We 1 (7-06) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 11, 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. 28 July 2 - 8, 2006 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Monsoon showers developed over the Four Corner States, curbing the wildfire threat and providing local drought relief. However, hot, dry weather persisted in California and the western Great Basin, where several fires continued to burn. Mostly dry weather also prevailed in the Northwest, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F above normal. Northwestern heat favored winter wheat maturation and initial harvesting, and the rapid development of spring-sown crops. Heat also hastened winter wheat maturation and harvesting on the northern Plains, where temperatures peaked near 100 degrees F. However, worsening drought continued to stress the northern Plains' spring wheat. Elsewhere on the Plains, widespread showers and thunderstorms provided some relief to drought-stressed pastures and summer crops. Rain was heaviest, totaling 2 inches or more, in some locations from northern Texas to western Nebraska. Scattered showers also dotted the Corn Belt, although the upper Midwest stayed mostly dry. Midwestern temperatures and soil moisture reserves remained generally favorable for silking corn and blooming soybeans, except in drought-affected areas of the western Corn Belt. Elsewhere, locally heavy showers maintained wet conditions in the Mid-Atlantic States and the western Gulf Coast region, but eased dryness in southern Florida and the central Gulf Coast States. In contrast, rain was still needed elsewhere in the South, from Georgia and Florida's panhandle westward, to prevent additional crop stress. The Southwestern monsoon, defined by a sustained increase in dew point temperatures, arrived a few days early. In Arizona, Tucson's monsoon onset date was June 28, compared with the 1949-2005 average of July 3. Similarly, Phoenix, AZ, reported a monsoon onset date of July 2, compared with the long-term average of July 7. In New Mexico, Albuquerque netted precipitation totaling just 0.71 inch (22 percent of normal) during the 179-day period from January 1 - June 28, but received 0.74 inch on June 29; 0.69 inch on July 6; and 0.99 inch on July 8. Elsewhere in New Mexico, nearly 5 inches of rain pelted Tucumcari on July 6. Despite the diminishing wildfire threat in the Southwest, the Nation's year-to-date acreage topped 4 million (205 percent of the 10-year average) on July 8. Locally heavy showers also expanded across the eastern Great Basin and the central Rockies and adjacent High Plains. In Wyoming, Cheyenne's 1.92-inch total on July 3 represented its greatest calendar-day rainfall since a record-setting, 6.06-inch deluge on August 1, 1985. It was also Cheyenne's third-wettest July day behind 3.65 inches on July 15, 1896, and 3.41 inches on July 19, 1973. A few days later in Nevada, daily-record totals for July 6 included 0.95 inch in Ely and 0.68 inch in Elko. Meanwhile in South Dakota, the first half of 2006 was the driest on record in locations such as Mobridge (2.23 inches, or 25 percent of normal) and Timber Lake (3.61 inches, or 35 percent). Elsewhere, locally heavy showers peppered the South and East, resulting in daily-record totals in locations such as Jackson, MS (2.93 inches on July 5), and Danville, VA (3.92 inches on July 5). Fort Myers, FL, netted 4.79 inches of rain in a 24-hour period on July 6-7 en route to a weekly total of 8.56 inches. In Texas, Beaumont-Port Arthur received 8.66 inches from July 2-6, including daily-record totals on July 3 (4.99 inches) and 6 (1.42 inches). Elsewhere in Texas, Amarillo's 3.27-inch sum on July 5 marked its wettest day since July 29, 1997, when 3.47 inches fell. In addition, McAllen, TX, collected