We 1 (7-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 24, 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 Dawn Keen at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary July 15 - 21, 2007 Highlights: The Western wildfire situation worsened across the Great Basin and the northern Intermountain region under a hot, breezy, mostly dry weather regime. Heat across the interior Northwest was also detrimental to dryland summer crops, including spring wheat in the grain-fill stage of development. In contrast, a seasonal increase in shower activity across the Four Corners States curbed the wildfire threat and provided local drought relief. Farther east, drier weather on the southern Plains came too late for some winter wheat, which had been damaged by an early-April freeze and subsequently lodged by incessant spring and early-summer rainfall. Meanwhile, weekly temperatures averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal on the northern High Plains, stressing immature small grains. In the Midwest, showers and thunderstorms aided summer crops, especially those in the reproductive stage of development. Despite the rain, pockets of dryness persisted in both the eastern and western Corn Belt. Elsewhere, spotty Southeastern showers continued to provide some drought relief, although significant long-term rainfall deficits remained. Compared to a month ago, conditions were most improved in the lower Mississippi Valley. From the Plains eastward, scattered showers were followed by cooler, drier weather. Daily-record totals topped 2 inches in many locations, including West Plains, MO (2.22 inches on July 17); Dickinson, ND (3.19 inches on July 18); Islip, NY (3.34 inches on July 18); Dubuque, IA (3.48 inches on July 18); Hattiesburg, MS (2.73 inches on July 20); and Melbourne, FL (3.05 inches on July 21). Buffalo, NY (1.88 inches on July 19), experienced its wettest day since August 31, 2005, when 1.98 inches fell. Excessive totals were reported in a few Midwestern areas, with unofficial 24-hour (July 17-18) totals reaching 9.47 inches in McGregor, IA, and 7.31 inches near Prairie du Chien, WI. However, rain largely bypassed some of the driest upper Midwestern locations, including Sioux Falls, SD, and La Crosse, WI. Sioux Falls' rainfall totaled just 0.32 inch in the 30-day period from June 23 - July 22, while La Crosse received no measurable rain on 17 consecutive days from July 5-21. Heavy thunderstorms developed in the Four Corners States, where daily-record amounts reached 1.49 inches (on July 19) in Alamosa, CO, and 1.27 inches (on July 21) in Payson, AZ. It was the wettest July day in Alamosa since July 18, 1971, when 1.56 inches fell. Unseasonably heavy showers, unrelated to the monsoon, also overspread northern California and the Pacific Northwest. In California, record totals for July 18 included 1.09 inches in Redding and 0.86 inch in Red Bluff. Farther north, Seattle, WA, netted 1.41 inches of rain during the first 22 days of the month, representing its highest July total since 1983 (2.39 inches). Meanwhile, heat continued across much of the remainder of the West and the northern High Plains. In Flagstaff, AZ, a 39-day (June 13 - July 21) streak with readings of 80 degrees F or higher easily surpassed its former standard of 34 days, set from June 12 - July 15. Farther north, Missoula, MT, noted several heat-related records. First, Missoula recorded 9 days with highs of 100 degrees F or greater during the first 22 days of July, shattering its 1936 annual record of 6 days. Five of Missoula's triple-digit days occurred consecutively from July 12-16, tying July 1936 for its longest such streak. Finally, Missoula reached or exceeded 90 degrees F on 18 consecutive days from July 1-18, tying its modern-day record first established in July 1960. Elsewhere