We 1 (7-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 31, 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 22 - 28, 2007 Highlights: Heavy showers fell across parts of Wyoming and the Four Corners States, suppressing the wildfire threat and providing local drought relief. In contrast, hot, mostly dry weather in California and the Northwest promoted small grain maturation and harvesting, but maintained heavy irrigation demands and hampered wildfire containment efforts. Meanwhile, only light rain fell on the Plains, except for heavy, late-week showers in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas. On the southern Plains, mostly dry weather remained generally favorable in the wake of earlier downpours. On the northern Plains, persistent heat promoted small grain harvesting but hastened spring wheat maturation at the expense of grain-fill potential. For the third time in 4 weeks, temperatures averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal across a portion of the northern High Plains. Farther east, widespread showers aided drought-stressed summer crops in the eastern Corn Belt, while upper Midwestern corn and soybeans continued to suffer due to hot, dry conditions. Parts of Michigan also remained very dry. Midwestern temperatures ranged from as much as 5 degrees F below normal in the Ohio Valley to more than 5 degrees F above normal in parts of the northwestern Corn Belt. Elsewhere, below-normal temperatures accompanied locally heavy showers across the South and East. Rain provided varying degrees of drought relief in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, but maintained soggy conditions and caused local flooding in the western Gulf Coast region. Early in the week, record-setting heat continued to bake the northern Plains. Miles City, MT (110 degrees F on both July 23 and 24), posted highs of 110 degrees F or greater on consecutive days for the first time on record. Elsewhere in Montana, Cut Bank (100 degrees F on July 23) noted its second triple-digit reading this month, along with 106 degrees F on July 6, after going nearly 24 years without a day of 100-degree heat. Through the 28th, records for the number of 90-degree days in July were established in many Montana locations, including Bozeman (26 days; previously, 21 days in 1985), Helena (25 days; previously, 18 days in 1985), Great Falls (19 days; previously, 17 days in 1936), and Cut Bank (17 days; previously, 13 days in 1985). Extreme heat also spread into the Dakotas, Wyoming, and western Nebraska, resulting in daily-record highs in locations such as Pierre, SD (109 degrees F on July 25), Bismarck, ND (106 degrees F on July 23), and Worland, WY (104 degrees F on July 23). In western Nebraska, Valentine notched highs of 100 degrees F or greater on 5 consecutive days from July 21-25. In contrast, cool weather prevailed across the South and East, where daily-record lows included 50 degrees F (on July 22) in Beckley, WV, and 58 degrees F (on July 23) in Columbia, SC. Meanwhile, locally heavy showers peppered several areas, including the Midwest and the Southeast. Midwestern daily-record totals included 2.07 inches (on July 22) in Eau Claire, WI; 2.15 inches (on July 25) in South Bend, IN; and 2.26 inches (on July 26) in Mason City, IA. Southeastern records reached 2.32 inches (on July 27) in Lexington, KY; 2.74 inches (on July 28) in Chattanooga, TN; and 3.88 inches (on July 28) in Gainesville, FL. Despite the Southeastern rainfall, year-to-date totals remained at very low levels. In Atlanta, GA, for example, the 14.17-inch year-to-date rainfall deficit through July 28 was its fifth-highest on record. In Huntsville, AL, the January 1 - July 28 precipitation deficit stood at 18.69 inches, despite near-normal