing had not begun in the Corn Belt Soybeans: Fifteen percent of the acreage had begun dropping leaves, compared with 14 percent last year and 16 percent for the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced and continued to progress ahead of the normal pace in the Delta and central Corn Belt. However, development remained behind normal in the northern Corn Belt and Great Plains. In Kansas, 16 percent of the crop had dropped leaves, 18 points behind normal. None of the acreage in Michigan and Wisconsin was dropping leaves . Cotton: Thirty-five percent of the crop had open bolls, 3 points ahead of last year but 10 points behind normal. The crop continued to progress ahead of normal along the southern Atlantic Coast, exceeding the average pace by 29 points in North Carolina and 42 points in Virginia. Meanwhile, development lagged behind normal in the Delta. In Louisiana and Tennessee, the crop was 29 points behind normal, with bolls open on 47 and 25 percent of the acreage, respectively. Twenty-two percent of Texas's crop had open bolls, 16 points behind normal. Sorghum: Heading, at 92 percent complete, was 4 points ahead of last year but 3 points behind normal. Fifty-six percent of the acreage had turned color, compared with 59 percent last year and 72 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-nine percent of the crop was mature, 2 points behind last year and 12 points behind normal. Growers had harvested 24 percent of the crop, 1 point behind last year and 6 points behind the average. Similar to last year, progress in all stages was behind the normal pace in both Kansas and Texas, which account for nearly three-fourths of the expected acreage for harvest. Rice: Harvest was 27 percent complete, 1 point ahead of last year but 1 point behind the normal pace. Louisiana growers led the way with 88 percent of their acreage harvested, 8 points ahead of normal. Arkansas's crop, at 11 percent harvested, was 6 points behind normal, while Texas producers, with 84 percent of their acreage reaped, were 5 points behind the average. Harvest progress was ahead of the normal pace in all other States. Small Grains: The spring wheat crop advanced to 62 percent harvested, 34 points behind last year and 21 points behind normal. South Dakota growers completed their harvest, while Washington producers, at 98 percent complete, were 4 points ahead of normal. With crop development delayed by cool summer conditions, harvest progress was over 3 weeks behind normal in Minnesota and over 2 weeks behind in North Dakota. Producers had harvested 77 percent of the barley crop, compared with 96 percent last year and 85 percent for the 5-year average. Montana growers reaped one-fifth of their acreage, reaching their normal pace. Harvest neared completion in Washington, at 97 percent, 4 points ahead of normal. Progress was behind normal elsewhere, particularly in Minnesota, where harvest was over 2 weeks behind the normal pace. Ninety-three percent of the oat crop had been harvested, 6 points behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Harvest reached completion in Ohio and neared completion in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, at 99 and 98 percent, respectively. North Dakota growers harvested 17 percent of their crop during the week, but remained 8 points behind normal. recover regain catch-up Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 64 41 96 90 IL : 99 96 96 98 IN : 99 96 91 96 IA : 90 81 94 95 KS : 98 94 98 99 KY : 100 100 96 99 MI : 68 49 76 74 MN : 74 35 97 97 MO : 100 