We 1 (6-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 28, 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. 26 June 19 - 25, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Across the central and eastern Corn Belt, persistently dry, increasingly hot weather stressed summer crops, which were just beginning to enter the reproductive stage of development in southern growing areas. In contrast, widespread thunderstorms maintained adequate to abundant moisture reserves across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, following a brief hot spell that boosted weekly temperatures 4 to 8 degrees F above normal. Very warm weather also prevailed from the southern half of the Plains to the Delta, where dry conditions promoted winter wheat harvesting but increased stress on pastures and dryland summer crops. Farther east, heavy rain caused local flooding in southern Florida, but the remainder of the Southeast experienced cool weather (readings as much as 4 degrees F below normal) and only scattered showers. Elsewhere, warm weather and occasional showers in most areas from the Rockies westward contrasted with cool (temperatures as much as 6 degrees F below normal), dry conditions in California. Early in the week, unusually cool weather persisted in California, where Bakersfield (52 degrees F on June 19) collected a daily-record low. Meanwhile, cool conditions spread from the Midwest into the East. Flint, MI (44 degrees F), notched a record low for June 19, followed the next day by a record (52 degrees F) in Baltimore, MD. By June 21, record lows in the East included 42 degrees F in Salisbury, MD, and 53 degrees F in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Meanwhile, hot weather spread across much of the remainder of the Nation. Western daily-record highs included 110 degrees F (on June 20) in Tucson, AZ, and 100 degrees F (on June 21) in Moses Lake, WA. In Montana, Billings measured consecutive daily-record highs (97 and 99 degrees F) on June 21-22. Elsewhere in Montana, Great Falls' high of 82 degrees F on June 20 ended a record-tying string of days with high temperatures below 80 degrees F. Great Falls's 281-day streak, from September 12, 2004 - June 19, 2005, tied a record originally established in 1906-07. Record heat reached the upper Midwest by June 23, when highs climbed to 98 degrees F at both LaCrosse, WI, and St. Cloud, MN. A day later, record highs in the Great Lakes region included 96 degrees F in South Bend, IN, and 95 degrees F in Traverse City, MI. Green Bay, WI, noted 91 degrees F on June 23 and 92 degrees F on June 24, reaching or exceeding 90 degrees F on consecutive days for the first time since July 1-2, 2002. Heat reached the Northeast at week's end, resulting in daily-record highs for June 25 in locations such as Bangor, ME, and Syracuse, NY (both 95 degrees F). With a high of 90 degrees F on June 25, Pittsburgh, PA, attained 90 degrees F for the first time since September 9, 2002. From June 1-26, high temperatures in Windsor Locks, CT, reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on 9 days, tying its June record set in 1976 and 1985. Aided by a daily-record rainfall of 1.81 inches on June 20 and a weekly total of 3.74 inches, Naples, FL, achieved a June-record amount of 18.54 inches (previously, 17.97 inches in 1947). Meanwhile, late-week downpours soaked some Midwestern areas west of the Mississippi River, where Waterloo, IA, netted consecutive daily-record totals of 1.94 and 3.22 inches on June 25 and 26, respectively. Farther north, the Red River of the North , along the Minnesota-North Dakota border, experienced rare summer flooding. Preliminary information indicated that the Red River crested on June 18 in Fargo (11.19 feet above flood stage) and Grand Forks (12.07 feet above flood stage). Summer high-water marks in both locations were