We 1 (7-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 19, 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. 29 July 10 - 16, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Category 3 Hurricane Dennis slammed into western Florida near Pensacola on July 10 and caused flooding in parts of the Southeast, but later produced highly beneficial rainfall for drought-stressed corn and soybeans in the eastern Corn Belt. Dennis dissipated over the Ohio Valley by mid-week, but left a rich pool of tropical moisture in its wake. For the remainder of the week, welcomed showers continued to dot the South, East, and lower Midwest, including previously dry areas in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and western and central Gulf Coast States. Drought persisted, however, just west of Dennis' area of influence, stretching from southern Texas to parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Meanwhile, hot, mostly dry weather overspread the northern Plains and upper Midwest, promoting rapid summer crop development and winter wheat maturation and harvesting. Although upper Midwestern temperatures averaged 4 to 10 degrees F above normal, readings peaked near 95 degrees F, resulting in only minor heat stress on corn and soybeans. However, readings above 100 degrees F adversely affected filling spring wheat in South Dakota, southwestern North Dakota, and eastern Montana. Farther south, mostly dry weather promoted fieldwork and crop development on the southern Plains. Mostly dry weather also prevailed in the West, accompanied by increasingly hot conditions. Mid- to late-week temperatures soared to 120 degrees F or higher in parts of the Desert Southwest, and climbed to at least 100 degrees F as far north as the interior Northwest. In the latter region, heat favored winter wheat maturation and harvesting but increased stress on spring-sown small grains. Dennis moved ashore near Pensacola, FL, on Sunday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 115 to 120 m.p.h. A Florida Coastal Monitoring Program tower on Navarre Beach reported a wind gust to 121 m.p.h. near the time of landfall. Prior to Dennis' arrival, rain squalls and gusty winds overspread southern Florida, where July 8-10 rainfall totaled 6.89 inches in Perrine and wind gusts were clocked to 69 m.p.h. in Miami Beach. Closer to the track of Dennis, peak gusts in Alabama on July 10 included 77 m.p.h. in Mobile (U.S.S. Alabama) and 54 m.p.h. in Montgomery. Dennis produced at least 4 inches of rain as far north as southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, and triggered flooding in parts of the Southeast. Atlanta, GA, experienced its wettest start to July on record, with 13.01 inches during the first 11 days of the month. More than half (6.86 inches) of Atlanta's rain fell on July 10-11. By late July 11, the Flint River near Lovejoy, GA, reached its second-highest level on record, about 4.7 feet below the high-water mark associated with Tropical Storm Alberto on July 5, 1994. Farther north, Albany, NY, netted 5.82 inches of rain during the first 15 days of July, surpassing its 1874 record of 5.52 inches. Cool weather and scattered showers lingered across the West early in the week. Billings, MT, netted a daily-record rainfall total of 1.26 inches on July 10. Farther south, Winslow, AZ, posted a daily-record low of 50 degrees F on July 11. A day later, however, Tucson, AZ, notched a daily-record high (110 degrees F) for July 12, maintaining a long-running streak of triple-digit heat. Tucson's high temperatures reached or exceeded 100 degrees F on 33 consecutive days from June 14 - July 16, tying June 12 - July 14, 2002, for its second-longest such streak on record behind 39 days (June 7 - July 15) in 1987. By week's end, the Western heat wave reached all-time-record proportions in several locations, including Casper, WY (104 degrees F on July 16, tying the record set on July 12, 