a daily-record rainfall of 2.69 inches on July 3, representing 58 percent of its year-to-date (January 1 - July 8) total of 4.63 inches (45 percent of normal). Record warmth in the Northwest and early-week heat across the South contrasted with a surge of cool air across the Plains and Midwest. On July 2, daily-record highs reached 100 degrees F in Tupelo, MS, and Kennewick, WA. Heat persisted in California through week's end, when Stockton (103 degrees F and Modesto (102 degrees F) posted daily record-tying highs for July 8. Farther east, record lows for July 6 included 51 degrees F in Norfolk, NE, and 52 degrees F in Ottumwa, IA. A day later, Springfield, IL (53 degrees F), also notched a record low. By week's end, cool air reached the South, where record lows for July 8 were established in locations such as Fayetteville, AR (51 degrees F), and Macon, GA (59 degrees F). Mild weather (temperatures as much as 5 degrees F above normal) in southwestern Alaska contrasted with near- to below-normal readings elsewhere in the State. Showers dotted interior Alaska, but mostly dry weather prevailed farther south. July 1-8 rainfall totaled 0.04 inch (3 percent of normal) in Kodiak but reached 1.48 inches (370 percent) in Fairbanks. Most (1.33 inches) of Fairbanks' rain fell from July 5-7. Meanwhile, generally light rain fell in Hawaii, where July 1-8 totals at the State's major observation sites ranged from 0.01 inch (2 percent of normal) in Lihue, Kauai, to 1.64 inches (64 percent) in Hilo, on the Big Island. Elsewhere on the Big Island, Glenwood collected 2.34 inches in a 48-hour period from July 7-9. National Agricultural Summary July 3 - 9, 2006 Highlights: Warm, mostly dry weather across the western Corn Belt and northern Great Plains caused soil moisture levels to decrease, bringing crop conditions down as well. Dry weather also prevailed along the Pacific Coast, causing crop conditions to decline. Showers along the western Gulf Coast helped improve crop conditions. Temperatures were above normal along the Pacific Coast and in the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains, while below-normal temperatures prevailed in the central Corn Belt, southern Great Plains, Mississippi Delta, and southern and middle Atlantic Coast States. Corn: Twenty-three percent of the acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, 1 percentage point behind last year but 3 points ahead of normal. Silking progressed rapidly in Illinois, advancing 30 points during the week despite below-normal temperatures and little precipitation. Silking was only slightly less rapid in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, where nearly one-fourth of the crop entered this stage. Progress was ahead of normal in most States but trailed behind in the eastern Corn Belt. Meanwhile, condition of the crop declined due to dry conditions in the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Soybeans: Blooming advanced to 38 percent, 1 point behind last year but 10 points ahead of normal. With the exception of the eastern Corn Belt, the crop progressed ahead of normal in most other States, leading the normal pace by as much as 34 points in North Dakota. Pods were being set on 7 percent of the acreage, compared with 5 percent last year and 4 percent for the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced in the Mississippi Delta, with 68 and 79 percent of the acreage setting pods or beyond in Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively, well ahead of normal in both States. Crop condition deteriorated as dry weather decreased soil moisture levels. Winter Wheat: Producers had reaped 72 percent of their crop, 4 points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of normal. The most rapid progress was in Indiana, where a