We 1 (8-08) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 12, 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 August 3 - 9, 2008 Highlights: Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the upper Texas coast near the Louisiana border on the morning of August 5. Despite having maximum sustained winds near 65 m.p.h. at landfall, Edouard was a fairly insignificant tropical storm. Rainfall totals as high as 2 to 6 inches were observed with Edouard, but little flooding occurred due to pre-existing drought. Elsewhere across the nation's mid-section, heavy rain soaked the central Plains. The rain caused some flash flooding but was generally beneficial across the drought-affected central High Plains. Farther north, showers caused only minor small grain harvest delays on the northern Plains. Meanwhile, cooler air overspread the Midwest and the Southeast, preceded by scattered showers and thunderstorms. Midwestern conditions remained nearly ideal for reproductive to filling summer crops, but Southeastern pastures and summer crops continued to suffer from varying degrees of drought stress. Farther west, very warm, dry weather across most areas west of the Rockies contrasted with the return of locally heavy monsoon showers to the Four Corners States. In the Northwest, warm, dry conditions hastened spring wheat maturation and promoted small grain harvesting. Near- to above-normal temperatures prevailed nationwide, except in the Northeast. Weekly temperatures ranged from more than 5 degrees F below normal in parts of Maine to at least 5 degrees F above normal at a few locations across the southern Plains and the Intermountain West. High temperatures routinely reached or exceeded 100 degrees F in the south-central U.S. By week's end, cooler air overspread the Southeast, where early-August readings had approached or reached the 100-degree mark. Cooler air also arrived in the Midwest, although early-week highs above 95 degrees F--a benchmark for heat stress on reproductive summer crops--were confined to the southwestern Corn Belt. Early in the week, blistering heat continued across the south-central U.S. The week opened with consecutive daily-record highs on August 3-4 in location such as Oklahoma City, OK (106 degrees F both days); North Little Rock, AR (104 and 101 degrees F); and Pueblo, CO (103 and 101 degrees F). On August 4, daily-record highs included 109 degrees F in Wichita Falls, TX, and 108 degrees F in both Lawton, OK, and Dodge City, KS. Denver, CO, achieved a record for its longest streak with 90-degree heat (24 consecutive days from July 13 - August 5; previously, 18 days from July 6-23, 1901, and July 1-18, 1874). Elsewhere in Colorado, Grand Junction also set a record for consecutive days at or above 90 degrees F (52 days from June 15 - August 5; previously, 51 days in 1901). Farther east, heat record-setting heat lingered through mid-week in the southern Atlantic States, where both Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg posted highs of 100 degrees F on August 6. In Georgia, Savannah collected consecutive daily-record highs (102 and 100 degrees F) on August 6-7. Toward week's end, however, much cooler air spread into the Southeast, while heat briefly affected the Northwest. Missoula, MT (98 degrees F), notched a daily-record high for August 7, followed 2 days later by daily-record lows in locations such as Montgomery, AL (59 degrees F), and Brunswick, GA (69 degrees F). Several rounds of heavy showers peppered New England, resulting in daily- record totals in locations such as Portland, ME (2.81 inches on August 3), and Hartford, CT (2.15 inches on August 7). In New Hampshire, Concord collected daily-record amounts on August 3 and 6 (1.09 and 1.44 inches, respectively) en route to a 3.45-inch total during the first 9 days of the month. Farther west, strong thunderstorms struck parts of the Midwest, including the Chicago metropolitan area. On August 4, a Lake Michigan buoy 4 miles north-northeast of Chicago recorded a wind gust to 94 m.p.h. Meanwhile, very heavy rain affected the central Plains and parts of the Mid- South, producing daily-record sums in Cheyenne, WY (2.02 inches on August 5); Goodland, KS (2.20 inches on August 7); Memphis, TN (2.93 inches on August 7); and Chanute, KS (3.20 inches on August 9). Cheyenne's rain, which fell in a 90-minute period, represented its highest single-day total since August 1, 1985, when an astounding 6.06 inches fell. It was also Cheyenne's eighth- wettest day during the last 90 years. Meanwhile, monsoon showers produced 1.48 inches of rain on August 8 in Needles, CA, the fourth-highest August daily total on record in that location. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Edouard produced mostly beneficial rainfall across a relatively small area of southern Louisiana and central and eastern Texas. Some of the heaviest rain associated with Edouard fell just east of Houston, TX, in Baytown, where as much as 6.48 inches was reported. Houston netted a daily-record total of 2.81 inches on August 5. Unusually cool weather persisted for a fourth consecutive week across much of Alaska, where temperatures averaged as much as 8 degrees F below normal. Both Bettles and McGrath notched daily-record lows of 34 degrees F on August 3, followed by a record for August 9 in King Salmon (31 degrees F). King Salmon also experienced its earliest autumn freeze on record (previously, 30 degrees F on August 11, 1986). Showery weather affected much of the state, except southwestern Alaska. Kotzebue (0.61 inch) collected a daily-record total for August 3, and Juneau (0.99 inch) measured a daily-record amount for August 9. Farther south, Hawaii's drought continued under a warm, mostly dry weather regime. On Kauai, Lihue posted daily record-tying highs of 88 degrees F on both August 4 and 6. At the state's major observation sites, year-to-date rainfall totals through August 9 were as low as 2.90 inches (29 percent of normal) in Honolulu, Oahu; 3.17 inches (27 percent) in Kahului, Maui; and 8.81 inches (40 percent) in Lihue. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. National Agricultural Summary August 4 - 10, 2008 Corn: In the Corn Belt, temperatures averaged near normal throughout the week and precipitation was evident over much of the region. Precipitation amounts ranged from as little as a tenth of an inch in isolated areas to greater than 4 inches in northern Indiana. Nearly complete at 93 percent, silking was 5 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Acreage was at or behind the usual silking pace in all States except Colorado, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Silking was complete in North Carolina and Tennessee and was nearly complete in most States. Acreage at or beyond the dough stage, at 30 percent, was 29 points behind last year and 20 points behind the average. Most States trailed last year and the average. In Indiana and Missouri, progress was 32 and 35 points behind the 5-year average, respectively. Six percent of the acreage reached the denting stage, 14 points behind last year and 10 points behind the 5-year average. Progress to the dent stage was well underway in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, where more than half of the acreage was denting. Corn condition improved slightly during the week, reaching 67 percent good to excellent. Soybeans: Eighty-eight percent of the soybean acreage was at or beyond the blooming stage, 6 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Blooming was complete in Mississippi. Blooming progress was at or behind normal in all States except Kentucky and Michigan, where progress was 1 and 5 points ahead of the average pace, respectively. Pod-setting had occurred on 60 percent of the soybean acres, 19 points behind last year and 15 points behind normal. Major development occurred during the week in Ohio and South Dakota, where pod-setting occurred on 30 percent or more of the acres. All soybean-producing States, except Michigan and North Carolina were setting pods behind the usual pace. Condition was rated 63 percent good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Winter Wheat: The winter wheat crop was 92 percent harvested, 5 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Six percent of the crop was harvested during the week. Harvest progress remained well behind last year and the 5-year average in Idaho and Montana. Cotton: Seventy-four percent of the cotton acreage was setting bolls, 4 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was delayed most in the central and southern Plains. Elsewhere, progress ranged from 8 points behind normal in Arizona and Louisiana to 9 points ahead of normal in South Carolina. Cotton bolls were opening on 9 percent of the Nation's cotton acreage. In Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas, bolls were opening ahead of the usual pace. Elsewhere, progress was behind the 5-year average. Cotton condition was rated 45 percent good to excellent, 2 points below the previous week. Sorghum: Sixty-four percent of the National sorghum crop was heading by week's end, 13 points behind last year and 7 points behind the 5-year average. Delays were evident in all States except Colorado and Louisiana when compared with normal. Coloring, at 35 percent, was 4 points behind last year but 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. Coloring progress in Colorado was 53 points ahead of the 5-year average, while in Arkansas; coloring was significantly behind the normal pace. Elsewhere, progress to the coloring stage was within 10 points of the average. Twenty-four percent of the sorghum acreage was mature, the same as last year but 2 points ahead of the average. Sorghum condition was rated 50 percent good to excellent, unchanged from last week's rating. Rice: Acreage was 60 percent headed, 18 points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was significantly delayed in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. Rice condition ratings improved 1 point from last week to 72 percent good to excellent. Small Grains: Barley harvest, at 22 percent complete, was 33 points behind last year and 15 