1954); Kingman, AZ (113 degrees F on July 17, breaking the record of 111 degrees F set on August 19, 1915, August 13, 1933, July 3, 1967, and July 10, 2003); and Needles, CA (123 degrees F on July 13 and 125 degrees F on July 17, shattering the record of 122 degrees F set on July 2, 1967). The Southwestern monsoon (summer rainy season), based on long-standing dewpoint guidelines, had not yet officially begun in Tucson by week's end. Tucson's monsoon typically begins on July 3, but its three latest monsoon onset dates were July 25, 1987; July 17, 1997; and July 16, 1979. Farther east, temperatures in Minneapolis, MN, climbed to 90 degrees F or higher on 9 consecutive days, its longest such streak since July 26 - August 3, 1988. Minneapolis' highest temperature during the hot spell was 97 degrees F on July 16 and 17. The only longer spells of 90-degree heat in Minneapolis occurred from July 5-18, 1936 (14 days), and July 2-12, 1948 (11 days). Elsewhere across the North, Rapid City, SD, collected a daily-record high of 109 degrees F on July 16. Rapid City's heat wave capped near-record dryness during the first half of the summer. From June 1 - July 16, rainfall in Rapid City totaled just 1.24 inches, the fifth-lowest value on record. Elsewhere, Rhinelander, WI, received rainfall totaling just 0.08 inch (4 percent of normal) during the first 16 days of July. Alaskan temperatures averaged within 5 degrees F of normal, although there was periodic warmth. For example, Galena (82 degrees F) posted a daily-record high on July 15. Precipitation was widespread across Alaska, boosting July 1-17 totals to 6.48 inches (285 percent of normal) on Annette Island and 2.20 inches (247 percent) in Fairbanks. Annette Island's month-to-date sum was aided by a daily-record total of 1.42 inches on July 14. Meanwhile in Hawaii, warm weather accompanied scattered showers, mainly in windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo received a weekly total of 4.91 inches, boosting its July 1-17 sum to 6.83 inches (119 percent of normal). On Kauai, Lihue posted consecutive daily record-tying highs of 86 degrees F on July 14-15. National Agricultural Summary July 11 - 17, 2005 Highlights: Hurricane Dennis brought moderate to heavy rain to the Mississippi Delta, Southeast, middle Mississippi Valley, and Ohio River Valley, generally improving crop conditions. Cloud cover and rain associated with the hurricane held temperatures below normal across these regions, while above-normal temperatures prevailed across most other areas, favoring rapid crop development. Conditions were mostly dry, with only light, scattered rain, from the western Corn Belt across the northern and central Great Plains and Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. Corn: Forty-nine percent of the crop was at the silking stage or beyond, 2 percentage points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal. Doughing advanced to 6 percent complete, 2 points behind last year but the same as the 5-year average. Silking progressed rapidly in the central and western Corn Belt and central Great Plains, advancing 29 points or more in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska under warm conditions. Meanwhile, doughing was most advanced in Texas, at 62 percent complete, but had not yet begun in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Soybeans: Blooming was 63 percent complete, compared with 56 percent last year and 50 percent for the 5-year average. Setting pods, at 16 percent complete, was 1 point ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Blooming advanced 33 points in Michigan and 31 points in South Dakota. Elsewhere, blooming progressed at a slightly slower pace, with every State, except Kansas, ahead of normal. Soybeans setting pods ranged from 80 percent complete in Mississippi to zero percent complete in North Carolina. In Tennessee, pod setting progressed rapidly, advancing 