We 1 (7-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 12, 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. 28 July 3 - 9, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-7919. HIGHLIGHTS: An unusually early start to the Atlantic tropical season featured Gulf Coast landfalling Tropical Storm Cindy (July 5) and major Hurricane Dennis (July 10). Cindy moved ashore over southeastern Louisiana on the night of July 5-6 and then moved northeastward during the next 3 days, producing a large swath of torrential rainfall from the central Gulf Coast northeastward to the Mid-Atlantic States. Flooding was most extensive in the already saturated southern Appalachians and adjacent foothills. Meanwhile, Dennis reached the eastern Gulf of Mexico by week's end after battering Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and parts of Cuba with high winds and flooding rains. When Dennis achieved tropical-storm intensity on July 5, it marked the Atlantic Basin's earliest date on record of the formation of the season's fourth named storm. Elsewhere, significant showers were largely confined to the Northeast and the southern half of the Plains. In the latter region, frequent thunderstorms slowed final winter wheat harvesting and caused local wind and hail damage, but generally aided pastures and dryland summer crops. Meanwhile on the northern Plains, increasingly hot and favorably drier weather promoted winter wheat maturation and rapid summer crop development. In parts of the Dakotas, however, hot weather and lingering lowland flooding increased concerns about disease potential in spring-sown small grains. Meanwhile, generally favorable soil moisture reserves in the upper Midwest contrasted with varying degrees of dryness elsewhere in the Corn Belt. Early-week showers provided only temporary relief from excessively dry conditions in the central Corn Belt, including Illinois, where drought stress on silking corn and blooming soybeans remained a major concern in spite of cooler weather. Farther south, scattered thunderstorms provided only local relief to drought-stressed pastures and dryland summer crops from the Delta westward into the western Gulf Coast States. West of the Rockies, scattered showers were generally confined to the Northwest. Hot, dry weather elsewhere in the West favored fieldwork and crop development, but fostered the spread of several large wildfires. Temperatures were generally close to normal across much of the Nation, although persistent heat (departures +4 to +6 degrees F) and triple-digit highs enveloped the extreme southern Intermountain West and Rio Grande Valley. The largest negative departures (-2 to -5 degrees F) were confined to the south-central Great Plains. Throughout much of the week, extreme heat gripped Texas. On July 3-4, consecutive daily-record highs were established in Texas locations such as McAllen (103 and 101 degrees F) and San Angelo (106 and 105 degrees F), while Austin/Mabry (101 degrees F) and Austin/Bergstrom (102 degrees F) set daily-record highs on Sunday and Monday, respectively. Lows also stayed warm during the night in southeastern Texas, with record high minimums notched at Galveston (84 degrees F), Houston (80 degrees F), and College Station (78 degrees F) during July 4. After a slight cooldown into the 90's degrees F on Tuesday, triple-digit heat returned to southern portions of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona during July 6-9. On July 6, Corpus Christi, TX, hit 100 degrees F, its first triple-digit reading since August 9, 2003, while Arizona locations Tucson (109 degrees F) and Douglas (105 degrees F) set new standards. In contrast, a pocket of cool air over the south-central Plains dropped July 6 minimums to record levels at Burlington, CO, (47 degrees F) and Childress, TX (64 degrees F). While the heat persisted in the southern Rockies and Plains during the rest of the week and more daily records were broken (107 degrees F at Del Rio, TX, on July 7; 104 degrees F Harlingen, TX, on July 8; and 103 degrees F at McAllen, TX, on July 9), warmth spread