third of the crop was harvested during the week. Harvest also progressed rapidly in the northern and central Great Plains under mostly dry conditions, advancing 30 points in Nebraska, and 28 points in South Dakota. Progress was ahead of normal in most States but trailed behind normal in the Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest. Cotton: Squaring advanced to 72 percent, 6 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced in the Delta, at 99 percent squaring in Arkansas, 98 percent in Louisiana, and 94 percent in Mississippi. Meanwhile, 27 percent of the acreage was setting bolls, compared with 21 percent last year and 27 percent for the normal. Progress was ahead of normal in the Delta and most of the Southeast but lagged well behind normal in California, North Carolina, and Virginia. Sorghum: Acreage at or beyond the heading stage reached 27 percent, 7 points ahead of last year and 6 points ahead of normal. Heading was underway in Kansas, the leading producing State, but had still not begun in Nebraska and New Mexico. In Texas, 69 percent of the crop was heading, 17 points ahead of normal. Seventeen percent of the acreage had begun turning color, compared with 14 percent last year and 13 percent for the 5-year average. However, progress was mainly limited to the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta, where 31 percent of Louisiana's crop and 51 percent of Texas's crop was turning color. Rice: Acreage at or beyond the heading stage advanced to 14 percent, 2 points ahead of last year but 2 points behind normal. At 75 percent heading, Texas's crop was 19 points ahead of normal. Elsewhere, however, heading was at or behind the normal pace. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading, at 87 percent, was 10 points ahead of last year and 18 points ahead of normal. Barley heading advanced to 77 percent, compared with 70 percent last year and 66 percent for the 5-year average. For both crops, development trailed behind normal in the Pacific Northwest but exceeded the normal pace elsewhere. Crop conditions declined as hot, dry conditions sapped soil moisture. Ninety-five percent of the Nation's oat crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 4 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of normal. Heading was at or near 100 percent in all States, except North Dakota and Pennsylvania and was at or ahead of normal in all States. Growers had harvested 11 percent of their acreage, compared with 9 percent last year and 10 percent for the 5-year average. Harvest was 93 percent complete in Texas, where oats are planted in the fall. In the spring-seeded oat States, Nebraska led the way with 36 percent of the crop harvested, while progress was limited to less than 5 percent elsewhere. Other Crops: Peanut pegging advanced to 48 percent, the same as last year but 6 points behind normal. Development was ahead of normal in South Carolina and the southern Great Plains but trailed behind normal elsewhere. Dry weather limited progress in Alabama and Florida, where pegging advanced just 1 point and 7 points respectively and trailed well behind the normal pace. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 53 36 45 35 IL : 36 13 51 34 IN : 12 0 43 27 IA : 51 20 44 36 KS : 38 15 25 28 KY : 31 18 41 22 LA : 87 70 72 63 MI : 0 0 9 12 MN : 39 20 31 22 MS : 95 88 89 77 MO : 30 12 31 18 NE : 51 23 48 26 NC : 6 1 9 8 ND : 49 23 27 15 OH : 25 14 44 29 SD : 41 16 15 21 TN : 53 36 53 25 WI : 21 5 36 13 : 18 Sts: 38 18 39 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 24 NA 18 10 IL : 4 NA 4 4 IN : 0 NA 2 3 IA : 5 NA 4 2 KS : 4 NA 3 3 KY : 4 NA 0 1 LA : 68 NA 49 37 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 79 NA 63 52 MO : 3 NA 4 2 NE : 5 NA 6 2 NC : 1 NA 0 0 ND : 6 NA 1 1 OH : 1 