We 1 (6-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 26, 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 Volume 94, No. 26 June 17 - 23, 2007 For additional information, call (202) 720-2397. Highlights: Much-needed rain stabilized crop conditions in the central and eastern Corn Belt and provided local drought relief in the Southeast. The rain, which arrived on June 18-19, was followed by additional Midwestern thunderstorms later in the week. However, hot, dry weather returned to the Southeast by week's end, bringing renewed stress to drought-affected pastures and rain-fed summer crops. Farther west, hot weather expanded across the Nation's mid-section, promoting rapid crop development and boosting late-week temperatures to 100 degrees F or higher as far north as the central High Plains. However, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms continued to pepper the Plains and western Corn Belt, maintaining mostly adequate to locally excessive soil moisture reserves. Adverse effects of the Plains' persistent wetness included delays in winter wheat harvesting and final summer crop planting, along with a threat of further degradation in the quality of ripening and mature wheat. West of the Rockies, meanwhile, hot, mostly dry weather favored fieldwork, winter wheat maturation, and the rapid development of irrigated summer crops. However, heavy irrigation demands continued to raise concerns about water availability later this summer in some drought-affected Western basins. At week's end, somewhat cooler air overspread the West Coast States. Early in the week, torrential rain continued to batter portions of the southern Plains. Flooding was particularly severe in parts of northeastern Texas, where June 17-18 rainfall totaled 8.80 inches in Gainesville and 7.10 inches in Sherman. Nearly half (3.61 inches) of Gainesville's rain fell in a 1-hour period on the morning of June 18. In the rain's wake, the Elm Fork of the Trinity River at Gainesville crested 6.5 feet above flood stage on June 18, surpassing the record-high level of 6.1 feet above flood stage established on September 1, 1986. A few days later, a huge thunderstorm complex brought more unwelcome wind and rain to the central and southern Plains on June 19-20. A gust to 94 m.p.h. was reported early on the 20th in Wichita Falls, TX. Oklahoma City, OK, noted measurable rain on 11 consecutive days, totaling 5.14 inches, from June 13-23. The disturbance responsible for the flooding in northeastern Texas drifted eastward, providing highly beneficial rain in the Southeast. On June 19, daily-record totals in Mississippi reached 4.05 inches in Greenwood and 2.46 inches in Greenville. Despite the rain, January 1 - June 23 rainfall totaled just 18.54 inches (62 percent of normal) in Greenwood and 14.23 inches (47 percent) in Greenville. In northern Alabama, Huntsville's precipitation deficit since January 1, 2005, surpassed 50 inches on June 12. Huntsville's normal annual precipitation is 57.51 inches. From January 1, 2005, to June 24, 2007, Huntsville's total of 93.99 inches was just 65 percent of normal, while year-to-date precipitation (through June 24) stood at a meager 11.25 inches - the driest on record - and over three inches behind the previous standard set in 1925 (14.87 inches) . Farther north, a cold front sweeping across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast generated locally heavy showers. Early-week snow was reported in the northern Rockies, where Logan Pass, MT, received 8 inches in a 24-hour period on June 17-18. Elsewhere, daily rainfall records included 2.35 inches (on June 17) in Jamestown, ND; 1.70 inches (on June 18) in Wausau, WI; and 1.46 inches (on June 19) in Syracuse, NY. Elsewhere in New York, Rochester's 1.24-inch rainfall on June 19 matched its total during the preceding 7 weeks (May 1 - June 18). Warmth in advance of the cold front resulted in several daily-record highs, including 101 degrees F (on June 17) in Chadron, NE, and 96 