We 1 (8-08) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 5, 2008, 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 27 - August 2, 2008 Highlights: A broad ridge of high pressure brought the hottest weather of the year to parts of the nation's mid-section and boosted temperatures above 100 degrees F as far north as Montana. A few readings of 110 degrees F or higher were noted from northern Texas into southwestern Nebraska. The extreme heat increased stress on pastures and immature summer crops, especially in areas with soil moisture shortages. However, significant rain also dotted the Plains, particularly across Kansas and North Dakota. In the latter state, rain aided immature summer crops but slowed early-season spring wheat harvesting. Meanwhile, hot, mostly dry weather prevailed in the West, favoring fieldwork and rapid crop development. Western showers were confined to the Pacific Northwest and the Four Corners States, although rainfall in the latter region diminished due to a lull in the monsoon. Farther east, hot weather also began to expand into the Midwest, where corn and soybeans have generally experienced a summer without drought and heat stress. However, late-week temperatures climbed to 95 degrees F or higher only in the southwestern fringe of the Corn Belt. In addition, heavy showers (locally in excess of 4 inches) preceded the hot weather across the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys, maintaining pockets of excessive wetness and tempering the effects of late-week heat. Elsewhere, heavy rain soaked New England, while scattered showers provided local drought relief for pastures and immature summer crops in the Southeast. Florida's peninsula remained an exception, with wet weather continuing through the end of a second consecutive month. Early in the week, remnant moisture associated with former Hurricane Dolly contributed to locally heavy showers across the central and southern Plains. On July 28, Amarillo, TX, netted a daily-record rainfall of 2.79 inches. Meanwhile, heavy showers associated with a cold front dotted the Midwest, resulting in daily-record totals in locations such as Des Moines, IA (1.40 inches on July 27), and Columbia, MO (1.52 inches on July 28). Elsewhere in Missouri, Springfield surpassed its normal annual precipitation of 44.95 inches by July 26, while St. Louis completed its wettest January-July period on record. Precipitation during the first 7 months of the year totaled 38.96 inches (166 percent of normal) in St. Louis, edging its January-July 1898 standard of 37.66 inches. Later, unusually heavy showers developed in both the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. In western Washington, Quillayute posted daily-record rainfall totals on July 29 and 31 (1.24 and 0.50 inches, respectively). In Vermont, record-high July rainfall amounts included 8.06 inches in Montpelier and 9.59 inches in St. Johnsbury. Montpelier also opened August with consecutive daily-record totals (1.05 inches on both August 1 and 2). Farther south, scattered daily rainfall records were broken in the Southeast, where Knoxville, TN (1.56 inches), had its wettest July 28. Elsewhere, locally heavy showers also erupted across the Dakotas, where Sisseton, SD (1.77 inches), notched a daily-record amount for the last day of July. Although hot weather expanded across much of the nation, heat was concentrated across the Rockies, High Plains, and South. Vicksburg, MS, noted 4 consecutive days of triple-digit heat from July 26-29, including daily-record highs of 102 degrees F on July 27-28. With a high of 110 degrees F on July 28, Wichita Falls, TX, experienced its hottest day since August 7, 2003. Farther north, Cheyenne, WY (98 degrees F on August 1 and 2), noted a monthly record high, previously established with a reading of 96 degrees F on August 6, 1979, and several earlier dates. In Colorado, Denver (104 degrees F on August 1) narrowly missed its all-time-record high of 105 degrees F, established on August 8, 1878, and July 20, 2005. However, Denver easily set a record for its longest streak of 90-degree heat (previously, 18 days from July 1-18, 1874, and July 6-23, 1901). By week's end, Denver's stretch with highs of 90 degrees F or above reached 21 consecutive days (July 13 - August 2). Farther north, highs topped 100 degrees F on August 