NA 0 1 SD : 2 NA 0 1 TN : 19 NA 23 7 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 7 NA 5 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 73 52 53 61 CO : 7 5 0 0 IL : 9 1 10 8 KS : 3 0 4 4 LA : 86 72 54 71 MO : 10 6 10 11 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 1 1 OK : 7 2 9 11 SD : 2 0 0 4 TX : 69 61 49 52 : 11 Sts: 27 22 20 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 NA 2 3 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 31 NA 15 11 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 1 NA 1 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 51 NA 42 40 : 11 Sts: 17 NA 14 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 7 3 11 7 IL : 40 10 49 36 IN : 13 0 28 24 IA : 8 1 6 5 KS : 56 31 49 44 KY : 71 49 63 63 MI : 0 0 0 1 MN : 4 1 1 2 MO : 72 48 68 59 NE : 27 3 23 13 NC : 90 67 79 78 ND : 7 2 3 2 OH : 6 0 3 7 PA : 5 0 8 8 SD : 0 0 0 0 TN : 90 77 75 84 TX : 72 69 71 74 WI : 1 0 3 1 : 18 Sts: 23 10 24 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 61 54 64 80 AZ : 90 76 79 88 AR : 99 96 97 95 CA : 63 55 64 75 GA : 87 75 79 83 KS : 28 25 17 19 LA : 98 95 96 94 MS : 94 88 89 88 MO : 79 61 81 81 NC : 83 63 83 83 OK : 41 24 46 54 SC : 73 56 58 63 TN : 92 81 97 88 TX : 57 48 46 57 VA : 65 55 49 70 : 15 Sts: 72 63 66 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 4 12 21 AZ : 47 25 44 48 AR : 48 18 43 42 CA : 8 2 9 20 GA : 44 23 30 38 KS : 0 0 0 1 LA : 72 46 45 53 MS : 57 41 35 46 MO : 18 3 22 23 NC : 6 1 5 19 OK : 6 0 4 6 SC : 13 6 7 12 TN : 18 6 25 21 TX : 19 18 15 20 VA : 3 0 12 14 : 15 Sts: 27 18 21 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 98 CA : 91 86 94 87 CO : 78 60 61 48 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 95 80 94 92 IN : 70 37 81 74 KS : 99 95 97 97 MI : 5 0 3 3 MO : 99 93 98 97 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 80 50 48 44 NC : 93 87 95 94 OH : 20 2 48 39 OK : 100 99 100 99 OR : 3 1 7 5 SD : 39 11 5 4 TX : 98 96 95 95 WA : 0 0 2 2 : 18 Sts: 72 65 68 66 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 2 3 CA : 0 0 2 5 LA : 49 34 44 57 MS : 11 7 9 12 MO : 5 1 5 5 TX : 75 60 49 56 : 6 Sts : 14 10 12 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 12 18 39 FL : 47 *40 57 70 GA : 57 37 55 59 NC : 51 27 61 62 OK : 73 59 77 61 SC : 63 45 57 52 TX : 46 30 38 43 VA : 30 20 30 35 : 7 Sts : 48 33 48 54 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 67 42 67 70 MN : 95 84 82 74 MT : 74 56 59 54 ND : 88 70 77 64 SD : 100 96 97 95 WA : 87 70 99 98 : 6 Sts : 87 72 77 69 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 58 34 59 68 MN : 95 84 84 73 MT : 73 56 61 59 ND : 86 67 76 63 WA : 88 65 98 98 : 5 Sts : 77 58 70 66 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 79% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 98 96 100 98 MN : 97 91 86 84 NE : 99 98 96 97 ND : 83 61 71 65 OH : 100 96 98 97 PA : 92 81 92 89 SD : 98 93 94 92 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 97 92 94 82 : 9 Sts : 95 89 91 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2001- State:Jul 9, :Jul 2, :Jul 9, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 2 NA *6 *4 MN : 4 NA 0 0 NE : 36 NA 15 16 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 1 1 PA : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 3 NA 0 2 TX : 93 NA 96 97 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 9 Sts : 11 NA *9 10 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 9 States harvested 72% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 6 16 60 15 IL : 2 7 28 51 12 IN : 3 8 29 48 12 IA : 2 7 23 46 22 KS : 3 9 31 49 8 KY : 0 5 16 41 38 MI : 2 10 29 52 7 MN : 3 7 21 50 19 MO : 2 8 29 53 8 NE : 2 6 31 46 15 NC : 0 1 12 57 30 ND : 3 11 25 50 11 OH : 1 7 24 48 20 PA : 1 5 15 49 30 SD : 6 11 28 40 15 TN : 3 7 