We 1 (6-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 21, 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. 25 June 12 - 18, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. HIGHLIGHTS: Early-week showers maintained adequate to abundant moisture reserves in the upper Midwest and eased dry conditions in the lower Great Lakes States, but largely bypassed the central Corn Belt. Thereafter, tranquil Midwestern weather promoted rapid crop development but maintained concerns about soil moisture shortages in an area centered on northern Illinois. The Nation's other area of agriculturally significant drought, stretching from the southern Plains to the Delta, experienced several days of widespread thunderstorm activity. Southern thunderstorms were beneficial for drought-stressed pastures and summer crops but hampered winter wheat harvesting and caused local wind and hail damage. Meanwhile, rapid crop development and abundant topsoil moisture reserves were noted across the Southeast and the northern and central Plains, where warm weather followed early-week rainfall. Elsewhere, cool weather returned to the West toward week's end, following a brief warm spell. Rain and snow showers accompanied the late-week cool spell across northern California and the Northwest. Alternating warm and cool spells helped to balance weekly temperatures in the Northwest and Northeast, but readings averaged as much as 4 degrees F above normal across the South. Early in the week, Tropical Depression Arlene moved northward across Indiana and into Michigan before turning eastward across southern Ontario. Indianapolis, IN, received 3.04 inches of rain on June 12, surpassing its total (2.71 inches, or 46 percent of normal) during the previous 6 weeks, from May 1 - June 11. A day later in Michigan, Grand Rapids' daily-record sum of 2.23 inches helped to boost its June 1-18 total to 6.62 inches (306 percent of normal). Just to the west, however, the month-to-date rainfall in Muskegon, MI, totaled just 0.03 inch (2 percent of normal). In Illinois, June 1-18 rainfall totaled 0.72 inch (less than one-third of the normal) in Chicago and Peoria. In contrast, daily-record totals were common early in the week across the northern and central Plains and upper Midwest. Records for June 12 included 3.52 inches in St. Joseph, MO; 1.51 inches in Cheyenne, WY; and 1.46 inches in Alliance, NE. Alliance's 3-day (June 11-13) rainfall reached 2.47 inches. Similarly, Sisseton, SD, netted a daily-record total of 2.35 inches on June 13 en route to a 3-day (June 11-13) sum of 3.14 inches. Meanwhile, 10 inches of snow blanketed Gothic, CO, on June 12-13. Elsewhere, occasionally heavy showers dotted Florida, where Orlando collected a daily-record total of 2.26 inches on June 12 and a 5-day (June 12-16) sum of 4.95 inches. Farther west, June 16-17 featured some of the fiercest weather of a multi-night thunderstorm outbreak on the southern Plains, where wind gusts in Oklahoma were clocked to 79 m.p.h. near Washington (McClain County) and 75 m.p.h. near Marshall (Logan County). Warm weather yielded to cooler conditions in the Northeast and along the West Coast. Albany, NY, noted lows of 70 degrees F or higher on 5 consecutive days from June 10-14. Portland, ME, tied a June record (previously attained on June 28, 1991) with a low of 73 degrees F on June 13, but registered highs of 50 and 52 degrees F on June 15 and 16, respectively. Elsewhere in the Northeast, early-week daily records included 91 degrees F (on June 13) in Bangor, ME, and 95 degrees F (on June 14) at New York's JFK Airport. Farther south, heat persisted throughout the week, resulting in resulting in a trio of daily-record highs in Louisiana at New Orleans' Audubon Park (97, 99, and 98 degrees F) from June 14-16. Farther west, Billings, MT, reached 80 degrees F for the first time this year on June 16, posting a high of 83 degrees F. Billings' previous latest date for the year's first 80 degrees F warmth was June 10, 1991. By week's end, cool, wet weather overspread much of the Pacific Northwest. Rain was heaviest in northern California, where weekly totals exceeded 4 