We 1 (6-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 12, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call King J. Whetstone at (202) 690-3234, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary June 3 - 9, 2007 Highlights: Hot weather overspread the Southeast, but near- to below-normal temperatures prevailed elsewhere. In fact, scattered frost was reported on the central High Plains on June 8, although temperatures were not low enough to cause significant concern for heading winter wheat. Weekly temperatures ranged from as much as 5 degrees F below normal in the central Rockies to more than 5 degrees F above normal in parts of the Southeast. Late-week Southeastern temperatures soared to near 100 degrees F, aggravating the effects of drought on pastures and summer crops. Prior to the heat's arrival, spotty Southeastern showers provided only local drought relief. Although crops in the southern Atlantic region continued to benefit from the previous week's rain (from Tropical Storm Barry), critically dry conditions persisted across the remainder of the South as far west as the lower Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, unfavorably dry conditions crept northward into the central and eastern Corn Belt, slowing germination rates and reducing topsoil moisture reserves for already emerged summer crops. In contrast, scattered showers and thunderstorms maintained abundant to locally excessive moisture across the central one-third of the U.S., including the Plains and the western Corn Belt. However, concerns related to soggy weather included late-season planting delays and winter wheat harvest disruptions. In addition, showery, humid weather increased disease pressure on unharvested wheat. Farther west, cool, showery weather in the Northwest contrasted with warm, dry conditions elsewhere west of the Rockies. Northwestern showers were highly favorable for pastures, rain-fed summer crops, and filling winter grains, which had recently begun to show signs of drought stress. The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry moved northward along the Eastern Seaboard on June 3, resulting in daily-record rainfall totals in locations such as Augusta, GA (2.24 inches), and Atlantic City, NJ (1.35 inches). Elsewhere in Georgia, Savannah's June 2-3 rainfall reached 5.21 inches, easily surpassing its March-May sum of 3.73 inches (35 percent of normal). Other 2-day totals related to Barry included 3.63 inches in Augusta (on June 2-3) and 3.69 inches in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, heavy showers also persisted across the upper Midwest, where June 3 rainfall records were broken in locations such as Madison, WI (3.06 inches), and St. Cloud, MN (1.73 inches). Hot weather lingered early in the week in advance of a developing storm over the Northwest, where daily-record highs for June 3 soared to 101 degrees F in Lewiston, ID, and 100 degrees F in both Moses Lake and Walla Walla, WA. It was Lewiston's earliest triple-digit reading since May 29, 1983, when the high reached 100 degrees F. However, rain, snow, and sharply cooler weather soon overspread the Northwest, where 24-hour totals (on June 4-5) reached 1.32 inches in Mitchell, OR, and 0.87 inch at Boundary Dam, WA. Later, high winds and heavy precipitation swept across the Plains, Rockies and the Intermountain West. On June 6-7, peak gusts included 77 m.p.h. in Buffalo, WY; 70 m.p.h. in Gallup, NM; 67 m.p.h. in Alamosa, CO; and 62 m.p.h. in Dalhart, TX. June 5-7 snowfall topped a foot as far south as Utah's Wasatch Range, where totals reached 16 inches at Alta and 14 inches at Snowbird. Farther north, Pocatello, ID (1.45 inches on June 6), experienced its wettest June day on record and its wettest day during any month since October 2, 1976, when 1.68 inches fell. Pocatello's June 6-7 rainfall reached 1.85 inches, representing its second-wettest 2-day period in June behind 1.86 inches on June 21-22, 1948. Meanwhile, Miles City, MT (2.02 inches on June 6), experienced its wettest June day since June 7, 1993, when 2.45 inches fell. The storm's