into the northern Rockies and High Plains by the weekend. On July 8, Montana locations setting record highs included Stanford (96 degrees F); Bozeman (93 degrees F); Dillon (93 degrees F); and Neihart (91 degrees F), while the following day saw more maximum records broken, spreading eastward into the northern Great Plains. Former July 9 record highs fell at Rapid City, SD (106 degrees F); Sheridan, WY (103 degrees F); Williston, ND (100 degrees F); Billings, MT (100 degrees F); Casper, WY (99 degrees F); and Riverton, WY (97 degrees F). The warmth spurred growth of spring-sown crops and aided maturity and drydown of winter wheat as this area had adequate to abundant moisture supplies. The spring wheat, however, was advancing through the heading stage and could use lower temperatures to avoid stress. Besides the rains from Tropical Storm Cindy and approaching Hurricane Dennis, a few other areas received significant rains, including the south-central Great Plains, parts of the Delta, and scattered sections of the drought-stricken central and eastern Corn Belt. Early in the week, a stalled cold front in the central Great Plains and Delta was a focal point for showers and thunderstorms, which aided pastures and summer crops but may have delayed the harvesting of any late winter wheat. A cold front also brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to the Midwest, but amounts were generally light. A few exceptions included a July 4 record of 1.72 inches at Oklahoma City, OK, and 1.80 inches at Lansing, MI. However, highs dropped from the 90's degrees F into the 80's degrees F through the rest of the week in the Corn Belt. As of July 10, Illinois continued to be the focal point for drought as corn, soybean, and pasture conditions rated very poor or poor deteriorated to 52, 41, and 70 percent, respectively, according to USDA/NASS, and topsoil moisture dropped to 72 percent very short and 25 percent short. Farther south, North Little Rock, AR, measured a record 2.79 inches on July 6, but the remainder of the Delta reported only light amounts. National Agricultural Summary July 4 - July 10, 2005 Highlights: Two tropical systems made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Cindy dropped heavy rainfall from the central Gulf Coast through the Appalachian Mountains to the Northeast. The rainfall was mostly beneficial to crops in these areas, with little flooding, but high winds damaged some crops. West of this storm's path, rainfall was spotty, improving crop conditions in the Mississippi Delta but providing little relief from persistent dry conditions in the central Corn Belt, where crop conditions continued to deteriorate. Producers in the Corn Belt hope that Hurricane Dennis, which made landfall Sunday, will bring some much-needed rainfall to the area. Mostly warm, dry conditions in the northern Great Plains and northwestern Corn Belt were favorable for summer crop development. Moderate to heavy rainfall in the central and southern Great Plains was not enough to slow winter wheat harvest. From the Rocky Mountains westward, mostly dry weather prevailed, causing declines in small grain crop conditions in the Pacific Northwest and cotton and rice condition in California. Corn: Silking advanced to 25 percent complete, 5 percentage points behind last year but 3 points ahead of normal. Three percent of the crop was at or beyond the dough stage, 2 points behind last year but the same as the 5-year average. Silking progressed rapidly in the central Corn Belt and central Great Plains, advancing 34 points in Illinois and over 20 points in Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Silking was ahead of normal in the central Corn Belt and central Great Plains but lagged behind normal in the northern portions of both regions. Sixty percent of the crop was doughing in Texas, but it had not yet begun in most States. Condition of the crop continued to decline as dry weather in the central Corn Belt further reduced soil moisture. Soybeans: Blooming was 42 percent complete, compared with 36 percent last year and 30 percent