We 1 (6-06) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 13, 2006, 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 93, No. 24 June 4 - 10, 2006 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Below-normal temperatures in the East contrasted with hot weather from California eastward to the central and southern Plains. Weekly temperatures ranged from more than 5 degrees F below normal in parts of the Northeast to more than 10 degrees F above normal in a broad area centered on the central High Plains. Southwestern heat maintained heavy irrigation demands and significantly stressed livestock and rangeland. In addition, isolated thundershowers provided minimal drought relief and sparked several new wildfires. Meanwhile, Northwestern showers and near- to above-normal temperatures promoted small grain development. Significant rain (locally 2 inches or more) also spread across Montana and western North Dakota, aiding winter wheat and spring-sown small grains. Elsewhere on the Plains, however, hot weather offset the beneficial effects of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Little or no rain fell from the central High Plains southward, favoring winter wheat harvesting but severely stressing pastures and summer crops. Crop stress also crept into parts of the western Corn Belt, where hot weather accompanied scattered showers. Across the remainder of the Midwest, showers maintained generally favorable soil moisture for corn and soybean development. Farther east, however, a winter-like nor'easter brought another round of heavy rain and local flooding to New England. Elsewhere, mostly dry weather increased stress on pastures and rain-fed summer crops across the South. In addition, hot weather expanded across the region during the mid- to late-week period. However, Tropical Storm Alberto formed on June 11 over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, about 450 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, FL. Well in advance of Alberto's development and arrival, a few showers spread across southern Florida. More details on Alberto, which made landfall in Florida on June 13, will provided in next week's summary. Among more than 150 daily-record highs, the majority were set or tied from the Plains westward during the first half of the week. Southwestern records for June 4 included 117 degrees F in Needles, CA, and 115 degrees F in Parker, AZ. Meanwhile, locations such as Wichita Falls, TX (101, 104, and 102 degrees F), and Blanding, UT (97, 97, and 99 degrees F), opened the week with a trio of daily-record highs from June 4-6. Scattered Southwestern thunderstorms produced gusty winds but resulted in negligible drought relief. In Phoenix, AZ, a wind gust to 38 m.p.h. and visibilities as low as three-quarters of a mile in blowing dust were reported on the evening of June 6 at the Sky Harbor International Airport. Elsewhere in Arizona, Tucson (0.31 inch on June 6) noted its wettest June day since June 20, 2001, followed the next day by a thunderstorm wind gust to 58 m.p.h. in Winslow. On June 8, high winds swept across the Plains, where Glasgow, MT, reported its windiest day (average wind speed of 28.7 m.p.h.) since May 20, 2002. Wendover, UT, registered a gust to 76 m.p.h. on June 9. In western Nebraska, Sidney reported a daily-record high of 100 degrees F on June 7, followed by a thunderstorm wind gust to 61 m.p.h. Other records in Nebraska for June 7 included 103 degrees F in Scottsbluff and 102 degrees F in Alliance. Toward week's end, heat continued on the Plains and expanded across the western Corn Belt and the South. Triple-digit daily records for June 9 reached 104 degrees F in Hill City, KS, 102 degrees F in Norfolk, NE, and 100 degrees F in Sioux City, IA. In Louisiana, New Orleans' Audubon Park closed the week with consecutive record highs (98 and 99 degrees F on June 9 and 10, respectively). Cool weather persisted in the Southeast, however, where Gainesville, FL (60 degrees F), posted a record for June 9. Earlier in the week, Eastern daily-record lows had included 52 degrees F (on June 6) in Macon, GA, and 