central barometric pressure fell below 980 millibars (28.94 inches of mercury) over the north-central U.S. on June 7, a day after Goodland, KS (981.8 millibars, or 28.99 inches), set a record for its lowest June pressure. During the mid- to late-week period, warmth spread into the South and East. In soggy Texas, Abilene (91 degrees F) reached the 90-degree mark for the first time this year on June 5. Abilene's previous latest such date was May 31, 1900. Two days later, Chattanooga, TN (96 degrees F), posted a daily-record high, followed on June 8 by daily records in locations such as Massena, NY (90 degrees F), and Virginia's Dulles Airport (97 degrees F). A cold front swept across areas from the northern Plains into the Northeast from June 6-8, trailed by cooler weather but preceded by widespread thunderstorms. More than a dozen tornadoes were spotted across the upper Midwest on June 7, followed the next day by nearly 300 reports of wind gusts to at least 58 m.p.h. across the eastern one-third of the U.S. Farther west, the week ended on a chilly note. June 8 was particularly cool across the Rockies and High Plains, resulting in more than three dozen daily-record lows. Denver, CO (31 degrees F on June 8), experienced its latest freeze on record by 6 days, eclipsing the former mark of 30 degrees F on June 2, 1951. Elsewhere in Colorado, it was also the latest freeze in Trinidad (31 degrees F; previously, 31 degrees F on May 26, 1950). Light freezes were also noted on June 8 in locations such as Cheyenne, WY (31 degrees F), and Scottsbluff, NE (32 degrees F). Unusually warm, unfavorably dry weather persisted in Hawaii. On the Big Island, Hilo posted a trio of daily-record highs (88, 87, and 88 degrees F) from June 4-6, followed by another record (86 degrees F) on June 9. Hilo's rainfall from March 1 - June 9 totaled just 14.25 inches (39 percent of normal). Year-to-date totals through June 9 included 2.64 inches (29 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu, and 3.87 inches (35 percent) in Kahului, Maui. Farther north, cool, damp weather prevailed across southern Alaska, while above-normal temperatures and occasional showers covered the mainland. Alaskan temperatures ranged from a daily-record low (33 degrees F on June 3) in Kodiak to a daily-record high (89 degrees F on June 5) in Eagle. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary June 4 - June 10, 2007 Cooler conditions and scattered showers proved beneficial for pastures and summer crops in the Pacific Northwest and the northern Intermountain region. The Southwest remains extremely dry, increasing irrigation demands and deteriorating pastures and non-irrigated crops. On June 10, California's pastures and rangeland was rated 95 percent very poor to poor. Meanwhile, on the central and southern Great Plains, favorable weather promoted fieldwork activities, however, wet conditions still remained a concern for crop development. Farther east, in the central and eastern Corn Belt, recent hot and dry conditions are gradually hampering the development of summer crops. Elsewhere, hot, dry weather prevailed in the Southeast, particularly in Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and into Kentucky, where limited rainfall was received from Tropical Storm Barry. However the storm did provide beneficial rainfall in much of the southern Atlantic region, aiding the development of summer crops and pastures. Corn: Ninety-nine percent of the crop was at or beyond emergence, 2 points ahead of last year and 4 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, where emergence trailed the normal pace by 3 points. Nationwide, crop condition remained virtually unchanged. Soybeans: Growers had planted 94 percent of their intended acreage, 1 point ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of normal. Seeding progressed 19 points under favorable conditions during the week in Kansas, however, planting was still behind last year and the normal pace. Emergence had begun on 84 percent of the acreage, compared with 82 percent last year and 75 percent for the 5-year