We 1 (6-06) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 20, 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. 25 June 11 - 17, 2006 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Showery weather in the Northwest contrasted with hot, dry conditions in the Southwest. Although Northwestern showers were mostly favorable for small grains, some specialty crops--such as cherries--may have been harmed by the recent spate of cool, wet weather. Meanwhile, Southwestern drought-related concerns included heavy irrigation demands and the threat of additional wildfire activity. Farther east, hot weather prevailed for the fifth consecutive week on the High Plains as far north as western South Dakota, promoting winter wheat maturation and harvesting but maintaining significant drought stress on pastures and summer crops. Temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F above normal on the High Plains, peaking at 100 degrees F or higher as far north as western South Dakota. Elsewhere on the Plains and across the western Corn Belt, heavy showers and thunderstorms provided local relief from recent heat and dryness. The remainder of the Midwest experienced mostly dry weather and near to slightly below-normal temperatures, promoting winter wheat maturation and corn and soybean development. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 6 degrees F below normal in the lower Great Lakes region. On June 13, Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in a sparsely populated section of Florida's Gulf coast and moved northeastward to the Atlantic Coast near the Virginia-North Carolina border. Although maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were estimated near 50 m.p.h., only local wind damage was reported. As a result, Alberto was a largely beneficial storm in the previously dry southern Atlantic coastal plain, despite local flash flooding. Scattered, late-week showers provided local drought relief elsewhere in the South, primarily from the Delta westward. Southern drought remained most serious in southern Texas and near the central Gulf Coast. Alberto weakened prior to making landfall in Taylor County, FL, having achieved maximum sustained winds near 70 m.p.h. on June 12. Most of the high winds associated with Alberto were in squalls far from the center. Gusts were clocked to 51 m.p.h. at both Edisto Beach, SC, and Grays Reef (southeast of Savannah, GA). Near Florida's Gulf coast, wind gusts on the night of June 12-13 were as high as 61 m.p.h. at Clearwater Beach, 56 m.p.h. at MacDill Air Force Base, and 55 m.p.h. on Cedar Key. Daily-record rainfall totals included 3.28 inches (on June 13) in Savannah, GA; 3.56 inches (on June 12) in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL; 4.06 inches (on June 14) in Norfolk, VA; and 5.64 inches (on June 14) in Raleigh-Durham, NC. June 11-14 totals at those locations reached 3.29 inches in Savannah, 4.35 inches in Norfolk, 4.51 inches in Sarasota-Bradenton, and 6.59 inches in Raleigh-Durham. Isolated storm totals in excess of 7 inches were noted from Florida to North Carolina. Meanwhile, Alberto spawned more than a dozen tornadoes in the southern Atlantic States, starting with Florida on June 11-12 and ending along the North Carolina coast on June 14. Early in the week, chilly weather lingered from the Great Lakes region to the East Coast. Daily-record lows on June 11 included 32 degrees F in Merrill, WI, and 39 degrees F in Salisbury, MD. Farther south and west, however, hot weather intensified. Oklahoma City, OK, posted consecutive daily-record highs (102 and 100 degrees F) on June 10-11. In Midland, TX, highs reached or exceeded 100 degrees F every day during the week, peaking at 105 degrees F on June 11. Elsewhere in Texas, Houston (100 degrees F on June 13) marked second-earliest triple-digit heat behind 101 degrees F on June 12, 