We 1 (8-05) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 2, 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. 31 July 24 - 30, 2005 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: A short-lived but severe heat wave ended early in the week across the Plains and the Midwest, followed by cooler weather and a brief round of mostly beneficial showers. The heat's effect on corn and soybeans was most significant in already drought-stricken areas of the central and southwestern Corn Belt, including Missouri and Illinois. Subsequent rainfall was heaviest across the northern and western Corn Belt, where local totals in excess of 4 inches caused some lowland flooding. By midweek, showers overspread the central and southern Plains and the remainder of the Midwest, helping to stabilize crop conditions in the heat wave's wake. Dry weather prevailed thereafter across the Plains and Midwest, accompanied by a gradual warming trend. In fact, late-week temperatures again soared above 100 degrees F on the central High Plains. Farther south and east, a spell of hot, mostly dry weather yielded to a late-week regime of cool, showery conditions. Showers were heaviest in the Southeast, maintaining abundant to locally excessive soil moisture reserves. In contrast, pockets of drought remained a concern for pastures and dryland summer crops from the western Gulf Coast region to the Delta. Elsewhere, heat returned to the West, accompanied by scattered monsoon showers. The erratic and late-developing monsoon, which arrived more than 2 weeks late in parts of the Southwest, failed to significantly reduce irrigation demands or ease the threat of additional wildfire activity. Meanwhile, hot, dry weather in the Northwest favored winter wheat harvesting but increased stress on spring-sown small grains. Large temperature variations affected the Plains and the Midwest. For example, North Platte, NE, posted a daily-record high (104 degrees F) on July 23, followed by consecutive daily-record lows (52 and 43 degrees F, respectively) on July 26-27. Farther south, enough cool air swept into Oklahoma on July 28 to tie monthly record lows in locations such as Weatherford (52 degrees F) and Freedom (49 degrees F). However, North Platte notched another record high on July 30, when the high soared to 105 degrees F. Elsewhere on the central High Plains, Yuma, CO, logged two more record highs on July 29-30 (102 and 105 degrees F, respectively), following previous multi-day spells of daily-record warmth on July 14-16 and 19-22. Farther east, highs on July 24 soared to 104 degrees F in both Ft. Smith, AR, and Peoria, IL. It was Ft. Smith's hottest day since August 10, 2001, when the high was also 104 degrees F, and Peoria's highest reading since June 25, 1988, when the mercury reached 105 degrees F. Elsewhere in Illinois, Chicago's high of 102 degrees F on July 24 represented the highest reading since July 13, 1995, when it was 104 degrees F. Meanwhile in Missouri, high temperatures reached or exceeded 100 degrees F on 3 consecutive days (July 24-26) in St. Louis and 6 consecutive days (July 20-25) in Columbia. It was the longest streak of triple-digit heat in St. Louis since August 15-18, 1988, and in Columbia since July 7-20, 1980. Locally heavy showers arrived across the North early in the week, when daily-record rainfall totals for July 24 reached 1.22 inches in Flint, MI, and 0.96 inch in Bismarck, ND. A day later, records for July 25 included 3.48 inches in Rochester, MN, and 2.11 inches in Oshkosh, WI. By July 26, heavy showers spread into previously dry parts of the Midwest, where daily-record amounts totaled 2.30 inches in Fort Wayne, IN, and 1.72 inches in Peoria, IL. By midweek, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms stretched from the southern Plains into the Northeast, contributing to daily-record totals in locations such as Midland, TX (1.59 inches on July 26), Texarkana, AR (2.14 inches on July 27), and Bangor, ME (2.18 inches on July 27). Despite a 1.00-inch rainfall on July 26, Moline, IL, completed its third-driest January-July period on record. Moline's year-to-date