degrees F (on June 18) in Danville, VA. In contrast, chilly air trailing the front produced daily-record lows in locations such as Stanley, ID (24 degrees F on June 18), and Casper, WY (38 degrees F on June 19). During the mid- to late-week period, however, heat built across the West and spread eastward. In Utah, Hanksville posted a daily-record high (105 degrees F) on June 19. On June 20, numerous daily-record highs were established in western locations such as Delta, UT (101 degrees F); Scottsbluff, AZ (101 degrees F); Denver, CO (97 degrees F); and Lander, WY (95 degrees F). Denver notched a second consecutive daily record high on June 21 when the thermometer peaked at 99 degrees F, eclipsing the old standard of 98 degrees F set in 1922. Record heat was less prominent by week's end, but still noted on June 22 in Eureka, NV (97 degrees F) and Belgrade, MT (93 degrees F) and on June 23 in Rapid City, SD (102 degrees F). In contrast, late-week record low temperatures were reported on June 23 in Oregon, with Redmond (31 degrees F) and Eugene (34 degrees F) both setting new marks for the date. Farther south, late week thunderstorms continued to plague portions of Texas, with Brownsville reporting a daily-record rainfall on June 23 of 4.42 inches. Unusually warm weather covered much of Alaska, boosting temperatures to 80 degrees F or higher in parts of the interior. In Fairbanks, a maximum temperature of 82 degrees F on June 19 represented its highest reading since August 15, 2005, when it was also 82 degrees F. Also on June 19, King Salmon (75 degrees F) posted a daily-record high. Alaskan showers were generally light and scattered, but month-to-date totals remained above average in many locations. In southern Alaska, however, June 1-23 rainfall totaled just 0.01 inch (1 percent of normal) in Anchorage, 1.40 inches (25 percent) in Yakutat. Farther south, mostly dry weather returned to Hawaii, following last week's beneficial showers in windward locations. On the Big Island, Hilo's weekly rainfall totaled 0.77 inches, following a June 10-16 sum of 3.45 inches. From March 1 - June 23, Hilo's rainfall totaled 18.47 inches (46 percent of normal). National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary June 18 - June 24, 2007 Temperatures averaged above normal nearly nationwide for the week. Areas west of the Rocky Mountains maintained the warm and dry weather favorable to winter wheat maturation, although water deprivation concerns heightened and irrigation continued. The southern portion of the Great Plains region received yet more rain, continuing to hamper harvest activities due to excessively soggy field conditions. The Ohio Valley and central and eastern Corn Belt received much needed rainfall which improved conditions for developing summer crops. Following beneficial showers early in the week, hot, dry weather returned to much of the Delta, Southeast, and Tennessee Valley renewing stress on pastures and rain-fed summer crops. Corn: Four percent of the crop was at or beyond the silking stage, the same as last year and the 5-year average. The crop was most advanced in Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, where 41 percent or more was at or beyond the silking stage. Seventy-three percent of the crop was rated good or excellent nationwide, up 3 percentage points from the previous week. Soybeans: Emergence advanced to 96 percent during the week, compared with 97 percent last year and 93 percent for the 5-year average. Progress stood at 100 percent in Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Ohio, and was at or ahead of normal in all states except Kansas and Missouri. Blooming, at 6 percent, was the same as last year but 2 points ahead of the normal pace. Nationwide, the amount of the crop rated good or excellent increased 3 percentage points from last week, to 66 percent. Winter Wheat: Growers have harvested 22 percent of their crop, 28 points behind last year and 14 points behind the 5-year average. The persistent