1978. On June 14, Denver, CO, posted a daily-record high of 102 degrees F and shattered a record for its earliest triple-digit heat (previously, 102 degrees F on June 23, 1954). Other High Plains daily-record highs for June 14 included 108 degrees F in Imperial, NE, and 106 degrees F in Roswell, NM. Roswell also posted a daily record the following day, reaching 108 degrees F. Toward week's end, heat briefly subsided on the central Plains but expanded across much of the remainder of the Nation. Daily-record highs for June 17 climbed to112 degrees F in Thermal, CA, and 95 degrees F in Alpena, MI. Farther north, occasional showers resulted in daily-record rainfall totals in locations such as Burley, ID (0.54 inch on June 11), and Meacham, OR (0.79 inch on June 13). Spokane, WA, netted 3.09 inches of rain during the first 15 days of the month, representing its wettest first half of June since 1888, when 4.38 inches fell. Meanwhile, late-week thunderstorms erupted from the northern Plains to the Mid-South, producing daily-record totals in locations such as Sioux City, IA (2.71 inches on June 16), and Jackson, TN (2.23 inches on June 17). In Nebraska, June 15-17 totals included 3.17 inches in North Platte and 3.05 inches in Grand Island. Late in the week, high winds hampered wildfire containment efforts in the Southwest. On June 14, gusts in eastern New Mexico were clocked to 59 m.p.h. in Las Vegas and 55 m.p.h. in Raton. A day later in Arizona, gusts topped 50 m.p.h. in Window Rock (54 m.p.h.) and Show Low (51 m.p.h.). Through June 18, wildfires consumed 3.1 million acres of vegetation across the United States, 322 percent of the 10-year average. The majority (2.6 million) of the acreage burned across the South and Southwest, a 15-State area stretching from Arizona to the southern Atlantic Coast. On June 18, the largest Southwestern blazes were the Canadian fire (about 25,000 acres south of Dalhart, TX) and the Gladstone complex (about 23,000 acres near Clayton, NM). Two larger fires were burning in Alaska: the 71,000-acre Parks Highway fire near Nenana and the 53,000-acre Nageethluk fire west of Anvik. Alaskan weekly temperatures averaged as much as 4 degrees F above normal, while locally heavy showers dotted southern and western parts of the State. Through June 18, month-to-date precipitation topped 200 percent of normal in locations such as Kodiak (7.15 inches) and Kotzebue (0.67 inch), but totaled just 0.45 inch (56 percent) in Fairbanks. Meanwhile, Hawaii experienced another week of tranquil weather, with slightly above-normal temperatures and light showers. June 1-18 rainfall at the major Hawaiian observation sites ranged from 0.01 inch (3 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu, to 2.67 (65 percent) inches in Hilo, on the Big Island. National Agricultural Summary June 12 - 18, 2006 Highlights: Temperatures averaged below normal across the central Corn Belt, Ohio River Valley, and much of the Atlantic Coast, while above-normal temperatures prevailed across the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and much of the Southeast. Mostly warm conditions across the northern Great Plains and neighboring areas of the Corn Belt encouraged fieldwork and summer crop development but caused crop conditions to decline. Meanwhile, in the central Great Plains, moderate rainfall improved winter wheat condition slightly. The remnants of tropical storm Alberto brought heavy rainfall to the southern Atlantic Coast States, improving soil moisture levels. Across the western third of the Nation, conditions were similar to the previous week, with light to moderate precipitation in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains and dry conditions across California and the Southwest. Corn: Most of the crop was between the emergence and silking stages. Though well underway in the southernmost areas, silking