July rainfall. Farther north, only 2.28 inches of rain (30 percent of normal) fell in Alexandria, MN, during the 60-day period from June 1 - July 30. Elsewhere, showers and gusty winds ended along the northern Pacific Coast, while wet conditions persisted in central and southern Texas. On July 23, Astoria, OR, collected a daily-record rainfall of 0.87 inch, while nearby Clatsop Spit clocked a wind gust to 52 m.p.h. In Victoria, TX, the weekly rainfall of 4.08 inches boosted its July 1-28 total to 20.03 inches (753 percent of normal). Nearby Corpus Christi netted 18.05 inches (1,008 percent of normal) during the same month-to-date period. Elsewhere in Texas, San Antonio (11.75 inches, or 635 percent of normal, from July 1-28) secured its second-wettest July behind a 16.92-inch sum in 2002. San Antonio also experienced its wettest January-July period on record, with this year's 37.83-inch total (202 percent of normal) topping the 1992 standard of 36.26 inches. An increasing number of Texas stations surpassed their normal annual precipitation by the end of July. Among them: San Antonio (37.83 inches, versus the annual normal of 32.92 inches) and Victoria (56.01 inches, versus 40.10 inches). By week's end, the Lower 48's second-largest wildfire of the last decade was largely contained. The Murphy complex, which charred more than 653,000 acres of vegetation in southern Idaho, was the nation's largest wildfire since March 2006, when the East Amarillo complex burned 907,000 acres in northern Texas. On July 29, the nation's year-to-date wildfire consumption topped 5 million acres, 147 percent of the 10-year average. Among the last 10 years, only 2006, with 5.48 million acres, and 2004, with 5.47 million acres, featured more burned acreage by July 29. Across the remainder of the West, showers helped to prevent significant wildfire activity and boosted topsoil moisture. Casper, WY, received 3.02 inches of rain from July 25-27, contributing heavily to its wettest July on record. Casper's month-to-date total of 3.54 inches surpassed its July 1951 standard of 3.05 inches. Meanwhile, Las Vegas, NV, received its first measurable rain (0.26 inch on July 23) since April 16 and noted its first day without triple-digit heat (96 degrees F on July 24) since June 12. The 41-day streak of 100-degree highs in Las Vegas was its fifth-longest such hot spell, well behind the 1944 record of 66 days. Alaska experienced near- to above-normal temperatures and frequent showers. Rain was particularly heavy in south-central Alaska, where Kodiak netted consecutive daily-record totals (2.70 and 2.44 inches) on July 24-25. Farther north, Fairbanks' weekly rainfall of 1.57 inches boosted its July 1-28 total to 3.34 inches (215 percent of normal). In contrast, month-to-date rainfall totaled just 0.44 inch (35 percent of normal) in Kotzebue and 0.72 inch (38 percent) in Nome. Meanwhile in Hawaii, tranquil weather returned in the wake of last week's tropical showers. Through July 28, year-to-date rainfall totals remained extremely low in leeward locations such as Honolulu, Oahu (2.71 inches, or 28 percent of normal), and Kahului, Maui (4.01 inches, or 35 percent). Meanwhile on the Big Island at Hilo, where year-to-date rainfall totaled 53.71 inches (76 percent of normal), a high of 87 degrees F on July 28 tied its record for the date. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary July 23 - July 29, 2007 Highlights: While sporadic showers dotted portions of the Northwest, hot, dry conditions remained for most of the region, favoring winter wheat harvest and maturation of spring grains. Along the Great Basin and western portion of the Intermountain region, heat slowed spring grains and hampered wildfire containment. Showers along central and southern portions of the Rocky Mountains aided topsoil moisture levels in some areas. Farther east on the High Plains, heat and dryness persisted in areas of Montana and portions of the Dakotas. In the southern Great Plains, dry weather helped to eliminate areas of excessive wetness. Central and southern portions of Texas continued to receive excessive moisture, threatening flooding and hampering fieldwork. The Corn Belt saw beneficial rains in southwest, central, and eastern portions, but soil in western areas remained dry. Farther east, Florida and other areas of the Southeast received needed rainfall which aided maturation in spring planted crops. Corn: Nationwide, nearly all of the corn planted had reached the silking stage as only 10 percent of the crop had not developed to this stage. Less than 70 percent of corn in Colorado and South Dakota had developed to reach silking, but progress remained ahead of the five-year average in both states by more than 10 points. All corn producing states had begun the dough stage with 25 percent of the corn crop developed to this stage, compared to 13 percent last week and 23 percent last year at this time. Four percent of the country's corn had developed to the denting stage with at least 43 percent of the corn in Tennessee and Texas reaching the dent stage. Corn condition declined by 4 percentage points from last week, to 58 percent of the corn rated as good or excellent. Soybeans: Eighty-five percent of soybean plantings had bloomed by the end of the week, one point behind last year at this time, but 4 points ahead of normal. Although developing ahead of the 5-year average, only 43 percent of North Carolina's soybeans had developed to the blooming stage. Setting of pods was evident in just over half of the crop, as soybeans progressed 21 points during the week to 51 percent, one point ahead of this time last year and 10 points ahead of the 5-year average. Due to heavy moisture in some areas, and excessive heat and dryness in others, the percent of the crop rated as good or excellent decreased 3 points from last week. Winter Wheat: Eighty-eight percent of winter wheat harvest was complete, 2 points behind last year, but 2 points ahead of normal progress. Producers reaped 7 percent of their crop during the week. While excessive moisture persisted, harvest in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas continued to progress at a slower than the average pace. Idaho and Washington still had at least 60 percent of their crop to be harvested. Cotton: Cotton squaring advanced to 90 percent, but remained 3 points behind normal, and 4 points behind last year. Oklahoma and Texas cotton continued to lag behind normal due to continued lack of heat and excessive moisture. The percent of planted cotton setting bolls advanced 11 points during the week to 57 percent, but still remained 11 points behind last year and 10 points behind the normal pace. Setting bolls was more than 20 points behind the 5-year average in Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. Cotton condition declined 2 points compared to last week and was rated 54 percent good or excellent. Cotton condition in Louisiana and Virginia fell 16 points from last week due to unfavorable conditions. Sorghum: Heading advanced 10 points during the week to reach 49 percent, 1 point behind development at this time last year but 4 points ahead of normal progress. Nationally, sorghum coloring had occurred in 27 percent of acreage, 5 points ahead of last year and 7 points ahead of normal. Coloring only advanced 2 points during the week, as very limited progress was made outside of Arkansas and Louisiana, where coloring advanced 26 and 20 points, respectively. Rice: Nearly half of the planted rice acreage had