inches. On June 16, Modesto, CA set a daily record with 0.07 inch of rain, edging the previous mark of 0.06 inch set in 1931. Farther north, Portland, OR reported 0.62 inches of rain, easily surpassing the 0.49 inch mark established in 1973, while Seattle, WA set a new daily standard with 0.52 inches . Numerous daily record precipitation totals were established in northern California on June 17, including several stations reporting the first recorded occurrence of precipitation on that date; Stockton and Modesto reported 0.01 and 0.04 inch of rain, respectively, marking the first time since either station observed measurable rain on June 17. Meanwhile, Eureka, CA established consecutive daily records on June 17 (1.04 inches) and June 18 (1.06 inches). In addition to the rain, below-normal temperatures slowed crop development across much of the Northwest. On June 15, Wenatchee, WA dropped to 46 degrees F, tying a daily record. By week's end, unseasonally cold conditions reached California, with minimum temperatures at Sandberg (40 degrees F) and Santa Barbara (48 degrees F) establishing new daily records on June 18. Hawaii experienced mostly dry weather and near- to above-normal temperatures. Weekly temperatures averaged 3 degrees F above normal in Honolulu, Oahu, where daily-record highs were reported on June 13, 14, and 16 (90 degrees F, 90 degrees F, and 89 degrees F, respectively). Meanwhile, only light precipitation accompanied warm weather in Alaska, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F above normal. June 1-17 rainfall totals were less than 20 percent of normal in southern and western Alaska locations such as Nome (0.07 inch), St. Paul Island (0.10 inch), and Yakutat (0.67 inches). However, late week showers provided a respite from the heat, with Nome reporting 0.77 inches of rain on June 18, shattering the previous daily mark of 0.53 inches, set in 1944. National Agricultural Summary June 13 - 19, 2005 Highlights: In the wake of heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Arlene, warm, mostly dry weather prevailed across much of the Southeast and Mississippi Delta, encouraging crop development, particularly cotton. Meanwhile, the remnants of Arlene brought rainfall to the eastern Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and Great Lakes region, helping to relieve recent dryness and improve crop conditions. Early in the week, heavy rainfall in the northern Great Plains maintained adequate to abundant soil moisture, though flooding was a problem in some fields. Elsewhere on the Plains, heavy rainfall limited fieldwork in Kansas and Oklahoma, while dry conditions in Texas were favorable for winter wheat harvesting. Temperatures were below normal from the Rocky Mountains westward, with the exception of parts of the Southwest. Corn: Emergence neared completion in the northernmost growing areas, while silking was well underway across the Southeast, Delta, and southern Great Plains. However, for the vast majority of the crop in the central Corn Belt and central Great Plains, the crop was between the two stages, with emergence complete and silking yet to begin. Crop condition continued to decline in Illinois, where dryness remained a concern. However, improved or stable conditions were reported throughout the remainder of the Corn Belt and in most other regions. Soybeans: Growers had planted 96 percent of their acreage, compared with 95 percent last year and 94 percent for the 5-year average. Emergence advanced to 92 percent complete, 3 percentage points ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of normal. Planting reached completion, at or ahead of the normal pace, in Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, while growers in most other States neared completion. Meanwhile, emergence was nearly complete across most of the Corn Belt. Winter Wheat: Heading reached 97 percent complete, the same as last year but 1 point ahead of normal. Twenty-two percent of the crop had been harvested, compared with 37 percent last year and 29 percent for the 5-year average. Heading reached completion in Indiana and Ohio and was near completion