established in July 1975 (16.26 feet above flood stage in Fargo and 15.08 feet above flood stage in Grand Forks). Meanwhile, year-to-date precipitation through June 27 stood at just 9.33 inches (51 percent of normal) in Moline, IL, and 13.64 inches (58 percent) in Texarkana, AR. Elsewhere, high winds raked parts of the interior Northwest on June 21, when Spokane, WA, measured a record-high wind gust to 77 m.p.h. Spokane's previous record gust of 67 m.p.h. was clocked on January 9, 1972. Cool, wet weather across east-central Alaska contrasted with warm weather (weekly temperatures up to 6 degrees F above normal) in western parts of State. Fairbanks netted a daily-record rainfall sum of 0.88 inch on June 19, and a 3-day (June 18-20) total of 1.19 inches. Farther west, St. Paul Island notched a daily-record high of 58 degrees F on June 22. In southeastern Alaska, month-to-date (June 1-26) rainfall totaled just 1.66 inches (26 percent of normal) in Yakutat and 2.25 inches (54 percent) on Annette Island. Meanwhile in Hawaii, near- to above-normal temperatures accompanied locally heavy windward showers. Honolulu, Oahu, posted a daily record-tying high of 90 degrees F on June 22. Elsewhere on Oahu, the Manoa Lyon Arboretum received 3.39 inches of rain in a 24-hour period on June 19-20. Heavy rain also fell on parts of the Big Island, where Hilo's consecutive daily-record totals (1.37 and 1.94 inches on June 21 and 22, respectively) boosted its June 1-26 precipitation to 9.60 inches (155 percent of normal). National Agricultural Summary June 20 - 26, 2005 Highlights: Above-normal temperatures prevailed across most of the Nation, encouraging summer crop development. Only in the Atlantic Coast States, Southeast, Mississippi Delta, and California did temperatures average below normal. Dry conditions in the central and eastern Corn Belt, Delta, and southern Great Plains caused soil moisture levels to decrease and crop and pasture conditions to decline. Meanwhile, in the northern and central Great Plains and western Corn Belt, moderate rainfall increased soil moisture, allowing crop conditions to improve. Corn: Four percent of the crop had reached the silking stage, 5 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind normal. Progress was ahead of normal in Kansas, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania but was at or behind the normal pace in all other States. Silking was most advanced in Texas, at 62 percent complete, but had not yet begun in the northern Corn Belt. Crop condition declined across much of the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley as lack of rainfall depleted soil moisture. Soybeans: Emergence advanced to 96 percent complete, compared with 94 percent last year and 93 percent for the 5-year average. Six percent of the acreage was at or beyond the blooming stage, 1 point behind last year but 1 point ahead of normal. Emergence was complete in Iowa, Michigan, and Nebraska and near completion across the Corn Belt. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Mississippi's crop and 46 percent of Louisiana's crop had reached the blooming stage, while blooming had not begun in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Conditions declined in the Corn Belt due to lack of soil moisture. Winter Wheat: Growers had harvested 48 percent of their acreage, 2 points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. Encouraged by warm, dry conditions, over one-fourth of the Nation's acreage was harvested during the week. Leading the way was Kansas, where producers reaped 56 percent of their acreage. Progress was also rapid in Illinois and Missouri, advancing over 40 points. Harvest had not yet begun in the Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies, and northern Great Plains. Cotton: Forty-one percent of the acreage was at the squaring stage or