1 as far north as Billings (102 degrees F) and Miles City, MT (104 degrees F). A day later, Imperial, NE (111 degrees F on August 2), edged its monthly record of 110 degrees F, set in 1934. Toward week's end, extreme heat also reached the Mid-South, where daily-record highs for August 2 included 106 degrees F in El Dorado, AR, and 103 degrees F in Monroe, LA. In contrast, Midwestern locations such as Rochester, MN, and Madison, WI, completed the first 7 months of the year without a 90-degree reading. The last time Rochester went an entire year without a high of 90 degrees F or greater was 1993, and for Madison it was 2004. Unusually cool weather prevailed in Alaska, accompanied by heavy rain at some interior locations. Weekly temperatures averaged as much as 5 to 10 degrees F below normal, aided by daily-record lows in locations such as Nome (32 degrees F on July 27) and King Salmon (36 degrees F on July 28). Meanwhile in the middle Tanana River basin, rainfall totaled 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts, on July 27-28. Additional rain fell thereafter in some areas. The late-month downpours boosted July totals to 6.77 inches in Delta Junction and 6.70 inches in North Pole. Fairbanks (4.12 inches, or 238 percent of normal) experienced its sixth-wettest July in more than 100 years. Eielson Air Force Base (7.30 inches) reported its wettest July and second- wettest month on record behind 7.47 inches in August 1967. The Tanana River at Fairbanks (more than 2 feet above flood stage on July 30) climbed to its highest level since the record-setting flood of August 16, 1967, when the river crested 3.3 feet above flood stage. Meanwhile, Hawaii's drought situation remained virtually unchanged, despite some locally heavy showers during the early- to mid-week period. On July 28-29, 24-hour rainfall totals on the Big Island reached 3.16 inches in Honokaa and 2.93 inches in Glenwood. On Kauai, meanwhile, Lihue posted daily record-tying highs of 88 degrees F on July 29 and 31. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary July 28 - August 3, 2008 Corn: Acreage at or beyond silking reached 83 percent, 12 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Nearly one-fourth of the crop reached the silking stage during the week, with major development occurring in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Iowa's corn development was well behind normal with only 73 percent at or beyond silking, 20 points behind the 5-year average. Development was delayed in all States except Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Silking was complete in North Carolina, but was still ongoing elsewhere. Corn acreage was 17 percent at or beyond the dough stage, 20 points behind last year and 15 points behind the normal pace. Corn acreage had not yet reached the dough stage in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but was above 50 points in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Condition of the corn crop was rated 66 percent good to excellent, unchanged from a week ago. Soybeans: Seventy-eight percent of the soybean acreage was at or beyond the blooming stage, 12 points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Most of the soybean producing areas received some moisture throughout the week, except Minnesota and Wisconsin. Portions of Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois received 2 to 4 inches of rain with some areas in Missouri receiving more than 4 inches. Arkansas, Illinois, Indiania, and Iowa were all 12 or more points behind the 5-year average for pace for blooming. However, Missouri continued to lag the furthest behind with only 48 percent blooming, compared with 71 percent last year and 75 percent for the 5-year average. All States lagged the normal pace except Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee. Pod-setting had occurred on 37 percent of the Nation's soybean acreage, 27 points behind last year and 21 points behind normal. Pod-setting was delayed in all States except Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Condition of the crop was rated 63 percent good to excellent, increasing 1 point from last week. Winter Wheat: Eighty-six percent of the winter wheat crop was harvested, 7 points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was virtually complete in all States except Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. In Montana, South Dakota, and Idaho harvest progress was 46, 29 and 22 points behind normal, respectively. Cotton: Acreage at or beyond the squaring stage reached 92 percent, 1 point behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Squaring was complete or nearly complete in all States except Oklahoma and Texas. The most rapid squaring advancement occurred in Oklahoma, where 13 percent of the acreage reached or exceeded squaring during the week. Sixty-seven percent of the cotton acreage was setting bolls, 2 points ahead of last year but 5 points behind the 5-year average. In Arizona and Oklahoma, boll-setting was delayed by 19 or more points. Elsewhere, progress ranged from 11 points behind normal in Kansas to 10 points ahead of normal in Missouri. Cotton bolls were opening on 8 percent of the Nation's cotton acreage. The most significant progress was in Texas, at 16 percent, and Arizona, at 10 percent. Cotton condition was rated 47 percent good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week. Sorghum: Fifty-one percent of the National sorghum crop reached heading by week's end, 13 points behind last year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. Delays were evident in all States when compared with normal, except in Colorado and New Mexico, where heading was ahead of the 5-year average by 26 and 9 points, respectively. Coloring, at 30 percent, was 5 points behind last year but 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. Arkansas' development lagged significantly behind the 5-year average, while Colorado's progress was 38 points ahead. In Louisiana, where development advanced 16 points during the week, coloring progress was 14 points ahead of the normal pace. Sorghum acreage was 22 percent mature, the same as last year but 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. Texas acreage was 56 percent mature and Louisiana acreage was 42 percent mature. Condition of the crop was rated 50 percent good to excellent, down 1 point from last week. Rice: Rice acreage at or beyond the heading stage reached 39 percent, 22 points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. In Louisiana and Texas, 87 percent or more of the acreage was at or beyond heading. Development advanced 10 or more points during the week in all States except Louisiana. In the Delta, heading in Arkansas and Mississippi lagged 33 and 31 points behind the 5-year average pace, respectively. Rice condition was rated 71 percent good to excellent, increasing 1 point when compared with the previous week. Small Grains: Barley harvest was 8 percent complete, 24 points behind last season and 12 points behind the 5-year average. Barley harvest was underway in all States. In Washington, harvest was 15 percent complete by week's end, 14 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. In Minnesota, harvest was 5 percent complete, 48 points behind last year and 27 points behind the 5-year average. Barley condition was rated 53 percent good to excellent, 4 points lower than last week. Oat harvest was 34 percent complete, 28 points behind last year and 18 points behind the 5-year average. Texas harvest was complete, 3 points ahead of last year and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. All other areas were behind the normal pace. Oat condition was rated 57 percent good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week. Spring wheat harvest was 6 percent complete, 17 points behind last year and 13 points behind the 5-year average. Washington lead the way with 10 percent harvested, followed by South Dakota at 9 percent, trailing the 5-year average by 16 and 47 points, respectively. Spring wheat condition was rated 56 percent good to excellent, 4 points lower than the previous week. Other Crops: Peanut pegging reached 89 percent by week's end, 4 points ahead of last year's pace but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Development was within 6 points of normal in all States. Condition of the crop was rated 60 percent good to excellent, a 2 point decline from the previous week. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 80 57 81 69 IL : 92 79 100 98 IN : 86 68 97 93 IA : 73 45 94 93 KS : 94 88 99 98 KY : 90 82 95 94 MI : 86 68 85 79 MN : 82 34 99 95 MO : 86 76 95 97 NE : 92 72 96 95 NC : 100 100 99 98 ND : 67 18 92 83 OH : 85 62 94 92 PA : 80 65 82 77 SD : 60 20 81 72 TN : 99 96 100 100 TX : 95 91 98 97 WI : 62 32 86 72 : 18 Sts: 83 59 95 91 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 16 5 16 13 IL : 27 11 66 54 IN : 8 0 40 35 IA : 2 0 22 19 KS : 46 24 57 55 KY : 31 18 46 46 MI : 14 2 10 8 MN : 0 0 14 6 MO : 30 11 64 69 NE : 20 4 42 33 NC : 88 79 85 78 ND : 1 0 26 13 OH : 9 1 25 23 PA : 16 7 21 22 SD : 6 0 16 11 TN : 82 56 85 86 TX : 69 64 69 78 WI : 0 0 13 8 : 18 Sts: 17 7 37 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 70 60 66 73 FL : 95 90 84 94 GA : 92 84 88 95 NC : 97 93 96 94 OK : 92 85 94 97 SC : 95 89 91 92 TX : 88 81 84 87 VA : 90 84 87 84 : 8 Sts : 89 82 85 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 25 11 60 58 CA : 20 10 29 25 LA : 87 79 88 88 MS : 50 37 86 81 MO : 44 34 56 51 TX : 93 77 92 91 : 6 Sts : 39 27 61 59 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 73 61 84 85 IL : 74 53 96 93 IN : 73 52 90 85 IA : 83 67 96 95 KS : 77 63 79 82 KY : 64 48 79 69 LA : 93 90 100 94 MI : 84 79 85 80 MN : 88 71 94 93 MS : 98 97 100 99 MO : 48 28 71 75 NE : 83 64 90 92 NC : 55 43 54 55 ND : 93 83 97 95 OH : 86 72 94 90 SD : 86 67 93 90 TN : 80 70 86 80 WI : 77 60 91 79 : 18 Sts: 78 62 90 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 50 37 66 66 IL : 31 15 73 62 IN : 18 10 54 49 IA : 48 26 76 70 KS : 41 22 43 47 KY : 24 10 53 43 LA : 80 73 94 82 MI : 50 36 59 47 MN : 34 10 71 58 MS : 89 86 94 94 MO : 17 6 40 41 NE : 37 16 57 58 NC : 24 13 25 21 ND : 57 32 81 72 OH : 39 19 65 55 SD : 24 9 53 47 TN : 61 47 69 61 WI : 32 17 58 47 : 18 Sts: 37 21 64 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 100 99 CO : 100 88 100 100 ID : 9 4 42 31 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 98 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 97 85 100 95 MO : 100 99 100 100 MT : 16 2 78 62 NE : 98 90 100 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 96 99 OR : 65 45 76 63 SD : 67 22 99 96 TX : 100 100 96 99 WA : 42 18 52 46 : 18 Sts: 86 79 93 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 95 92 96 AZ : 97 90 100 99 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 97 95 99 98 GA : 96 93 94 98 KS : 100 100 100 86 LA : 98 97 100 100 MS : 100 99 100 100 MO : 100 98 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 99 OK : 79 66 77 88 SC : 96 88 94 95 TN : 100 99 100 100 TX : 85 81 88 91 VA : 93 90 98 98 : 15 Sts: 92 89 93 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 73 61 62 73 AZ : 70 60 87 89 AR : 98 91 99 96 CA : 82 75 92 79 GA : 78 66 67 84 KS : 40 5 61 51 LA : 88 84 98 98 MS : 93 81 94 93 MO : 93 80 84 83 NC : 82 74 87 86 OK : 27 19 27 50 SC : 58 43 37 53 TN : 83 74 92 86 TX : 50 41 45 57 VA : 71 62 92 80 : 15 Sts: 67 58 65 72 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 NA 0 1 AZ : 10 NA 17 11 AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 2 NA 1 2 GA : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 4 NA 0 1 MS : 0 NA 1 1 MO : 0 NA 3 1 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 1 0 SC : 0 NA 1 1 TN : 0 NA 1 0 TX : 16 NA 6 12 VA : 0 NA 5 3 : 15 Sts: 8 NA 3 6 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 89 80 100 96 CO : 64 41 39 38 IL : 39 36 87 69 KS : 34 21 39 45 LA : 98 97 99 98 MO : 46 33 62 70 NE : 18 5 46 47 NM : 30 8 14 21 OK : 30 25 44 43 SD : 30 5 76 61 TX : 70 67 91 74 : 11 Sts: 51 42 64 60 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 41 24 72 65 CO : 40 30 2 2 IL : 2 0 16 11 KS : 2 1 2 4 LA : 88 72 72 74 MO : 5 0 11 14 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 8 0 3 1 OK : 13 8 8 14 SD : 1 0 7 9 TX : 62 59 77 58 : 11 Sts: 30 27 35 29 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 NA 9 5 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 42 NA 24 29 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 56 NA 55 49 : 11 Sts: 22 NA 22 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 3 1 12 9 MN : 5 1 53 32 MT : 8 0 31 17 ND : 10 3 39 24 WA : 15 1 29 23 : 5 Sts : 8 2 32 20 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 42 15 87 88 MN : 19 4 69 47 NE : 86 49 92 92 ND : 12 5 24 22 OH : 52 16 88 61 PA : 40 17 45 36 SD : 29 8 84 70 TX : 100 100 97 99 WI : 24 4 61 46 : 9 Sts : 34 18 62 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 71% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 3, :Jul 27,:Aug 3, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 0 9 6 MN : 2 0 24 16 MT : 8 0 17 13 ND : 5 2 18 14 SD : 9 0 63 56 WA : 10 3 30 26 : 6 Sts : 6 1 23 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 9 15 32 31 13 IL : 2 5 20 53 20 IN : 3 8 22 49 18 IA : 2 8 26 48 16 KS : 3 10 34 46 7 KY : 1 7 18 41 33 MI : 3 6 25 47 19 MN : 2 6 20 54 18 MO : 3 11 35 41 10 NE : 2 4 19 58 17 NC : 14 28 39 18 1 ND : 2 7 25 53 13 OH : 4 9 27 42 18 PA : 0 6 21 43 30 SD : 1 5 13 57 24 TN : 3 10 32 42 13 TX : 14 23 40 21 2 WI : 3 6 22 50 19 : 18 Sts : 3 7 24 49 17 : Prev Wk : 3 7 24 49 17 Prev Yr : 6 12 26 40 16 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 13 34 36 12 IL : 3 6 27 53 11 IN : 3 8 26 49 14 IA : 2 7 29 48 14 KS : 1 5 32 56 6 KY : 2 10 22 42 24 LA : 4 13 35 44 4 MI : 3 7 29 45 16 MN : 1 4 21 57 17 MS : 4 10 30 44 12 MO : 3 12 42 36 7 NE : 2 4 19 61 14 NC : 2 11 44 41 2 ND : 1 5 17 63 14 OH : 5 11 30 40 14 SD : 0 4 13 58 25 TN : 7 14 30 41 8 WI : 2 5 21 55 17 : 18 Sts : 3 7 27 50 13 : Prev Wk : 3 8 27 49 13 Prev Yr : 4 11 29 43 13 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 6 38 47 7 FL : 0 0 16 46 38 GA : 2 7 34 46 11 NC : 0 1 19 69 11 OK : 0 1 29 63 7 SC : 8 3 37 50 2 TX : 3 6 44 44 3 VA : 0 6 20 56 18 : 8 Sts : 2 5 33 48 12 : Prev Wk : 1 5 32 51 11 Prev Yr : 3 8 35 45 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 5 26 52 16 CA : 1 5 27 51 16 LA : 0 3 20 72 5 MS : 0 3 13 47 37 MO : 0 1 10 45 44 TX : 1 2 43 44 10 : 6 Sts : 1 4 24 54 17 : Prev Wk : 1 4 25 53 17 Prev Yr : 0 3 24 53 20 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 11 44 39 5 AZ : 0 0 26 64 10 AR : 1 5 34 46 14 CA : 0 1 4 25 70 GA : 5 9 36 41 9 KS : 5 15 45 30 5 LA : 4 16 34 45 1 MS : 3 4 27 53 13 MO : 3 8 20 62 7 NC : 1 5 26 62 6 OK : 1 12 47 39 1 SC : 12 21 35 31 1 TN : 1 8 30 57 4 TX : 11 23 34 25 7 VA : 0 9 37 49 5 : 15 Sts : 6 15 32 37 10 : Prev Wk : 6 14 33 36 11 Prev Yr : 4 11 31 40 14 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 6 43 39 11 CO : 12 18 52 17 1 IL : 0 3 40 48 9 KS : 3 11 29 54 3 LA : 2 7 42 48 1 MO : 1 6 46 43 4 NE : 1 3 19 64 13 NM : 20 0 33 43 4 OK : 2 33 38 23 4 SD : 3 3 17 53 24 TX : 6 17 37 36 4 : 11 Sts : 4 13 33 45 5 : Prev Wk : 4 12 33 44 7 Prev Yr : 1 6 25 54 14 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 3 23 69 4 MN : 0 1 15 60 24 MT : 7 12 38 40 3 ND : 5 14 31 41 9 SD : 2 5 21 51 21 WA : 5 29 44 20 2 : 6 Sts : 4 11 29 45 11 : Prev Wk : 4 9 27 46 14 Prev Yr : 4 7 20 55 14 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 2 8 33 46 11 MN : 1 3 21 55 20 NE : 1 1 9 62 27 ND : 8 20 45 25 2 OH : 0 4 22 56 18 PA : 2 0 12 64 22 SD : 3 3 13 61 20 TX : 21 22 20 36 1 WI : 1 4 17 60 18 : 9 Sts : 8 12 23 46 11 : Prev Wk : 8 11 24 47 10 Prev Yr : 2 9 26 50 13 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres. Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 2 6 18 71 3 MN : 1 2 16 53 28 MT : 2 7 40 39 12 ND : 4 14 34 41 7 WA : 4 14 54 28 0 : 5 Sts : 3 10 34 45 8 : Prev Wk : 3 9 31 50 7 Prev Yr : 7 9 22 53 9 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 3, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 7 22 40 29 2 :: NJ : 0 0 30 70 0 AZ : 24 14 25 28 9 :: NM : 4 15 45 36 0 AR : 1 16 39 40 4 :: NY : 1 8 20 51 20 CA : 80 20 0 0 0 :: NC : 14 30 34 20 2 CO : 31 27 29 11 2 :: ND : 17 32 27 23 1 CT : 0 2 27 71 0 :: OH : 1 7 29 49 14 DE : 3 22 56 17 2 :: OK : 6 18 38 34 4 FL : 0 0 20 65 15 :: OR : 13 26 40 20 1 GA : 11 22 38 28 1 :: PA : 4 17 31 41 7 ID : 2 12 35 45 6 :: RI : 0 20 30 50 0 IL : 1 1 19 63 16 :: SC : 25 29 31 15 0 IN : 3 8 28 46 15 :: SD : 1 3 22 52 22 IA : 1 5 26 53 15 :: TN : 8 21 40 28 3 KS : 11 9 29 44 7 :: TX : 24 33 32 10 1 KY : 3 16 40 38 3 :: UT : 5 12 27 46 10 LA : 7 27 36 25 5 :: VT : 0 8 16 71 5 ME : 0 17 24 56 3 :: VA : 6 20 37 33 4 MD : 4 10 32 45 9 :: WA : 10 23 24 43 0 MA : 0 0 9 91 0 :: WV : 0 3 14 73 10 MI : 3 14 41 36 6 :: WI : 3 8 21 52 16 MN : 3 11 31 50 5 :: WY : 1 13 39 37 10 MS : 11 22 27 32 8 :: : MO : 1 5 27 56 11 :: 48 Sts : 12 17 29 35 7 MT : 8 23 38 24 7 :: : NE : 1 8 24 54 13 :: Prev Wk: 11 15 30 37 7 NV : 2 16 62 18 2 :: Prev Yr: 15 18 27 30 10 NH : 0 4 19 64 13 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 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_definitions.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. 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