We 1 (8-07) Weekly Weather And Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 21, 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 August 12 - 18, 2007 Highlights: Record-setting heat continued through a second consecutive week across the South, boosting temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal and further stressing pastures, livestock, and immature summer crops. Mostly dry weather aggravated the effects of the heat wave, although much-needed rain dampened southern Florida and a few other Southeastern locations. In contrast, Tropical Storm Erin arrived along the Texas coast near Corpus Christi on the morning of August 16, less than 24 hours after forming over the Gulf of Mexico. Erin was quickly downgraded to a tropical depression, but dumped flooding rains along its slow, curving path through central Texas into Oklahoma. Meanwhile, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms persisted along and near a frontal boundary separating cool air across the Great Lakes and Northeastern States from torrid conditions farther south. At least 4 inches of rain fell in many locations from northern Iowa and southern Minnesota eastward to near the southern tip of Lake Michigan, causing lowland flooding. Elsewhere in the Midwest, scattered showers were generally beneficial for soybeans and late-planted corn, although unfavorably hot weather lingered across the southern Corn Belt. Farther west, a break in the monsoon pattern resulted in hotter, drier conditions in the Four Corners States, while cool weather continued across the Pacific Northwest. However, very warm, dry weather prevailed from California to the northern Rockies, maintaining heavy irrigation demands and hampering wildfire containment efforts. After making landfall on August 16, the remnants of Erin generated prodigious rains across parts of Texas and Oklahoma. In fact, August 16 was the wettest August day on record in San Antonio, TX, where 5.73 inches fell (previously, 5.57 inches on August 13, 1950). Nearby Stinson Municipal Airport, south of San Antonio's primary observation site, netted 9.60 inches on August 16. The following day, rainfall records for August 17 were established in Texas locations such as San Angelo (4.00 inches), Abilene (3.94 inches), and Houston (2.14 inches). Houston's 3-day (August 16-18) rainfall reached 5.51 inches. By week's end (August 18-19), Erin's remnant circulation reached central Oklahoma, where strong thunderstorms and flooding rains caused extensive damage. Early on August 19, thunderstorm wind gusts in Oklahoma were clocked to 82 m.p.h. in Watonga and 75 m.p.h. near Fort Cobb. Oklahoma rainfall topped 8 inches in several locations, including Watonga (9.11 inches) and Fort Cobb (9.30 inches). In the rain's wake, the North Canadian River near Watonga crested 4.70 feet above flood stage on August 19, surpassing the October 1986 high-water mark by 0.46 foot. Heavy rain also fell across the upper Midwest, where August rainfall records were broken in locations such as Rochester, MN (12.11 inches through August 19; previously 9.52 inches in 1979), Madison, WI (10.28 inches; previously, 9.49 inches in 1980), and Mobridge, SD (5.76 inches; previously, 5.45 inches in 1951). Rochester's August 18 total of 5.16 inches marked its wettest day since July 11, 1981, when 7.47 inches fell. With a 5.52-inch total on August 18-19, Madison experienced its second-wettest 2-day period behind 5.79 inches on May 31 - June 1, 2000. Mobridge collected 4.43 inches on August 17, representing its wettest day on record (previously, 3.66 inches on July 11, 1997). August 18-19 rainfall unofficially totaled a foot or more at a few upper Midwestern locations, including Witoka, MN (17.00 inches), and Stoddard, WI (12.41 inches). The Root River at Houston, MN, crested 4.33 feet above flood stage on August 19, exceeding the flood of record (3.32 feet above flood stage) set on March 2, 1965. In contrast, no measurable rain fell during the first half of August in Huntsville, AL, for the first time since 1918. Similarly, no measurable rain fell in Little Rock, AR, during the first 19 days of August, while highs climbed to 