wetness in the central and southern Great Plains has delayed winter wheat harvesting, where Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas trailed behind normal by 28 points or more. However, harvest rapidly advanced in Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina where producers reaped 31 percent or more of their crop during the week. Cotton: Cotton squaring advanced to 41 percent, 5 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. The crop developed rapidly in North Carolina, Missouri, and Tennessee where the squaring stage increased 25 points or more during the week. In the West, 70 percent of the crop was at or beyond the squaring stage in California, well ahead of the normal pace. Elsewhere, in the drought-stricken Southeast, the crop continued to lag well behind last year and the 5-year average. Seven percent of the cotton acreage had begun setting bolls, 2 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Hot, dry weather aided progress in California and Missouri, where the crop is ahead of the normal pace. Sorghum: Ninety-two percent of the intended acreage had been planted, 2 points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the normal pace. Planting was at or ahead of normal in all areas, except the central and southern Great Plains due to excessive moisture. Planting was complete in the Delta and nearly complete in the middle Missouri Valley. Heading, at 17 percent complete, was 2 points behind last year but one point ahead of the 5-year average. Heading was well underway in the Delta and Texas, but had not begun elsewhere. Rice: Four percent of the acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, 1 point behind last year and the normal pace. The crop steadily progressed in Louisiana, advancing 15 percentage points during the week, however, limited progress was made elsewhere. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading advanced to 33 percent, 11 percent behind last year but 6 percent ahead of normal. Heading gained momentum in most areas with the most rapid progress in South Dakota and Minnesota, where the crop advanced 32 points or more during the week, under favorable weather conditions. Meanwhile, barley heading advanced to 34 percent, compared with 31 percent last year and 23 percent for the 5-year average. Progress was at or ahead of normal in all States. Oat heading, at 74 percent, was 1 point behind last year but 9 points ahead of the normal pace. Heading advanced 29 points or more during the week in Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Other Crops: Peanut pegging advanced to 10 percent, 8 points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Progress was ahead of normal in North Carolina, Virginia, and Oklahoma, but was well behind normal in the drought-stricken Southeast. Sunflower growers had sown 92 percent of their intended acreage, 5 points behind last year and 3 points behind the normal pace. Progress was most rapid during the week in South Dakota, where planting advanced 22 points, to 80 percent complete. However planting was still well behind last year and the 5-year average in South Dakota but at or ahead of normal elsewhere. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 6 NA 1 3 IN : 0 NA 0 0 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 6 NA 17 11 KY : 10 NA 7 12 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 22 NA 25 16 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 42 NA 43 38 ND : 0 NA 1 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 41 NA 47 40 TX : 59 NA 63 64 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 4 NA 4 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 84 99 86 CA : 70 43 62 64 CO : 2 0 26 7 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 73 39 61 53 IN : 36 18 23 26 KS : 20 2 77 49 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 52 21 80 57 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 1 0 10 5 NC : 79 42 57 65 OH : 1 0 0 0 OK : 52 41 97 86 OR : 3 0 