96 99 99 NE : 94 92 96 97 NC : 100 100 98 99 ND : 57 29 98 98 OH : 96 91 91 93 PA : 91 79 69 81 SD : 84 74 95 94 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 99 98 98 100 WI : 56 43 83 81 : 18 Sts: 89 79 94 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 26 11 68 52 IL : 87 76 71 80 IN : 82 67 50 77 IA : 63 39 75 80 KS : 82 70 89 89 KY : 91 85 87 95 MI : 25 9 28 40 MN : 20 6 76 71 MO : 91 85 91 92 NE : 64 46 73 80 NC : 99 95 89 93 ND : 13 2 78 70 OH : 69 49 44 58 PA : 71 44 34 50 SD : 35 17 63 66 TN : 100 99 99 98 TX : 92 91 94 94 WI : 14 4 44 43 : 18 Sts: 61 46 68 74 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 0 13 11 IL : 27 14 17 28 IN : 27 14 6 22 IA : 9 2 22 26 KS : 36 21 57 54 KY : 60 54 57 69 MI : 0 0 0 5 MN : 0 0 12 9 MO : 60 38 63 61 NE : 3 1 12 19 NC : 91 78 68 76 ND : 0 0 14 12 OH : 5 3 1 9 PA : 25 8 4 13 SD : 3 1 12 14 TN : 72 58 75 81 TX : 75 74 80 79 WI : 0 0 0 3 : 18 Sts: 17 11 20 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 1 NA 0 0 CO : 14 NA 9 8 ID : 1 NA 2 3 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 1 NA 2 2 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 3 NA 1 2 NE : 8 NA 9 6 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 7 NA 5 6 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 7 NA 8 7 TX : 16 NA 11 7 WA : 21 NA 31 23 : 18 Sts: 7 NA 6 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 26 21 14 16 IL : 17 4 4 10 IN : 29 12 10 23 IA : 8 1 10 9 KS : 16 3 31 34 KY : 10 5 2 12 LA : 52 41 25 37 MI : 0 0 1 6 MN : 2 0 21 13 MS : 73 62 50 52 MO : 10 4 7 9 NE : 7 2 8 13 NC : 4 1 5 6 ND : 1 0 22 16 OH : 21 5 9 20 SD : 29 16 42 32 TN : 17 9 11 16 WI : 0 0 0 1 : 18 Sts: 15 6 14 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28 18 39 48 AZ : 70 60 66 73 AR : 29 14 38 52 CA : 50 40 27 32 GA : 51 30 34 45 LA : 47 40 57 76 MS : 57 39 53 71 MO : 32 12 18 48 NC : 56 34 14 27 OK : 41 21 37 28 SC : 34 20 16 29 TN : 25 15 28 54 TX : 22 20 27 38 VA : 68 54 22 26 : 14 Sts: 35 25 32 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 88 79 92 89 IL : 99 98 95 98 KS : 91 85 88 97 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 99 98 99 100 NE : 98 93 93 97 NM : 72 65 72 82 OK : 85 82 89 89 SD : 100 95 100 99 TX : 91 89 83 94 : 11 Sts: 92 88 88 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 94 99 98 CO : 29 17 51 38 IL : 84 77 62 76 KS : 46 34 54 70 LA : 100 100 100 99 MO : 84 67 66 78 NE : 37 26 47 60 NM : 15 11 19 30 OK : 45 41 62 59 SD : 70 40 73 68 TX : 66 61 61 80 : 11 Sts: 56 46 59 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 80 71 88 86 CO : 6 1 22 7 IL : 37 9 1 14 KS : 9 3 13 24 LA : 99 95 95 96 MO : 26 10 17 37 NE : 2 0 2 10 NM : 2 2 1 0 OK : 28 19 29 29 SD : 4 0 8 11 TX : 56 52 55 69 : 11 Sts: 29 24 31 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 46 NA 49 46 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 1 NA 0 0 KS : 2 NA 5 9 LA : 88 NA 72 74 MO : 4 NA 0 7 NE : 0 NA 0 1 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 11 NA 12 13 SD : 0 NA 0 1 TX : 53 NA 53 61 : 11 Sts: 24 NA 25 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 11 3 13 17 CA : 8 3 1 2 LA : 88 75 80 80 MS : 28 11 29 19 MO : 5 1 0 3 TX : 84 71 85 89 : 6 Sts : 27 18 26 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 82 69 91 84 MN : 40 33 98 91 MT : 70 49 96 77 ND : 53 41 95 79 SD : 100 98 100 100 WA : 98 89 99 94 : 6 Sts : 62 50 96 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 77 65 86 83 MN : 65 50 99 94 MT : 81 61 95 81 ND : 73 57 99 86 WA : 97 87 100 93 : 5 Sts : 77 61 96 