100 degrees F on 8 consecutive days from August 9-16. In fact, Little Rock's maximum of 106 degrees F on August 12 represented its highest reading since August 31, 2000. Elsewhere on August 12, Galveston, TX (99 degrees F), was just shy of its August record of 100 degrees F, achieved most recently on August 31, 2000. Four days later, Nashville, TN (106 degrees F on August 16), experienced its hottest day since July 28, 1952, when an all-time-record high of 107 degrees F occurred. Nashville broke its August record, which had been 105 degrees F on August 9, 1930. Meanwhile, all-time-record highs included 106 degrees F on August 15 in Greenwood, MS (tied 106 degrees F on August 30, 2000), and 102 degrees F on August 16 in London, KY (eclipsed 101 degrees F, which had been set on July 9, 1988, and July 30 and 31, 1999. London also set a record for consecutive days with highs of 90 degrees F or greater (at least 20 days from August 1-20; previously, 13 days from July 1-13, 1993). Elsewhere in Kentucky, Louisville also set a record for consecutive 90-degree days (at least 22 days from July 30 - August 20; previously, 21 days in1900, 1901, and 1936). Meanwhile, streaks of consecutive 100-degree days were set or tied in many Southeastern locations, including Tupelo, MS (9 days from August 10-18; tied 9 days in 1980), and Montgomery, AL (12 days from August 6-17; previously 7 days in 1881, 1954, and 1990). Elsewhere, locally heavy showers were mostly confined to southern Florida, while cool weather prevailed in the Northwest. On August 14, daily-record rainfall totals in Florida reached 5.12 inches in Ft. Myers and 4.55 inches in West Palm Beach. Most (4.48 inches) of Ft. Myers' rain fell in a 1-hour period during the afternoon. Meanwhile in the Northwest, both Alturas, CA (33 and 31 degrees F) and Boundary Dam, WA (36 and 37 degrees F) posted consecutive daily-record lows on August 12-13. Despite the Northwestern chill, several large wildfires remained active. Through August 19, the nation's total reached 6.40 million acres of vegetation charred by wildfires, compared to the 10-year average of 4.83 million acres. Of the national total, 4.24 million acres were burned in the Great Basin, the northern Rockies, and the Northwest. Unusually warm weather prevailed in Alaska, resulting in weekly temperatures as much as 10 degrees F above normal. Records for August 17 were established in locations such as Fairbanks (82 degrees F) and Kotzebue (71 degrees F), while both Nome (68 and 70 degrees F) and Bettles (79 and 80 degrees F) posted consecutive daily-record highs on August 17-18. Alaskan precipitation was generally light and scattered. Meanwhile in Hawaii, rapidly weakening Hurricane Flossie passed less than 100 miles south of the southern tip of the Big Island during the evening of August 14. Elsewhere, Flossie passed about 150 miles south of Hilo, where more than half (1.83 inches) of the 3.20-inch weekly precipitation fell on August 14. Hilo reported a peak wind gust of just 22 m.p.h. during the storm's passage. Aside from windward sections of the Big Island during Flossie's passage, rainfall was generally light and scattered, although Oahu's Manoa Lyon Arboretum netted 2.53 inches in a 24-hour period on August 15-16. In Lihue, Kauai, where August 1-18 rainfall totaled 0.15 inch (14 percent of normal), a daily record-tying high of 87 degrees F occurred on August 14. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary August 13 - August 19, 2007 Highlights: Temperatures remained warmer than average across most of the country during the week, with areas of extreme heat in the central Great Plains, Delta, Southeast, Tennessee Valley, and central Intermountain region. Cooler than average temperatures were evident along the Pacific Coastand in the northern tier of States from North Dakota eastward to Maine. Localized flooding, due to heavy precipitation from remnants of hurricane Erin, occurred in Texas and Oklahoma. Heavy rainfall also drenched the northern Corn Belt with 17 inches falling in some areas of southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa causing localized flooding. Corn: Eighty-one percent