22 48 20 TX : 27 24 33 14 2 WI : 3 9 27 45 16 : 18 Sts : 3 8 26 47 16 : Prev Wk : 3 6 23 51 17 Prev Yr : 6 11 25 42 16 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 17 36 36 7 IL : 2 8 33 47 10 IN : 3 7 31 51 8 IA : 2 7 26 47 18 KS : 0 6 34 55 5 KY : 1 4 22 46 27 LA : 3 16 37 44 0 MI : 2 9 35 46 8 MN : 3 8 21 53 15 MS : 4 11 26 47 12 MO : 3 11 36 45 5 NE : 2 13 35 45 5 NC : 0 2 27 63 8 ND : 1 9 27 53 10 OH : 3 8 29 46 14 SD : 6 11 30 41 12 TN : 4 6 22 55 13 WI : 2 8 32 49 9 : 18 Sts : 3 9 30 47 11 : Prev Wk : 2 7 27 51 13 Prev Yr : 5 11 30 43 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 2 13 74 10 MN : 4 13 30 43 10 MT : 5 10 39 42 4 ND : 8 21 32 34 5 SD : 28 29 24 16 3 WA : 0 12 34 45 9 : 6 Sts : 9 18 31 36 6 : Prev Wk : 6 14 28 45 7 Prev Yr : 1 5 16 59 19 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 26 53 15 CA : 0 2 89 9 0 LA : 0 5 46 45 4 MS : 1 4 12 68 15 MO : 0 2 16 58 24 TX : 0 9 59 27 5 : 6 Sts : 1 5 39 44 11 : Prev Wk : 1 4 36 47 12 Prev Yr : 1 3 39 45 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. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 34 33 15 0 AZ : 0 0 40 43 17 AR : 1 8 32 45 14 CA : 0 0 0 62 38 GA : 6 14 38 37 5 KS : 1 2 31 53 13 LA : 2 10 35 48 5 MS : 6 14 24 49 7 MO : 0 10 39 48 3 NC : 2 10 27 56 5 OK : 8 45 35 12 0 SC : 0 10 31 51 8 TN : 0 2 17 62 19 TX : 22 27 31 16 4 VA : 0 6 35 48 11 : 15 Sts : 11 18 30 33 8 : Prev Wk : 10 18 31 34 7 Prev Yr : 2 8 32 50 8 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 12 49 33 5 CO : 1 5 30 63 1 IL : 4 10 36 49 1 KS : 1 5 29 61 4 LA : 1 7 25 59 8 MO : 1 5 33 55 6 NE : 3 11 33 48 5 NM : 5 33 37 20 5 OK : 2 13 34 27 24 SD : 14 15 57 13 1 TX : 23 25 28 22 2 : 11 Sts : 9 13 30 44 4 : Prev Wk : 11 11 28 46 4 Prev Yr : 1 6 30 54 9 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 25 40 22 0 FL : 30 27 24 18 1 GA : 2 9 39 44 6 NC : 1 4 9 80 6 OK : 1 7 27 48 17 SC : 0 0 26 69 5 TX : 3 7 53 28 9 VA : 0 1 15 74 10 : 8 Sts : 6 12 37 40 5 : Prev Wk : 3 11 41 39 6 Prev Yr : 0 3 17 65 15 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 7 20 55 17 MN : 7 13 28 45 7 NE : 14 24 38 24 0 ND : 22 28 25 22 3 OH : 1 3 26 58 12 PA : 0 3 16 65 16 SD : 19 41 21 17 2 TX : 40 23 29 8 0 WI : 1 7 31 47 14 : 9 Sts : 18 20 27 29 6 : Prev Wk : 16 17 25 33 9 Prev Yr : 3 8 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2005 planted acres. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 3 13 72 12 MN : 4 11 26 56 3 MT : 2 7 27 43 21 ND : 5 16 36 37 6 WA : 0 13 36 44 7 : 5 Sts : 3 10 28 47 12 : Prev Wk : 1 7 25 53 14 Prev Yr : 1 3 16 55 25 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 9, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 32 38 28 2 0 :: NJ : 0 0 5 75 20 AZ : 52 27 15 5 1 :: NM : 34 36 24 6 0 AR : 1 20 45 30 4 :: NY : 0 3 31 45 21 CA : 10 13 50 27 0 :: NC : 0 7 33 52 8 CO : 26 34 30 10 0 :: ND : 20 27 33 20 0 CT : 0 8 16 63 13 :: OH : 1 5 23 54 17 DE : 0 3 28 62 7 :: OK : 31 33 26 9 1 FL : 10 30 30 25 5 :: OR : 3 6 34 44 13 GA : 17 25 39 18 1 :: PA : 1 3 20 59 17 ID : 1 2 19 61 17 :: RI : 0 0 0 50 50 IL : 7 13 33 41 6 :: SC : 7 13 35 43 2 IN : 1 4 20 66 9 :: SD : 22 24 27 25 2 IA : 11 23 30 30 6 :: TN : 4 12 28 52 4 KS : 10 23 44 22 1 :: TX : 33 28 27 10 2 KY : 1 6 32 51 10 :: UT : 5 14 30 48 3 LA : 9 22 49 19 1 :: VT : 0 0 11 67 22 ME : 0 7 9 56 28 :: VA : 3 9 39 42 7 MD : 2 7 31 45 15 :: WA : 12 3 15 65 5 MA : 0 0 3 80 17 :: WV : 1 6 45 43 5 MI : 7 16 28 44 5 :: WI : 17 19 37 24 3 MN : 11 21 40 25 3 :: WY : 27 32 27 14 0 MS : 18 41 30 11 0 :: : MO : 22 41 27 10 0 :: 48 Sts : 16 22 31 27 4 MT : 5 14 33 43 5 :: : NE : 20 31 35 14 0 :: Prev Wk: 15 20 31 29 5 NV : 1 11 37 50 1 :: Prev Yr: 7 17 32 37 7 NH : 0 2 19 54 25 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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