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1999- State:Sep 5, :Aug 29,:Sep 5, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 100 MN : 90 80 98 97 NE : 100 100 100 100 ND : 79 62 97 87 OH : 100 97 100 100 PA : 99 95 99 97 SD : 100 100 100 100 WI : 98 91 100 100 : 8 Sts : 93 85 99 96 -------------------------------------- 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 : 3 6 16 42 33 IL : 1 3 15 58 23 IN : 3 5 15 50 27 IA : 2 7 21 49 21 KS : 2 7 19 50 22 KY : 0 4 15 46 35 MI : 6 14 30 38 12 MN : 4 10 33 44 9 MO : 1 4 15 56 24 NE : 3 7 17 50 23 NC : 1 4 23 55 17 ND : 6 19 35 35 5 OH : 3 9 25 47 16 PA : 1 3 10 42 44 SD : 5 12 27 47 9 TN : 0 2 10 51 37 TX : 0 2 13 49 36 WI : 6 16 29 38 11 : 18 Sts : 3 7 21 49 20 : Prev Wk : 2 7 21 49 21 Prev Yr : 11 16 29 35 9 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 23 45 26 IL : 2 5 22 54 17 IN : 4 5 19 51 21 IA : 3 8 24 48 17 KS : 1 3 16 61 19 KY : 0 3 19 44 34 LA : 6 20 35 31 8 MI : 3 11 39 38 9 MN : 6 17 36 35 6 MS : 1 5 15 49 30 MO : 3 7 24 53 13 NE : 4 12 30 44 10 NC : 0 6 22 58 14 ND : 4 13 36 41 6 OH : 4 10 27 46 13 SD : 3 13 29 48 7 TN : 2 5 15 54 24 WI : 3 10 28 39 20 : 18 Sts : 3 9 26 47 15 : Prev Wk : 3 8 25 48 16 Prev Yr : 9 17 31 35 8 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 5 34 50 8 AZ : 1 3 29 40 27 AR : 0 4 23 45 28 CA : 0 0 0 30 70 GA : 3 13 32 41 11 LA : 9 14 29 43 5 MS : 3 7 22 51 17 MO : 0 0 22 66 12 NC : 1 3 31 58 7 OK : 1 1 39 49 10 SC : 0 5 22 68 5 TN : 0 1 12 61 26 TX : 4 5 19 47 25 VA : 0 0 18 37 45 : 14 Sts : 3 5 22 48 22 : Prev Wk : 2 6 21 46 25 Prev Yr : 7 12 31 37 13 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 2 34 53 11 CO : 0 13 28 48 11 IL : 0 2 10 69 19 KS : 2 9 23 49 17 LA : 0 6 52 42 0 MO : 0 2 24 60 14 NE : 5 13 38 37 7 NM : 0 12 46 38 4 OK : 0 1 11 57 31 SD : 20 28 27 22 3 TX : 1 7 24 49 19 : 11 Sts : 2 9 25 48 16 : Prev Wk : 2 7 26 49 16 Prev Yr : 17 29 31 20 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 : 0 2 22 48 28 CA : 0 0 35 30 35 LA : 0 7 34 48 11 MS : 0 1 12 54 33 MO : 1 2 8 54 35 TX : 0 2 34 54 10 : 6 Sts : 0 2 25 47 26 : Prev Wk : 0 2 27 48 23 Prev Yr : 1 3 23 50 23 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 7 53 30 8 FL : 0 1 23 55 21 GA : 2 7 34 47 10 NC : 0 2 21 72 5 OK : 0 2 16 68 14 TX : 2 1 13 46 38 VA : 0 0 19 46 35 : 8 Sts : 2 4 29 48 17 : Prev Wk : 2 5 30 47 16 Prev Yr : 1 4 22 53 20 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 6 32 47 13 :: NJ : 0 0 40 60 0 AZ : 26 33 17 19 5 :: NM : 9 19 31 31 10 AR : 2 6 34 49 9 :: NY : 0 8 20 56 16 CA : 55 45 0 0 0 :: NC : 1 4 21 63 11 CO : 3 18 30 40 9 :: ND : 24 19 28 25 4 CT : 0 0 16 84 0 :: OH : 1 7 25 55 12 DE : 0 0 13 72 15 :: OK : 1 2 17 55 25 FL : 0 5 5 70 20 :: OR : 3 14 42 35 6 GA : 1 8 37 50 4 :: PA : 4 10 25 44 17 ID : 1 13 43 41 2 :: RI : 0 0 30 70 0 IL : 1 4 26 56 13 :: SC : 2 8 24 61 5 IN : 1 6 23 54 16 :: SD : 22 21 34 19 4 IA : 3 11 19 50 17 :: TN : 0 2 21 62 15 KS : 4 14 35 39 8 :: TX : 3 10 30 45 12 KY : 1 4 27 50 18 :: UT : 7 15 40 36 2 LA : 4 11 40 43 2 :: VT : 0 29 36 26 9 ME : 0 0 32 26 42 :: VA : 1 5 22 51 21 MD : 3 5 29 41 22 :: WA : 3 11 33 53 0 MA : 0 2 19 79 0 :: WV : 1 18 39 39 3 MI : 5 17 43 29 6 :: WI : 4 12 30 46 8 MN : 3 12 37 42 6 :: WY : 40 26 21 9 4 MS : 5 7 25 54 9 :: : MO : 1 5 23 59 12 :: 48 Sts : 9 14 27 40 10 MT : 26 28 30 14 2 :: : NE : 16 27 30 26 1 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 27 41 10 NV : 34 31 30 5 0 :: Prev Yr: 18 22 29 25 6 NH : 0 0 25 42 33 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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