in all States, except Idaho, Montana, and South Dakota. Harvest progressed rapidly in Arkansas and North Carolina, where mostly dry conditions prevailed, advancing 37 and 30 points, respectively. Across the central Corn Belt and central Great Plains, growers had begun reaping their crop. Cotton: Producers had sown 97 percent of their acreage, the same as last year and the 5-year average. Squaring advanced to 28 percent complete, 10 points behind last year and 8 points behind normal. Bolls were set on 4 percent of the acreage, compared with 6 percent last year and 7 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was complete across the Delta, the Southeast, and most of the southern Atlantic Coast States, where only South Carolina growers had acreage still to be planted. However, on the Great Plains, progress lagged a week behind normal in Kansas and over 2 weeks behind in Oklahoma as wet conditions continued to hamper fieldwork. Meanwhile, with the exception of the Delta, squaring lagged behind normal in most States, by over a week in Arizona and California. Boll setting was most advanced in Texas, at 8 percent, but was limited to 2 percent or less elsewhere and had not begun in most States. Sorghum: Eighty-two percent of the acreage had been planted, 6 points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Heading, at 13 percent complete, was the same as last year and the 5-year average. In Kansas, planting progress was 1 week behind normal, while in South Dakota, despite advancing 25 points, growers trailed their normal pace by nearly a week. Heading was most advanced in Texas, at 41 percent complete, but was limited to 3 percent or less in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri and had not begun elsewhere. Rice: One percent of the acreage was at or beyond the heading stage. Heading was underway in Louisiana and Texas but was 15 and 18 points behind normal, respectively. Heading had not begun elsewhere. Small Grains: Spring wheat was 9 percent headed, 4 points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Over three-fourths of Washington's crop had entered the heading stage, well ahead of normal. Heading progress was behind normal in the remaining major producing States, with Idaho's crop trailing the normal pace by over a week. Barley heading advanced to 10 percent complete, compared with 12 percent last year and 15 percent for the 5-year average. The crop continued to develop rapidly in Washington, reaching 73 percent headed, 22 points ahead of normal, while all other States trailed their normal pace. Forty-nine percent of the oat crop had reached the heading stage, 3 points behind last year but the same as normal. Heading progressed rapidly in the Ohio Valley, advancing 33 points in Ohio and 28 points in Pennsylvania under warm, mostly dry conditions. The crop also advanced 28 points in Iowa and 31 points in Nebraska, reaching 81 percent complete in both States. Other Crops: Peanut pegging reached 7 percent complete, 6 points behind last year and 7 points behind normal. Despite warm weather in most growing areas, development continued to lag behind normal in all States, with Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas trailing their respective normal paces by over a week. Sunflower growers had seeded 84 percent of their acreage, compared with 86 percent last year and 91 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was 96 percent complete in North Dakota but 2 points behind normal. Meanwhile, South Dakota producers trailed their normal pace by over a week, and only in Colorado was planting ahead of normal. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 100 100 100 ID : 65 33 70 61 IL : 99 99 100 100 IN : 100 99 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 99 97 100 96 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 57 29 63 58 NE : 99 93 100 98 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 99 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 100 100 85 90 SD : 91 71 95 85 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 98 95 92 91 : 18 Sts: 97 93 97 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 74 37 82 70 CA : 51 30 56 46 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 24 0 35 22 IN : 5 0 15 12 KS : 10 1 36 26 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 28 3 34 32 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 1 2 NC : 36 6 54 55 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 62 39 90 73 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 51 38 73 61 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 22 12 37 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 5 0 16 23 MN : 7 1 10 14 MT : 0 0 1 6 ND : 4 0 6 8 SD : 25 10 46 37 WA : 77 60 59 58 : 6 Sts : 9 4 13 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 9 2 LA : 5 NA 8 20 MS : 0 NA 1 1 MO : 0 NA 0 1 TX : 2 NA 9 20 : 6 Sts : 1 NA 4 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 92 89 92 86 IL : 99 99 97 96 IN : 99 99 96 94 IA : 100 99 100 98 KS : 84 83 90 91 KY : 89 85 71 73 LA : 95 85 97 93 MI : 100 99 86 91 MN : 97 91 100 99 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 96 93 89 86 NE : 100 98 100 100 NC : 75 64 74 73 ND : 93 89 99 99 OH : 99 99 91 91 SD : 91 85 97 99 TN : 92 87 84 78 WI : 100 98 83 93 : 18 Sts: 96 94 95 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 85 81 83 75 IL : 98 97 93 91 IN : 97 94 93 89 IA : 99 90 98 94 KS : 79 71 81 83 KY : 85 76 65 66 LA : 85 78 92 88 MI : 98 95 75 81 MN : 91 74 95 95 MS : 98 97 99 97 MO : 91 85 82 77 NE : 98 92 96 96 NC : 65 51 62 61 ND : 86 66 91 95 OH : 98 94 83 83 SD : 77 67 90 92 TN : 84 81 73 64 WI : 94 85 70 82 : 18 Sts: 92 85 89 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 81 53 77 65 MN : 11 1 15 20 NE : 81 50 82 77 ND : 4 0 5 5 OH : 58 25 56 57 PA : 46 18 41 43 SD : 27 8 43 35 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 35 22 41 30 : 9 Sts : 49 37 52 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 9 0 26 29 MN : 7 0 5 13 MT : 6 0 5 10 ND : 3 0 4 6 WA : 73 44 50 51 : 5 Sts : 10 3 12 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 99 100 100 AZ : 100 99 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 96 100 99 KS : 64 58 99 91 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OK : 92 82 98 97 SC : 99 99 100 98 TN : 100 100 99 99 TX : 94 88 94 94 : 14 Sts: 97 94 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 21 11 38 36 AZ : 39 27 49 60 AR : 65 28 64 54 CA : 15 10 59 39 GA : 32 15 48 45 KS : 1 0 6 2 LA : 66 40 58 64 MS : 43 19 51 53 MO : 26 9 41 39 NC : 30 2 39 30 OK : 5 1 18 12 SC : 20 10 33 24 TN : 45 17 54 40 TX : 18 15 25 27 : 14 Sts: 28 16 38 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 0 1 AZ : 2 NA 9 13 AR : 0 NA 2 1 CA : 0 NA 19 6 GA : 2 NA 4 7 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 1 NA 2 5 MS : 0 NA 0 3 MO : 0 NA 0 3 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 0 NA 1 3 TN : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 8 NA 10 12 : 14 Sts: 4 NA 6 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 97 99 CO : 83 66 86 78 IL : 94 93 94 81 KS : 81 68 87 89 LA : 99 98 100 100 MO : 98 97 94 92 NE : 96 90 98 98 NM : 63 50 58 67 OK : 64 52 84 71 SD : 76 51 90 90 TX : 81 75 89 85 : 11 Sts: 82 72 88 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 0 13 8 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 1 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 2 0 12 18 MO : 1 0 1 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 0 0 2 1 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 41 36 41 42 : 11 Sts: 13 11 13 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 0 5 6 FL : 14 1 42 37 GA : 11 4 15 16 NC : 0 0 5 4 OK : 6 5 19 17 TX : 2 1 1 6 VA : 1 0 17 4 : 7 Sts : 7 2 13 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 19,:Jun 12,:Jun 19,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 77 59 76 71 KS : 76 61 72 81 ND : 96 88 94 98 SD : 64 49 79 87 : 4 Sts : 84 72 86 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 15 35 40 7 IL : 4 10 40 42 4 IN : 1 6 27 59 7 IA : 1 4 24 55 16 KS : 0 5 33 56 6 KY : 0 2 14 63 21 LA : 3 8 33 51 5 MI : 1 6 28 51 14 MN : 2 7 36 48 7 MS : 1 6 18 62 13 MO : 3 9 36 47 5 NE : 0 2 21 55 22 NC : 0 5 18 71 6 ND : 2 5 20 55 18 OH : 2 6 26 52 14 