54 degrees F (on June 7) in Tallahassee, FL. It was Macon's lowest June reading since 1984. Farther north, periods of heavy rain plagued New England. In Maine, lingering rainfall from last week's storm resulted in record totals for June 4 in Bangor (1.41 inches) and Houlton (0.93 inch). At mid-week, the passage of a nor'easter sparked another round of heavy rain. Records for June 7 included 3.08 inches in Providence, RI, and 2.89 inches in Boston, MA. Boston's May 1 - June 10 rainfall climbed to 18.92 inches (438 percent of normal), eclipsing its May-June 1998 record of 18.42 inches. At week's end, another round of heavy rain struck northern New England, where precipitation records for June 10 reached 2.85 inches atop Mt. Mansfield, VT, and 2.36 inches in Millinocket, ME. Farther west, scattered Northwestern daily-record totals included 0.89 inch (on June 4) in Spokane, WA, and 0.73 inch (on June 9) in Idaho Falls, ID. Heavier rain arrived at week's end, contributing to record totals for June 10 in Montana locations such as White Sulphur Springs (1.80 inches) and Choteau (1.70 inches). Farther south, however, the 12,600-acre Black Mountain Complex, about 10 miles northeast of Bullhead City, AZ, was among the largest of several dozen recent Southwestern wildfires. The complex, burning in brush, was about 80 percent contained by June 11. A few wildfires also flared across Alaska, despite below-normal temperatures. By June 11, the Parks Highway fire near Nenana, AK, had charred more than 40,000 acres. Weekly Alaskan temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F below normal, aided by several monthly record lows in early June. On June 4, Alaskan monthly record lows included 14 degrees F in Chalkyitsik (previously, 20 degrees F on June 9, 1970); 19 degrees F in Arctic Village (previously, 24 degrees F on June 3, 1970), and 24 degrees F in Nenana (tied 24 degrees F on June 9, 1970). A day later, additional monthly records were established in Eagle (20 degrees F; previously, 22 degrees F on June 1, 1947), and Northway (26 degrees F; previously, 28 degrees F on June 2, 1997). By week's end, however, temperatures rebounded to daily-record levels in a few locations, including Barrow (53 degrees F on June 10). Significant Alaskan precipitation was confined to a few southern and western locations. Nome's 0.7-inch snowfall on June 6 lifted its month-to-date total to 1.5 inches. Two days later, Kodiak's daily-record total (2.59 inches on June 8) boosted its June 1-10 rainfall to 3.79 inches (195 percent of normal). Farther south, mostly dry weather and near-normal temperatures prevailed in Hawaii. Through June 10, Honolulu, Oahu, and Kahului, Maui, continued to await the month's measurable rainfall. Elsewhere, June 1-10 rainfall totaled just 0.03 inch (5 percent of normal) in Lihue, Kauai, and 0.35 inch (16 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island. Hilo also noted a daily-record low of 64 degrees F on June 9. National Agricultural Summary June 5 - 11, 2006 Highlights: Temperatures averaged above normal west of the Mississippi River, while below-normal temperatures prevailed eastward. Average temperatures exceeded the normal by as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit across much of the central High Plains, promoting soybean emergence. Moderate rainfall across most of the Corn Belt maintained adequate soil moisture. Meanwhile, crop conditions declined in the Great Plains, where scarce precipitation combined with the high temperatures to further deplete soil moisture. Mostly dry conditions across the Mississippi Delta, Southeast, and Middle Atlantic Coast also caused crop conditions to decline. Light to moderate precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains contrasted with mostly dry conditions in California and the Southwest. Corn: Ninety-eight percent of the crop was at or beyond emergence, the same as last year but 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Emergence was at or near 100 percent in most areas. Progress was at or ahead of normal in all States, except Colorado, Indiana, and Kansas, where