across the western half of the U.S., selected daily-record highs included 105 degrees F (on July 15) in Salt Lake City, UT; 104 degrees F (on July 19) in Great Falls, MT; and 106 degrees F (on July 21) in Rapid City, SD. During the first 23 days of July, temperatures averaged 8.2 degrees F above normal in Salt Lake City, 10.7 degrees F above normal in Great Falls, and 8.3 degrees F above normal in Rapid City. More than 2.5 million acres of vegetation burned across the West during the first 3 weeks of July. The nation's largest wildfire of the year, the Murphy complex--comprised of the Rowland and Elk Mountain fires in southern Idaho--charred more than a half million acres by July 21. In the last 10 years, the only larger fire across the Lower 48 States was the East Amarillo complex, which swept across more than 900,000 acres in northern Texas in March 2006. In contrast, heat remained largely absent from the south-central U.S. For example, Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), TX, continued to await its first triple-digit reading of the year, compared to an average date of June 30. The last time DFW went an entire calendar year with a 100-degree day was 1973. Elsewhere in Texas, torrential rainfall and flooding shifted into the southern part of the State. McAllen, TX, collected a daily-record rainfall (3.77 inches) on July 16. Farther north, the Aransas River near Skidmore, TX, crested 21.72 feet above flood stage on July 14, the third-highest level on record behind 29.22 feet on September 22, 1967, and 23.47 feet on May 14, 2004. Tropical Depression Cosme passed less than 200 miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii on July 20, generating locally heavy showers, high surf, and gusty winds. Hilo, on the Big Island, received a weekly rainfall total of 4.38 inches, of which 2.68 inches fell on July 20. Other 24-hour Big Island windward totals for July 20-21 included 6.25 inches in Hakalau and 5.78 inches in Glenwood. Meanwhile in Alaska, widespread showers accompanied near-normal temperatures. Alaskan daily-record totals included 0.83 inch (on July 15) in Bethel and 1.17 inches (on July 16) in Haines. Relative to normal, conditions were warmer in northern Alaska, where Barrow (65 degrees F) notched a daily-record high on July 18. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary July 16 - July 22, 2007 Highlights: Showers along the northern Pacific Coast decreased wildfire risk while the threat continued across most of the Intermountain region. Heat remained stagnant in areas of the northern and central Rocky Mountains and Great Plains regions. Localized flooding in central and southern Texas continued to slow fieldwork. The northern portion of the Corn Belt remained dry through the week with cool temperatures lingering and stretching into the southern Corn Belt where precipitation aided crop maturation. Temperatures remained below the nineties throughout the Corn Belt States, aiding in the development of spring crops. Scattered showers in the Southeast weakened the droughts hold, but moisture shortages still remain. Meanwhile, unfavorable dryness continued to persist in the Mid-Atlantic States. Corn: Seventy-eight percent of the crop was at or beyond the silking stage, 4 points ahead of last year and 16 points better than normal. More than 95 percent of corn planted in Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas had reached the silking stage. As development continued, corn reached the dough stage in 14 percent of the country. Development to this stage was 2 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of normal. Corn condition declined by 2 percentage points compared to last week. Soybeans: Blooming advanced 15 points during the week to 75 percent, 1 point ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of