We 1 (7-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 26, 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. 30 July 17 - 23, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: An intense heat wave expanded across the Southwestern and Central States, producing several all-time-record high temperatures and boosting weekly readings as much as 10 degrees F above normal. Extreme heat increased irrigation demands, stressed livestock, and adversely affected both irrigated and dryland summer crops. Temperatures briefly topped 120 degrees F in parts of the Desert Southwest and approached or reached 110 degrees F from the central High Plains into portions of South Dakota. Toward week's end, extreme heat subsided in the West, accompanied by an increase in monsoon showers across the Great Basin and the Four Corners States. Farther east, however, the heat wave crept into the western Corn Belt, where late-week temperatures soared to 100 degrees F or higher. Heat was especially harmful to pastures and summer crops in already drought-stricken areas stretching from the Arklatex region northeastward into the central Corn Belt. In Missouri, Illinois, and surrounding Midwestern areas, silking corn and blooming soybeans were especially vulnerable to the untimely heat wave. Prior to the heat's arrival, showers and thunderstorms were fairly widespread across the eastern half of the Nation, but uncannily bypassed the drought-affected Illinois and middle Mississippi Valleys. Farther south, Hurricane Emily made landfall on July 20 in northeastern Mexico about 75 miles south of Brownsville, TX, but spawned about a dozen tornadoes and produced gusty winds and rain squalls across southern Texas. Remnant moisture associated with Emily later spread into the Southwest, where the monsoon (summer rainy season) had been late in arriving. Early in the week, generally beneficial but locally heavy showers dotted the eastern half of the Nation. Reading, PA (3.11 inches), notched a daily-record rainfall for July 17. Two days later in Tennessee, Memphis' 2.10-inch total was a record for July 19. In contrast, July 1-23 rainfall totaled just 0.09 inch in Columbia, MO. In fact, Columbia's 40-day (June 14 - July 23) rainfall of 0.09 inch represented its lowest 40-day total since 1984, when just 0.01 inch fell from July 12 - August 20. Columbia also weathered 6 consecutive days of triple-digit heat (100, 102, 103, 105, 105, and 102 degrees F) from July 20-25, its longest such streak since there were 14 straight days of 100 degrees F heat from July 7-20, 1980. Similarly, Moline, IL, experienced 13 consecutive days with highs of 90 degrees F or above, its longest such streak since an 18-day hot spell from July 17 - August 3, 1987. Meanwhile, Moline's precipitation totaled only 9.81 inches (46 percent of normal) during the first 201 days of the year (January 1 - July 20), breaking the 1936 record of 10.37 inches. Death Valley, CA, posted highs of 125 degrees F or greater on 7 consecutive days from July 14-20 (including a high of 129 degrees F on July 19), shattering its record of 5 days in a row set from July 27 - July 1, 1994. In Reno, NV, highs reached or exceeded 100 degrees F on 10 consecutive days from July 12-21, breaking its record of 7 days set in July 1980 and 1988. All-time-record high temperatures set or tied included 125 degrees F (on July 17) in Needles, CA; 117 degrees F (on July 19) in Las Vegas, NV; and 106 degrees F (on July 21) in Grand Junction, CO. Elsewhere in Colorado, Denver's high of 105 degrees F on July 20 tied a standard originally set on August 8, 1878. Meanwhile, Goodland, KS (109 degrees F), experienced its hottest day since August 4, 1947, when the high was 110 degrees F. By week's end, heat reached Illinois, where July 24 highs of 104 degrees F in Peoria and 102 degrees F in Chicago marked the cities' hottest day since June 25, 1988, and July 13, 1995, respectively. The heat index, which