headed or was heading, advancing 17 points during the week. Forty-eight percent of rice was at or beyond the heading stage, 5 points ahead of this week last year and 4 points ahead of the 5-year average. Mississippi rice advanced 41 points during the week to 74 percent heading. In Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, rice was heading at a slower pace than it was at this time last year, but was within 1 percent of normal development in Louisiana and Texas. Rice condition improved 1 point during the week with 73 percent of the rice crop rated good or excellent. Small Grains: Producers had reaped 10 percent of their spring wheat crop, 9 points behind last year, but 2 points ahead of normal progress. South Dakota's favorable weather allowed harvesting to progress 26 points during the week and advance within 1 point of normal, but harvest still lags behind last year by 14 points. Spring wheat condition declined by 7 points during the week to 68 percent rated good or excellent. Barley harvesting gained momentum during the week as progress advanced 11 points to 14 percent harvested, behind last year at this time by 2 points, yet still ahead of normal progress by 7 points. Condition of the crop was rated 62 percent good or excellent, declining 5 points during the week. Nationwide, oat producers harvested 51 of the crop, equal to last year's pace, but ahead of normal by 9 points. Texas was nearly complete at 96 percent harvested with progress in Nebraska following closely behind at 88 percent harvested. In North Dakota, only 10 percent of the oat crop was harvested, which was only 1 point behind normal, but was 25 points behind last year's pace. Oat condition was unchanged from last week with 65 percent rated as good or excellent. Other Crops: Peanut development advanced 8 points during the week to 81 percent at the pegging stage, 2 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. The crop developed rapidly in Texas to 80 percent in the pegging stage, 7 points ahead of last year, but 3 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was ahead of normal in North Carolina and Virginia, but trailed behind in the rest of the Southeast and Texas. Just over half of the crop was rated as good or excellent. Pasture and Rangeland was rated 43 percent good or excellent, declining in most of New England, with the exception of Vermont where condition improved tremendously. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 63 38 52 52 IL : 99 97 98 93 IN : 94 85 85 82 IA : 90 73 92 85 KS : 98 91 97 94 KY : 91 89 91 89 MI : 75 59 81 64 MN : 98 90 96 88 MO : 94 87 97 94 NE : 92 79 93 87 NC : 98 96 100 97 ND : 86 55 87 68 OH : 89 79 87 77 PA : 75 60 73 63 SD : 68 40 63 51 TN : 99 96 100 99 TX : 97 91 97 95 WI : 77 51 71 52 : 18 Sts: 90 78 89 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 8 1 5 5 IL : 48 31 40 35 IN : 27 11 20 19 IA : 10 3 10 9 KS : 46 30 41 38 KY : 32 20 35 35 MI : 6 0 3 2 MN : 5 0 2 1 MO : 50 34 56 55 NE : 31 9 26 20 NC : 80 70 81 69 ND : 15 1 9 5 OH : 9 5 12 10 PA : 10 *8 15 13 SD : 10 4 11 5 TN : 77 58 80 77 TX : 66 60 83 75 WI : 7 1 5 2 : 18 Sts: 25 *13 23 20 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 5 NA 4 5 IN : 1 NA 2 2 IA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 8 NA 7 8 KY : 12 NA 14 12 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 8 NA 17 12 NE : 2 NA 1 1 NC : 24 NA 36 28 ND : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 2 1 SD : 1 NA 2 0 TN : 43 NA 46 38 TX : 57 NA 65 62 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 4 NA 5 4 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 76 65 90 76 IL : 95 87 86 84 IN : 84 70 72 73 IA : 93 83 93 91 KS : 72 61 86 76 KY : 66 57 61 56 LA : 99 95 93 86 MI : 83 70 79 71 MN : 88 82 95 