the 5-year-average. More than 95 percent of the crop had bloomed in Louisiana and Mississippi. Setting of pods was evident in 30 percent of the nation's soybean crop, 6 points ahead of normal. The amount of the crop rated good or excellent decreased by 1 percentage point from last week. Winter Wheat: Growers had reaped 81 percent of their acreage, advancing 11 points from last week, and in line with the 5-year average, despite field delays in the Southern Plains. Harvest was complete in several states, but Idaho, Montana, and Washington's soil still held on to more than 50 percent of plantings. Cotton: Cotton squaring advanced to 84 percent, 4 points behind last year and the 5-year average. One hundred percent of planted cotton in Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, and North Carolina had developed at or beyond the squaring stage. Abundant moisture and lack of heat continued to hold Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma cotton more than 12 points behind normal. Bolls were setting in 46 percent of cotton overall, lagging 6 points behind normal. However, development picked up momentum as favorable conditions advanced the crop 13 points during the week. Crop development of cotton in Tennessee and Virginia gained speed as the percent setting bolls advanced more than 30 points during the week in both States. Cotton condition was rated 56 percent good or excellent, a 1 point increase from last week. Sorghum: Thirty-one percent of planted acreage was heading or had headed, 1 point behind last year, but 6 points ahead of the 5-year average. Twenty-five percent of the soybean crop was coloring, 5 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal. Three quarters of Texas sorghum was at or beyond coloring, 18 points ahead of last year and 27 points ahead of normal. In the central Corn Belt, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, coloring was just beginning. Rice: Thirty-one percent of acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, slightly ahead of last year's pace. Rice in Louisiana and Texas was 82 percent headed, ahead of normal by 5 points and 2 points, respectively. Mississippi rice advanced to 33 percent headed, a leap of 13 points from last week, but still 10 points behind normal. Rice condition was 73 percent good or excellent. Small Grains: Spring wheat heading advanced to 98 percent, 1 point behind last year but 4 points ahead of normal, with all states at or beyond 96 percent headed. Harvesting of spring wheat was underway this week in Minnesota, South Dakota and Washington, with the condition index trailing last week by 1 point. Conditions allowed field work to progress, as barley harvesting was getting underway with Minnesota and Washington producers reaping more than 10 percent of the crop. Condition of the crop was rated 67 percent good or excellent, a decrease of four points from last week. Oat harvest was nearly complete in Texas, but slightly behind schedule in North Dakota and Pennsylvania, where harvest had just began. Sixty-five percent of the oat crop was rated good or excellent. Other Crops: Peanut pegging advanced 28 points during the week to 73 percent, 3 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was ahead of normal in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Virginia, but trailed behind in the Southeast and Texas. Almost half of the crop was rated good or excellent. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 38 18 30 27 IL : 97 88 93 82 IN : 85 66 70 63 IA : 73 47 75 61 KS : 91 69 90 82 KY : 89 81 84 81 MI : 59 28 57 35 MN : 90 61 78 60 MO : 87 77 88 88 NE : 79 57 78 68 NC : 96 93 99 94 ND : 55 25 56 36 OH : 79 46 66 54 PA : 60 19 59 44 SD : 40 17 38 23 TN : 96 93 99 97 TX : 91 75 92 90 WI : 51 20 42 27 : 18 Sts: 78 56 74 62 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 0 1 1 IL : 31 10 23 19 IN : 11 3 7 8 IA : 3 0 3 4 KS : 30 10 31 22 KY : 20 0 15 19 MI : 0 0 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 34 18 35 36 NE : 9 5 8 6 NC : 70 52 65 53 ND : 1 0 3 1 OH : 5 0 4 3 PA : 10 5 5 5 SD : 4 0 3 1 TN : 58 34 56 55 TX : 60 53 67 67 WI : 1 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 14 6 12 11 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 90 91 85 CO : 23 17 32 13 IL : 58 33 36 30 KS : 8 1 17 17 LA : 96 92 92 89 MO : 40 29 46 37 NE : 4 1 19 11 NM : 4 0 4 5 OK : 13 10 17 26 SD : 48 40 34 20 TX : 89 87 71 60 : 11 Sts: 39 34 38 33 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 35 13 35 33 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 6 5 2 2 KS : 0 0 0 1 LA : 46 25 55 43 MO : 3 1 5 3 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 1 0 1 0 OK : 3 0 6 7 SD : 0 0 7 5 TX : 75 71 57 48 : 11 Sts: 25 23 20 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 65 50 82 63 IL : 87 71 77 71 IN : 70 53 51 56 IA : 83 69 83 80 KS : 61 38 76 62 KY : 57 46 56 47 LA : 95 90 90 79 MI : 70 47 68 57 MN : 82 65 85 73 MS : 98 97 99 93 MO : 51 35 56 51 NE : 71 60 74 71 NC : 25 13 29 24 ND : 82 72 95 72 OH : 81 64 70 65 SD : 78 60 77 67 TN : 71 55 80 59 WI : 74 51 57 49 : 18 Sts: 75 60 74 67 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 41 25 56 39 IL : 37 15 21 24 IN : 19 6 11 17 IA : 42 17 39 32 KS : 17 7 22 19 KY : 27 10 27 22 LA : 81 77 77 61 MI : 27 9 29 16 MN : 25 10 26 16 MS : 79 69 92 80 MO : 17 7 17 15 NE : 26 13 30 22 NC : 7 3 6 4 ND : 38 11 67 29 OH : 16 9 13 16 SD : 12 5 15 13 TN : 45 24 53 35 WI : 20 6 18 11 : 18 Sts: 30 14 30 24 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 23 8 18 20 CA : 5 3 5 8 LA : 82 60 75 77 MS : 33 20 54 43 MO : 24 9 22 20 TX : 82 68 91 80 : 6 Sts : 31 18 29 30 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 42 29 39 59 FL : 75 55 86 87 GA : 84 43 85 85 NC : 92 80 87 88 OK : 90 80 93 89 SC : 74 64 86 80 TX : 49 29 63 76 VA : 80 43 75 61 : 8 Sts : 73 45 76 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 79 69 80 91 AZ : 100 99 100 96 AR : 100 100 100 99 CA : 98 97 86 89 GA : 79 65 98 95 KS : 100 100 59 57 LA : 99 99 99 99 MS : 99 98 100 97 MO : 95 94 93 95 NC : 100 100 95 94 OK : 64 52 81 83 SC : 82 66 90 87 TN : 98 97 100 98 TX : 73 62 78 80 VA : 88 80 100 90 : 15 Sts: 84 77 88 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 45 31 55 53 AZ : 73 62 78 74 AR : 93 69 90 80 CA : 87 65 32 40 GA : 39 22 80 70 KS : 18 5 3 10 LA : 79 74 82 85 MS : 77 54 81 78 MO : 61 50 72 58 NC : 60 41 45 52 OK : 14 4 27 25 SC : 14 10 30 34 TN : 75 38 60 56 TX : 22 18 33 36 VA : 60 30 55 51 : 15 Sts: 46 33 52 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 35 12 42 43 MN : 26 4 14 8 NE : 67 44 80 69 ND : 2 0 17 4 OH : 28 15 12 18 PA : 8 0 19 14 SD : 29 10 41 26 TX : 95 94 100 100 WI : 15 3 8 8 : 9 Sts : 29 15 30 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 NA 1 1 MN : 13 NA 6 2 MT : 2 NA 2 1 ND : 2 NA 10 2 WA : 10 NA 0 3 : 5 Sts : 3 NA 5 2 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 81% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 96 93 95 MN : 100 100 99 97 MT : 96 79 97 92 ND : 98 94 100 93 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 100 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 98 93 99 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 4 NA 2 1 MT : 0 NA 3 1 ND : 0 NA 4 1 SD : 11 NA 30 15 WA : 3 NA 0 3 : 6 Sts : 2 NA 6 2 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 22,:Jul 15,:Jul 22,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 99 99 97 CO : 96 78 96 93 ID : 7 1 5 5 IL : 100 99 98 98 IN : 99 97 97 97 KS : 98 91 100 100 MI : 86 62 70 56 MO : 97 92 100 100 MT : 19 3 43 13 NE : 92 68 95 89 NC : 100 99 98 99 OH : 100 99 95 96 OK : 83 76 100 100 OR : 55 22 22 28 