precipitation of 10.81 inches (48 percent of normal) only surpassed January-July totals of 9.54 inches in 1928 and 10.49 inches in 1936. Farther north, Rhinelander, WI, narrowly averted its driest July on record (0.63 inch in 1989). Rhinelander netted 1.37 inches in a 24-hour period on July 25-26, boosting its monthly rainfall to 1.69 inches (42 percent of normal). Elsewhere across the North, it was the driest July on record in Helena, MT (previously, 0.08 inch in 1973), with a monthly total of 0.07 inch (5 percent of normal). Extreme heat persisted for much of the week in the Southeast, where Columbia, SC (101 degrees F on July 27), recorded its first triple-digit heat since August 24, 2002. Raleigh-Durham (RDU), NC, tallied consecutive triple-digit highs (101 and 102 degrees F) on July 26-27, marking its first reading of 100 degrees F or higher since August 24, 2002. 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 Southeast on July 27 and 28. Toward week's end, however, cooler, showery weather returned to the Southeast, where daily-record totals reached 2.08 inches (on July 28) in RDU and 2.16 inches (on July 29) in Birmingham, AL. Monthly precipitation climbed to 10.26 inches (265 percent of normal) in Asheville, NC, its second consecutive month with at least 10 inches of rain. By the end of July, the Nation's year-to-date wildfire acreage climbed to nearly 4.7 million acres (more than 170 percent of the 10-year average). The majority (more than 85 percent of) the January-July acreage burned in the Southwest (0.72 million acres), Alaska (1.57 million acres), and the Great Basin (1.76 million acres). Alaska's largest active wildfire in late July was the Boundary Creek fire, which had charred more than 50,000 acres along the Alaska-Yukon border near Eagle. Elsewhere on the Alaskan mainland, mild, mostly dry weather prevailed. Kotzebue logged a daily-record high of 76 degrees F on July 24. In contrast, locally heavy rain soaked southeastern Alaska, where daily-record totals included 1.14 inches (on July 27) in Juneau and 1.08 inches (on July 31) in Valdez. Meanwhile, warm weather and scattered showers prevailed in Hawaii. On the Big Island, Hilo posted a daily record-tying high of 87 degrees F on July 28. National Agricultural Summary July 25 - 31, 2005 Highlights: Extremely hot weather prevailed in the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley early in the week, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees F in some areas. However, a cold front brought cooler weather and light to moderate rain to much of the region, including the drought-stressed areas of Illinois and Missouri. The same front later stalled over the southern and middle Atlantic Coast, causing moderate to heavy precipitation across most of the region, while warm weather favored development of cotton and peanuts. Drier conditions prevailed in the Delta, further stressing pastures and crops. In the Great Plains, mostly dry weather favored summer crop development, despite below-normal temperatures. Light to moderate rain fell across the Southwest and central Rocky Mountains with some locally heavy monsoon rain, while hot, dry weather along the Pacific Coast increased irrigation demands. Corn: Silking reached 92 percent complete, compared with 82 percent last year and 84 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-seven percent of the crop was in the dough stage or beyond, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 4 points ahead of normal. Denting, at 4 percent complete, was 3 points behind last year and 1 point behind the average. Despite below-normal temperatures, silking progressed rapidly in the northern Great Plains, advancing 41 and 29 points in North and South Dakota, respectively. The crop was ahead of the normal silking pace in all States, except Colorado and Texas. Meanwhile, 27 percent of North Carolina's crop and 25 percent of Tennessee's crop entered the dough stage during the week. Sixty-three percent of the Texas crop was dented, but denting had not yet begun across the northern Corn Belt and northen Great Plains. Soybeans: Blooming advanced to 91 percent