had not yet begun in the major producing Corn Belt States. Condition of the crop declined slightly as warm, dry weather in the northern Great Plains and western Corn Belt sapped soil moisture. Soybeans: Ninety-seven percent of the acreage had been planted, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Growers in Mississippi, North Dakota, and Ohio completed their seeding ahead of normal. Meanwhile, emergence advanced to 92 percent, compared with 91 percent last year and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Progress was ahead of normal in all States, except Indiana and North Carolina. Winter Wheat: Producers had reaped 38 percent of their crop, 21 points ahead of last year and 17 points ahead of normal. Harvest progressed rapidly in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri, advancing over 35 points in each State. Ninety-six percent of Arkansas's crop and 94 percent of Oklahoma's crop had been harvested, while over half of the crop had been harvested in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. Harvest was at or ahead of normal in most States. Cotton: Thirty-four percent of the crop was at the squaring stage or beyond, compared with 27 percent last year and 32 percent for the 5-year average. Squaring progressed rapidly in the Mississippi Delta under mostly hot, dry conditions, advancing 34 points in Arkansas and 32 points in Louisiana. Meanwhile, crop condition declined in the southern Great Plains despite moderate precipitation, while heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of tropical storm Alberto improved conditions along the Atlantic Coast. Sorghum: Planting advanced to 89 percent complete, 9 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of normal. Seeding was complete in Nebraska and the Mississippi Delta and nearly complete in Missouri and South Dakota. Progress was at or ahead of normal in all States. Seventeen percent of the crop was at or beyond the heading stage, compared with 13 percent last year and 14 percent for the 5-year average. Heading was well underway in Texas and Louisiana but was just getting started in Arkansas, Colorado, and Missouri and had not begun elsewhere. Rice: Emergence was underway on 95 percent of the acreage, 2 points behind last year and 3 points behind normal. In California, where planting was delayed by wet conditions early in the season, emergence was over 2 weeks behind the normal pace. Across the Mississippi Delta and Texas, however, 100 percent of the crop had emerged. Small Grains: Heading had begun on 21 percent of the spring wheat acreage, 13 points ahead of last year and 12 points ahead of normal. Heading progressed rapidly in South Dakota, advancing 34 points under warm, mostly dry conditions. Meanwhile, barley heading advanced to 15 percent, compared with 9 percent last year and 11 percent for the 5-year average. Oat heading, at 59 percent, was 12 points ahead of last year and 14 points ahead of normal. Progress was at or ahead of normal in all States. Nationwide, small grain crop conditions declined, due mostly to hot, dry conditions in the northern Great Plains and northwestern Corn Belt, with Minnesota's crops most seriously affected. Other Crops: Nine percent of the Nation's peanut crop had reached the pegging stage, 2 points ahead of last year but 3 points behind normal. Progress was slightly ahead of normal on the southern Great Plains, due to warm, dry conditions in recent weeks. Meanwhile, pegging trailed behind normal in most Atlantic Coast States. Sunflower growers had seeded 92 percent of their acreage, compared with 82 percent last year and 87 percent for the 5-year average. Planting lagged behind normal in Kansas but was ahead of normal elsewhere. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 91 92 86 IL : 97 95 99 96 IN : 95 87 99 94 IA : 100 100 100 98 KS : 93 86 84 88 KY : 84 82 88 74 LA : 96 95 94 91 MI : 98 91 100 94 MN : 99 99 96 98 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 95 90 96 86 NE : 100 100 100 99 NC : 69 63 73 72 ND : 100 98 92 98 OH : 100 96 99 92 SD : 99 94 90 96 TN : 95 89 91 79 WI : 97 93 100 92 : 18 Sts: 97 94 96 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 81 84 77 IL : 92 86 98 90 IN : 87 73 97 88 IA : 99 94 98 93 KS : 87 73 78 79 KY : 77 62 84 66 LA : 94 92 84 85 MI : 91 79 98 84 MN : 99 91 89 92 MS : 99 98 98 97 MO : 86 76 90 75 NE : 100 97 97 95 NC : 56 48 63 59 ND : 98 92 83 91 OH : 94 88 97 84 SD : 94 76 76 86 TN : 79 70 84 67 WI : 91 78 93 80 : 18 Sts: 92 84 91 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 NA 3 4 FL : 17 NA 12 34 GA : 10 NA 10 14 NC : 1 NA 0 2 OK : 16 NA 6 15 SC : 11 NA 11 11 TX : 7 NA 2 4 VA : 0 NA 1 3 : 7 Sts : 9 NA 7 12 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 85 81 74 74 KS : 70 50 74 76 ND : 99 98 95 96 SD : 91 67 62 78 : 4 Sts : 92 82 82 87 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 81% of last year's sunflower acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 75 69 64 CA : 42 28 48 45 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 37 1 21 19 IN : 14 1 4 9 KS : 53 15 9 15 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 63 24 24 25 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 32 14 32 48 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 94 81 59 66 OR : 1 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 66 45 49 56 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 38 21 17 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 24 11 20 29 AZ : 45 29 37 51 AR : 68 34 60 54 CA : 33 11 14 29 GA : 40 23 30 40 KS : 0 0 1 2 LA : 59 27 62 61 MS : 60 40 40 45 MO : 28 10 24 27 NC : 16 9 26 28 OK : 11 7 4 9 SC : 26 10 19 21 TN : 39 12 41 34 TX : 25 13 18 24 VA : 15 10 1 16 : 15 Sts: 34 18 27 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 12 6 4 13 MN : 25 3 6 7 MT : 3 0 0 2 ND : 18 4 3 4 SD : 56 22 23 26 WA : 38 36 75 57 : 6 Sts : 21 6 8 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CA : 65 42 81 88 LA : 100 100 99 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 TX : 100 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 95 91 97 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 82 68 81 80 IL : 82 69 94 79 KS : 85 71 79 85 LA : 100 99 99 99 MO : 97 95 98 90 NE : 100 95 95 96 NM : 88 78 61 60 OK : 85 65 62 67 SD : 97 80 72 84 TX : 92 86 80 83 : 11 Sts: 89 78 80 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 NA 3 6 CO : 1 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 1 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 19 NA 2 12 MO : 1 NA 1 1 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 52 NA 40 42 : 11 Sts: 17 NA 13 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 12 6 8 21 MN : 22 5 6 8 MT : 12 0 5 5 ND : 14 2 3 3 WA : 35 31 69 50 : 5 Sts : 15 4 9 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jun 18,:Jun 11,:Jun 18,: 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 72 42 77 58 MN : 35 8 10 12 NE : 85 67 77 73 ND : 18 3 3 3 OH : 75 46 53 52 PA : 49 29 42 38 SD : 55 24 24 26 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 42 11 33 26 : 9 Sts : 59 40 47 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 6 18 62 12 IL : 1 4 18 58 19 IN : 3 9 32 48 8 IA : 1 5 20 53 21 KS : 0 5 30 56 9 KY : 1 3 18 50 28 MI : 1 9 30 51 9 MN : 1 3 17 57 22 MO : 1 5 28 56 10 NE : 2 4 27 57 10 NC : 0 3 17 64 16 ND : 0 4 17 63 16 OH : 1 8 28 47 16 PA : 1 5 37 34 23 SD : 2 5 27 53 13 TN : 3 9 21 49 18 TX : 16 21 36 25 2 WI : 2 7 25 44 22 : 18 Sts : 2 6 24 52 16 : Prev Wk : 1 5 24 55 15 Prev Yr : 2 5 25 52 16 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 12 37 39 7 IL : 1 5 27 54 13 IN : 2 8 33 50 7 IA : 1 4 21 58 16 KS : 0 4 26 64 6 KY : 0 3 32 50 15 LA : 9 15 35 41 0 MI : 1 6 28 55 10 MN : 1 4 17 59 19 MS : 