30 points despite below-normal temperatures. Winter Wheat: Producers had reaped 79 percent of their acreage, compared with 76 percent last year and 77 percent for the normal. Harvest was completed in Kansas and Missouri, while Ohio growers harvested 43 percent of their crop during the week to reach 99 percent complete. Harvest also progressed rapidly in Michigan and South Dakota, advancing 33 and 36 points, respectively, under warm, mostly dry conditions. Cotton: Eighty-two percent of the crop was at or beyond the squaring stage, 6 points behind last year and 4 points behind normal. Bolls were setting on 35 percent of the acreage, compared with 46 percent last year and 45 percent for the 5-year average. Squaring was at or ahead of the normal pace in the Delta, but trailed behind normal elsewhere. Meanwhile, boll setting was active in the Delta and adjacent areas of the Southeast, despite below-normal temperatures in the area, advancing 26 points in Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and 29 points in Mississippi. However, boll setting lagged behind the 5-year average in all States, except Arkansas and Tennessee, with the crop in Arizona, Georgia, and Missouri the farthest behind. Sorghum: Heading reached 24 percent complete, 1 point behind last year and 4 points behind normal. Sorghum turning color, at 15 percent complete, was 1 point ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Heading was most advanced, but behind normal, in the Delta, at 71 percent complete in Arkansas and 66 percent complete in Louisiana. Meanwhile, coloring was well underway in the southern Great Plains and Delta but limited to 1 percent complete or less elsewhere. Rice: Heading advanced to 19 percent complete, compared with 25 percent last year and 27 percent for the 5-year average. The crop continued to develop slowly with cool, rainy weather in most growing areas. All States, except Missouri, trailed the normal heading pace, with Arkansas, California, and Texas a week or more behind normal. Small Grains: Ninety-one percent of the spring wheat crop was headed, 6 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Heading reached completion in South Dakota and Washington, at or ahead of the normal pace. The barley crop, meanwhile, was 89 percent headed, compared with 87 percent last year and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Montana's crop progressed well, advancing 25 points under warm conditions. In Idaho, both spring wheat and barley heading trailed behind the normal pace. Oat heading advanced to 98 percent complete, 4 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Growers had harvested 22 percent of their crop, compared with 16 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5-year average. Heading reached completion in Nebraska and Ohio and neared completion in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, harvest was nearly complete in Texas and well underway in Iowa and Nebraska. However, harvest elsewhere was limited to 10 percent complete or less. Other Crops: Sixty-seven percent of the peanut crop was at the pegging stage or beyond, 11 points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Pegging progressed rapidly in Texas, advancing 40 points. In the Southeast, progress was limited by cool, wet weather associated with Hurricane Dennis, with Alabama trailing far behind the 5-year average. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 15 12 9 15 IL : 83 54 81 64 IN : 64 31 79 51 IA : 37 7 34 32 KS : 74 52 74 71 KY : 79 66 88 75 MI : 30 *10 17 8 MN : 20 1 10 22 MO : 86 71 90 80 NE : 60 26 45 41 NC : 92 82 96 89 ND : 8 3 1 16 OH : 29 3 61 31 PA : 35 9 53 25 SD : 5 0 1 7 TN : 92 78 94 94 TX : 80 72 84 84 WI : 19 3 9 7 : 18 Sts: 49 25 47 41 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 0 1 IL : 11 3 14 9 IN : 5 1 9 4 IA : 1 0 0 0 KS : 15 4 17 14 KY : 0 0 17 13 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 23 9 34 24 NE : 2 0 3 3 NC : 41 25 48 42 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 4 1 PA : 2 0 8 4 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 36 14 46 36 TX : 62 60 62 62 WI : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 3 8 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 2 7 13 CA : 3 2 22 7 LA : 64 47 72 73 MS : 19 9 28 29 MO : 13 6 15 9 TX : 61 55 57 74 : 6 Sts : 19 13 25 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28 18 58 56 FL : 77 60 89 79 GA : 68 58 82 77 NC : 82 65 95 82 OK : 90 80 73 77 TX : 81 41 74 69 VA : 52 31 49 47 : 7 Sts : 67 50 78 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 62 48 60 44 IL : 75 55 75 57 IN : 62 46 64 50 IA : 74 48 66 64 KS : 44 27 58 53 KY : 55 42 45 35 LA : 77 73 80 73 MI : 68 *35 28 32 MN : 61 36 43 48 MS : 96 90 92 83 MO : 49 33 46 38 NE : 68 52 62 51 NC : 20 9 22 16 ND : 47 30 28 45 OH : 71 47 62 48 SD : 48 17 47 47 TN : 74 56 33 32 WI : 55 39 27 22 : 18 Sts: 63 43 56 50 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 38 21 29 19 IL : 17 4 23 14 IN : 12 2 20 13 IA : 19 5 17 15 KS : 9 3 13 13 KY : 15 0 15 12 LA : 58 50 54 48 MI : 13 0 4 4 MN : 4 0 2 4 MS : 80 65 81 66 MO : 12 5 12 10 NE : 15 7 10 10 NC : 0 0 5 2 ND : 8 1 1 9 OH : 10 0 13 9 SD : 2 0 2 9 TN : 48 18 11 12 WI : 15 0 0 1 : 18 Sts: 16 6 15 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 71 59 84 78 CO : 4 0 3 4 IL : 25 11 28 17 KS : 10 5 12 15 LA : 66 58 90 87 MO : 27 11 29 28 NE : 2 0 1 5 NM : 7 1 3 3 OK : 22 10 24 20 SD : 3 0 5 10 TX : 54 49 52 58 : 11 Sts: 24 19 25 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 10 2 10 21 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 KS : 1 0 1 1 LA : 24 16 25 35 MO : 1 0 1 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 4 1 6 3 SD : 0 0 0 1 TX : 46 42 44 44 : 11 Sts: 15 13 14 15 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 85 65 94 92 AZ : 85 80 100 96 AR : 99 98 100 99 CA : 79 67 97 88 GA : 89 82 94 91 KS : 29 17 49 43 LA : 99 97 98 98 MS : 99 90 93 95 MO : 98 82 97 93 NC : 90 88 95 88 OK : 75 50 78 77 SC : 70 60 86 80 TN : 98 97 99 96 TX : 71 48 79 78 : 14 Sts: 82 67 88 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 38 12 47 44 AZ : 50 47 63 67 AR : 73 47 70 69 CA : 25 10 44 33 GA : 39 32 57 58 KS : 0 0 9 3 LA : 75 49 79 79 MS : 67 38 64 73 MO : 35 24 58 53 NC : 32 6 70 43 OK : 7 5 19 20 SC : 21 8 33 28 TN : 48 27 45 43 TX : 21 15 32 34 : 14 Sts: 35 22 46 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 78 63 91 90 MN : 95 89 89 93 MT : 91 66 86 82 ND : 91 79 83 85 WA : 99 98 99 100 : 5 Sts : 89 74 87 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 99 100 CA : 98 96 99 93 CO : 80 68 72 79 ID : 1 0 2 2 IL : 98 95 96 96 IN : 98 86 99 93 KS : 100 98 98 100 MI : 36 3 22 30 MO : 100 99 99 99 MT : 1 0 0 2 NE : 74 52 62 74 NC : 98 96 99 98 OH : 99 56 94 85 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 21 7 10 14 SD : 42 6 11 26 TX : 99 96 100 98 WA : 8 2 6 6 : 18 Sts: 79 72 76 77 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 87 72 92 90 MN : 95 87 91 94 MT : 84 63 81 83 ND : 91 81 80 84 SD : 100 98 100 99 WA : 100 99 99 100 : 6 Sts : 91 80 85 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 100 MN : 98 89 90 95 NE : 100 96 99 100 ND : 92 74 82 85 OH : 100 99 99 100 PA : 97 92 95 93 SD : 98 95 98 98 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 99 95 93 94 : 9 Sts : 98 92 94 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 17,:Jul 10,:Jul 17,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 36 NA 9 18 MN : 2 NA 3 2 NE : 60 NA 22 44 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 6 NA 12 11 PA : 3 NA 0 7 SD : 10 NA 1 8 TX : 96 NA 100 99 WI : 9 NA 5 3 : 9 Sts : 22 NA 16 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 73% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 3 14 47 36 IL : 23 32 32 12 1 IN : 6 18 37 35 4 IA : 2 7 25 49 17 KS : 1 7 31 51 10 KY : 4 10 25 43 18 MI : 