emergence trailed the normal pace by 1 point. Nationwide, crop condition declined slightly, mostly due to hot, dry condition in the Great Plains. Soybeans: Growers had planted 94 percent of their acreage, the same as last year but 5 points ahead of normal. Seeding was at or ahead of normal in all States, except Indiana. Emergence had begun on 84 percent of the acreage, compared with 83 percent last year and 75 percent for the 5-year average. The crop emerged rapidly in the northern and central Great Plains, advancing 20 points in Kansas and 24 points in North Dakota, under warm, mostly dry conditions. Progress exceeded the normal pace except in Indiana and North Carolina. Crop condition declined slightly in most States, with larger declines in Louisiana and North Carolina. Winter Wheat: Heading advance to 95 percent, 3 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of normal. Progress was at or near 100 percent in all areas except the northern Great Plains, Northern Rockies, and Pacific Northwest, which all experienced rapid progress during the week. Heading was at or ahead of normal in all States. Twenty-one percent of the acreage had been harvested, 12 points ahead of last year and 10 points ahead of normal. Harvest was most advanced in Oklahoma, at 81 percent complete, followed by Arkansas, at 75 percent, both over 40 points ahead of the normal pace. Cotton: Producers had seeded 97 percent of their acreage, compared with 93 percent for last year and the 5-year average. Planting was complete in the Delta and the Southwest and nearly complete along the Atlantic Coast. Progress was at or ahead of normal in most States but trailed 1 point behind normal in Georgia and 4 points behind in Kansas. Meanwhile, squaring advanced to 18 percent, 3 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. The crop developed rapidly in the Mississippi Delta, where 30 percent of Arkansas' crop and 29 percent of Mississippi's crop entered the squaring stage during the week. Squaring trailed behind normal in most States, due to slow planting progress early in the season. Sorghum: Seventy-eight percent of the acreage had been planted, 8 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Despite planting over one-fifth of their acreage during the week, Kansas growers were 3 points behind their normal pace. Planting progress was also behind in Illinois, but was at or ahead of normal in all other States. The first condition estimate of the season had 48 percent of the crop rated as good or excellent, compared with 63 percent last year at this time. Rice: Emergence was underway on 91 percent of the acreage, compared with 96 percent for last year and the 5-year average. Though 99 percent of Texas's acreage and all of the acreage in the Delta was in the heading stage, California's crop, at 42 percent, trailed the normal pace by 41 points. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading, at 6 percent, was 3 points ahead of last year and the normal. The crop was most advanced in Washington, at 36 percent headed, and South Dakota, at 22 percent. Development was behind normal in Montana and Washington but ahead of normal elsewhere. Barley emergence advanced to 98 percent, compared with 96 percent for last year and the 5-year average. Progress was 1 point behind normal in Idaho but at or ahead of the normal pace in all other States. Meanwhile, heading, at 4 percent, was 1 point ahead of last year but 1 point behind normal. The crop was most advanced in Washington, where 31 percent of the acreage was at or beyond the heading stage. Heading had begun on 40 percent of the Nation's oat acreage, 5 points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of normal. The crop developed rapidly in Nebraska, where over one-third of the crop entered the heading stage during the week. Heading was at or ahead of the normal pace in all States. Other Crops: Peanut growers had planted 95 percent of their acreage, compared with 96 percent last year and 97 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was complete in North Carolina and over 95 percent complete in all States, except Florida and Georgia, where just 92 percent of the acreage had been seeded. Progress was ahead of normal in the Great Plains but lagged behind normal along the Atlantic Coast. Sunflower seeding advanced to 82 percent complete, 12 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal. Colorado producers planted 31 percent of their acreage during the week and were 26 points ahead of normal. Planting was also ahead of normal in the Dakotas but trailed 8 points behind normal in Kansas. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 95 99 97 ID : 49 21 30 33 IL : 99 99 99 99 IN : 100 99 99 99 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 95 92 91 81 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 67 23 25 26 NE : 98 87 91 89 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 99 99 99 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 90 73 99 83 SD : 83 67 67 56 TX : 100 99 100 100 WA : 84 58 94 78 : 18 Sts: 95 88 92 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 75 27 32 33 CA : 28 15 27 25 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 1 0 0 2 IN : 1 0 0 1 KS : 15 1 1 3 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 24 1 3 5 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 14 5 6 23 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 81 48 34 40 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 45 26 35 43 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 21 9 9 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 100 99 99 99 AZ : 100 99 99 99 AR : 100 100 100 99 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 95 94 95 96 KS : 72 50 58 76 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 99 100 99 NC : 100 98 100 99 OK : 93 86 79 90 SC : 99 95 98 97 TN : 100 99 100 99 TX : 95 86 87 87 VA : 100 100 100 100 : 15 Sts: 97 93 93 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 11 2 10 16 AZ : 29 6 25 39 AR : 34 4 26 27 CA : 11 5 9 15 GA : 23 8 13 23 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 27 13 36 37 MS : 40 11 17 24 MO : 10 2 8 11 NC : 9 1 2 11 OK : 7 5 1 3 SC : 10 2 9 11 TN : 12 2 16 13 TX : 13 12 15 18 VA : 10 0 0 6 : 15 Sts: 18 8 15 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 85 89 79 IL : 95 91 99 92 IN : 87 73 99 89 IA : 100 99 100 95 KS : 86 77 82 82 KY : 82 68 84 67 LA : 95 94 84 86 MI : 91 82 99 86 MN : 99 96 90 95 MS : 99 99 99 98 MO : 90 84 93 77 NE : 100 98 98 97 NC : 63 52 63 63 ND : 98 97 88 95 OH : 96 90 98 86 SD : 94 90 84 92 TN : 89 76 87 69 WI : 93 85 97 87 : 18 Sts: 94 89 94 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 81 72 80 68 IL : 86 73 96 81 IN : 73 50 93 79 IA : 94 86 88 83 KS : 73 53 69 69 KY : 62 46 76 56 LA : 92 85 77 78 MI : 79 65 92 69 MN : 91 75 69 78 MS : 98 97 97 95 MO : 76 65 84 63 NE : 97 81 90 84 NC : 48 38 50 49 ND : 92 68 63 75 OH : 88 80 92 72 SD : 76 57 62 68 TN : 70 54 79 56 WI : 78 59 81 65 : 18 Sts: 84 70 83 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 99 97 99 99 FL : 92 87 98 96 GA : 92 90 94 98 NC : 100 97 100 99 OK : 99 90 93 96 SC : 96 87 97 98 TX : 97 94 96 93 VA : 96 94 99 99 : 7 Sts : 95 92 96 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 81 50 56 55 KS : 50 39 60 58 ND : 98 86 86 89 SD : 67 51 47 61 : 4 Sts : 82 67 70 74 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 81% of last year's sunflower acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 95 82 99 96 IL : 99 97 100 97 IN : 91 80 100 92 IA : 100 99 100 98 KS : 98 96 100 99 KY : 99 94 99 95 MI : 95 87 98 87 MN : 98 96 95 97 MO : 100 100 100 96 NE : 99 97 100 99 NC : 100 100 100 98 ND : 98 90 95 95 OH : 100 97 98 91 PA : 85 80 89 81 SD : 96 90 94 93 TN : 100 99 100 99 TX : 99 98 98 99 WI : 93 83 92 83 : 18 Sts: 98 94 98 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 68 49 64 68 IL : 69 59 92 74 KS : 71 49 66 74 LA : 99 99 97 99 MO : 95 89 97 84 NE : 95 84 89 88 NM : 78 69 48 48 OK : 65 62 50 55 SD : 80 70 50 68 TX : 86 82 74 77 : 11 Sts: 78 66 70 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 98 CA : 42 26 76 83 LA : 100 99 99 99 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 100 99 100 