We 1 (6-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 7, 2005, 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 92, No. 23 May 29 - June 4, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Wet weather intensified across the Plains and much of the South, stabilizing crop conditions in previously dry areas. However, excessive rain (4 inches or more) pounded parts of the central Plains and the Southeast, halting fieldwork and causing local flooding. In contrast, rain largely bypassed the Arklatex region--including northeastern Texas--and parts of the Mid-South--including the northern Delta and the Missouri Bootheel--maintaining significant stress on pastures and dryland summer crops. Farther north, unfavorably dry conditions also persisted in parts of the Midwest, stretching from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes region. In addition, warmer weather reduced soil moisture reserves across the central and eastern Corn Belt and increased stress on recently emerged corn and soybeans. In contrast, widespread showers across the upper Midwest maintained generally favorable soil moisture levels. Elsewhere, locally heavy rain and snow showers returned to the northern Rockies and Intermountain West, maintaining favorable topsoil moisture reserves for winter wheat and spring-sown crops, in spite of lingering long-term hydrological drought. Warm, seasonably dry weather prevailed in California and the Southwest, promoting fieldwork and rapid crop development. Early in the week, cool weather lingered across much of the United States. Eastern daily-record lows for May 29 included 43 degrees F in Asheville, NC, and 44 degrees F in Bristol, TN. A day later, Shelby, MT (32 degrees F), collected a daily-record low for May 30. Memorial Day (May 30) featured a high of only 52 degrees F in Goodland, KS, its lowest maximum temperature on record for the date. Toward week's end, however, a reversal in temperatures resulted in several Western daily-record lows. On June 3, Winnemucca, NV, notched a daily-record low of 28 degrees F. In contrast, daily-record highs for June 4 included 97 degrees F in Memphis, TN, and 96 degrees F in Vichy-Rolla, MO. A day later, Indianapolis, IN (90 degrees F on June 5), reported its first reading of 90 degrees F or higher since August 28, 2003, a span of nearly 2 years. Heavy rain fell early in the week across the Intermountain West and the Southeast. Memorial Day, May 30, was the wettest day on record in Tooele, UT, where 3.71 inches of rain fell in just over 6 hours. Tooele's previous wettest day on record was 2.65 inches on November 15, 1958. Meanwhile, Daytona Beach, FL, closed the month with consecutive daily-record rainfall totals (1.20 and 1.35 inches on May 30 and 31, respectively), followed by a 1.85-inch sum on June 3. Elsewhere in Florida, Ft. Myers measured 8.47 inches of rain from May 30 - June 4, including totals of 2.73 inches on June 1 and 2.99 inches on June 3. Farther west, much-needed rain fell across parts of the South, where Jackson, TN, collected a daily-record total (2.15 inches) on June 1 in the wake of its driest May on record. Jackson's May rainfall of 0.42 inch (7 percent of normal) edged its May 1951 standard of 0.49 inch. During the mid- to late-week period, showery, unsettled weather persisted nearly nationwide. The first 4 days of June featured 3.49 inches of rain in Great Falls, MT, including a 2.21-inch deluge on June 2. It was Great Falls' tenth-highest daily total during the 113-year period of record. Meanwhile in western Nebraska, 2.75 inches of rain pounded Scottsbluff on June 3-4, representing its highest 2-day total since May 19-20, 1988, when 3.15 inches fell. During the same period, 2.60 inches of rain soaked Cheyenne, WY, marking its wettest 2-day spell since 6.06 