average. The crop advanced 20 points or more in Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, under warm, mostly dry conditions. However, dry weather hampered the crop in Mississippi and Tennessee, where conditions declined 14 and 13 points, respectively. Winter Wheat: Heading advanced to 94 percent, the same as last year but 3 points ahead of the normal pace. Progress was at or near complete in all areas except the Northern Rockies, where rapid progress was made during the week. Heading in Montana advanced 39 points during the week, to 43 percent complete, 17 points ahead of the 5-year average. Five percent of the acreage had been harvested, behind last year and the normal pace. Harvest was most advanced in Arkansas, at 55 percent complete, followed by Oklahoma and California, at 25 and 24 percent complete, respectively. Cotton: Producers had seeded 92 percent of their intended acreage, compared with 97 percent for last year and 93 percent for the 5-year average. Planting was complete in the Delta and most of the Southwest and Atlantic Coast. Although good progress was made in the central and southern Great Plains during the week, the crop still lagged behind normal in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Meanwhile, squaring advanced to 15 percent, 2 points behind last year and the 5-year average. The crop developed rapidly in portions of the Delta, where 24 percent of Arkansas' crop and 19 percent of Mississippi's crop entered the squaring stage during the week. Elsewhere, squaring is off to a slow start in Louisiana and Georgia, where the crop trailed the normal pace by 22 and 17 points, respectively. Sorghum: Seventy-three percent of the intended acreage had been planted, 3 points behind last year but the same as the normal pace. Despite planting nearly one-third of their acreage during the week, Kansas growers were 4 points behind the 5-year average. Elsewhere, planting was well ahead of normal in Illinois, where dry, warm conditions promoted field activities. Heading, at 14 percent complete, was 1 point ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Heading progress was mostly limited to Texas and just underway in Louisiana and Missouri, but had not yet begun elsewhere. Small Grains: Spring wheat was 3 percent headed, 2 points behind last year but the same as the normal pace. Heading was most advanced in Washington, at 37 percent complete, while all other States were limited to 10 percent or less. In Montana and North Dakota, the crop had not yet entered the heading stage. Barley was 4 percent headed, the same as last year and the 5-year average. In Washington, 38 percent of the crop had entered the heading stage. Elsewhere, heading had just begun in the other major producing States, except Montana. Thirty-eight percent of the oat crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 3 points behind last year but the same as the 5-year average. Heading advanced most in the Corn Belt, where Nebraska advanced 28 points, Iowa advanced 20 points, and Ohio advanced 17 points during the week. Heading had just begun in Minnesota and North Dakota. Other Crops: Peanut planting advanced to 89 percent complete, 5 points behind last year and 7 points behind the normal pace. In the Southeast, planting advanced 15 points in Georgia and 10 points in Florida during the week, but still trailed behind last year and the normal pace due to lack of moisture. Sunflower growers had sown 67 percent of their intended acreage, 14 points behind last year and 7 points behind the normal pace. Progress was most rapid during the week in Kansas, where planting advanced 29 points, but was still behind last year and the 5-year average. Elsewhere, planting progress trailed well behind last year and the normal pace in South Dakota. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 98 89 99 98 ID : 42 23 45 33 IL : 100 98 99 99 IN : 100 96 100 99 KS : 100 99 100 100 MI : 97 77 95 76 MO : 100 99 100 100 MT : 43 4 61 26 NE : 96 91 96 91 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 99 100 99 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 100 84 88 86 SD : 91 66 81 64 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 85 65 80 76 : 18 Sts: 94 88 94 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 55 26 68 40 CA : 24 19 26 24 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 1 1 IN : 0 0 1 1 KS : 1 0 13 5 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 4 0 21 7 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 13 4 13 19 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 25 3 76 45 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 17 10 42 41 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 5 1 17 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 96 95 100 98 AZ : 100 99 100 99 AR : 100 100 100 99 CA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 88 74 95 96 KS : 69 45 69 73 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 100 100 99 NC : 100 100 100 99 OK : 69 57 92 88 SC : 99 98 98 97 TN : 100 99 100 99 TX : 86 72 94 87 VA : 100 99 100 100 : 15 Sts: 92 84 97 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 9 4 10 14 AZ : 35 25 26 33 AR : 27 3 30 23 CA : 60 56 10 12 GA : 5 2 21 22 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 8 2 25 30 MS : 28 9 36 22 MO : 16 4 9 10 NC : 8 2 8 11 OK : 0 0 7 3 SC : 7 1 9 9 TN : 13 4 11 11 TX : 12 11 13 17 VA : 4 0 9 7 : 15 Sts: 15 9 17 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 91 86 90 81 IL : 96 96 94 92 IN : 99 96 85 86 IA : 98 93 100 98 KS : 76 57 85 80 KY : 88 79 80 66 LA : 95 90 95 85 MI : 96 87 90 86 MN : 99 99 99 96 MS : 100 99 99 97 MO : 81 66 89 82 NE : 97 86 100 98 NC : 62 55 61 61 ND : 93 88 98 95 OH : 100 99 95 85 SD : 88 76 93 91 TN : 84 79 87 71 WI : 99 95 92 88 : 18 Sts: 94 88 93 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 77 70 80 69 IL : 96 85 84 78 IN : 93 83 70 71 IA : 93 73 93 88 KS : 52 33 70 66 KY : 77 63 60 52 LA : 90 87 91 77 MI : 86 64 77 67 MN : 95 87 89 80 MS : 98 95 98 94 MO : 63 49 74 66 NE : 80 57 95 85 NC : 50 40 47 47 ND : 79 59 89 75 OH : 96 87 87 70 SD : 65 40 73 68 TN : 73 63 68 55 WI : 93 69 75 66 : 18 Sts: 84 70 82 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 86 99 99 FL : 80 70 91 95 GA : 88 73 91 96 NC : 95 90 100 99 OK : 97 89 98 96 SC : 95 90 95 97 TX : 95 86 97 94 VA : 100 99 96 97 : 8 Sts : 89 79 94 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 67 44 77 59 KS : 43 14 48 51 ND : 89 75 96 89 SD : 38 21 65 59 : 4 Sts : 67 51 81 74 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflower acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 92 70 93 95 IL : 100 99 99 96 IN : 100 97 89 89 IA : 100 93 100 99 KS : 100 94 98 98 KY : 99 97 98 95 MI : 98 85 94 86 MN : 100 98 98 97 MO : 97 90 100 97 NE : 99 95 99 98 NC : 100 100 100 98 ND : 98 93 97 94 OH : 100 98 100 89 PA : 87 75 84 78 SD : 97 85 95 93 TN : 100 100 100 99 TX : 99 98 99 99 WI : 98 93 92 84 : 18 Sts: 99 94 97 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 64 41 65 66 IL : 88 78 68 68 KS : 66 35 68 70 LA : 100 100 99 98 MO : 79 68 94 86 NE : 79 71 93 89 NM : 60 40 77 46 OK : 49 44 65 53 SD : 67 58 79 69 TX : 83 76 85 77 : 11 Sts: 73 54 76 73 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 1 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 6 NA 0 1 MO : 2 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 44 NA 41 36 : 11 Sts: 14 NA 13 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 NA 5 3 MN : 3 NA 3 1 MT : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 0 NA 3 1 SD : 10 NA 20 9 WA : 37 NA 32 37 : 6 Sts : 3 NA 5 3 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 31 11 38 37 MN : 6 0 7 3 NE : 52 24 62 50 ND : 1 0 3 1 OH : 53 36 42 32 PA : 10 1 26 18 SD : 10 3 21 10 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 15 7 9 10 : 9 Sts : 38 32 41 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 10,:Jun 3, :Jun 10,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 NA 5 6 MN : 6 NA 4 2 MT : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 1 NA 2 1 WA : 38 NA 28 28 : 5 Sts : 4 NA 4 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 2 5 74 18 IL : 1 5 17 54 23 IN : 2 8 