97 TX : 99 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 91 88 96 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 6 NA 0 4 MN : 3 NA 1 0 MT : 0 NA 0 6 ND : 4 NA 0 0 SD : 22 NA 9 7 WA : 36 NA 57 38 : 6 Sts : 6 NA 3 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 42 14 49 35 MN : 8 0 1 2 NE : 67 32 45 45 ND : 3 0 0 0 OH : 46 21 24 33 PA : 29 8 16 18 SD : 24 2 7 7 TX : 100 98 100 100 WI : 11 1 20 11 : 9 Sts : 40 28 35 34 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 95 88 89 96 MN : 97 95 95 94 MT : 98 93 98 96 ND : 99 94 98 95 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 5 Sts : 98 93 96 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 11,:Jun 4, :Jun 11,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 6 NA 0 9 MN : 5 NA 0 1 MT : 0 NA 0 4 ND : 2 NA 0 0 WA : 31 NA 40 32 : 5 Sts : 4 NA 3 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 5 15 65 13 IL : 1 3 19 62 15 IN : 3 11 33 45 8 IA : 0 3 18 57 22 KS : 1 3 33 54 9 KY : 1 3 18 50 28 MI : 2 8 29 51 10 MN : 0 3 16 58 23 MO : 0 5 30 55 10 NE : 0 6 32 55 7 NC : 0 3 25 59 13 ND : 0 4 14 69 13 OH : 2 7 28 50 13 PA : 1 4 27 48 20 SD : 1 6 26 56 11 TN : 1 3 16 53 27 TX : 13 16 43 25 3 WI : 2 5 22 50 21 : 18 Sts : 1 5 24 55 15 : Prev Wk : 1 4 24 56 15 Prev Yr : 1 5 27 53 14 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 10 41 36 10 IL : 1 3 28 59 9 IN : 2 9 35 48 6 IA : 1 3 19 60 17 KS : 0 4 28 63 5 KY : 0 3 24 56 17 LA : 1 12 36 51 0 MI : 1 6 29 54 10 MN : 2 4 17 55 22 MS : 0 7 24 57 12 MO : 1 5 33 56 5 NE : 1 6 30 56 7 NC : 0 3 38 53 6 ND : 0 2 10 72 16 OH : 3 9 31 45 12 SD : 1 4 29 60 6 TN : 1 3 21 58 17 WI : 1 3 25 49 22 : 18 Sts : 1 5 27 55 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 25 58 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 30 54 10 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 9 48 36 6 CO : 6 17 21 55 1 IL : 0 4 29 61 6 KS : 1 8 28 60 3 LA : 0 6 36 58 0 MO : 0 3 27 64 6 NE : 1 6 49 39 5 NM : 0 66 0 34 0 OK : 1 11 52 32 4 SD : 5 9 56 29 1 TX : 22 18 31 29 0 : 11 Sts : 8 12 32 46 2 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 3 32 53 10 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 2 15 64 18 MN : 1 4 18 63 14 NE : 8 25 43 23 1 ND : 0 15 30 50 5 OH : 1 3 30 54 12 PA : 0 2 27 61 10 SD : 16 23 32 27 2 TX : 43 22 27 8 0 WI : 0 2 18 56 24 : 9 Sts : 13 13 26 40 8 : Prev Wk : 11 11 27 42 9 Prev Yr : 1 7 24 56 12 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 16 50 27 CA : 0 2 4 41 53 CO : 27 38 25 10 0 ID : 0 4 11 73 12 IL : 0 3 24 59 14 IN : 0 3 19 58 20 KS : 25 25 30 18 2 MI : 1 3 14 56 26 MO : 9 13 24 45 9 MT : 1 10 35 33 21 NE : 24 27 32 15 2 NC : 0 6 38 52 4 OH : 1 4 24 53 18 OK : 35 32 25 8 0 OR : 2 6 23 60 9 SD : 27 29 31 11 2 TX : 51 26 16 7 0 WA : 1 6 17 56 20 : 18 Sts : 24 22 25 23 6 : Prev Wk : 25 23 25 22 5 Prev Yr : 3 13 33 40 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 16 46 34 0 AZ : 0 0 47 36 17 AR : 1 11 44 36 8 CA : 0 0 0 77 23 GA : 2 14 41 40 3 KS : 2 7 56 35 0 LA : 0 6 32 61 1 MS : 0 5 24 61 10 MO : 0 17 46 33 4 NC : 1 13 52 33 1 OK : 2 35 30 32 1 SC : 3 12 49 35 1 TN : 1 5 22 62 10 TX : 13 24 36 21 6 VA : 0 18 35 47 0 : 15 Sts : 6 16 36 36 6 : Prev Wk : 5 16 36 36 7 Prev Yr : 3 6 31 50 10 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 16 53 31 0 FL : 16 10 53 21 0 GA : 1 7 44 45 3 NC : 0 0 25 75 0 OK : 0 3 31 61 5 SC : 0 0 34 61 5 TX : 2 8 60 20 10 VA : 0 0 14 86 0 : 8 Sts : 2 8 47 40 3 : Prev Wk : 1 4 46 45 4 Prev Yr : 0 2 21 64 13 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 11 70 17 MN : 0 2 18 68 12 MT : 0 3 27 54 16 ND : 0 5 15 63 17 WA : 0 16 21 52 11 : 5 Sts : 0 4 18 62 16 : Prev Wk : 0 3 23 59 15 Prev Yr : 0 1 15 62 22 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 7 27 51 15 CA : 0 2 90 8 0 LA : 0 1 27 62 10 MS : 1 6 14 70 9 MO : 0 3 29 54 14 TX : 0 6 49 38 7 : 6 Sts : 0 5 37 47 11 : Prev Wk : 1 5 41 42 11 Prev Yr : 0 5 34 47 14 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 9 76 13 MN : 1 3 18 58 20 MT : 0 3 28 60 9 ND : 0 10 19 57 14 SD : 18 21 36 22 3 WA : 0 5 23 61 11 : 6 Sts : 2 9 22 55 12 : Prev Wk : 2 5 24 55 14 Prev Yr : 