inches fell on August 1-2, 1985. In southwestern Utah, Brian Head received 8 inches of snow on June 2-3, leaving its snow depth at 36 inches. Elsewhere, daily-record totals in excess of 2 inches included 3.16 inches (on June 2) in Alma, GA; 2.95 inches (on June 3) in Topeka, KS; and 2.17 inches (on June 4) in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City's 2-day (June 3-4) sum reached 3.81 inches. Most of Hawaii continued to experience warm, mostly dry weather. On the Big Island, Hilo's streak of above-normal daily temperatures stretched to 39 days (April 27 - June 4). Hilo also completed its third-warmest, sixth-driest May on record, with an average temperature of 76.1 degrees F (2.2 degrees F above normal) and rainfall totaling 3.07 inches (38 percent of normal). Farther west, Honolulu, Oahu, posted its warmest May on record (81.3 degrees F, or 3.8 degrees F above normal), shattering its May 1970 standard of 80.4 degrees F. A few heavy showers dotted Hawaii, including the Big Island location of Waiaha, where a 2.68-inch sum on May 29-30 boosted its weekly total to 6.96 inches. Meanwhile in Alaska, showery weather accompanied near- to slightly above-normal temperatures. On May 30, daily-record Alaskan totals included 0.28 inch in King Salmon and 0.14 inch in Kotzebue. The late-month rain helped to boost May totals to 2.25 inches (167 percent of normal) in King Salmon and 0.51 inch (155 percent) in Kotzebue. In contrast, monthly rainfall in southeastern Alaska totaled 2.08 inches (36 percent of normal) on Annette Island, while Juneau (0.89 inch, or 26 percent) narrowly averted its driest May on record (0.84 inch in 2004). Daily-record highs were set or tied in a few Alaskan locations, including St. Paul Island (57 degrees F on June 2) and Valdez (73 degrees F on June 4). National Agricultural Summary May 30 - June 5, 2005 Highlights: Moderate to heavy precipitation in the Great Plains hindered fieldwork but provided needed moisture for areas where previously dry conditions had prevailed. In the Corn Belt, mostly warm, dry conditions favored fieldwork and summer crop development but caused crop conditions to deteriorate in some areas. Across the Southeast and lower Delta, moderate to heavy precipitation and below-normal temperatures brought some relief from recent dry conditions and improved the condition of cotton, rice, and peanut crops. The northern and central Rocky Mountains had moderate precipitation and below normal temperatures, while seasonably dry weather prevailed across the Southwest. Corn: Emergence advanced to 95 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of normal. One-third of Colorado's crop emerged during the week, while Michigan's crop advanced 29 points. Emergence reached completion in Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee and was nearly complete across the central Corn Belt and central and southern Great Plains. Development was 2 points behind normal in Minnesota and Texas but was at or ahead of the normal pace in all other States. Soybeans: Growers had planted 90 percent of their acreage, compared with 84 percent last year and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Emergence, at 70 percent complete, was 2 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of normal. Nearly one-fourth of Minnesota's crop was planted during the week but progress remained behind normal. Planting was nearly complete across the central Corn Belt and was ahead of normal in all areas except the northern Great Plains and adjacent parts of the Corn Belt. Meanwhile, emergence progressed rapidly in the northern Corn Belt, aided by warm weather. Thirty percent or more of the crop emerged in Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin during the week. Winter Wheat: Eighty-eight percent of the crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 2 points behind last year's development but 1 point ahead of normal. Heading reached completion in Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas and had begun in all States. The most rapid progress was in the eastern Corn Belt, where Michigan's crop advanced 40 points and Ohio's crop advanced 33 points. Heading was well ahead of normal in the Pacific Northwest, where both temperature and rainfall have been mostly above normal. Cotton: Producers had sown 90 percent of their crop, compared with 91 percent last year and 88 percent for the 5-year average. Nine percent of the acreage had entered the squaring stage, 5 points behind last year and 4 points behind normal. Planting reached completion in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, ahead of the normal pace. Progress was at or ahead of the normal pace in most States but trailed well behind normal in Kansas and Oklahoma. Meanwhile, squaring had begun in all States, except Kansas and North Carolina, but was most advanced in Arizona and Louisiana, at 15 percent. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 63 percent complete, 8 points behind last year and 6 points behind normal. Arkansas producers finished seeding their acreage while growers in New Mexico had planted just 36 percent of their acreage. Planting advanced 15 points in Kansas but was still 10 points behind normal. In Texas, 68 percent of the acreage had been planted, 10 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Rice: Ninety-three percent of the crop had emerged, 2 points behind last year but the same as the normal. In California, where wet weather early in the season hindered planting, just 66 percent of the crop had emerged, 14 points behind normal. Elsewhere, emergence was complete or nearly complete, at or ahead of the normal pace. Small Grains: Spring wheat emergence advanced to 96 percent complete, compared with 94 percent last year and 90 percent for the normal. Emergence was at least 90 complete in all States and was ahead of normal everywhere except in Idaho. Ninety-four percent of the barley crop had emerged, 2 points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of normal. Emergence reached completion in Washington and neared completion in Montana and North Dakota. Only in Idaho did development trail the normal pace. Oat heading was 28 percent complete, 2 points behind last year and 1 points behind the 5-year average. Excluding Texas, where the crop is seeded in the fall, Iowa's crop was most advanced, with 23 percent of the crop headed. Heading had begun in all States, except Minnesota and North Dakota, but only in Iowa and Wisconsin was progress ahead of the normal pace. Other Crops: Peanut planting advanced to 94 percent complete, 1 point behind last year but the same as normal. Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina growers neared completion at or ahead of the normal pace, while Texas producers were also ahead of normal. Progress trailed the normal pace in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Virginia. Sunflower growers had planted 59 percent of their acreage, compared with 55 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Planting advanced 20 and 21 points in North and South Dakota, respectively, but was behind normal in both States. Kansas producers planted just 10 percent of their acreage during the week but reached 52 percent complete, 8 points ahead of normal. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 84 76 66 IL : 98 97 84 84 IN : 96 90 88 82 IA : 97 87 95 92 KS : 77 68 79 77 KY : 81 77 54 54 LA : 79 72 86 83 MI : 97 89 58 69 MN : 83 59 95 93 MS : 98 97 98 94 MO : 91 83 75 70 NE : 97 90 92 93 NC : 57 47 56 54 ND : 82 67 90 91 OH : 95 92 72 75 SD : 79 63 83 87 TN : 85 81 67 53 WI : 92 74 65 80 : 18 Sts: 90 81 84 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 75 68 64 54 IL : 91 82 74 67 IN : 84 65 82 68 IA : 75 49 85 73 KS : 60 40 60 61 KY : 74 61 44 43 LA : 70 62 78 75 MI : 71 39 38 44 MN : 39 17 69 67 MS : 95 93 97 90 MO : 75 59 60 52 NE : 79 55 73 71 NC : 46 28 40 40 ND : 48 18 58 57 OH : 79 54 62 60 SD : 35 14 48 52 TN : 66 52 47 39 WI : 59 29 39 51 : 18 Sts: 70 50 68 63 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 97 95 98 97 AZ : 99 97 99 99 AR : 100 99 100 98 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 92 82 92 92 KS : 57 31 78 70 LA : 100 98 98 99 MS : 99 98 99 98 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 99 97 99 97 OK : 63 52 90 87 SC : 94 90 94 91 TN : 100 99 98 96 TX : 81 70 82 78 : 14 Sts: 90 83 91 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 23 11 AZ : 15 NA 30 32 AR : 13 NA 9 9 CA : 4 NA 14 12 GA : 4 NA 15 15 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 15 NA 17 21 MS : 4 NA 7 11 MO : 3 NA 16 8 NC : 0 NA 18 6 OK : 1 NA 0 0 SC : 2 NA 3 6 TN : 2 NA 2 4 TX : 14 NA 15 15 : 14 Sts: 9 NA 14 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 94 61 93 89 IL : 99 98 98 92 IN : 98 92 98 85 IA : 98 93 99 95 KS : 99 93 97 96 KY : 97 94 95 90 MI : 93 64 67 72 MN : 91 71 98 93 MO : 100 96 98 93 NE : 98 91 98 95 NC : 100 98 97 97 ND : 88 69 89 87 OH : 95 85 85 83 PA : 75 59 76 74 SD : 85 67 92 85 TN : 100 98 100 98 TX : 96 90 97 98 WI : 81 58 72 74 : 18 Sts: 95 85 94 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 95 75 98 90 ID : 13 8 24 22 IL : 98 96 99 98 IN : 97 87 99 97 KS : 100 99 100 100 MI : 54 14 62 57 MO : 100 97 100 99 MT : 3 0 13 17 NE : 78 64 95 82 NC : 100 98 99 99 OH : 97 64 100 96 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 91 76 82 70 SD : 45 20 57 39 TX : 100 98 100 100 WA : 87 60 67 55 : 18 Sts: 88 81 90 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 95 97 CO : 54 35 59 52 IL : 89 75 71 61 KS : 57 42 69 67 LA : 93 91 99 97 MO : 96 88 81 77 NE : 82 71 81 79 NM : 36 25 33 36 OK : 41 30 42 47 SD : 47 28 58 54 TX : 68 60 78 75 : 11 Sts: 63 51 71 69 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 97 87 98 97 FL : 95 80 84 88 GA : 93 80 96 96 NC : 99 93 98 98 OK : 84 79 98 94 TX : 93 86 96 89 VA : 92 85 99 97 : 7 Sts : 94 83 95 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 90 86 100 98 MN : 95 86 98 90 MT : 98 88 92 89 ND : 94 85 91 87 SD : 100 100 100 99 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 96 88 94 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 94 97 95 CA : 66 44 83 80 LA : 98 97 98 98 MS : 100 98 99 96 MO : 100 96 100 94 TX : 100 100 99 100 : 6 Sts : 93 86 95 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 23 NA 24 16 MN : 0 NA 3 1 NE : 17 NA 42 28 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 19 NA 15 23 PA : 3 NA 7 7 SD : 1 NA 3 3 TX : 100 NA 100 100 WI : 2 NA 1 1 : 9 Sts : 28 NA 30 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 85 77 91 95 MN : 93 90 94 90 MT : 97 88 97 91 ND : 95 83 87 86 WA : 100 99 100 99 : 5 Sts : 94 85 92 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 5, :May 29,:Jun 5, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 37 19 50 35 KS : 52 42 35 44 ND : 76 56 68 77 SD : 36 15 39 47 : 4 Sts : 59 40 55 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 17 52 30 IL : 2 9 34 49 6 IN : 1 8 29 55 7 IA : 2 6 23 54 15 KS : 1 3 36 55 5 KY : 1 3 25 53 18 MI : 1 2 41 47 9 MN : 3 7 31 53 6 MO : 3 9 44 39 5 NE : 0 2 28 55 15 NC : 1 1 22 61 15 ND : 0 1 20 64 15 OH : 3 9 34 46 8 PA : 1 5 27 58 9 SD : 1 3 19 66 11 TN : 1 5 24 50 20 TX : 1 7 18 51 23 WI : 0 2 23 60 15 : 18 Sts : 1 6 29 53 11 : Prev Wk : 1 6 31 54 8 Prev Yr : 2 5 25 53 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 13 39 39 6 IL : 2 10 33 50 5 IN : 1 8 32 54 5 IA : 1 5 28 52 14 KS : 0 1 39 57 3 KY : 0 1 20 61 18 LA : 3 7 45 44 1 MI : 1 5 38 49 7 MN : 2 8 32 53 5 MS : 1 5 19 69 6 MO : 3 10 45 38 4 NE : 1 2 28 61 8 NC : 0 0 25 66 9 ND : 0 4 21 62 13 OH : 2 6 30 53 9 SD : 1 2 22 67 8 TN : 1 5 27 54 13 WI : 0 1 29 60 10 : 18 Sts : 1 6 31 54 8 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 1 6 28 55 10 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 54 32 5 CA : 0 1 15 42 42 CO : 5 18 34 36 7 ID : 0 1 4 66 29 IL : 2 5 26 55 12 IN : 2 6 27 51 14 KS : 6 17 40 32 5 MI : 1 7 29 56 7 MO : 3 12 33 47 5 MT : 3 10 35 37 15 NE : 5 15 37 36 7 NC : 1 3 22 66 8 OH : 1 3 17 57 22 OK : 4 16 38 36 6 OR : 1 14 34 43 8 SD : 1 3 21 49 26 TX : 3 17 39 33 8 WA : 1 3 22 55 19 : 18 Sts : 4 13 35 38 10 : Prev Wk : 3 13 36 38 10 Prev Yr : 12 17 29 35 7 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 8 44 43 4 AZ : 0 3 33 49 15 AR : 1 2 21 60 16 CA : 0 11 25 46 18 GA : 0 3 27 61 9 KS : 0 2 11 84 3 LA : 0 5 28 51 16 MS : 2 7 20 64 7 MO : 5 9 35 46 5 NC : 4 8 37 49 2 OK : 0 1 45 54 0 SC : 0 12 17 65 6 TN : 0 2 23 56 19 TX : 5 8 31 48 8 : 14 Sts : 3 7 29 52 9 : Prev Wk : 1 7 32 52 8 Prev Yr : 2 7 29 48 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 10 46 34 9 CO : 0 0 13 52 35 IL : 2 10 34 49 5 KS : 0 0 35 61 4 LA : 1 6 47 46 0 MO : 1 6 37 52 4 NE : 0 4 52 38 6 NM : 2 13 62 22 1 OK : 0 1 31 35 33 SD : 0 1 35 48 16 TX : 8 12 24 45 11 : 11 Sts : 3 5 33 50 9 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 32 44 18 CA : 0 0 57 43 0 LA : 0 4 45 45 6 MS : 0 1 10 79 10 MO : 1 10 29 49 11 TX : 0 4 21 50 25 : 6 Sts : 1 4 36 47 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 40 45 10 Prev Yr : 0 4 28 48 20 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 35 65 0 FL : 0 3 15 75 7 GA : 0 3 22 63 12 NC : 0 3 14 79 4 OK : 0 0 17 78 5 TX : 1 1 21 63 14 VA : 0 0 11 88 1 : 8 Sts : 0 2 22 67 9 : Prev Wk : 0 3 26 65 6 Prev Yr : 0 2 28 62 8 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 63 34 MN : 0 6 21 64 9 MT : 0 1 31 57 11 ND : 0 1 15 62 22 SD : 1 1 23 63 12 WA : 0 6 29 60 5 : 6 Sts : 0 2 20 61 17 : Prev Wk : 0 2 21 64 13 Prev Yr : 2 7 25 54 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 49 48 MN : 1 3 27 63 6 MT : 0 2 22 65 11 ND : 0 1 14 64 21 WA : 0 1 33 63 3 : 5 Sts : 0 1 16 61 22 : Prev Wk : 0 1 15 65 19 Prev Yr : 1 4 23 59 13 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 4 16 63 17 MN : 0 7 16 70 7 NE : 0 2 23 50 25 ND : 0 1 17 71 11 OH : 1 3 32 55 9 PA : 0 8 22 58 12 SD : 0 1 23 65 11 TX : 6 17 45 28 4 WI : 0 2 19 63 16 : 9 Sts : 2 6 26 55 11 : Prev Wk : 2 7 28 53 10 Prev Yr : 2 9 26 53 10 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 5, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 5 32 55 7 :: NJ : 0 0 63 26 11 AZ : 3 23 33 26 15 :: NM : 1 6 32 58 3 AR : 4 17 45 30 4 :: NY : 4 12 33 45 6 CA : 0 5 15 45 35 :: NC : 0 3 22 62 13 CO : 2 11 30 47 10 :: ND : 3 8 32 45 12 CT : 0 0 20 68 12 :: OH : 1 4 22 60 13 DE : 0 1 17 65 17 :: OK : 4 18 42 34 2 FL : 0 0 20 70 10 :: OR : 1 3 25 57 14 GA : 0 3 23 63 11 :: PA : 2 7 33 40 18 ID : 0 0 5 51 44 :: RI : 0 0 0 40 60 IL : 3 10 36 45 6 :: SC : 0 1 24 64 11 IN : 1 3 20 62 14 :: SD : 5 9 29 45 12 IA : 1 5 18 62 14 :: TN : 1 7 32 53 7 KS : 2 9 37 48 4 :: TX : 4 16 37 35 8 KY : 1 4 25 57 13 :: UT : 1 1 11 71 16 LA : 9 28 36 27 0 :: VT : 0 0 45 45 10 ME : 0 6 20 66 8 :: VA : 1 6 26 52 15 MD : 1 3 28 46 22 :: WA : 3 20 25 50 2 MA : 0 4 14 53 29 :: WV : 0 4 28 62 6 MI : 2 11 41 36 10 :: WI : 1 5 36 49 9 MN : 1 6 33 51 9 :: WY : 0 6 28 58 8 MS : 1 5 25 51 18 :: : MO : 11 24 40 24 1 :: 48 Sts : 3 10 30 46 11 MT : 5 16 33 38 8 :: : NE : 1 5 30 53 11 :: Prev Wk: 3 11 32 44 10 NV : 0 0 4 41 55 :: Prev Yr: 8 14 26 41 11 NH : 0 0 9 58 33 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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