for the normal. Pods were setting on 6 percent of the acreage, the same as last year but 2 points ahead of normal. Blooming progressed rapidly in Minnesota, advancing 35 points under mostly warm, dry conditions. Blooming also progressed well in Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, with over one-fourth of the crop entering the stage. Pod setting was well underway in the Delta, at 65 percent complete in Mississippi, 50 percent complete in Louisiana, and 21 percent complete in Arkansas. Outside of the Delta, however, progress was limited to 7 percent or less. Winter Wheat: Growers had harvested 72 percent of their acreage, compared with 69 percent last year and 71 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest progressed rapidly in the Ohio River Valley, with Ohio producers combining over half their acreage and Indiana growers harvesting one-third of their acreage during the week under mostly dry conditions. In Colorado and Nebraska, harvest advanced 47 and 31 points, respectively. Harvest was complete in Arkansas and Oklahoma and within 2 points of completion in Kansas and Missouri. Cotton: Sixty-seven percent of the crop was at or beyond the squaring stage, 13 points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Bolls were setting on 22 percent of the acreage, compared with 33 percent last year and 30 percent for the 5-year average. Squaring was at or ahead of the normal pace in the Delta, but behind normal elsewhere, except in North Carolina, where 32 percent of the crop entered the stage during the week. Progress was over a week behind normal in Alabama, Arizona, California, and Texas. Boll setting was most active in the Delta, advancing 28 points in Arkansas and 27 points in Louisiana. Only in Arkansas and Tennessee was progress ahead of the normal pace, while California trailed its normal pace by 2 weeks. Sorghum: Heading advanced to 19 percent complete, the same as last year but 2 points behind normal. Thirteen percent of the crop had turned color, 1 point ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Heading was most advanced in Arkansas, at 59 percent complete. Louisiana and Texas, at 58 and 49 percent complete, respectively, were over a week behind normal. Coloring was limited to southern Great Plains and Delta, with Texas' crop reaching 42 percent turning color. Rice: Heading advanced to 13 percent complete, compared with 19 percent last year and 18 percent for the normal. Nationwide, progress was a week behind normal. The crop was most advanced in Texas, at 55 percent headed, followed by Louisiana, at 47 percent headed. However, both States were behind the normal heading pace. Elsewhere, heading was less than 10 percent complete, with all States, except Missouri, trailing the normal pace. Small Grains: The spring wheat crop was 80 percent headed, 11 points ahead of last year and 9 points ahead of normal. Heading progressed rapidly in Minnesota, advancing 37 points under warm, mostly dry conditions. Though over one-third of Idaho's crop headed during the week, progress remained slightly behind normal, while all other States exceeded their normal pace. Barley heading advanced to 74 percent complete, compared with 69 percent for last year and the 5-year average. Minnesota's and Montana's crop advanced 35 and 36 points, respectively, while Washington's crop edged closer to completion. Heading was at or ahead of normal in all States, except Idaho. Ninety-two percent of the oat crop was headed, 4 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Heading reached completion in Iowa and neared completion in Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. All States, except Nebraska, were at or ahead of the normal heading pace. Other Crops: The peanut crop was 50 percent pegging, compared with 61 percent last year and 58 percent for the 5-year average. One-fourth of North Carolina's crop entered the pegging stage during the week, pushing the crop slightly ahead of normal. Oklahoma's crop, at 80 percent pegging, was well ahead of normal. Pegging was behind normal in all other States, trailing the normal pace by 2 weeks in Alabama. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 12 8 1 6 IL : 54 20 68 38 IN : 31 8 57 27 IA : 7 0 8 11 KS : 52 30 51 47 KY : 66 42 78 66 MI : 0 0 2 1 MN : 1 0 1 4 MO : 71 48 79 64 NE : 26 2 16 14 NC : 82 63 92 79 ND : 3 2 0 2 OH : 3 0 25 10 PA : 9 4 22 9 SD : 0 0 0 1 TN : 78 57 90 87 TX : 72 66 78 76 WI : 3 0 3 1 : 18 Sts: 25 11 30 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 1 IL : 3 NA 9 4 IN : 1 NA 3 1 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 4 NA 7 5 KY : 0 NA 0 2 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 9 NA 18 9 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 25 NA 25 25 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 2 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 14 NA 19 14 TX : 60 NA 57 59 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 3 NA 5 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 2 5 CA : 2 1 20 5 LA : 47 28 58 61 MS : 9 8 18 14 MO : 6 2 8 5 TX : 55 16 50 63 : 6 Sts : 13 7 19 18 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 15 46 43 FL : 60 40 79 70 GA : 58 38 66 63 NC : 65 40 77 63 OK : 80 60 61 58 TX : 41 20 48 49 VA : 31 21 37 37 : 7 Sts : 50 32 61 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 48 28 50 31 IL : 55 29 56 35 IN : 46 25 41 29 IA : 48 21 43 42 KS : 27 12 39 35 KY : 42 35 24 20 LA : 73 65 66 63 MI : 10 0 12 15 MN : 36 1 21 25 MS : 90 84 88 74 MO : 33 20 30 23 NE : 52 26 41 25 NC : 9 7 8 9 ND : 30 8 6 14 OH : 47 24 33 29 SD : 17 3 25 25 TN : 56 38 20 18 WI : 39 17 11 8 : 18 Sts: 42 21 36 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 21 NA 14 8 IL : 4 NA 11 5 IN : 2 NA 7 4 IA : 5 NA 3 4 KS : 3 NA 3 4 KY : 0 NA 0 3 LA : 50 NA 43 36 MI : 0 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 0 1 MS : 65 NA 74 51 MO : 5 NA 0 0 NE : 7 NA 0 0 NC : 0 NA 3 1 ND : 1 NA 0 1 OH : 0 NA 0 2 SD : 0 NA 0 3 TN : 18 NA 2 3 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 6 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 72 38 79 75 MN : 87 50 67 79 MT : 63 38 59 60 ND : 81 56 64 66 SD : 98 93 99 95 WA : 99 97 99 97 : 6 Sts : 80 57 69 71 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 63 34 77 75 MN : 89 54 63 78 MT : 66 30 66 63 ND : 79 56 64 66 WA : 98 97 99 98 : 5 Sts : 74 48 69 69 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 65 60 89 86 AZ : 80 72 97 93 AR : 98 93 98 96 CA : 67 43 94 81 GA : 82 64 89 84 KS : 17 14 20 23 LA : 97 91 94 94 MS : 90 86 88 90 MO : 82 75 81 85 NC : 88 56 95 83 OK : 50 24 62 61 SC : 60 44 77 69 TN : 97 94 98 90 TX : 48 36 68 65 : 14 Sts: 67 55 80 77 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 10 28 26 AZ : 47 23 47 52 AR : 47 19 51 41 CA : 10 5 39 23 GA : 32 17 41 42 KS : 0 0 4 2 LA : 49 22 49 61 MS : 38 17 51 52 MO : 24 8 20 28 NC : 6 1 53 24 OK : 5 0 10 8 SC : 8 4 17 16 TN : 27 13 26 23 TX : 15 14 23 22 : 14 Sts: 22 13 33 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 59 17 73 63 CO : 0 0 0 1 IL : 11 6 15 7 KS : 5 1 4 5 LA : 58 32 74 74 MO : 11 6 14 14 NE : 0 0 0 1 NM : 1 0 2 1 OK : 10 4 15 11 SD : 0 0 3 5 TX : 49 46 49 53 : 11 Sts: 19 15 19 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 0 2 4 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 16 6 6 13 MO : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 1 0 3 1 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 42 39 40 41 : 11 Sts: 13 12 12 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 99 99 CA : 96 85 97 86 CO : 68 21 36 55 ID : 0 0 1 0 IL : 95 89 93 91 IN : 86 53 93 78 KS : 98 90 93 98 MI : 3 0 5 6 MO : 99 93 97 96 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 52 21 42 52 NC : 96 90 96 95 OH : 56 2 71 48 OK : 100 98 99 99 OR : 7 7 0 4 SD : 6 0 2 6 TX : 96 92 97 96 WA : 2 0 3 2 : 18 Sts: 72 62 69 71 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 10,:Jul 3, :Jul 10,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 100 99 MN : 89 71 76 87 NE : 96 94 97 98 ND : 74 53 66 67 OH : 99 94 96 97 PA : 92 89 91 90 SD : 95 87 93 93 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 95 89 86 85 : 9 Sts : 92 