SD : 80 50 89 66 TX : 92 87 100 100 WA : 19 6 17 13 : 18 Sts: 81 70 85 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 2 12 58 27 IL : 2 3 14 52 29 IN : 6 14 32 41 7 IA : 2 8 27 47 16 KS : 3 8 25 48 16 KY : 7 10 24 36 23 MI : 12 20 31 32 5 MN : 10 16 34 33 7 MO : 3 8 27 45 17 NE : 1 3 21 50 25 NC : 15 22 33 28 2 ND : 2 3 17 61 17 OH : 8 19 35 30 8 PA : 15 11 26 32 16 SD : 1 4 25 51 19 TN : 19 28 36 17 0 TX : 1 4 17 52 26 WI : 5 14 30 34 17 : 18 Sts : 4 9 25 45 17 : Prev Wk : 4 8 24 46 18 Prev Yr : 5 10 26 43 16 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 6 36 40 16 IL : 2 4 16 57 21 IN : 5 15 35 39 6 IA : 1 5 26 53 15 KS : 1 5 34 50 10 KY : 5 6 23 39 27 LA : 1 7 26 55 11 MI : 9 18 33 33 7 MN : 6 12 34 41 7 MS : 1 5 18 54 22 MO : 3 8 33 48 8 NE : 1 4 28 52 15 NC : 2 16 34 44 4 ND : 2 4 15 59 20 OH : 7 19 38 30 6 SD : 1 3 26 51 19 TN : 7 17 36 34 6 WI : 3 14 29 42 12 : 18 Sts : 3 8 28 48 13 : Prev Wk : 3 8 27 49 13 Prev Yr : 4 11 31 43 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 28 67 3 MN : 3 6 22 47 22 MT : 8 9 21 55 7 ND : 1 2 13 68 16 SD : 0 3 22 46 29 WA : 10 18 39 31 2 : 6 Sts : 3 4 18 59 16 : Prev Wk : 3 5 16 60 16 Prev Yr : 11 20 35 32 2 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 3 24 47 25 CA : 0 4 20 63 13 LA : 0 5 31 57 7 MS : 0 0 11 64 25 MO : 0 2 14 60 24 TX : 0 5 60 34 1 : 6 Sts : 0 3 24 54 19 : Prev Wk : 0 2 22 56 20 Prev Yr : 1 5 39 43 12 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 19 30 31 19 1 AZ : 0 6 41 42 11 AR : 0 5 23 49 23 CA : 0 0 8 58 34 GA : 5 16 38 35 6 KS : 0 0 20 65 15 LA : 0 0 11 86 3 MS : 2 4 21 57 16 MO : 4 11 29 51 5 NC : 4 16 32 43 5 OK : 0 11 29 57 3 SC : 1 8 40 48 3 TN : 0 8 27 49 16 TX : 5 12 32 40 11 VA : 3 9 52 36 0 : 15 Sts : 4 11 29 45 11 : Prev Wk : 4 11 30 43 12 Prev Yr : 13 19 30 31 7 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 31 48 17 CO : 0 0 8 81 11 IL : 0 9 26 53 12 KS : 1 5 22 61 11 LA : 0 0 8 59 33 MO : 1 6 36 51 6 NE : 0 1 18 64 17 NM : 0 0 27 73 0 OK : 0 2 16 57 25 SD : 3 4 38 47 8 TX : 1 5 23 54 17 : 11 Sts : 1 4 22 59 14 : Prev Wk : 1 3 18 63 15 Prev Yr : 12 17 33 34 4 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 11 21 26 36 6 FL : 1 6 53 32 8 GA : 4 12 41 39 4 NC : 1 9 31 56 3 OK : 3 7 17 65 8 SC : 0 1 45 49 5 TX : 0 1 30 62 7 VA : 0 13 39 48 0 : 8 Sts : 4 10 38 43 5 : Prev Wk : 4 12 38 42 4 Prev Yr : 8 17 40 32 3 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 33 53 9 MN : 8 11 29 41 11 NE : 0 4 28 60 8 ND : 0 1 12 77 10 OH : 4 17 34 40 5 PA : 0 14 48 36 2 SD : 0 2 20 57 21 TX : 2 15 25 35 23 WI : 1 7 27 54 11 : 9 Sts : 2 8 25 50 15 : Prev Wk : 1 9 23 52 15 Prev Yr : 20 20 28 27 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. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 5 26 60 6 MN : 5 6 25 41 23 MT : 15 15 24 38 8 ND : 1 1 12 69 17 WA : 7 17 35 40 1 : 5 Sts : 6 7 20 56 11 : Prev Wk : 5 6 18 58 13 Prev Yr : 4 15 30 46 5 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 22, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 29 27 34 9 1 :: NJ : 0 5 35 60 0 AZ : 27 31 33 8 1 :: NM : 5 8 37 42 8 AR : 0 2 23 58 17 :: NY : 6 13 37 40 4 CA : 71 26 3 0 0 :: NC : 16 29 36 19 0 CO : 2 8 35 49 6 :: ND : 1 6 24 60 9 CT : 0 10 35 55 0 :: OH : 25 28 31 14 2 DE : 19 32 31 18 0 :: OK : 0 4 14 45 37 FL : 5 5 60 25 5 :: OR : 16 27 39 18 0 GA : 20 23 36 20 1 :: PA : 39 21 23 15 2 ID : 4 36 44 16 0 :: RI : 0 0 50 50 0 IL : 2 9 35 47 7 :: SC : 6 18 48 27 1 IN : 25 33 31 11 0 :: SD : 3 9 33 42 13 IA : 6 21 39 28 6 :: TN : 34 31 29 6 0 KS : 2 9 33 44 12 :: TX : 1 3 15 50 31 KY : 25 33 26 15 1 :: UT : 23 36 30 11 0 LA : 1 4 19 61 15 :: VT : 0 11 31 47 11 ME : 1 5 19 38 37 :: VA : 31 39 21 9 0 MD : 27 41 21 10 1 :: WA : 3 15 19 62 1 MA : 0 0 1 97 2 :: WV : 9 30 46 15 0 MI : 16 29 43 11 1 :: WI : 24 25 33 15 3 MN : 23 32 28 16 1 :: WY : 6 20 