beyond, 10 points behind last year and 11 points behind normal. Boll setting advanced to 6 percent complete, compared with 11 percent for last year and the 5-year average. Squaring progressed rapidly in Tennessee under dry conditions and normal temperatures, advancing 30 points during the week. Progress was ahead of normal in the Delta but trailed the normal pace in all other States, with Arizona, California, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas trailing their normal pace by a week or more. Meanwhile, boll setting was behind normal in all States, except Tennessee. Sorghum: Producers had seeded 92 percent of their acreage, the same as last year but 1 point behind normal. Heading advanced to 14 percent complete, 1 point behind last year and the 5-year average. Louisiana and Missouri growers finished planting their crop, while Colorado, Illinois, and Nebraska producers neared completion. In Kansas, where planting progress was 1 week behind normal last week, progress advanced 12 points, to within 2 points of normal. Heading progressed slowly across the Nation, advancing 5 points in Louisiana and 4 points in Texas but 1 point or less elsewhere. Rice: Heading, at 4 percent complete, was 3 points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Louisiana's crop was most advanced, at 22 percent headed, followed by Texas, at 10 percent headed. Progress was at or behind the normal pace in all States and had not begun in Arkansas and California. Small Grains: Thirty percent of the spring wheat crop had reached the heading stage, compared with 25 percent last year and 29 percent for the normal. Heading progressed rapidly in South Dakota, advancing 37 points under warm, mostly dry conditions. Development was well ahead of normal in Washington but was over a week behind normal in Idaho. The barley crop was 28 percent headed, 5 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Heading progressed well in the five major producing States, advancing 16 points or more. Washington's crop neared completion of the heading stage, while Idaho's crop remained over a week behind the normal pace. Oat heading advanced to 65 percent complete, 2 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of normal. Over one-third of Wisconsin's crop entered the heading stage during the week, pushing progress 18 points ahead of the normal pace. Excluding Texas, where oats are planted in the fall, heading was most advanced in Iowa, at 95 percent. Other Crops: Eighteen percent of the peanut crop had reached the pegging stage, 7 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Pegging advanced 35 points in Oklahoma under warm, dry conditions, and progress outpaced the normal. Progress was also ahead of normal in Virginia, while all other States continued to trail the 5-year average pace. Sunflower growers had sown 93 percent of their crop, 1 point behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Planting progress trailed behind normal in the Dakotas but was ahead of normal in Colorado and Kansas. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 89 85 90 83 IL : 99 98 97 95 IN : 99 97 97 94 IA : 100 99 99 98 KS : 87 79 88 90 KY : 94 85 72 74 LA : 95 85 93 92 MI : 100 98 86 91 MN : 97 91 99 98 MS : 99 98 100 99 MO : 96 91 89 86 NE : 100 98 100 100 NC : 69 65 70 71 ND : 92 86 97 99 OH : 99 98 86 89 SD : 89 77 97 97 TN : 89 84 83 76 WI : 99 94 81 90 : 18 Sts: 96 92 94 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 NA 26 10 IL : 11 NA 13 7 IN : 7 NA 9 6 IA : 0 NA 0 5 KS : 4 NA 4 6 KY : 0 NA 4 7 LA : 46 NA 37 37 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 66 NA 66 48 MO : 5 NA 3 0 NE : 3 NA 3 3 NC : 1 NA 2 1 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 5 NA 0 2 SD : 0 NA 0 3 TN : 17 NA 5 4 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 7 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 