89 MS : 99 98 100 96 MO : 64 51 72 65 NE : 82 71 89 86 NC : 43 25 46 40 ND : 93 82 99 90 OH : 90 81 84 80 SD : 88 78 91 83 TN : 82 71 89 71 WI : 88 74 75 68 : 18 Sts: 85 75 86 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 55 41 69 53 IL : 62 37 40 41 IN : 39 19 27 32 IA : 61 42 63 55 KS : 34 17 40 35 KY : 36 27 34 31 LA : 90 81 85 70 MI : 45 27 41 31 MN : 56 25 57 38 MS : 90 79 96 87 MO : 29 17 31 28 NE : 46 26 59 43 NC : 16 7 16 12 ND : 65 38 90 56 OH : 48 16 33 33 SD : 38 12 44 31 TN : 60 45 69 49 WI : 44 20 44 29 : 18 Sts: 51 30 50 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 99 98 CO : 100 96 100 99 ID : 24 7 18 14 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 99 100 99 KS : 99 98 100 100 MI : 99 86 92 82 MO : 100 97 100 100 MT : 59 19 78 35 NE : 99 92 99 97 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 99 99 OK : 87 83 100 100 OR : 60 55 45 48 SD : 95 80 98 88 TX : 95 92 100 100 WA : 38 19 28 27 : 18 Sts: 88 81 90 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 79 84 95 AZ : 100 100 100 98 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 98 93 95 GA : 89 79 100 98 KS : 100 100 73 74 LA : 100 99 100 100 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 100 95 97 98 NC : 100 100 99 98 OK : 71 64 90 88 SC : 89 82 93 92 TN : 99 98 100 99 TX : 82 73 89 87 VA : 94 88 100 95 : 15 Sts: 90 84 94 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 53 45 61 68 AZ : 84 73 94 86 AR : 98 93 98 91 CA : 90 87 51 61 GA : 55 39 89 83 KS : 25 18 56 32 LA : 94 79 96 95 MS : 90 77 92 89 MO : 77 61 83 73 NC : 76 60 71 75 OK : 26 14 49 43 SC : 28 14 51 49 TN : 88 75 79 74 TX : 31 22 51 52 VA : 87 60 73 69 : 15 Sts: 57 46 68 67 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 99 96 95 91 CO : 35 23 42 24 IL : 80 58 56 49 KS : 21 8 34 34 LA : 98 96 95 94 MO : 53 40 71 56 NE : 27 4 48 31 NM : 8 4 9 14 OK : 28 13 20 37 SD : 67 48 52 40 TX : 90 89 74 66 : 11 Sts: 49 39 50 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 61 35 52 50 CO : 1 0 3 1 IL : 7 6 3 6 KS : 1 0 2 3 LA : 66 46 74 62 MO : 7 3 9 7 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 2 1 2 0 OK : 5 3 7 12 SD : 3 0 11 8 TX : 76 75 60 51 : 11 Sts: 27 25 22 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 55 42 43 72 FL : 80 75 94 93 GA : 86 84 92 93 NC : 95 92 93 92 OK : 93 90 97 94 SC : 86 74 90 90 TX : 80 49 73 83 VA : 85 80 79 76 : 8 Sts : 81 73 83 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 70 35 76 74 MN : 52 26 44 26 NE : 88 67 90 86 ND : 10 2 35 11 OH : 64 28 34 36 PA : 24 8 24 23 SD : 70 29 68 50 TX : 96 95 100 100 WI : 38 15 35 26 : 9 Sts : 51 29 51 42 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 6 2 4 3 MN : 35 13 29 11 MT : 10 2 14 6 ND : 16 2 24 8 WA : 22 10 5 10 : 5 Sts : 14 3 16 7 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 81% of last year's barley acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 0 3 2 MN : 12 4 8 4 MT : 3 0 14 5 ND : 6 0 19 5 SD : 37 11 51 36 WA : 16 3 8 12 : 6 Sts : 10 2 19 8 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Jul 29,:Jul 22,:Jul 29,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 43 23 37 39 CA : 15 5 9 15 LA : 83 82 87 84 MS : 74 33 76 64 MO : 50 24 33 33 TX : 88 82 94 88 : 6 Sts : 48 31 43 44 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 7 17 53 20 IL : 2 3 17 45 33 IN : 6 13 31 42 8 IA : 3 8 29 45 15 KS : 2 6 21 58 13 KY : 6 8 25 35 26 MI : 17 24 33 21 5 MN : 13 24 33 27 3 MO : 3 9 30 44 14 NE : 1 5 19 49 26 NC : 11 23 34 29 3 ND : 2 3 17 64 14 OH : 7 18 35 32 8 PA : 11 10 23 39 17 SD : 3 11 29 44 13 TN : 19 29 34 18 0 TX : 4 8 16 47 25 WI : 7 15 33 34 11 : 18 Sts : 5 11 26 42 16 : Prev Wk : 4 9 25 45 17 Prev Yr : 7 11 26 41 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 7 35 40 16 IL : 2 4 