43 26 5 MS : 3 7 32 34 24 :: : MO : 5 17 39 31 8 :: 48 Sts : 13 16 28 32 11 MT : 10 9 25 46 10 :: : NE : 6 10 27 47 10 :: Prev Wk: 12 15 27 34 12 NV : 25 45 27 3 0 :: Prev Yr: 21 24 30 22 3 NH : 1 3 15 48 33 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2006 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data collected each week from early April through the end of November. The non-probability crop progress and condition surveys include input from more than 5,000 reporters whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these reporters subjectively estimate progress of farmers' activities and progress of crops through various stages of development. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. Most reporters complete their questionnaires on Friday or early Monday morning and submit them to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Field Offices in their States by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, or through a secured internet website. A small number of reports are completed on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Regardless of when questionnaires are completed, reporters are asked to report for the week ending on Sunday. For reports submitted prior to the Sunday reference date, a degree of uncertainty is introduced by projections for weekend changes in progress and condition. By the end of the 2001 season, nearly two-thirds of the data were being submitted through the internet website. As a result, about one-half of all data are submitted on Monday morning, significantly reducing projection uncertainty. Reporters are sent written reporting instructions at the beginning of each season and are contacted periodically to ensure proper reporting. Terms and definitions of crop stages and condition categories used as reporting guidelines are available on the NASS website at: www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/National_Crop_Progress/terms_definit ions.asp. Estimating Procedures: Reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported the previous week and data reported in surrounding counties for the current week. Each State Field Office summarizes the reported data to district and State levels, weighting each county's reported data by NASS county acreage estimates. Summarized indications are compared with previous week estimates, and progress items are compared with earlier stages of development and historical averages to ensure reasonableness. Weather events and reporter comments are also taken into consideration. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments, where they are compared with surrounding States and compiled into a National level summary by weighting each State by its acreage estimates. Revision Policy: Progress and condition estimates in the Crop Progress report are released after 4:00 pm ET on the first business day of the week. These estimates are preliminary and subject to corrections or updates in the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin that is released after 12:00 pm ET on the second business day of the week. These estimates are subject to revision the following week. Crop Progress and Condition tables expected next week: Barley - Harvested, Condition Corn - Dented, Dough, Silked, Condition Cotton - Setting Bolls, Squaring, Condition Oats - Harvested, Condition Peanuts - Pegging, Condition Rice - Headed, Condition Sorghum - Coloring, Headed, Condition Soybeans - Blooming, Setting Pods, Condition Spring Wheat - Harvested, Condition Winter Wheat - Harvested Pasture & Range - Condition ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on National or State. Follow the instructions on the screen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-605-6220 FAX: 703-605-6900 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.