1 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 45 31 86 73 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 22 11 50 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 3 LA : 22 7 18 24 MS : 0 0 4 2 MO : 2 1 0 1 TX : 15 6 40 25 : 6 Sts : 4 1 5 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 84 93 86 IL : 98 96 97 95 IN : 98 96 92 92 IA : 100 97 100 99 KS : 76 69 90 86 KY : 90 87 89 74 LA : 98 94 98 90 MI : 98 94 98 93 MN : 100 99 99 98 MS : 100 99 100 98 MO : 86 79 95 89 NE : 100 95 100 99 NC : 74 64 77 69 ND : 97 91 100 97 OH : 100 100 98 90 SD : 97 86 98 95 TN : 84 77 88 76 WI : 99 96 97 92 : 18 Sts: 96 92 97 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 14 NA 16 9 IL : 9 NA 3 5 IN : 0 NA 0 3 IA : 5 NA 3 2 KS : 1 NA 5 3 KY : 0 NA 0 4 LA : 47 NA 49 35 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 1 NA 3 1 MS : 72 NA 78 54 MO : 2 NA 3 2 NE : 3 NA 3 2 NC : 0 NA 0 0 ND : 2 NA 4 1 OH : 5 NA 5 3 SD : 1 NA 1 1 TN : 7 NA 14 7 WI : 4 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 6 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 1 6 11 FL : 15 13 32 38 GA : 7 2 19 22 NC : 33 0 7 8 OK : 35 10 33 33 SC : 11 4 20 21 TX : 4 3 21 11 VA : 11 0 9 9 : 8 Sts : 10 3 18 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 97 88 88 85 KS : 84 75 86 84 ND : 99 96 100 99 SD : 80 58 96 92 : 4 Sts : 92 82 97 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 86% of last year's sunflower acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 30 23 36 45 AZ : 65 50 54 59 AR : 83 65 85 73 CA : 70 65 42 42 GA : 27 11 57 56 KS : 5 0 0 4 LA : 57 48 83 75 MS : 77 55 70 59 MO : 62 35 44 42 NC : 57 27 32 42 OK : 16 0 20 22 SC : 25 14 41 34 TN : 65 40 56 53 TX : 22 16 33 30 VA : 8 4 32 32 : 15 Sts: 41 28 46 43 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 0 1 2 AZ : 15 4 14 14 AR : 2 0 8 4 CA : 20 1 0 6 GA : 1 0 9 11 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 3 0 23 12 MS : 4 0 14 6 MO : 12 2 0 2 NC : 1 0 0 1 OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 0 0 1 3 TN : 1 0 2 2 TX : 12 8 13 13 VA : 0 0 0 1 : 15 Sts: 7 4 9 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 97 88 88 89 IL : 91 90 91 85 KS : 90 76 93 91 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 90 87 100 97 NE : 99 93 100 99 NM : 97 87 95 74 OK : 65 53 90 78 SD : 95 87 100 95 TX : 94 90 94 88 : 11 Sts: 92 82 94 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 12 3 14 16 CO : 0 0 2 0 IL : 0 0 0 1 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 37 21 39 26 MO : 5 3 2 1 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 0 0 0 1 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 50 48 58 48 : 11 Sts: 17 16 19 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 31 17 24 26 MN : 46 14 61 31 MT : 17 13 18 10 ND : 27 3 42 21 SD : 64 31 79 63 WA : 66 44 56 70 : 6 Sts : 33 11 44 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 30 18 23 30 MN : 59 18 56 31 MT : 29 10 21 15 ND : 30 6 36 18 WA : 76 53 50 64 : 5 Sts : 34 13 31 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 78% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jun 24,:Jun 17,:Jun 24,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 86 67 88 88 MN : 71 28 69 42 NE : 87 70 93 91 ND : 19 4 32 16 OH : 95 66 88 72 PA : 70 48 68 60 SD : 66 37 71 57 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 78 37 69 51 : 9 Sts : 74 54 75 65 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 67% of last year's oat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 2 6 60 31 IL : 2 5 24 52 17 IN : 5 14 32 44 5 IA : 1 4 17 56 22 KS : 2 5 21 61 11 KY : 7 14 30 40 9 MI : 1 6 23 52 18 MN : 1 2 14 56 27 MO : 3 5 29 50 13 NE : 0 1 14 61 24 NC : 7 17 33 39 4 ND : 1 5 16 63 15 OH : 6 13 30 41 10 PA : 3 6 23 52 16 SD : 0 1 14 59 26 TN : 24 31 34 11 0 TX : 1 3 29 43 24 WI : 1 3 15 62 19 : 18 Sts : 2 5 20 54 19 : Prev Wk : 2 6 22 53 17 Prev Yr : 2 5 22 52 19 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 34 46 16 IL : 2 5 28 52 13 IN : 6 