29 51 10 IA : 1 4 18 56 21 KS : 0 4 19 66 11 KY : 3 11 22 51 13 MI : 0 2 14 55 29 MN : 1 4 12 57 26 MO : 3 4 24 56 13 NE : 0 2 12 63 23 NC : 1 11 39 44 5 ND : 0 2 16 73 9 OH : 2 6 24 51 17 PA : 1 5 27 51 16 SD : 0 3 16 67 14 TN : 8 16 37 35 4 TX : 2 5 29 41 23 WI : 0 2 10 54 34 : 18 Sts : 1 4 18 57 20 : Prev Wk : 1 3 18 60 18 Prev Yr : 1 5 24 55 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 26 59 11 IL : 2 5 26 54 13 IN : 3 10 31 50 6 IA : 0 3 19 60 18 KS : 0 2 30 62 6 KY : 2 8 27 50 13 LA : 1 5 32 53 9 MI : 0 2 25 54 19 MN : 1 3 18 61 17 MS : 3 9 20 56 12 MO : 1 6 35 54 4 NE : 0 2 19 66 13 NC : 0 11 37 47 5 ND : 0 3 14 73 10 OH : 1 6 29 51 13 SD : 1 3 18 68 10 TN : 3 14 41 37 5 WI : 0 2 15 56 27 : 18 Sts : 1 5 24 58 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 24 59 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 27 55 12 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 23 60 15 MN : 1 3 13 63 20 NE : 0 2 16 75 7 ND : 0 0 9 71 20 OH : 1 3 30 60 6 PA : 0 11 44 42 3 SD : 0 1 15 71 13 TX : 2 15 25 35 23 WI : 0 2 13 70 15 : 9 Sts : 1 6 19 57 17 : Prev Wk : 1 5 20 56 18 Prev Yr : 13 13 26 40 8 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 28 31 20 1 CA : 1 2 11 53 33 CO : 3 5 20 44 28 ID : 0 4 10 77 9 IL : 12 15 34 35 4 IN : 6 17 45 30 2 KS : 13 22 30 25 10 MI : 2 5 29 45 19 MO : 24 30 34 11 1 MT : 0 2 20 44 34 NE : 1 9 30 53 7 NC : 17 21 36 24 2 OH : 3 13 37 39 8 OK : 9 17 30 38 6 OR : 0 7 39 46 8 SD : 1 4 23 52 20 TX : 2 6 24 42 26 WA : 2 10 27 50 11 : 18 Sts : 7 13 28 38 14 : Prev Wk : 7 13 27 39 14 Prev Yr : 24 22 25 23 6 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 34 34 29 3 0 AZ : 0 0 44 48 8 AR : 0 4 23 52 21 CA : 0 6 31 55 8 GA : 10 25 41 23 1 KS : 0 0 10 85 5 LA : 0 3 29 61 7 MS : 0 7 25 53 15 MO : 0 9 39 49 3 NC : 0 4 29 64 3 OK : 0 4 21 75 0 SC : 0 8 60 32 0 TN : 2 6 35 51 6 TX : 5 11 34 39 11 VA : 0 0 14 62 24 : 15 Sts : 4 11 33 43 9 : Prev Wk : 3 10 33 45 9 Prev Yr : 6 16 36 36 6 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 45 52 0 0 FL : 25 35 30 10 0 GA : 5 17 54 23 1 NC : 0 0 13 77 10 OK : 0 1 18 75 6 SC : 0 0 73 27 0 TX : 1 2 32 60 5 VA : 0 0 7 67 26 : 8 Sts : 6 18 45 29 2 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 8 47 40 3 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 5 19 69 5 MN : 1 3 14 68 14 MT : 0 5 27 44 24 ND : 0 1 8 70 21 WA : 2 8 39 49 2 : 5 Sts : 1 4 18 60 17 : Prev Wk : 1 2 16 64 17 Prev Yr : 0 4 18 62 16 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 20 53 24 CA : 0 0 10 55 35 LA : 0 3 33 54 10 MS : 0 0 11 76 13 MO : 0 3 32 51 14 TX : 0 6 58 36 0 : 6 Sts : 0 2 22 54 22 : Prev Wk : 0 3 26 51 20 Prev Yr : 0 5 37 47 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 4 8 81 7 MN : 4 6 13 59 18 MT : 1 6 22 44 27 ND : 0 2 9 70 19 SD : 0 2 22 60 16 WA : 3 11 36 45 5 : 6 Sts : 1 4 14 62 19 : Prev Wk : 0 2 13 66 19 Prev Yr : 2 9 22 55 12 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 10, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 42 36 19 3 0 :: NJ : 0 15 35 50 0 AZ : 21 26 36 15 2 :: NM : 5 8 31 46 10 AR : 1 5 38 50 6 :: NY : 0 1 24 54 21 CA : 40 55 5 0 0 :: NC : 15 26 37 22 0 CO : 1 3 25 55 16 :: ND : 0 3 19 60 18 CT : 0 0 16 72 12 :: OH : 7 14 31 40 8 DE : 2 3 21 68 6 :: OK : 0 5 23 48 24 FL : 40 30 25 5 0 :: OR : 2 11 35 50 2 GA : 43 31 21 5 0 :: PA : 4 11 40 39 6 ID : 0 3 36 57 4 :: RI : 0 0 0 50 50 IL : 2 11 24 54 9 :: SC : 8 21 52 19 0 IN : 6 21 41 30 2 :: SD : 1 5 15 59 20 IA : 1 3 22 57 17 :: TN : 23 36 30 11 0 KS : 2 5 23 53 17 :: TX : 1 4 19 52 24 KY : 12 37 37 13 1 :: UT : 2 8 44 44 2 LA : 1 7 26 59 7 :: VT : 0 0 20 45 35 ME : 1 2 10 67 20 :: VA : 9 12 41 36 2 MD : 5 15 30 40 10 :: WA : 1 4 21 71 3 MA : 0 0 7 88 5 :: WV : 3 23 50 24 0 MI : 0 5 24 53 18 :: WI : 1 5 21 53 20 MN : 1 5 25 55 14 :: WY : 2 8 45 37 8 MS : 19 29 35 17 0 :: : MO : 4 9 46 36 5 :: 48 Sts : 8 13 26 41 12 MT : 1 5 25 36 33 :: : NE : 0 3 22 58 17 :: Prev Wk: 8 14 27 40 11 NV : 15 20 47 15 3 :: Prev Yr: 12 17 28 35 8 NH : 0 2 2 58 38 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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