0 2 17 64 17 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 14 25 28 30 3 :: NJ : 0 0 10 90 0 AZ : 70 13 7 8 2 :: NM : 42 40 17 1 0 AR : 0 9 38 47 6 :: NY : 1 2 22 49 26 CA : 7 11 24 52 6 :: NC : 2 8 35 49 6 CO : 36 31 24 9 0 :: ND : 7 16 26 46 5 CT : 0 2 6 73 19 :: OH : 1 5 24 53 17 DE : 6 22 37 32 3 :: OK : 19 29 36 14 2 FL : 15 35 40 10 0 :: OR : 0 4 25 59 12 GA : 20 24 34 20 2 :: PA : 1 7 28 50 14 ID : 0 1 8 61 30 :: RI : 0 0 0 30 70 IL : 0 2 18 61 19 :: SC : 10 21 39 29 1 IN : 0 2 13 69 16 :: SD : 12 25 23 36 4 IA : 1 6 27 51 15 :: TN : 0 5 20 63 12 KS : 12 19 37 30 2 :: TX : 32 29 28 10 1 KY : 1 3 24 54 18 :: UT : 1 6 20 60 13 LA : 11 22 47 19 1 :: VT : 0 0 6 58 36 ME : 0 0 3 66 31 :: VA : 8 24 31 32 5 MD : 2 13 38 43 4 :: WA : 4 10 18 58 10 MA : 0 0 1 62 37 :: WV : 1 6 33 53 7 MI : 2 5 23 49 21 :: WI : 1 8 20 52 19 MN : 1 4 25 56 14 :: WY : 7 22 47 24 0 MS : 8 27 29 33 3 :: : MO : 9 18 43 28 2 :: 48 Sts : 12 17 28 35 8 MT : 3 8 23 43 23 :: : NE : 22 25 30 22 1 :: Prev Wk: 9 16 29 38 8 NV : 0 4 14 77 5 :: Prev Yr: 2 9 29 49 11 NH : 0 7 18 42 33 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data that are collected each week from early April to the end of November. The Crop progress and condition surveys are non-probability surveys that include a sample of more than 5,000 reporters whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these reporters subjectively estimate progress of farmers' activities and progress of crops through their stages of development. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. Most reporters complete their questionnaire on Friday or early Monday morning and submit it to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Field Office in their State by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, or through a secured internet website. A small number of reports are completed on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Regardless of the time that the questionnaire is completed, reporters are asked to report for the week ending on Sunday. For reports submitted prior to the Sunday reference date, a degree of uncertainty is introduced into the projections for weekend progress and crop condition changes. By the end of the 2001 season, nearly two-thirds of the data were being submitted through the internet website. As a result, about one-half of all data are submitted on Monday morning, which has significantly reduced this projection uncertainty. Reporters are sent written reporting instructions at the beginning of each season and are contacted periodically to ensure proper reporting. Terms and definitions of crop stages and condition categories that are used as reporting guidelines are available on the NASS website at: www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/cwterms.htm. Estimating Procedures: Reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported the previous week and data reported in surrounding counties for the current week. Each State Field Office summarizes the reported data to district and State levels, weighting each county's reported data by NASS county acreage estimates. Summarized indications are compared with previous week estimates, and progress items are compared with earlier stages of development and historical averages to ensure reasonableness. Weather events and reporter comments are also taken into consideration. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments, where they are compared with surrounding States and compiled into a National level summary by weighting each State by its acreage estimates. Revision Policy: Progress and condition estimates in the "Crop Progress" report are released after 4:00 pm ET on the first business day of the week. These estimates are preliminary and subject to corrections or updates in the "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" National Summary that is released after 12:00 pm ET on the second business day of the week. These estimates are then subject to revision the following week. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov. 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