2 12 23 53 10 MO : 1 7 32 54 6 NE : 2 4 29 56 9 NC : 0 2 28 61 9 ND : 0 3 13 63 21 OH : 3 9 30 44 14 SD : 1 4 31 54 10 TN : 2 5 24 56 13 WI : 1 5 26 52 16 : 18 Sts : 1 6 26 55 12 : Prev Wk : 1 5 27 55 12 Prev Yr : 2 6 29 52 11 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 28 49 16 CA : 0 5 71 24 0 LA : 0 0 48 48 4 MS : 1 3 16 71 9 MO : 0 1 25 62 12 TX : 0 7 59 29 5 : 6 Sts : 1 4 39 46 10 : Prev Wk : 0 5 37 47 11 Prev Yr : 1 3 34 47 15 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 22 42 33 0 AZ : 0 1 44 41 14 AR : 1 12 40 40 7 CA : 0 0 0 64 36 GA : 2 10 39 45 4 KS : 0 2 45 52 1 LA : 0 7 27 63 3 MS : 3 11 24 54 8 MO : 0 10 42 44 4 NC : 1 10 55 27 7 OK : 2 40 34 23 1 SC : 0 5 54 39 2 TN : 0 5 24 60 11 TX : 17 28 34 18 3 VA : 0 12 31 57 0 : 15 Sts : 8 18 34 34 6 : Prev Wk : 6 16 36 36 6 Prev Yr : 2 7 28 53 10 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 9 48 35 7 CO : 6 17 24 53 0 IL : 1 9 29 53 8 KS : 0 6 31 61 2 LA : 0 12 33 49 6 MO : 0 3 26 63 8 NE : 2 8 36 49 5 NM : 33 33 1 33 0 OK : 3 11 45 34 7 SD : 5 8 62 25 0 TX : 28 22 28 21 1 : 11 Sts : 10 13 31 44 2 : Prev Wk : 8 12 32 46 2 Prev Yr : 1 5 28 55 11 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 32 43 25 0 FL : 20 30 37 13 0 GA : 1 4 37 52 6 NC : 0 1 30 66 3 OK : 0 8 37 54 1 SC : 0 0 37 62 1 TX : 1 9 57 24 9 VA : 0 0 14 86 0 : 8 Sts : 3 11 40 41 5 : Prev Wk : 2 8 47 40 3 Prev Yr : 0 1 16 69 14 -------------------------------------- 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 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 16 50 27 CA : 0 3 7 42 48 CO : 29 41 21 8 1 ID : 0 4 11 71 14 IL : 0 3 24 59 14 IN : 1 4 17 56 22 KS : 22 24 32 20 2 MI : 1 4 18 58 19 MO : 9 12 24 47 8 MT : 2 10 35 42 11 NE : 26 28 29 16 1 NC : 0 10 34 51 5 OH : 1 5 23 53 18 OK : 35 32 25 8 0 OR : 2 2 29 58 9 SD : 28 29 28 13 2 TX : 51 26 16 7 0 WA : 2 6 20 54 18 : 18 Sts : 24 22 25 24 5 : Prev Wk : 24 22 25 23 6 Prev Yr : 4 13 33 39 11 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 4 17 62 16 MN : 3 8 29 47 13 NE : 9 22 40 29 0 ND : 7 21 27 40 5 OH : 0 3 29 57 11 PA : 0 2 37 50 11 SD : 16 29 29 23 3 TX : 40 23 29 8 0 WI : 0 6 17 58 19 : 9 Sts : 14 16 27 36 7 : Prev Wk : 13 13 26 40 8 Prev Yr : 2 6 22 57 13 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 2 6 76 15 MN : 1 5 36 42 16 MT : 1 4 25 58 12 ND : 2 12 24 49 13 SD : 17 34 26 17 6 WA : 0 7 27 55 11 : 6 Sts : 3 12 25 48 12 : Prev Wk : 2 9 22 55 12 Prev Yr : 1 3 17 60 19 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 7 74 16 MN : 2 6 43 40 9 MT : 0 3 26 50 21 ND : 1 7 19 57 16 WA : 0 17 22 50 11 : 5 Sts : 0 6 20 57 17 : Prev Wk : 0 4 18 62 16 Prev Yr : 0 1 14 62 23 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 18, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 17 29 31 23 0 :: NJ : 0 0 10 70 20 AZ : 51 27 16 5 1 :: NM : 39 38 18 5 0 AR : 0 12 38 44 6 :: NY : 0 3 24 48 25 CA : 9 12 25 50 4 :: NC : 2 11 36 46 5 CO : 30 38 25 7 0 :: ND : 10 21 30 34 5 CT : 0 3 8 79 10 :: OH : 1 4 25 54 16 DE : 3 21 37 33 6 :: OK : 18 29 35 15 3 FL : 10 35 50 5 0 :: OR : 0 2 24 58 16 GA : 18 28 27 24 3 :: PA : 3 11 45 36 5 ID : 0 1 8 66 25 :: RI : 0 0 0 30 70 IL : 1 4 18 56 21 :: SC : 5 18 32 42 3 IN : 0 3 14 68 15 :: SD : 15 27 23 28 7 IA : 2 10 30 49 9 :: TN : 1 8 28 57 6 KS : 14 23 35 26 2 :: TX : 37 29 27 6 1 KY : 1 5 25 55 14 :: UT : 3 12 27 56 2 LA : 15 25 48 11 1 :: VT : 11 11 11 48 19 ME : 0 12 16 46 26 :: VA : 9 22 32 31 6 MD : 5 16 40 36 3 :: WA : 5 8 13 70 4 MA : 0 0 1 62 37 :: WV : 1 14 36 44 5 MI : 2 7 31 40 20 :: WI : 2 8 27 48 15 MN : 1 9 27 51 12 :: WY : 10 28 40 22 0 MS : 18 40 29 13 0 :: : MO : 10 22 40 27 1 :: 48 Sts : 13 19 30 32 6 MT : 3 10 30 41 16 :: : NE : 14 23 36 26 1 :: Prev Wk: 12 17 28 35 8 NV : 1 4 20 70 5 :: Prev Yr: 2 9 29 49 11 NH : 0 1 9 52 38 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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