17 34 39 4 IA : 0 3 22 57 18 KS : 0 3 31 60 6 KY : 5 12 33 39 11 LA : 2 6 26 57 9 MI : 2 7 29 50 12 MN : 1 3 19 60 17 MS : 2 7 25 55 11 MO : 2 5 36 51 6 NE : 0 1 18 67 14 NC : 0 7 33 56 4 ND : 2 6 17 60 15 OH : 6 14 34 38 8 SD : 0 2 15 62 21 TN : 11 25 40 24 0 WI : 0 3 22 56 19 : 18 Sts : 2 6 26 53 13 : Prev Wk : 2 7 26 53 12 Prev Yr : 2 6 25 54 13 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 5 31 53 11 CO : 0 0 11 80 9 IL : 6 7 38 43 6 KS : 0 2 22 65 11 LA : 1 2 12 50 35 MO : 1 3 37 55 4 NE : 1 2 26 59 12 NM : 0 0 40 60 0 OK : 1 1 33 54 11 SD : 0 2 22 71 5 TX : 0 1 18 57 24 : 11 Sts : 0 2 22 61 15 : Prev Wk : 0 2 22 63 13 Prev Yr : 10 12 28 44 6 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 34 33 17 13 3 FL : 18 40 30 12 0 GA : 5 18 42 33 2 NC : 1 3 42 48 6 OK : 0 2 24 61 13 SC : 0 0 32 63 5 TX : 0 3 45 48 4 VA : 0 0 12 80 8 : 8 Sts : 9 18 36 34 3 : Prev Wk : 10 19 36 33 2 Prev Yr : 1 14 39 41 5 -------------------------------------- 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 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 28 31 20 1 CA : 1 2 14 50 33 CO : 3 5 18 50 24 ID : 0 4 8 75 13 IL : 12 15 34 35 4 IN : 4 17 47 29 3 KS : 16 24 28 25 7 MI : 1 7 39 43 10 MO : 17 30 38 14 1 MT : 1 5 16 38 40 NE : 3 13 30 45 9 NC : 17 23 31 28 1 OH : 5 18 41 33 3 OK : 13 25 33 23 6 OR : 0 12 39 47 2 SD : 2 5 23 47 23 TX : 4 8 19 39 30 WA : 2 10 27 52 9 : 18 Sts : 9 16 27 34 14 : Prev Wk : 8 14 28 37 13 Prev Yr : 24 22 25 24 5 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 49 27 20 3 1 AZ : 0 0 49 41 10 AR : 0 5 21 53 21 CA : 0 0 13 59 28 GA : 10 20 42 24 4 KS : 0 5 30 50 15 LA : 0 4 30 59 7 MS : 1 5 17 62 15 MO : 7 15 28 46 4 NC : 2 8 42 46 2 OK : 0 7 27 65 1 SC : 0 5 37 52 6 TN : 4 13 34 45 4 TX : 6 15 31 36 12 VA : 0 1 19 65 15 : 15 Sts : 6 12 30 41 11 : Prev Wk : 6 12 32 41 9 Prev Yr : 9 18 35 32 6 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 19 64 15 MN : 1 4 21 58 16 NE : 0 3 26 64 7 ND : 0 1 8 68 23 OH : 2 14 31 48 5 PA : 0 23 23 49 5 SD : 0 1 13 69 17 TX : 2 15 25 35 23 WI : 1 3 23 61 12 : 9 Sts : 1 7 20 55 17 : Prev Wk : 1 7 19 56 17 Prev Yr : 14 17 26 36 7 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 22 50 25 CA : 0 3 12 70 15 LA : 0 3 34 52 11 MS : 0 0 11 75 14 MO : 0 2 22 60 16 TX : 0 2 63 35 0 : 6 Sts : 0 3 23 55 19 : Prev Wk : 0 3 23 54 20 Prev Yr : 1 5 33 50 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 15 79 5 MN : 3 7 17 50 23 MT : 3 6 17 57 17 ND : 1 2 11 66 20 SD : 1 2 18 58 21 WA : 3 16 37 41 3 : 6 Sts : 2 4 15 60 19 : Prev Wk : 0 3 12 66 19 Prev Yr : 5 12 26 48 9 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 4 18 74 2 MN : 1 4 23 53 19 MT : 4 12 19 45 20 ND : 0 1 11 65 23 WA : 3 8 41 46 2 : 5 Sts : 2 5 17 60 16 : Prev Wk : 1 3 15 65 16 Prev Yr : 1 6 22 56 15 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 24, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 58 27 13 2 0 :: NJ : 0 0 50 50 0 AZ : 15 28 44 12 1 :: NM : 4 9 24 55 8 AR : 0 4 34 51 11 :: NY : 3 9 28 52 8 CA : 55 40 5 0 0 :: NC : 9 28 38 25 0 CO : 1 3 22 60 14 :: ND : 1 2 14 62 21 CT : 0 0 17 79 4 :: OH : 16 27 32 24 1 DE : 3 15 22 59 1 :: OK : 0 3 18 50 29 FL : 40 20 30 10 0 :: OR : 3 17 41 37 2 GA : 35 27 26 11 1 :: PA : 16 19 33 27 5 ID : 0 9 38 50 3 :: RI : 0 0 20 50 30 IL : 9 15 38 33 5 :: SC : 6 21 46 27 0 IN : 22 32 33 13 0 :: SD : 2 4 19 53 22 IA : 1 5 27 57 10 :: TN : 40 32 22 6 0 KS : 2 7 22 55 14 :: TX : 1 3 20 49 27 KY : 30 34 29 6 1 :: UT : 11 23 35 30 1 LA : 1 5 24 63 7 :: VT : 0 5 35 38 22 ME : 3 10 9 57 21 :: VA : 11 21 44 22 2 MD : 8 19 31 34 8 :: WA : 1 5 22 72 0 MA : 0 0 9 88 3 :: WV : 6 33 46 15 0 MI : 3 19 45 31 2 :: WI : 2 9 38 41 10 MN : 1 10 29 46 14 :: WY : 1 10 40 40 9 MS : 27 27 28 18 0 :: : MO : 4 12 41 38 5 :: 48 Sts : 11 13 26 38 12 MT : 3 5 22 45 25 :: : NE : 3 4 19 59 15 :: Prev Wk: 9 14 27 39 11 NV : 16 28 44 10 2 :: Prev Yr: 14 20 30 30 6 NH : 1 1 8 42 48 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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