approximates the combined effect of hot weather and humid air on the human body, locally climbed to 120 degrees F or higher in the Midwest toward week's end. On the evening of July 23 in Illinois, Quincy's temperature of 95 degrees F and dewpoint of 83 degrees F resulted in a heat index of 121 degrees F and broke its record of 120 degrees F set on July 11, 1980. Hurricane Emily's second Mexican landfall took place near dawn on July 20, just east of San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 125 m.p.h., down from approximately 135 m.p.h. when Emily had passed just south of Cozumel Island 2 days earlier. In southern Texas, wind gusts were clocked to 63 m.p.h. in Brownsville and 59 m.p.h. in McAllen on the morning of July 20. McAllen also experienced its wettest July day on record, with a July 20 total of 4.25 inches. When Emily was named on July 11, it marked the earliest date of the season's fifth tropical storm. The former Atlantic Basin record of July 23 was set in 1959. Subsequently, Franklin (near the northwestern Bahamas on July 21) and Gert (over the western Gulf of Mexico on July 24) achieved tropical-storm intensity. Previously, the season's earliest sixth and seventh tropical storms developed on August 4 and 7, 1936, respectively. Farther west, the Nation's wildfire acreage climbed to 4.2 million acres by July 25, nearly 170 percent of the 10-year average. Fires in Alaska, the Great Basin, and the Southwest accounted for more than 3.6 million acres (nearly 87 percent) of the year-to-date total. However, the arrival of the 2005 monsoon in Tucson, AZ, on July 18 brought the promise of increasing Southwestern rainfall coverage. Nevertheless, it was Tucson's second-latest monsoon onset on record, behind July 25, 1987. Tucson also tied a June-July 1987 record for its longest string of 100 degrees F weather, with 39 such days from June 14 - July 22. Near- to above-normal temperatures prevailed in Alaska, accompanied by scattered showers. Fairbanks received a daily-record total of 1.02 inches of rain on July 18, boosting its month-to-date sum to 3.36 inches (256 percent of normal). In contrast, July 1-24 rainfall totaled just 0.40 inch (33 percent of normal) in Anchorage. The week ended on a warm note in Valdez, where there were three consecutive daily-record highs (73, 74, and 76 degrees F) from July 22-24. Meanwhile, Hawaii experienced generally tranquil weather, with scattered showers and slightly above-normal temperatures. Light but consistent showers in Kahului, Maui, lifted its July 1-24 rainfall total to 1.56 inches (446 percent of normal). National Agricultural Summary July 18 - 24, 2005 Highlights: Temperatures were above normal across the Nation, with only parts of Texas and the extreme northern Great Plains averaging near normal. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit across much of the Southwest, Great Plains, and extreme western Corn Belt. In the central Corn Belt, hot weather also prevailed, with high temperatures in the middle 90's Fahrenheit. Conditions were mostly dry across the western half of the Nation, except in the Southwest, where light to moderate rain associated with Hurricane Emily fell. Precipitation was moderate across the Corn Belt, but showers mostly missed the driest areas of Illinois and Missouri, where soil moisture levels continued to decline. Light to moderate rain in the Mississippi Delta improved rice and cotton crop conditions. Corn: Silking advanced to 79 percent complete, 10 percentage points ahead of last year and 14 points ahead of normal. Fourteen percent of the crop was at or beyond the dough stage, compared with 17 percent last year and 13 percent for the 5-year average. Silking advanced rapidly under warm conditions across the Nation, advancing 30 points from the previous week. Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's crop entered the stage during the week, while in Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio, silking advanced by 40 points or more. Meanwhile, doughing progressed much less rapidly, advancing only 8 points nationwide. Soybeans: Blooming, at 81 percent complete, was 10 points ahead of last year and 13 points ahead of the average. Pods were set on 36 percent of the acreage, 6 points ahead of last year and 10 points ahead of normal. Blooming was nearly complete in Mississippi and was at or ahead of the normal pace in all States, with Tennessee's crop leading the normal pace by nearly 40 points. Pod setting had not yet begun in North Carolina but was ahead of normal in most other States. The most rapid progress was in Iowa and Kentucky, where pod setting advanced 30 and 31 points, respectively. Winter Wheat: Eighty-five percent of the acreage had been harvested, compared with 82 percent last year and 83 percent for the 5-year average. Michigan growers harvested 43 percent of the their acreage during the week, while South Dakota growers reaped 36 percent of their crop. Harvest reached completion in Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio and neared completion in California, Colorado, Indiana, and Nebraska. Progress trailed the normal pace only in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, where cool, wet weather earlier in the season slowed crop development. Cotton: Squaring advanced to 89 percent complete, 3 points behind last year and 2 points behind normal. Boll setting was 49 percent complete, 13 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Squaring reached completion across the Delta, at or ahead of the normal pace, but was behind normal elsewhere. Meanwhile, boll setting was behind normal in most States, trailing the normal pace by over a week in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sorghum: Thirty-one percent of the crop was at or beyond the heading stage, compared with 34 percent last year and 38 percent for the 5-year average. Coloring advanced to 16 percent complete, the same as last year but 1 point behind normal. Heading progressed rapidly in Illinois and Missouri, advancing 22 points. The crop had begun turning color in the southern Great Plains, Delta, Kansas, and Missouri but was at or behind the normal pace in all States. Rice: Heading was 29 percent complete, 7 points behind last year and 9 points behind normal. Progress was ahead of normal in Missouri but trailed behind normal in all other States, with Texas' crop trailing over a week behind normal. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading advanced to 98 percent complete, compared with 92 percent last year and 95 percent for the normal. Heading was at or near completion in all States but slightly behind normal in Idaho and Minnesota. Ninety-six percent of the barley crop was headed, the same as last year and the 5-year average. Heading was nearly complete in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington. Oat growers had harvested 34 percent of their acreage, 10 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of normal. Harvest advanced 35 points in Iowa, while one-fourth or more of the crop was harvested during the week in Nebraska and Ohio. Harvest was just getting underway in North Dakota. Other Crops: Pegging advanced to 78 percent complete, compared with 89 percent last year and 83 percent for the 5-year average. Pegging was 94 percent complete in Oklahoma, 86 percent complete in Texas, and 85 percent complete in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. However, at 35 percent pegging, Alabama's crop was over 2 weeks behind the normal pace. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 77 62 70 58 IL : 92 75 84 75 IN : 80 62 76 67 IA : 89 74 84 80 KS : 68 44 72 68 KY : 70 55 57 48 LA : 85 77 88 81 MI : 80 68 43 50 MN : 82 61 69 72 MS : 99 96 95 91 MO : 65 49 57 54 NE : 88 68 73 72 NC : 28 20 37 26 ND : 80 47 63 76 OH : 88 71 75 67 SD : 74 48 63 69 TN : 87 74 56 48 WI : 74 55 39 42 : 18 Sts: 81 63 71 68 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 55 38 46 31 IL : 43 17 45 30 IN : 31 12 34 24 IA : 49 19 40 34 KS : 23 9 30 28 KY : 46 15 30 22 LA : 74 58 60 62 MI : 34 13 11 13 MN : 21 4 14 16 MS : 88 80 89 77 MO : 23 12 21 20 NE : 40 15 26 21 NC : 0 0 10 6 ND : 33 8 6 29 OH : 29 10 34 21 SD : 12 2 11 21 TN : 66 48 31 25 WI : 30 15 9 8 : 18 Sts: 36 16 30 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 30 15 27 39 IL : 95 83 95 85 IN : 88 64 92 73 IA : 80 37 68 64 KS : 93 74 87 87 KY : 94 79 91 83 MI : 70 30 43 31 MN : 84 20 46 59 MO : 93 86 94 90 NE : 86 60 76 71 NC : 94 92 99 94 ND : 43 8 12 45 OH : 76 29 82 57 PA : 64 35 66 45 SD : 38 5 22 29 TN : 97 92 98 98 TX : 88 80 90 91 WI : 46 19 23 25 : 18 Sts: 79 49 69 65 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 0 1 3 IL : 21 11 44 24 IN : 13 5 22 13 IA : 16 1 3 2 KS : 29 15 27 26 KY : 22 0 26 28 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 45 23 50 42 NE : 9 2 5 8 NC : 45 41 75 61 ND : 2 0 0 2 OH : 2 0 14 6 PA : 7 2 13 11 SD : 0 0 0 1 TN : 57 36 71 59 TX : 66 62 68 68 WI : 1 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 14 6 17 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 78 71 93 87 CO : 9 4 13 12 IL : 47 25 56 37 KS : 19 10 20 27 LA : 77 66 94 93 MO : 49 27 40 43 NE : 13 2 8 14 NM : 11 7 6 8 OK : 26 22 42 35 SD : 9 3 22 25 TX : 56 54 59 63 : 11 Sts: 31 24 34 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 27 10 36 41 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 6 4 KS : 1 1 1 3 LA : 26 24 39 54 MO : 3 1 4 4 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 6 4 16 9 SD : 0 0 2 4 TX : 47 46 47 47 : 11 Sts: 16 15 16 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 85 98 96 AZ : 95 85 100 97 AR : 100 99 100 100 CA : 92 79 98 93 GA : 94 89 98 96 KS : 62 29 70 63 LA : 100 99 99 99 MS : 100 99 97 98 MO : 100 98 100 97 NC : 93 90 99 93 OK : 83 75 82 85 SC : 80 70 92 88 TN : 100 98 100 99 TX : 82 71 84 85 : 14 Sts: 89 82 92 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45 38 67 65 AZ : 70 50 78 81 AR : 88 73 79 85 CA : 49 25 58 49 GA : 61 39 79 74 KS : 15 0 19 10 LA : 84 75 90 92 MS : 82 67 79 85 MO : 56 35 69 70 NC : 39 32 81 63 OK : 11 7 33 36 SC : 34 21 51 42 TN : 73 48 67 63 TX : 32 21 48 51 : 14 Sts: 49 35 62 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 14 5 23 29 CA : 4 3 25 11 LA : 80 64 77 81 MS : 37 19 43 45 MO : 31 13 19 15 TX : 72 61 67 84 : 6 Sts : 29 19 36 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 35 28 78 71 FL : 85 77 93 85 GA : 85 68 94 87 NC : 85 82 99 90 OK : 94 90 80 85 TX : 86 81 83 80 VA : 69 52 72 63 : 7 Sts : 78 67 89 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 98 100 97 CO : 98 80 92 93 ID : 5 1 5 8 IL : 100 98 99 99 IN : 99 98 100 98 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 79 36 53 66 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 4 1 1 15 NE : 95 74 88 90 NC : 100 98 100 100 OH : 100 99 99 98 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 29 21 21 30 SD : 78 42 50 57 TX : 100 99 100 100 WA : 16 8 14 13 : 18 Sts: 85 79 82 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 71 36 32 45 MN : 12 2 7 10 NE : 87 60 57 70 ND : 3 0 0 1 OH : 31 6 28 25 PA : 13 3 6 18 SD : 26 10 11 24 TX : 99 96 100 100 WI : 14 9 9 10 : 9 Sts : 34 22 24 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 73% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 95 87 97 96 MN : 97 95 97 98 MT : 96 84 89 93 ND : 98 91 89 93 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 98 91 92 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 24,:Jul 17,:Jul 24,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 91 78 97 97 MN : 99 95 97 97 MT : 94 91 97 94 ND : 98 91 94 95 WA : 99 99 100 100 : 5 Sts : 96 89 96 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 4 18 46 32 IL : 21 35 31 12 1 IN : 5 14 35 39 7 IA : 2 8 23 46 21 KS : 2 9 30 51 8 KY : 2 7 30 40 21 MI : 5 9 22 