of the crop was at or beyond the dough stage, 43 percent was at or beyond the dent stage, and 6 percent had matured. All stages were ahead of the normal pace. The dough and dent stages were 11 and 12 points ahead of the 5-year average, respectively. The crop rapidly advanced with nearly one-fifth of the acreage entering the dent stage during the week. Meanwhile, maturing, which had not begun in all States yet, was 1 point ahead of normal. Soybeans: Ninety-two percent of acreage was setting pods, while 2 percent was dropping leaves. Acreage setting pods equaled last year's pace, and advanced 4 points beyond the 5-year average. While Kansas' and Missouri's acreage lagged behind normal, by 10 and 2 points, respectively. Indiana's and Ohio's soybeans were setting pods ahead of normal by 10 or more points. Due to continued hot weather in Tennessee, soybean acreage was dropping leaves ahead of the normal pace with 14 percent dropping leaves. Cotton: Eighty-six percent of the crop was setting bolls, and 15 percent had open bolls. Acreage setting bolls trailed last year's 95 percent and the 5-year average by 6 points. All States were advancing at or behind last year, except Alabama, Arizona, and Kansas, where cotton was setting bolls between 1 and 6 points ahead of last year. Compared with the normal pace, progress was near normal or lagging in most States, trailing by more than 2 weeks in Oklahoma. Nationally, the acreage with open bolls was 1 point behind the 5-year average. Although bolls opened ahead of normal in the Delta and Mid-Atlantic States, progress lagged in most other States. Sorghum: Eighty-seven percent of acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, while 42 percent had begun coloring, 20 percent had reached maturity, and producers had reaped 11 percent of the crop. Heading was ahead of last year and normal progress in most States, although Missouri and New Mexico were behind last year by 8 and 17 points, and behind normal by 5 and 22 points, respectively. Coloring advanced 6 percent ahead of normal with Colorado and Texas advancing well ahead of normal. Sorghum acreage in the Delta and Texas, at 57 percent or more at or beyond maturity was advancing ahead of the normal pace. With harvest underway in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, progress was 3 points behind the 5-year average. Rice: Ninety percent of the crop was heading, 1 point ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Rice harvest had begun on 10 percent of the acreage, trailing last year and the normal pace by 1 point. Heading was at or ahead of the normal pace in all rice producing States. California's rice acreage advanced 25 points during the week to 70 percent headed. More than half of the rice crop in Louisiana and Texas had been harvested, while producers had just begun to reap their crop elsewhere. Small Grains: Eighty percent of barley acreage had been harvested, 10 points ahead of last year and 26 points ahead of average. With one-fifth of the crop harvested during the week, progress remained well ahead of the average pace. The spring wheat crop was 73 percent harvested, 7 points less than the previous year but 19 points more than normal. Harvest progressed ahead of the 5-year average in all States but lagged behind last year in the northern Great Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Oat producers had reaped 93 percent of their crop by week's end, slightly behind last year but ahead of normal by 7 points. Harvest was most active in Pennsylvania and North Dakota but was finished or winding down elsewhere. Other Crops: Peanut pegging advanced 4 points during the week to 95 percent. Development was 3 points behind the normal pace but the same as last year. In the Carolinas and Oklahoma, all peanuts had reached the pegging stage, while all other States were close behind. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 54 35 53 40 IL : 94 90 87 85 IN : 89 73 81 72 IA : 73 52 74 64 KS : 90 80 85 87 KY : 82 72 88 84 MI : 77 42 74 43 MN : 73 58 71 51 MO : 92 85 96 92 NE : 88 77 89 82 NC : 96 94 99 94 ND : 73 60 76 59 OH : 76 67 75 68 PA : 54 35 74 60 SD : 76 41 70 58 TN : 99 96 99 98 TX : 86 79 98 96 WI : 61 39 59 45 : 18 Sts: 81 66 79 70 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 14 4 16 9 IL : 60 40 50 45 IN : 41 22 34 29 IA : 39 14 34 23 KS : 64 38 61 55 KY : 59 47 58 59 MI : 20 3 24 9 MN : 37 18 22 13 MO : 65 49 79 71 NE : 46 26 49 36 NC : 85 75 85 78 ND : 16 4 31 12 OH : 24 8 21 16 PA : 25 7 39 24 SD : 28 10 29 17 TN : 95 86 92 90 TX : 79 65 88 83 WI : 19 2 16 7 : 18 Sts: 43 24 40 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 9 NA 5 4 IN : 3 NA 0 1 IA : 1 NA 1 1 KS : 11 NA 22 15 KY : 25 NA 18 18 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 1 0 MO : 14 NA 32 21 NE : 0 NA 1 1 NC : 49 NA 48 37 ND : 0 NA 4 1 OH : 1 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 12 4 SD : 1 NA 2 2 TN : 44 NA 30 28 TX : 59 NA 66 65 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 6 5 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 93% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 89 94 87 IL : 97 92 91 88 IN : 92 78 83 82 IA : 97 89 96 96 KS : 69 57 82 79 KY : 75 67 73 66 LA : 99 98 96 94 MI : 96 79 91 87 MN : 97 91 99 94 MS : 99 97 100 99 MO : 73 58 82 75 NE : 93 81 96 93 NC : 56 42 62 53 ND : 100 98 100 98 OH : 100 96 95 87 SD : 90 84 96 90 TN : 88 83 96 86 WI : 92 82 85 83 : 18 Sts: 92 84 92 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 NA 14 8 IL : 2 NA 1 1 IN : 4 NA 0 0 IA : 0 NA 1 1 KS : 1 NA 6 4 KY : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 23 NA 46 23 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 1 0 MS : 30 NA 58 36 MO : 0 NA 1 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 2 NA 2 1 ND : 0 NA 3 1 OH : 1 NA 1 1 SD : 3 NA 7 6 TN : 14 NA 9 4 WI : 0 NA 0 0 : 18 Sts: 2 NA 4 2 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 96% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 92 77 86 94 AZ : 99 91 98 98 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 96 95 96 95 GA : 95 87 100 99 KS : 100 85 99 76 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 99 100 99 MO : 94 91 98 97 NC : 99 96 100 97 OK : 59 44 89 87 SC : 82 70 86 86 TN : 99 96 99 99 TX : 73 70 91 86 VA : 100 95 100 97 : 15 Sts: 86 82 95 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 17 6 14 11 AZ : 34 25 33 35 AR : 24 8 15 9 CA : 8 3 20 17 GA : 8 1 15 13 KS : 0 0 8 2 LA : 29 9 54 29 MS : 30 5 35 21 MO : 17 13 9 6 NC : 7 2 4 5 OK : 3 2 11 6 SC : 4 1 5 9 TN : 20 1 4 5 TX : 11 10 19 20 VA : 30 15 18 25 : 15 Sts: 15 7 19 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 99 CO : 81 62 71 66 IL : 98 91 94 89 KS : 85 69 79 76 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 87 79 95 92 NE : 92 80 89 84 NM : 30 27 47 52 OK : 76 64 67 69 SD : 96 92 96 89 TX : 93 92 85 80 : 11 Sts: 87 78 82 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 91 95 90 CO : 24 11 23 11 IL : 47 27 49 42 KS : 22 7 28 23 LA : 94 87 97 94 MO : 40 25 55 42 NE : 13 3 22 19 NM : 12 4 6 5 OK : 20 15 32 35 SD : 38 17 52 31 TX : 79 78 69 59 : 11 Sts: 42 33 43 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 68 32 60 35 CO : 3 0 0 0 IL : 4 0 2 1 KS : 0 0 2 2 LA : 86 73 76 74 MO : 4 1 8 3 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 1 0 3 1 OK : 2 1 14 8 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 57 56 65 53 : 11 Sts: 20 19 24 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 11 NA 0 3 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 54 NA 47 36 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 38 NA 61 50 : 11 Sts: 11 NA 17 14 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 98% of last year's sorghum acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 59 37 49 42 MN : 96 89 94 69 MT : 86 59 63 47 ND : 87 70 86 62 WA : 73 53 58 63 : 5 Sts : 80 60 70 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 81% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 99 99 100 MN : 96 91 97 81 NE : 100 98 100 99 ND : 69 52 87 60 OH : 100 100 100 94 PA : 88 60 93 79 SD : 100 95 99 96 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 95 91 94 85 : 9 Sts : 93 86 96 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 61 31 52 41 MN : 81 57 87 56 MT : 77 48 78 43 ND : 65 43 77 49 SD : 96 90 100 94 WA : 76 55 67 