complete, 8 points ahead of last year and 9 points ahead of normal. Pod setting, at 55 percent complete, was 8 points ahead of last year and 11 points ahead of the 5-year average. Except for North Carolina, where blooming advanced 29 points, progress was limited to 17 points or less. However, the stage remained ahead of normal in all States, exceeding the normal pace by as much as 30 points in Tennessee. Pod setting was most active in the Dakotas and Minnesota, advancing 26 to 32 points despite cool weather. Winter Wheat: Growers had harvested 90 percent of their acreage, 3 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of normal. Idaho's crop, at 11 percent harvested, was 10 points behind normal, while in Montana, growers took advantage of cool, dry weather by harvesting over 40 percent of their acreage during the week. Producers in the Pacific Northwest also progressed well, reaping 26 percent of Oregon's crop and 24 percent of Washington's crop. Harvest was complete or nearly complete across the Corn Belt and central and southern Great Plains. Cotton: Ninety-four percent of the crop was at or beyond the squaring stage, compared with 96 percent last year and 95 percent for the 5-year average. Bolls were set on 69 percent of the acreage, 6 points behind last year and the normal. Progress through the squaring stage remained behind normal in Texas and across the Southeast. Boll setting advanced 42 points in North Carolina, while other advances over 20 points occurred in California, Oklahoma, and Texas. However, progress continued to lag behind in most States, with Alabama and Oklahoma trailing the normal pace by over a week. Sorghum: Heading advanced to 52 percent complete, 4 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of normal. Nineteen percent of the crop was turning color, the same as last year but 2 points behind the 5-year average. Heading progressed rapidly in the northern and central Great Plains, advancing 39 points in South Dakota and 33 points in Nebraska. Meanwhile, in the Delta, coloring advanced 35 points in Louisiana and 20 points in Arkansas to 61 and 47 percent, respectively. Rice: Heading advanced to 45 percent complete, compared with 54 percent last year and 53 percent for the 5-year average. Mississippi's crop advanced 31 points, progressing ahead of the normal pace. Heading was also ahead of normal in Missouri, while progress trailed the normal pace in all other States. Small Grains: Seven percent of the spring wheat crop had been harvested, 2 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Meanwhile, barley growers had also harvested 7 percent of their acreage, compared with 5 percent last year and 6 percent for the 5-year average. In Idaho, both crops trailed behind the normal harvest pace, with just 2 percent of the barley crop harvested and no significant progress in spring wheat harvesting. The oat harvest advanced to 51 percent complete, 14 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal. Harvest was at or ahead of normal in all States, exceeding the average pace by 19 points in Wisconsin, where producers reaped 31 percent of their crop during the week. Other Crops: Eighty-eight percent of the peanut crop was at or beyond the pegging stage, 8 points behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Pegging was nearly complete in Florida and Oklahoma, ahead of the normal pace, but trailed over a week behind normal in North Carolina and nearly 2 weeks behind in Alabama. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 77 82 73 IL : 95 92 92 87 IN : 91 80 88 82 IA : 95 89 94 90 KS : 85 68 77 78 KY : 72 70 62 62 LA : 91 85 94 88 MI : 87 80 58 69 MN : 94 82 80 88 MS : 99 99 99 96 MO : 79 65 72 68 NE : 96 88 83 86 NC : 57 28 55 40 ND : 95 80 81 92 OH : 96 88 84 81 SD : 88 74 79 83 TN : 93 87 70 63 WI : 85 74 56 65 : 18 Sts: 91 81 83 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 67 55 62 46 IL : 61 43 62 50 IN : 55 31 53 41 IA : 67 49 63 58 KS : 43 23 40 43 KY : 51 46 40 34 LA : 80 74 69 72 MI : 58 34 26 29 MN : 47 21 25 35 MS : 93 88 94 85 MO : 42 23 38 34 NE : 61 40 43 40 NC : 16 0 20 14 ND : 65 33 32 58 OH : 55 29 50 37 SD : 19 12 26 37 TN : 79 66 47 38 WI : 51 30 25 23 : 18 Sts: 55 36 47 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 35 14 47 51 CA : 9 4 34 18 LA : 84 80 84 86 MS : 68 37 62 64 MO : 43 31 45 31 TX : 88 72 78 92 : 6 Sts : 45 29 54 53 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 57 35 94 83 FL : 99 85 95 90 GA : 94 85 99 95 NC : 86 85 100 95 OK : 96 94 94 93 TX : 91 86 87 86 VA : 86 69 91 78 : 7 Sts : 88 78 96 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 7 States planted 96% of last year's peanut acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 58 30 40 62 IL : 99 95 99 94 IN : 96 88 97 89 IA : 93 80 87 86 KS : 98 93 95 95 KY : 96 94 94 91 MI : 94 70 64 60 MN : 98 84 75 87 MO : 97 93 98 95 NE : 96 86 91 88 NC : 98 94 100 97 ND : 84 43 42 73 OH : 96 76 89 80 PA : 78 64 78 64 SD : 67 38 44 57 TN : 100 97 100 99 TX : 94 88 95 96 WI : 75 46 36 52 : 18 Sts: 92 79 82 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 6 1 2 7 IL : 40 21 62 42 IN : 31 13 36 27 IA : 26 16 11 10 KS : 47 29 43 46 KY : 35 22 43 45 MI : 5 0 3 1 MN : 0 0 1 1 MO : 66 45 69 60 NE : 30 9 14 21 NC : 72 45 85 73 ND : 7 2 0 8 OH : 12 2 25 15 PA : 18 7 24 20 SD : 4 0 2 8 TN : 82 57 86 75 TX : 74 66 70 75 WI : 5 1 0 3 : 18 Sts: 27 14 26 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 5 NA 15 8 IN : 3 NA 4 3 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 7 NA 6 10 KY : 12 NA 18 15 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 18 NA 21 17 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 28 NA 48 37 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 1 NA 4 1 SD : 0 NA 0 1 TN : 40 NA 50 33 TX : 63 NA 62 61 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 4 NA 7 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 96 88 100 99 AZ : 99 95 100 99 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 97 92 99 97 GA : 97 94 100 98 KS : 66 62 87 79 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 99 99 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 95 93 100 97 OK : 88 83 89 90 SC : 90 80 97 95 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 90 82 91 92 : 14 Sts: 94 89 96 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 58 45 83 81 AZ : 83 70 89 91 AR : 95 88 88 94 CA : 70 49 81 73 GA : 75 61 90 85 KS : 25 15 38 26 LA : 94 84 98 98 MS : 94 82 90 93 MO : 72 56 78 84 NC : 81 39 89 80 OK : 34 11 53 53 SC : 47 34 63 55 TN : 89 73 89 81 TX : 56 32 61 64 : 14 Sts: 69 49 75 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 84 78 96 92 CO : 25 9 25 22 IL : 72 47 78 59 KS : 46 19 37 44 LA : 94 77 98 97 MO : 72 49 62 59 NE : 46 13 25 35 NM : 20 11 18 19 OK : 32 26 46 46 SD : 48 9 41 42 TX : 67 56 69 69 : 11 Sts: 52 31 48 51 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 47 27 59 58 CO : 0 0 1 0 IL : 3 0 16 11 KS : 5 1 3 6 LA : 61 26 66 69 MO : 12 3 9 10 NE : 0 0 0 1 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 10 6 19 16 SD : 0 0 3 9 TX : 49 47 49 51 : 11 Sts: 19 16 19 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 99 100 98 CO : 99 98 97 98 ID : 11 5 16 21 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 99 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 94 79 85 89 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 45 4 10 35 NE : 99 95 96 98 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 55 29 46 51 SD : 92 78 81 81 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 40 16 32 30 : 18 Sts: 90 85 87 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 89 71 72 77 MN : 33 12 15 24 NE : 94 87 82 85 ND : 8 3 3 5 OH : 51 31 42 47 PA : 35 13 17 29 SD : 56 26 34 48 TX : 100 99 100 100 WI : 45 14 22 26 : 9 Sts : 51 34 37 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 73% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 NA 4 3 MN : 5 NA 1 5 MT : 3 NA 0 4 ND : 2 NA 1 3 SD : 37 NA 25 33 WA : 22 NA 21 13 : 6 Sts : 7 NA 5 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2000- State:Jul 31,:Jul 24,:Jul 31,: 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 NA 9 6 MN : 12 NA 4 10 MT : 8 NA 2 5 ND : 6 NA 2 5 WA : 22 NA 17 12 : 5 Sts : 7 NA 5 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 83% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 6 20 45 28 IL : 25 30 32 13 0 IN : 5 14 36 39 6 IA : 3 8 21 48 20 KS : 2 11 33 45 9 KY : 5 7 28 38 22 MI : 2 5 18 54 21 MN : 1 6 20 51 22 MO : 20 20 28 27 5 NE : 3 8 24 48 17 NC : 3 8 23 48 18 ND : 1 6 22 51 20 OH : 5 11 32 41 11 PA : 1 6 22 46 25 SD : 2 6 24 48 20 TN : 2 5 23 54 16 TX : 12 20 26 33 9 WI : 7 15 39 30 9 : 18 Sts : 7 13 27 39 14 : Prev Wk : 7 14 26 39 14 Prev Yr : 2 5 17 49 27 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 20 37 30 5 IL : 12 22 43 22 1 IN : 4 11 33 45 7 IA : 2 5 22 52 19 KS : 1 6 35 51 7 KY : 2 6 20 48 24 LA : 2 17 29 46 6 MI : 1 5 19 54 21 MN : 1 6 26 49 18 MS : 2 7 19 64 8 MO : 13 25 35 23 4 NE : 3 11 32 44 10 NC : 1 9 25 56 9 ND : 2 5 23 52 18 OH : 3 10 30 45 12 SD : 1 4 20 53 22 TN : 2 5 19 52 22 WI : 5 14 33 34 14 : 18 Sts : 5 11 30 42 12 : Prev Wk : 4 12 30 43 11 Prev Yr : 2 6 22 50 20 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 4 66 30 MN : 2 11 44 35 8 MT : 3 5 19 55 18 ND : 1 6 21 59 13 SD : 1 5 25 51 18 WA : 5 12 39 41 3 : 6 Sts : 2 6 24 54 14 : Prev Wk : 2 6 22 55 15 Prev Yr : 3 7 25 49 16 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 4 31 47 17 CA : 0 0 63 37 0 LA : 0 1 40 44 15 MS : 0 1 13 72 14 MO : 0 2 18 54 26 TX : 0 4 26 52 18 : 6 Sts : 0 2 36 48 14 : Prev Wk : 0 3 36 47 14 Prev Yr : 0 4 28 49 19 -------------------------------------- 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 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 1 18 67 13 AZ : 0 3 41 42 14 AR : 1 3 20 53 23 CA : 0 0 10 64 26 GA : 1 4 29 54 12 KS : 1 7 27 49 16 LA : 2 10 32 49 7 MS : 1 6 19 61 13 MO : 3 10 26 51 10 NC : 3 6 31 56 4 OK : 5 9 35 51 0 SC : 0 4 26 64 6 TN : 0 0 10 61 29 TX : 6 13 34 39 8 : 14 Sts : 3 8 28 49 12 : Prev Wk : 3 9 27 49 12 Prev Yr : 2 6 22 48 22 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 17 42 32 6 CO : 1 16 39 41 3 IL : 7 23 48 21 1 KS : 2 12 38 42 6 LA : 0 12 36 49 3 MO : 11 22 43 22 2 NE : 4 12 35 45 4 NM : 5 24 46 24 1 OK : 0 3 26 50 21 SD : 6 8 22 57 7 TX : 7 12 34 38 9 : 11 Sts : 4 12 36 41 7 : Prev Wk : 4 10 36 43 7 Prev Yr : 1 5 22 55 17 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 4 9 71 16 FL : 1 1 21 59 18 GA : 0 5 22 59 14 NC : 1 4 21 68 6 OK : 0 0 30 60 10 TX : 2 5 25 49 19 VA : 0 9 31 56 4 : 8 Sts : 1 4 21 59 15 : Prev Wk : 0 4 17 59 20 Prev Yr : 1 3 22 53 21 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 20 59 16 MN : 4 8 36 45 7 NE : 0 4 22 59 15 ND : 0 2 10 72 16 OH : 1 7 29 46 17 PA : 5 12 29 38 16 SD : 0 4 20 60 16 TX : 5 20 42 28 5 WI : 2 8 37 44 9 : 9 Sts : 2 9 28 50 11 : Prev Wk : 3 9 29 47 12 Prev Yr : 3 8 24 51 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 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 7 51 41 MN : 8 11 47 32 2 MT : 2 8 26 50 14 ND : 0 2 19 66 13 WA : 10 20 35 33 2 : 5 Sts : 2 5 21 55 17 : Prev Wk : 1 5 20 55 19 Prev Yr : 1 5 24 56 14 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 31, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 2 15 59 23 :: NJ : 0 10 40 45 5 AZ : 24 37 24 13 2 :: NM : 9 35 44 11 1 AR : 23 37 31 9 0 :: NY : 7 19 40 30 4 CA : 10 28 52 10 0 :: NC : 1 5 21 63 10 CO : 9 23 40 25 3 :: ND : 0 5 22 64 9 CT : 0 11 32 37 20 :: OH : 11 17 36 32 4 DE : 0 1 19 71 9 :: OK : 5 12 47 34 2 FL : 0 5 10 70 15 :: OR : 6 9 38 42 5 GA : 0 2 25 60 13 :: PA : 24 20 23 29 4 ID : 0 2 24 57 17 :: RI : 0 45 45 10 0 IL : 43 31 19 7 0 :: SC : 0 1 26 66 7 IN : 7 19 42 30 2 :: SD : 2 10 26 50 12 IA : 11 22 37 28 2 :: TN : 1 7 35 52 5 KS : 9 18 39 33 1 :: TX : 13 24 38 23 2 KY : 9 26 42 21 2 :: UT : 0 3 17 59 21 LA : 7 22 46 24 1 :: VT : 0 0 33 56 11 ME : 0 4 32 49 15 :: VA : 3 16 34 39 8 MD : 1 5 36 43 15 :: WA : 11 27 31 30 1 MA : 0 0 13 87 0 :: WV : 1 11 35 48 5 MI : 11 16 28 35 10 :: WI : 14 25 31 26 4 MN : 2 12 35 45 6 :: WY : 2 15 30 47 6 MS : 8 13 35 39 5 :: : MO : 45 33 17 5 0 :: 48 Sts : 10 18 33 34 5 MT : 3 8 28 49 12 :: : NE : 5 16 33 43 3 :: Prev Wk: 10 17 32 35 6 NV : 0 1 13 45 41 :: Prev Yr: 8 12 26 42 12 NH : 0 1 13 61 25 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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