84 88 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 2 11 40 47 IL : 22 30 32 15 1 IN : 7 20 39 30 4 IA : 1 4 19 52 24 KS : 1 5 27 57 10 KY : 4 13 32 39 12 MI : 2 8 30 50 10 MN : 2 4 20 53 21 MO : 7 13 36 37 7 NE : 1 2 16 52 29 NC : 1 6 29 54 10 ND : 3 4 18 50 25 OH : 4 12 34 40 10 PA : 2 6 30 50 12 SD : 0 2 12 58 28 TN : 7 16 31 40 6 TX : 12 16 25 33 14 WI : 3 7 21 45 24 : 18 Sts : 6 11 25 42 16 : Prev Wk : 4 9 25 45 17 Prev Yr : 2 5 19 51 23 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 9 23 38 25 5 IL : 16 25 43 15 1 IN : 7 17 39 34 3 IA : 1 4 20 56 19 KS : 1 5 34 52 8 KY : 2 10 33 43 12 LA : 6 13 35 40 6 MI : 3 11 33 47 6 MN : 2 6 25 51 16 MS : 0 3 15 81 1 MO : 6 16 39 36 3 NE : 1 5 29 48 17 NC : 0 5 27 61 7 ND : 3 6 21 48 22 OH : 3 9 34 43 11 SD : 1 2 16 57 24 TN : 5 12 31 44 8 WI : 3 8 21 46 22 : 18 Sts : 5 11 30 43 11 : Prev Wk : 3 9 30 46 12 Prev Yr : 2 6 24 53 15 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 68 29 MN : 1 11 26 47 15 MT : 1 3 15 66 15 ND : 1 4 14 58 23 SD : 0 9 16 54 21 WA : 2 6 34 54 4 : 6 Sts : 1 5 16 59 19 : Prev Wk : 0 4 15 63 18 Prev Yr : 2 5 22 54 17 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 32 46 17 CA : 0 0 73 27 0 LA : 0 3 51 39 7 MS : 0 0 5 88 7 MO : 1 3 18 55 23 TX : 0 3 27 51 19 : 6 Sts : 1 3 39 45 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 39 44 12 Prev Yr : 1 3 28 50 18 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2004 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 5 26 62 6 AZ : 0 6 34 46 14 AR : 1 5 23 56 15 CA : 0 0 19 53 28 GA : 1 2 28 55 14 KS : 0 3 40 50 7 LA : 6 11 32 44 7 MS : 0 2 15 81 2 MO : 5 16 29 42 8 NC : 1 8 25 64 2 OK : 0 3 30 66 1 SC : 0 1 20 75 4 TN : 1 7 22 57 13 TX : 2 12 41 41 4 : 14 Sts : 2 8 32 50 8 : Prev Wk : 4 9 30 48 9 Prev Yr : 3 7 22 47 21 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 21 42 28 5 CO : 0 3 35 53 9 IL : 13 32 33 19 3 KS : 0 3 28 63 6 LA : 1 14 33 43 9 MO : 4 14 45 34 3 NE : 0 3 28 55 14 NM : 0 17 59 23 1 OK : 0 0 22 64 14 SD : 0 1 18 67 14 TX : 3 9 32 44 12 : 11 Sts : 1 6 30 54 9 : Prev Wk : 2 6 28 55 9 Prev Yr : 1 5 25 53 16 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 2 14 71 13 FL : 1 1 8 75 15 GA : 0 3 19 60 18 NC : 0 4 9 83 4 OK : 0 0 18 70 12 TX : 1 4 24 56 15 VA : 0 0 29 66 5 : 8 Sts : 0 3 17 65 15 : Prev Wk : 0 3 21 63 13 Prev Yr : 1 2 19 57 21 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 23 56 16 MN : 3 4 21 57 15 NE : 0 2 21 53 24 ND : 0 1 10 68 21 OH : 1 9 34 46 10 PA : 1 4 30 55 10 SD : 0 1 16 66 17 TX : 8 23 50 18 1 WI : 1 3 25 53 18 : 9 Sts : 3 8 27 49 13 : Prev Wk : 2 6 26 53 13 Prev Yr : 4 8 26 50 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. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 3 45 51 MN : 4 13 28 44 11 MT : 0 4 22 53 21 ND : 1 1 14 64 20 WA : 6 17 32 41 4 : 5 Sts : 1 3 16 55 25 : Prev Wk : 1 3 15 58 23 Prev Yr : 1 4 21 56 18 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 10, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 2 20 69 9 :: NJ : 0 0 57 39 4 AZ : 14 44 30 10 2 :: NM : 7 27 40 23 3 AR : 20 33 32 15 0 :: NY : 1 12 45 40 2 CA : 2 20 55 20 3 :: NC : 0 5 18 66 11 CO : 5 14 32 40 9 :: ND : 1 4 14 61 20 CT : 12 0 23 39 26 :: OH : 8 14 34 38 6 DE : 0 1 22 73 4 :: OK : 2 10 43 37 8 FL : 0 5 20 65 10 :: OR : 1 4 20 59 16 GA : 0 3 14 66 17 :: PA : 14 22 39 24 1 ID : 0 1 8 68 23 :: RI : 0 0 35 48 17 IL : 35 35 22 8 0 :: SC : 0 2 15 75 8 IN : 11 26 42 21 0 :: SD : 1 2 20 61 16 IA : 3 11 34 46 6 :: TN : 3 16 41 37 3 KS : 2 8 33 50 7 :: TX : 15 31 36 16 2 KY : 15 32 38 14 1 :: UT : 0 1 13 60 26 LA : 12 18 46 23 1 :: VT : 0 0 34 36 30 ME : 0 1 3 65 31 :: VA : 6 20 35 35 4 MD : 2 7 38 44 9 :: WA : 7 22 30 39 2 MA : 0 0 5 91 4 :: WV : 1 10 38 50 1 MI : 8 35 37 16 4 :: WI : 8 22 30 32 8 MN : 2 5 22 58 13 :: WY : 0 5 27 61 7 MS : 4 13 40 42 1 :: : MO : 22 33 31 13 1 :: 48 Sts : 7 17 32 37 7 MT : 2 9 25 50 14 :: : NE : 1 6 28 52 13 :: Prev Wk: 6 15 31 40 8 NV : 0 3 7 35 55 :: Prev Yr: 7 10 24 45 14 NH : 0 0 20 56 24 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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