69 : 6 Sts : 73 51 80 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 90 80 71 92 FL : 92 90 99 100 GA : 98 94 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 99 OK : 100 96 100 99 SC : 100 95 100 98 TX : 87 86 96 98 VA : 95 90 100 99 : 8 Sts : 95 91 95 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 83 95 92 CA : 70 45 59 68 LA : 99 98 99 98 MS : 99 98 97 98 MO : 92 80 93 86 TX : 99 98 98 99 : 6 Sts : 90 79 89 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2002- State:Aug 19,:Aug 12,:Aug 19,: 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2006 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 0 1 1 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 55 35 56 57 MS : 1 0 3 2 MO : 0 0 0 0 TX : 58 *43 73 60 : 6 Sts : 10 *7 11 11 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 7 22 51 19 IL : 4 6 18 47 25 IN : 9 18 35 34 4 IA : 2 6 21 52 19 KS : 1 10 30 48 11 KY : 7 17 24 43 9 MI : 15 26 36 21 2 MN : 15 21 31 27 6 MO : 10 20 30 35 5 NE : 1 4 16 47 32 NC : 16 26 32 19 7 ND : 3 5 16 59 17 OH : 9 18 29 36 8 PA : 20 13 19 34 14 SD : 3 10 28 50 9 TN : 27 32 29 12 0 TX : 3 6 18 46 27 WI : 11 19 25 29 16 : 18 Sts : 6 12 24 42 16 : Prev Wk : 6 12 26 41 15 Prev Yr : 7 11 24 41 17 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 7 22 27 32 12 IL : 8 10 24 43 15 IN : 7 17 41 32 3 IA : 1 4 19 55 21 KS : 1 7 36 50 6 KY : 10 22 34 28 6 LA : 1 6 25 61 7 MI : 11 22 38 20 9 MN : 9 16 32 33 10 MS : 2 6 18 50 24 MO : 10 20 40 30 0 NE : 1 3 21 50 25 NC : 21 23 32 21 3 ND : 4 5 16 55 20 OH : 7 15 29 38 11 SD : 1 4 24 55 16 TN : 29 31 28 12 0 WI : 7 13 29 32 19 : 18 Sts : 6 12 28 41 13 : Prev Wk : 5 11 28 44 12 Prev Yr : 4 11 27 44 14 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 28 33 28 10 1 AZ : 0 2 35 50 13 AR : 0 10 23 44 23 CA : 0 0 0 52 48 GA : 5 13 37 36 9 KS : 0 15 30 45 10 LA : 3 10 29 56 2 MS : 1 7 24 53 15 MO : 10 25 30 30 5 NC : 11 22 36 26 5 OK : 0 5 24 69 2 SC : 14 24 41 20 1 TN : 4 22 37 31 6 TX : 5 12 34 36 13 VA : 9 45 44 2 0 : 15 Sts : 5 13 31 39 12 : Prev Wk : 5 12 30 41 12 Prev Yr : 16 20 26 31 7 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 7 30 45 16 CO : 0 0 23 68 9 IL : 14 19 35 31 1 KS : 1 5 27 53 14 LA : 0 8 23 53 16 MO : 2 15 45 35 3 NE : 1 2 18 53 26 NM : 0 0 35 55 10 OK : 0 8 23 61 8 SD : 3 8 37 46 6 TX : 3 11 27 47 12 : 11 Sts : 2 7 27 51 13 : Prev Wk : 1 7 28 52 12 Prev Yr : 18 22 30 26 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. Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 3 21 48 28 CA : 0 3 16 76 5 LA : 0 3 41 49 7 MS : 0 0 10 62 28 MO : 2 3 20 55 20 TX : 0 6 69 22 3 : 6 Sts : 0 3 24 54 19 : Prev Wk : 0 2 24 55 19 Prev Yr : 1 5 38 44 12 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 11 32 30 24 3 FL : 2 20 38 30 10 GA : 4 12 36 39 9 NC : 2 10 40 47 1 OK : 1 4 22 71 2 SC : 4 10 55 30 1 TX : 0 0 16 58 26 VA : 1 41 45 13 0 : 8 Sts : 4 14 34 39 9 : Prev Wk : 4 10 33 43 10 Prev Yr : 8 20 34 32 6 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 19, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 42 35 20 3 0 :: NJ : 0 5 35 60 0 AZ : 18 25 40 15 2 :: NM : 5 13 42 32 8 AR : 10 31 38 21 0 :: NY : 9 17 36 29 9 CA : 76 23 1 0 0 :: NC : 50 27 16 7 0 CO : 4 11 35 40 10 :: ND : 3 11 33 47 6 CT : 2 19 35 40 4 :: OH : 23 26 30 17 4 DE : 39 25 24 11 1 :: OK : 1 5 19 58 17 FL : 0 15 35 45 5 :: OR : 26 35 25 14 0 GA : 24 33 28 14 1 :: PA : 27 23 29 20 1 ID : 6 55 35 4 0 :: RI : 0 25 50 25 0 IL : 22 24 27 22 5 :: SC : 26 41 31 2 0 IN : 43 32 19 6 0 :: SD : 5 14 38 39 4 IA : 5 15 33 39 8 :: TN : 52 32 14 2 0 KS : 4 10 36 43 7 :: TX : 1 4 21 47 27 KY : 29 35 26 10 0 :: UT : 21 34 32 13 0 LA : 4 8 39 44 5 :: VT : 0 9 35 52 4 ME : 0 12 48 26 14 :: VA : 31 40 25 4 0 MD : 30 35 24 10 1 :: WA : 15 19 29 37 0 MA : 0 0 0 100 0 :: WV : 16 30 42 12 0 MI : 34 28 24 11 3 :: WI : 31 26 16 18 9 MN : 36 32 21 11 0 :: WY : 6 19 44 26 5 MS : 10 15 38 27 10 :: : MO : 30 25 35 10 0 :: 48 Sts : 18 20 27 27 8 MT : 5 19 39 33 4 :: : NE : 6 12 27 44 11 :: Prev Wk: 16 19 27 29 9 NV : 40 48 10 2 0 :: Prev Yr: 25 26 27 19 3 NH : 0 4 16 57 23 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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