20 5 30 39 MN : 22 7 21 34 MT : 20 0 8 14 ND : 23 4 16 21 SD : 62 25 78 66 WA : 95 77 85 76 : 6 Sts : 30 9 25 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 1 CA : 0 0 14 3 LA : 22 5 19 35 MS : 2 0 3 3 MO : 1 0 1 1 TX : 10 2 20 32 : 6 Sts : 4 1 7 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 4 NA 14 5 IN : 1 NA 10 2 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 17 NA 17 11 KY : 9 NA 32 19 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 19 NA 29 20 NE : 0 NA 1 1 NC : 27 NA 75 44 ND : 1 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 3 NA 5 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 29 NA 66 49 TX : 62 NA 63 63 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 4 NA 9 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 74 94 88 CA : 67 51 73 62 CO : 1 0 2 6 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 71 24 71 55 IN : 29 5 46 32 KS : 66 10 65 58 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 70 28 69 62 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 5 0 7 9 NC : 72 36 76 76 OH : 0 0 0 1 OK : 90 62 95 89 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 71 51 85 77 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 48 22 50 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 25 9 39 42 MN : 29 7 10 34 MT : 23 6 16 22 ND : 21 3 13 18 WA : 96 73 80 73 : 5 Sts : 28 10 23 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 95 81 91 87 MN : 36 11 31 45 NE : 92 81 91 89 ND : 20 4 15 17 OH : 81 58 74 77 PA : 69 46 66 67 SD : 49 27 66 62 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 69 35 55 51 : 9 Sts : 65 49 63 64 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48 21 57 58 AZ : 59 39 57 70 AR : 83 65 83 77 CA : 23 15 82 57 GA : 48 32 66 62 KS : 4 1 18 6 LA : 85 66 76 79 MS : 65 43 64 69 MO : 34 26 65 62 NC : 42 30 53 50 OK : 12 5 29 27 SC : 35 20 49 40 TN : 75 45 78 63 TX : 24 18 31 39 : 14 Sts: 41 28 51 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 1 3 4 AZ : 8 2 14 22 AR : 1 0 11 6 CA : 0 0 29 10 GA : 6 2 12 16 KS : 0 0 1 0 LA : 11 1 11 17 MS : 3 0 6 12 MO : 1 0 6 8 NC : 0 0 4 2 OK : 0 0 0 1 SC : 2 0 2 6 TN : 5 0 1 2 TX : 10 8 12 14 : 14 Sts: 6 4 11 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 10 3 17 18 FL : 30 14 58 46 GA : 22 11 28 29 NC : 6 0 18 15 OK : 41 6 31 31 TX : 11 2 6 15 VA : 13 1 24 10 : 7 Sts : 18 7 25 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflowers: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 90 77 86 87 KS : 90 76 78 88 ND : 97 96 98 99 SD : 88 64 93 96 : 4 Sts : 93 84 94 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflowers acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 98 100 CO : 95 83 96 90 IL : 97 94 97 90 KS : 93 81 92 95 LA : 100 99 100 100 MO : 100 98 97 96 NE : 99 96 100 100 NM : 91 63 67 74 OK : 81 64 90 83 SD : 89 76 95 97 TX : 89 81 91 90 : 11 Sts: 92 82 92 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jun 26,:Jun 19,:Jun 26,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 3 29 21 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 1 0 3 2 KS : 0 0 1 1 LA : 7 2 28 36 MO : 2 1 2 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 1 0 3 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 45 41 44 46 : 11 Sts: 14 13 15 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 2 7 48 43 IL : 8 20 40 29 3 IN : 2 9 33 49 7 IA : 1 4 18 57 20 KS : 0 4 28 58 10 KY : 1 5 23 49 22 MI : 1 5 33 47 14 MN : 1 6 23 53 17 MO : 5 10 31 46 8 NE : 0 2 11 61 26 NC : 5 7 34 49 5 ND : 1 4 19 53 23 OH : 3 10 33 44 10 PA : 1 9 35 48 7 SD : 1 2 18 64 15 TN : 1 6 24 51 18 TX : 2 10 23 36 29 WI : 2 8 22 46 22 : 18 Sts : 2 8 25 50 15 : Prev Wk : 2 5 25 52 16 Prev Yr : 2 6 21 52 19 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 11 57 27 3 CA : 0 0 13 32 55 CO : 4 17 35 34 10 ID : 0 1 5 64 30 IL : 2 6 30 52 10 IN : 1 5 28 52 14 KS : 7 17 40 30 6 MI : 1 10 31 51 7 MO : 3 9 31 49 8 MT : 3 11 34 38 14 NE : 7 13 36 34 10 NC : 0 1 15 75 9 OH : 0 3 20 56 21 OK : 4 15 37 37 7 OR : 0 12 23 55 10 SD : 1 4 20 53 22 TX : 5 15 35 35 10 WA : 1 6 21 53 19 : 18 Sts : 4 13 34 38 11 : Prev Wk : 4 13 33 39 11 Prev Yr : 11 16 30 36 7 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 2 46 51 MN : 3 10 22 60 5 MT : 1 2 22 58 17 ND : 0 1 17 62 20 WA : 1 8 29 59 3 : 5 Sts : 0 2 17 58 23 : Prev Wk : 0 1 14 62 23 Prev Yr : 1 4 24 54 17 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 18 60 17 MN : 1 4 19 62 14 NE : 0 3 20 52 25 ND : 0 1 15 63 21 OH : 1 5 28 55 11 PA : 0 4 31 53 12 SD : 0 1 16 66 17 TX : 6 15 44 29 6 WI : 1 5 24 51 19 : 9 Sts : 2 6 25 52 15 : Prev Wk : 2 6 22 57 13 Prev Yr : 3 9 27 50 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 22 35 30 5 IL : 7 17 43 31 2 IN : 3 9 34 49 5 IA : 1 4 21 56 18 KS : 0 5 33 55 7 KY : 1 3 24 52 20 LA : 2 8 39 46 5 MI : 1 7 35 45 12 MN : 2 6 29 51 12 MS : 2 7 18 61 12 MO : 5 13 38 39 5 NE : 1 2 17 59 21 NC : 2 9 29 56 4 ND : 2 5 23 48 22 OH : 2 6 30 51 11 SD : 1 4 23 60 12 TN : 1 6 20 56 17 WI : 2 11 25 45 17 : 18 Sts : 3 8 30 48 11 : Prev Wk : 2 6 29 52 11 Prev Yr : 2 6 26 53 13 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 4 29 61 5 AZ : 0 3 34 45 18 AR : 1 3 22 56 18 CA : 0 0 25 55 20 GA : 0 2 28 57 13 KS : 1 9 37 49 4 LA : 1 5 32 50 12 MS : 3 8 19 57 13 MO : 4 15 31 42 8 NC : 1 6 31 62 0 OK : 0 7 33 56 4 SC : 0 2 17 75 6 TN : 0 2 15 63 20 TX : 6 12 29 45 8 : 14 Sts : 3 8 27 52 10 : Prev Wk : 2 7 28 53 10 Prev Yr : 5 7 23 46 19 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 23 69 5 FL : 1 1 7 66 25 GA : 0 1 20 65 14 NC : 0 0 12 86 2 OK : 0 0 22 69 9 TX : 1 1 22 59 17 VA : 0 0 26 72 2 : 8 Sts : 0 1 19 67 13 : Prev Wk : 0 1 16 69 14 Prev Yr : 0 2 22 60 16 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 17 42 30 7 CO : 0 3 23 56 18 IL : 4 10 35 49 2 KS : 0 2 27 66 5 LA : 0 7 34 53 6 MO : 2 10 35 48 5 NE : 0 3 27 55 15 NM : 0 15 60 24 1 OK : 0 1 24 65 10 SD : 2 0 21 62 15 TX : 6 9 28 43 14 : 11 Sts : 2 5 28 56 9 : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 55 11 Prev Yr : 2 7 28 51 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. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 66 31 MN : 4 13 24 52 7 MT : 1 3 20 66 10 ND : 1 2 15 61 21 SD : 0 2 17 60 21 WA : 2 7 33 53 5 : 6 Sts : 1 4 18 60 17 : Prev Wk : 1 3 17 60 19 Prev Yr : 2 6 24 52 16 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 30 48 16 CA : 0 0 53 47 0 LA : 0 1 39 48 12 MS : 0 1 10 72 17 MO : 1 4 25 52 18 TX : 0 10 32 49 9 : 6 Sts : 1 3 34 50 12 : Prev Wk : 1 3 34 47 15 Prev Yr : 0 4 28 49 19 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 26, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 5 34 54 6 :: NJ : 0 12 77 11 0 AZ : 9 34 39 15 3 :: NM : 6 15 49 28 2 AR : 16 25 35 22 2 :: NY : 2 9 46 36 7 CA : 0 10 35 50 5 :: NC : 1 4 23 62 10 CO : 3 14 35 41 7 :: ND : 1 4 19 54 22 CT : 12 0 28 41 19 :: OH : 2 9 27 55 7 DE : 0 1 21 77 1 :: OK : 4 11 40 42 3 FL : 0 0 20 70 10 :: OR : 1 5 18 56 20 GA : 0 4 20 62 14 :: PA : 3 21 41 30 5 ID : 0 1 5 61 33 :: RI : 0 0 15 53 32 IL : 16 30 37 17 0 :: SC : 0 2 15 73 10 IN : 3 12 32 48 5 :: SD : 2 2 18 59 19 IA : 2 9 28 52 9 :: TN : 1 9 32 54 4 KS : 1 9 35 50 5 :: TX : 11 23 40 23 3 KY : 9 14 40 33 4 :: UT : 0 1 10 58 31 LA : 7 21 37 33 2 :: VT : 0 0 6 56 38 ME : 0 3 10 65 22 :: VA : 3 20 36 36 5 MD : 1 7 32 48 12 :: WA : 2 21 28 48 1 MA : 0 0 11 77 12 :: WV : 0 11 40 43 6 MI : 7 17 37 33 6 :: WI : 6 16 40 33 5 MN : 1 2 15 64 18 :: WY : 0 3 21 63 13 MS : 3 9 28 41 19 :: : MO : 14 26 38 21 1 :: 48 Sts : 5 13 31 42 9 MT : 3 10 28 46 13 :: : NE : 1 6 22 56 15 :: Prev Wk: 2 9 29 49 11 NV : 0 0 2 31 67 :: Prev Yr: 8 12 24 42 14 NH : 1 1 17 59 22 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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