46 18 MN : 2 7 20 52 19 MO : 18 19 29 29 5 NE : 1 6 18 51 24 NC : 1 6 20 53 20 ND : 2 8 19 54 17 OH : 6 13 34 38 9 PA : 2 6 21 45 26 SD : 1 4 25 52 18 TN : 3 7 22 53 15 TX : 12 19 30 31 8 WI : 10 19 31 32 8 : 18 Sts : 7 14 26 39 14 : Prev Wk : 6 13 26 42 13 Prev Yr : 1 5 17 52 25 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 22 36 29 5 IL : 8 25 44 21 2 IN : 4 12 33 44 7 IA : 2 8 23 49 18 KS : 1 6 34 51 8 KY : 2 3 19 57 19 LA : 6 11 35 43 5 MI : 4 7 27 44 18 MN : 2 7 27 50 14 MS : 1 6 18 64 11 MO : 11 22 40 23 4 NE : 3 12 29 46 10 NC : 0 9 21 62 8 ND : 1 8 22 50 19 OH : 3 11 33 41 12 SD : 1 4 21 56 18 TN : 1 5 19 54 21 WI : 7 15 32 36 10 : 18 Sts : 4 12 30 43 11 : Prev Wk : 4 12 31 43 10 Prev Yr : 2 6 23 51 18 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 3 66 31 MN : 2 12 35 42 9 MT : 1 4 20 59 16 ND : 2 5 20 57 16 SD : 1 4 21 58 16 WA : 4 13 38 42 3 : 6 Sts : 2 6 22 55 15 : Prev Wk : 1 5 19 58 17 Prev Yr : 2 6 22 52 18 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 30 48 17 CA : 0 0 73 27 0 LA : 0 3 34 50 13 MS : 0 0 9 74 17 MO : 0 2 19 53 26 TX : 0 6 34 45 15 : 6 Sts : 0 3 36 47 14 : Prev Wk : 0 3 37 46 14 Prev Yr : 0 3 29 48 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. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 3 18 60 17 AZ : 0 3 39 43 15 AR : 1 4 23 54 18 CA : 0 0 20 53 27 GA : 0 2 23 58 17 KS : 0 5 40 53 2 LA : 4 12 27 45 12 MS : 2 6 17 59 16 MO : 3 11 27 50 9 NC : 2 7 26 61 4 OK : 0 3 31 65 1 SC : 0 1 22 70 7 TN : 0 1 13 60 26 TX : 6 14 34 38 8 : 14 Sts : 3 9 27 49 12 : Prev Wk : 3 9 28 49 11 Prev Yr : 3 7 23 46 21 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 18 41 32 6 CO : 1 12 37 40 10 IL : 4 17 28 40 11 KS : 1 7 39 49 4 LA : 2 16 41 41 0 MO : 10 20 47 21 2 NE : 5 11 35 45 4 NM : 5 22 53 19 1 OK : 0 3 21 45 31 SD : 5 12 21 55 7 TX : 7 13 33 36 11 : 11 Sts : 4 10 36 43 7 : Prev Wk : 3 8 32 48 9 Prev Yr : 1 5 23 54 17 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 10 71 16 FL : 1 1 1 50 47 GA : 0 3 18 60 19 NC : 0 5 14 68 13 OK : 0 0 30 58 12 TX : 1 7 28 48 16 VA : 0 6 38 50 6 : 8 Sts : 0 4 17 59 20 : Prev Wk : 0 3 17 60 20 Prev Yr : 0 2 20 57 21 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 4 23 60 13 MN : 4 7 30 49 10 NE : 0 4 22 59 15 ND : 0 2 15 64 19 OH : 1 6 31 48 14 PA : 0 8 30 46 16 SD : 1 5 20 60 14 TX : 5 20 42 28 5 WI : 6 8 35 42 9 : 9 Sts : 3 9 29 47 12 : Prev Wk : 2 8 26 51 13 Prev Yr : 3 7 24 53 13 -------------------------------------- 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 24, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 3 56 40 MN : 7 11 35 41 6 MT : 1 6 29 49 15 ND : 1 3 19 60 17 WA : 5 21 35 37 2 : 5 Sts : 1 5 20 55 19 : Prev Wk : 0 3 17 59 21 Prev Yr : 2 4 22 55 17 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 24, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 2 13 60 24 :: NJ : 0 0 45 50 5 AZ : 19 42 27 10 2 :: NM : 8 23 43 24 2 AR : 23 37 32 7 1 :: NY : 3 11 40 41 5 CA : 12 20 58 10 0 :: NC : 3 6 22 58 11 CO : 7 19 51 21 2 :: ND : 1 5 22 56 16 CT : 2 2 17 52 27 :: OH : 8 14 37 37 4 DE : 0 1 21 72 6 :: OK : 3 12 41 41 3 FL : 0 5 10 70 15 :: OR : 3 4 31 60 2 GA : 0 2 17 65 16 :: PA : 13 23 29 32 3 ID : 0 2 14 62 22 :: RI : 0 30 52 18 0 IL : 43 33 19 5 0 :: SC : 0 2 25 62 11 IN : 7 20 40 31 2 :: SD : 2 7 27 54 10 IA : 17 30 29 21 3 :: TN : 1 7 34 52 6 KS : 4 17 35 41 3 :: TX : 15 25 39 19 2 KY : 7 23 40 27 3 :: UT : 0 1 16 64 19 LA : 10 20 42 25 3 :: VT : 0 0 21 53 26 ME : 0 1 19 55 25 :: VA : 3 15 38 36 8 MD : 2 6 35 42 15 :: WA : 7 26 26 40 1 MA : 0 0 7 93 0 :: WV : 1 9 43 46 1 MI : 25 21 24 24 6 :: WI : 17 36 25 21 1 MN : 3 9 36 45 7 :: WY : 2 12 30 50 6 MS : 7 13 30 39 11 :: : MO : 41 34 20 5 0 :: 48 Sts : 10 17 32 35 6 MT : 3 7 28 48 14 :: : NE : 4 13 29 49 5 :: Prev Wk: 9 17 33 34 7 NV : 3 3 10 38 46 :: Prev Yr: 8 11 27 42 12 NH : 0 1 13 47 39 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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