3 16 26 46 9 MN : 2 6 23 52 17 MO : 10 17 34 35 4 NE : 1 6 18 51 24 NC : 2 6 26 55 11 ND : 1 6 21 55 17 OH : 6 17 34 36 7 PA : 1 5 24 53 17 SD : 1 3 16 55 25 TN : 3 8 26 52 11 TX : 11 16 27 35 11 WI : 9 17 25 36 13 : 18 Sts : 6 13 26 42 13 : Prev Wk : 6 11 25 42 16 Prev Yr : 2 4 18 51 25 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 22 37 28 5 IL : 11 25 45 17 2 IN : 5 14 38 39 4 IA : 2 6 25 51 16 KS : 1 5 36 50 8 KY : 2 4 22 53 19 LA : 5 15 35 39 6 MI : 3 16 30 45 6 MN : 3 7 27 50 13 MS : 2 6 19 63 10 MO : 7 17 40 32 4 NE : 2 12 25 48 13 NC : 0 8 28 55 9 ND : 1 5 25 54 15 OH : 4 13 35 40 8 SD : 1 3 19 55 22 TN : 3 6 24 52 15 WI : 6 17 28 39 10 : 18 Sts : 4 12 31 43 10 : Prev Wk : 5 11 30 43 11 Prev Yr : 2 6 24 52 16 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 67 30 MN : 2 13 24 47 14 MT : 2 3 17 62 16 ND : 0 3 17 62 18 SD : 1 5 22 51 21 WA : 3 8 39 47 3 : 6 Sts : 1 5 19 58 17 : Prev Wk : 1 5 16 59 19 Prev Yr : 2 6 24 52 16 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 32 45 18 CA : 0 0 63 37 0 LA : 0 1 39 47 13 MS : 0 1 14 68 17 MO : 0 1 17 57 25 TX : 0 6 33 45 16 : 6 Sts : 0 3 37 46 14 : Prev Wk : 1 3 39 45 12 Prev Yr : 0 3 29 51 17 -------------------------------------- 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 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 4 22 59 14 AZ : 0 4 32 50 14 AR : 1 4 24 55 16 CA : 0 3 9 63 25 GA : 1 2 26 55 16 KS : 1 11 27 55 6 LA : 3 8 33 43 13 MS : 2 8 20 56 14 MO : 4 11 28 47 10 NC : 1 8 25 64 2 OK : 3 7 34 55 1 SC : 0 2 18 73 7 TN : 1 3 20 57 19 TX : 6 13 35 39 7 : 14 Sts : 3 9 28 49 11 : Prev Wk : 2 8 32 50 8 Prev Yr : 3 7 22 48 20 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 19 42 31 5 CO : 0 7 38 46 9 IL : 8 17 46 23 6 KS : 1 4 32 55 8 LA : 1 14 39 40 6 MO : 8 12 46 31 3 NE : 1 7 31 53 8 NM : 0 24 48 27 1 OK : 0 0 23 55 22 SD : 2 7 19 58 14 TX : 7 12 31 39 11 : 11 Sts : 3 8 32 48 9 : Prev Wk : 1 6 30 54 9 Prev Yr : 1 5 23 53 18 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 8 71 18 FL : 0 0 1 51 48 GA : 0 3 19 58 20 NC : 0 4 8 83 5 OK : 0 0 25 61 14 TX : 1 5 26 51 17 VA : 0 0 39 56 5 : 8 Sts : 0 3 17 60 20 : Prev Wk : 0 3 17 65 15 Prev Yr : 0 1 18 60 21 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 6 26 57 11 MN : 1 6 24 56 13 NE : 0 4 21 60 15 ND : 0 1 8 71 20 OH : 1 7 42 41 9 PA : 0 5 34 46 15 SD : 0 2 15 65 18 TX : 5 20 42 28 5 WI : 2 9 34 45 10 : 9 Sts : 2 8 26 51 13 : Prev Wk : 3 8 27 49 13 Prev Yr : 5 8 25 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. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 4 57 38 MN : 9 12 25 44 10 MT : 0 3 18 57 22 ND : 0 1 18 65 16 WA : 2 20 37 38 3 : 5 Sts : 0 3 17 59 21 : Prev Wk : 1 3 16 55 25 Prev Yr : 2 5 23 57 13 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 17, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 14 68 17 :: NJ : 0 0 30 60 10 AZ : 22 38 28 9 3 :: NM : 8 25 45 20 2 AR : 23 34 35 8 0 :: NY : 2 12 34 46 6 CA : 12 11 67 10 0 :: NC : 1 8 15 66 10 CO : 7 19 35 31 8 :: ND : 0 3 22 56 19 CT : 12 0 32 37 19 :: OH : 11 19 38 29 3 DE : 0 1 21 74 4 :: OK : 3 10 40 43 4 FL : 0 5 30 55 10 :: OR : 2 6 22 57 13 GA : 0 2 15 61 22 :: PA : 22 22 37 17 2 ID : 0 2 12 64 22 :: RI : 0 15 50 33 2 IL : 36 36 21 7 0 :: SC : 0 0 15 74 11 IN : 9 23 40 27 1 :: SD : 2 6 24 55 13 IA : 7 24 41 26 2 :: TN : 2 11 38 44 5 KS : 2 8 37 47 6 :: TX : 16 30 37 15 2 KY : 13 25 36 24 2 :: UT : 0 1 13 64 22 LA : 10 20 45 24 1 :: VT : 0 0 19 51 30 ME : 0 1 4 68 27 :: VA : 3 13 41 36 7 MD : 2 6 32 44 16 :: WA : 5 22 27 45 1 MA : 0 0 3 92 5 :: WV : 1 11 28 55 5 MI : 18 29 33 19 1 :: WI : 20 39 22 16 3 MN : 3 10 27 51 9 :: WY : 1 8 27 58 6 MS : 1 11 47 29 12 :: : MO : 28 35 28 9 0 :: 48 Sts : 9 17 33 34 7 MT : 3 9 23 51 14 :: : NE : 3 11 25 52 9 :: Prev Wk: 7 17 32 37 7 NV : 2 2 9 38 49 :: Prev Yr: 7 11 25 44 13 NH : 1 1 11 55 32 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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