SD : 1 4 24 60 11 TN : 0 3 19 55 23 WI : 0 2 19 57 22 : 18 Sts : 2 6 29 52 11 : Prev Wk : 1 5 30 54 10 Prev Yr : 2 6 25 53 14 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 7 41 38 14 CA : 0 2 17 36 45 CO : 6 17 35 33 9 ID : 0 1 5 64 30 IL : 2 6 30 52 10 IN : 1 6 25 51 17 KS : 6 19 39 30 6 MI : 1 10 31 48 10 MO : 4 10 32 45 9 MT : 0 5 31 45 19 NE : 7 14 37 35 7 NC : 0 0 19 72 9 OH : 1 4 19 54 22 OK : 4 15 37 37 7 OR : 0 14 24 51 11 SD : 1 4 18 52 25 TX : 5 14 37 34 10 WA : 0 3 21 58 18 : 18 Sts : 4 13 33 39 11 : Prev Wk : 3 13 33 40 11 Prev Yr : 12 17 29 35 7 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 3 16 62 19 MN : 4 4 18 63 11 NE : 0 3 22 55 20 ND : 0 0 8 74 18 OH : 1 4 25 56 14 PA : 0 3 25 60 12 SD : 0 2 13 70 15 TX : 6 20 40 29 5 WI : 0 1 18 63 18 : 9 Sts : 2 6 22 57 13 : Prev Wk : 1 7 24 56 12 Prev Yr : 4 11 27 47 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 13 36 39 10 CO : 0 0 20 59 21 IL : 1 2 38 50 9 KS : 0 3 29 64 4 LA : 0 5 30 60 5 MO : 2 6 29 53 10 NE : 0 2 30 53 15 NM : 0 24 44 31 1 OK : 0 0 22 41 37 SD : 0 1 19 66 14 TX : 3 8 28 46 15 : 11 Sts : 1 5 28 55 11 : Prev Wk : 2 3 32 53 10 Prev Yr : 2 8 32 46 12 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 12 48 39 IL : 4 11 37 42 6 IN : 1 6 27 57 9 IA : 1 3 18 57 21 KS : 0 5 29 55 11 KY : 0 3 16 52 29 MI : 1 3 25 53 18 MN : 2 7 31 50 10 MO : 3 7 28 52 10 NE : 0 2 20 54 24 NC : 3 4 22 61 10 ND : 1 3 19 57 20 OH : 3 8 29 47 13 PA : 0 4 22 58 16 SD : 1 4 20 62 13 TN : 1 3 16 55 25 TX : 1 6 20 47 26 WI : 1 3 15 56 25 : 18 Sts : 2 5 25 52 16 : Prev Wk : 1 5 27 53 14 Prev Yr : 2 6 22 51 19 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 4 27 65 4 AZ : 0 3 34 45 18 AR : 1 1 16 62 20 CA : 0 0 35 55 10 GA : 1 4 24 59 12 KS : 1 12 22 47 18 LA : 0 3 30 49 18 MS : 1 7 17 61 14 MO : 3 8 32 50 7 NC : 1 2 28 67 2 OK : 1 5 42 51 1 SC : 0 3 18 73 6 TN : 0 1 13 60 26 TX : 4 11 32 45 8 : 14 Sts : 2 7 28 53 10 : Prev Wk : 3 6 31 50 10 Prev Yr : 3 5 26 49 17 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 11 80 9 FL : 1 1 25 50 23 GA : 0 2 16 67 15 NC : 0 0 4 95 1 OK : 0 0 12 81 7 TX : 0 1 18 64 17 VA : 1 1 20 75 3 : 8 Sts : 0 1 16 69 14 : Prev Wk : 0 2 21 64 13 Prev Yr : 0 2 25 61 12 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 30 46 19 CA : 0 0 63 37 0 LA : 0 2 31 51 16 MS : 0 1 11 71 17 MO : 1 6 24 54 15 TX : 0 4 22 53 21 : 6 Sts : 1 3 34 47 15 : Prev Wk : 0 5 34 47 14 Prev Yr : 0 3 28 49 20 -------------------------------------- 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 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 65 32 MN : 7 12 34 40 7 MT : 0 2 15 67 16 ND : 1 2 13 61 23 SD : 1 2 22 56 19 WA : 0 7 26 61 6 : 6 Sts : 1 3 17 60 19 : Prev Wk : 0 2 17 64 17 Prev Yr : 2 8 26 51 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 47 50 MN : 7 9 39 40 5 MT : 0 2 22 60 16 ND : 0 1 11 67 21 WA : 0 1 24 72 3 : 5 Sts : 0 1 14 62 23 : Prev Wk : 0 1 15 62 22 Prev Yr : 2 6 23 55 14 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 19, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 2 20 67 11 :: NJ : 0 0 26 74 0 AZ : 5 30 31 27 7 :: NM : 5 14 39 38 4 AR : 6 20 38 32 4 :: NY : 1 12 37 46 4 CA : 0 6 21 66 7 :: NC : 0 4 19 64 13 CO : 2 8 30 49 11 :: ND : 2 5 19 55 19 CT : 0 7 20 50 23 :: OH : 1 5 24 55 15 DE : 0 1 20 62 17 :: OK : 1 10 40 44 5 FL : 0 0 10 80 10 :: OR : 1 5 18 59 17 GA : 0 1 15 67 17 :: PA : 1 7 31 44 17 ID : 0 0 5 52 43 :: RI : 0 0 0 55 45 IL : 5 18 42 34 1 :: SC : 0 1 18 67 14 IN : 1 4 24 59 12 :: SD : 1 2 16 58 23 IA : 0 5 19 64 12 :: TN : 0 5 24 61 10 KS : 2 9 35 47 7 :: TX : 5 18 40 31 6 KY : 2 6 35 47 10 :: UT : 0 1 8 65 26 LA : 5 14 37 43 1 :: VT : 0 0 21 46 33 ME : 0 4 9 50 37 :: VA : 2 14 33 43 8 MD : 0 4 26 45 25 :: WA : 1 20 27 50 2 MA : 0 0 10 63 27 :: WV : 0 5 40 47 8 MI : 4 10 35 41 10 :: WI : 1 6 35 51 7 MN : 2 4 20 59 15 :: WY : 0 1 20 66 13 MS : 1 10 28 45 16 :: : MO : 11 22 37 29 1 :: 48 Sts : 2 9 29 49 11 MT : 4 9 28 44 15 :: : NE : 1 5 27 52 15 :: Prev Wk: 2 9 29 49 11 NV : 0 0 5 38 57 :: Prev Yr: 8 13 24 42 13 NH : 0 0 14 61 25 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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