21 49 24 IN : 6 13 35 40 6 IA : 1 6 27 52 14 KS : 1 4 27 56 12 KY : 3 8 20 40 29 LA : 1 3 25 61 10 MI : 14 21 35 22 8 MN : 8 18 36 33 5 MS : 2 5 16 54 23 MO : 4 10 36 43 7 NE : 1 4 29 51 15 NC : 2 21 38 34 5 ND : 2 3 17 63 15 OH : 6 18 35 35 6 SD : 2 7 29 49 13 TN : 9 18 38 31 4 WI : 6 11 32 41 10 : 18 Sts : 4 9 29 45 13 : Prev Wk : 3 8 28 48 13 Prev Yr : 5 12 30 42 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 5 29 63 3 MN : 2 7 30 41 20 MT : 14 17 27 36 6 ND : 1 3 14 66 16 SD : 1 4 22 50 23 WA : 9 23 39 28 1 : 6 Sts : 4 7 21 54 14 : Prev Wk : 3 4 18 59 16 Prev Yr : 15 20 33 29 3 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 24 47 26 CA : 0 3 12 70 15 LA : 0 2 37 56 5 MS : 0 0 9 62 29 MO : 1 2 16 55 26 TX : 0 6 56 31 7 : 6 Sts : 0 3 23 53 21 : Prev Wk : 0 3 24 54 19 Prev Yr : 1 5 36 44 14 -------------------------------------- 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 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 18 29 32 19 2 AZ : 0 4 44 41 11 AR : 0 5 22 51 22 CA : 0 0 8 55 37 GA : 6 13 36 37 8 KS : 0 0 20 60 20 LA : 0 7 20 72 1 MS : 2 4 19 57 18 MO : 4 16 29 46 5 NC : 4 16 34 41 5 OK : 1 8 32 56 3 SC : 1 10 45 42 2 TN : 0 9 31 50 10 TX : 5 12 35 36 12 VA : 13 20 47 20 0 : 15 Sts : 4 11 31 42 12 : Prev Wk : 4 11 29 45 11 Prev Yr : 14 20 27 32 7 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 4 31 48 17 CO : 0 1 13 75 11 IL : 3 10 25 54 8 KS : 1 5 20 66 8 LA : 0 1 10 51 38 MO : 1 5 38 52 4 NE : 1 1 16 62 20 NM : 0 0 48 52 0 OK : 0 1 31 49 19 SD : 0 13 46 35 6 TX : 3 5 24 52 16 : 11 Sts : 1 5 23 59 12 : Prev Wk : 1 4 22 59 14 Prev Yr : 14 22 32 29 3 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 11 18 29 36 6 FL : 1 4 40 40 15 GA : 4 11 40 40 5 NC : 1 8 35 53 3 OK : 2 6 15 72 5 SC : 0 2 56 37 5 TX : 0 1 17 56 26 VA : 0 17 44 39 0 : 8 Sts : 4 9 36 42 9 : Prev Wk : 4 10 38 43 5 Prev Yr : 9 19 38 30 4 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 5 33 53 9 MN : 13 12 28 37 10 NE : 0 4 28 60 8 ND : 0 1 15 76 8 OH : 2 10 39 47 2 PA : 1 13 35 49 2 SD : 0 2 23 58 17 TX : 2 15 25 35 23 WI : 2 9 27 54 8 : 9 Sts : 2 8 25 52 13 : Prev Wk : 2 8 25 50 15 Prev Yr : 22 20 27 27 4 -------------------------------------- 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 29, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 6 28 58 6 MN : 9 10 23 36 22 MT : 17 20 26 29 8 ND : 0 1 16 65 18 WA : 4 16 36 44 0 : 5 Sts : 6 9 23 50 12 : Prev Wk : 6 7 20 56 11 Prev Yr : 6 13 30 45 6 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 29, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 26 24 39 10 1 :: NJ : 0 5 40 55 0 AZ : 27 30 34 8 1 :: NM : 5 10 31 43 11 AR : 0 3 29 55 13 :: NY : 5 19 26 44 6 CA : 71 26 3 0 0 :: NC : 18 32 38 12 0 CO : 3 11 38 44 4 :: ND : 1 8 29 55 7 CT : 0 19 46 35 0 :: OH : 22 30 32 14 2 DE : 36 15 32 17 0 :: OK : 0 3 13 50 34 FL : 5 5 40 45 5 :: OR : 14 31 37 18 0 GA : 14 24 36 24 2 :: PA : 33 19 25 22 1 ID : 6 42 42 10 0 :: RI : 0 10 50 40 0 IL : 9 21 29 35 6 :: SC : 11 28 45 15 1 IN : 26 33 29 12 0 :: SD : 5 14 37 35 9 IA : 8 23 34 31 4 :: TN : 30 29 29 12 0 KS : 2 8 31 47 12 :: TX : 1 3 15 47 34 KY : 20 32 30 15 3 :: UT : 23 34 32 11 0 LA : 0 1 15 71 13 :: VT : 0 0 17 67 16 ME : 1 6 36 40 17 :: VA : 30 37 22 11 0 MD : 36 38 19 7 0 :: WA : 4 19 16 60 1 MA : 0 0 0 100 0 :: WV : 9 35 44 12 0 MI : 30 35 29 6 0 :: WI : 26 24 29 16 5 MN : 31 36 20 12 1 :: WY : 6 24 35 30 5 MS : 2 10 31 37 20 :: : MO : 6 21 41 27 5 :: 48 Sts : 13 17 27 33 10 MT : 10 13 33 34 10 :: : NE : 4 14 31 43 8 :: Prev Wk: 13 16 28 32 11 NV : 25 53 19 3 0 :: Prev Yr: 24 24 29 20 3 NH : 0 2 13 58 27 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Bolls Opening, 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. 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