points behind the 5-year average. Producers were reaping their crop behind the average pace in all States, with the most significant delay in Minnesota. Barley condition, rated 52 percent good to excellent, declined one point from the previous week. Fifty-four percent of the oat crop had been reaped, 24 and 14 points behind last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Harvest was progressing ahead of the normal pace in Ohio and Pennsylvania, but was at or behind normal elsewhere. Significant progress occurred during the week in Iowa, Ohio, and South Dakota. Oat condition ratings declined 2 points from last week, to 55 percent good to excellent. Spring wheat harvest reached 16 percent complete, 28 points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. Progress by State ranged from 13 to 45 points behind the 5-year average. The 45-point delay, in South Dakota, was attributed to the late arrival of warmer temperatures. Spring wheat condition was rated 53 percent good to excellent by week's end, 3 points lower than last week. Other Crops: Peanut pegging had occurred on 94 percent of the acreage, 4 points ahead of last year but the same as the 5-year average. Pegging was complete in North Carolina. Peanut condition was rated 57 percent good to excellent, 3 points below the previous week. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 96 80 96 85 IL : 97 92 100 99 IN : 93 86 99 97 IA : 87 73 97 98 KS : 96 94 100 99 KY : 97 90 99 99 MI : 96 86 94 89 MN : 96 82 100 98 MO : 92 86 99 98 NE : 98 92 99 98 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 86 67 98 94 OH : 96 85 99 98 PA : 87 80 90 86 SD : 80 60 95 90 TN : 100 99 100 100 TX : 97 95 99 99 WI : 82 62 95 87 : 18 Sts: 93 83 98 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 26 16 34 24 IL : 48 27 85 73 IN : 24 8 65 56 IA : 10 2 45 38 KS : 56 46 75 72 KY : 50 31 66 63 MI : 40 14 33 25 MN : 4 0 47 25 MO : 48 30 80 83 NE : 38 20 68 58 NC : 90 88 92 88 ND : 7 1 51 31 OH : 41 9 57 47 PA : 25 16 32 38 SD : 15 6 34 27 TN : 90 82 94 95 TX : 74 69 76 87 WI : 9 0 32 22 : 18 Sts: 30 17 59 50 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 NA 3 2 IL : 5 NA 34 27 IN : 0 NA 17 14 IA : 0 NA 11 6 KS : 18 NA 32 31 KY : 18 NA 42 39 MI : 0 NA 2 3 MN : 0 NA 14 4 MO : 14 NA 44 49 NE : 3 NA 20 12 NC : 56 NA 66 56 ND : 0 NA 3 3 OH : 5 NA 6 5 PA : 2 NA 5 10 SD : 0 NA 8 4 TN : 53 NA 80 75 TX : 62 NA 63 71 WI : 0 NA 1 1 : 18 Sts: 6 NA 20 16 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 83 73 94 93 IL : 84 74 97 96 IN : 86 73 95 92 IA : 89 83 98 98 KS : 83 77 83 88 KY : 78 64 88 77 LA : 97 93 100 97 MI : 96 84 94 91 MN : 96 88 99 97 MS : 100 98 100 100 MO : 63 48 78 84 NE : 93 83 96 96 NC : 70 55 69 71 ND : 98 93 99 99 OH : 98 86 99 97 SD : 93 86 99 96 TN : 87 80 92 88 WI : 86 77 96 89 : 18 Sts: 88 78 94 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 61 50 84 80 IL : 55 31 88 79 IN : 45 18 73 66 IA : 67 48 88 85 KS : 55 41 54 63 KY : 41 24 65 54 LA : 87 80 97 88 MI : 77 50 75 66 MN : 62 34 87 81 MS : 93 89 96 97 MO : 28 17 54 57 NE : 58 37 75 78 NC : 39 24 38 37 ND : 84 57 95 89 OH : 77 39 89 78 SD : 54 24 77 71 TN : 71 61 80 73 WI : 57 32 77 66 : 18 Sts: 60 37 79 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 100 100 CO : 100 100 100 100 ID : 26 9 70 55 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 97 100 98 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 45 16 89 78 NE : 100 98 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 86 65 87 78 SD : 90 67 100 99 TX : 100 100 99 100 WA : 60 42 77 67 : 18 Sts: 92 86 97 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 90% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 99 98 96 98 AZ : 100 97 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 98 97 99 98 GA : 98 96 99 100 KS : 100 100 100 93 LA : 100 98 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OK : 94 79 82 94 SC : 100 96 97 98 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 92 85 92 94 VA : 99 93 100 100 : 15 Sts: 96 92 96 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 81 73 74 83 AZ : 85 70 90 93 AR : 100 98 100 99 CA : 85 82 94 89 GA : 90 78 83 92 KS : 50 40 82 65 LA : 92 88 100 100 MS : 97 93 98 97 MO : 96 93 90 92 NC : 91 82 95 93 OK : 50 27 39 67 SC : 78 58 62 69 TN : 96 83 95 95 TX : 54 50 64 70 VA : 93 71 95 92 : 15 Sts: 74 67 78 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 2 4 4 AZ : 20 10 24 18 AR : 1 0 6 3 CA : 3 2 2 6 GA : 1 0 1 2 KS : 0 0 0 1 LA : 16 4 6 9 MS : 2 0 4 5 MO : 0 0 10 3 NC : 0 0 1 1 OK : 0 0 2 2 SC : 0 0 2 2 TN : 0 0 1 1 TX : 17 16 9 15 VA : 0 0 13 12 : 15 Sts: 9 8 6 9 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 89 100 98 CO : 77 64 56 55 IL : 47 39 91 80 KS : 54 34 62 62 LA : 99 98 100 99 MO : 60 46 75 83 NE : 42 18 73 71 NM : 60 30 24 35 OK : 37 30 60 59 SD : 60 30 88 80 TX : 75 70 92 78 : 11 Sts: 64 51 77 71 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 56 41 87 79 CO : 59 *46 9 6 IL : 3 2 25 24 KS : 7 2 6 9 LA : 95 88 84 85 MO : 15 5 21 25 NE : 0 0 2 3 NM : 12 8 4 3 OK : 19 13 13 21 SD : 5 1 14 15 TX : 64 62 78 60 : 11 Sts: 35 *30 39 33 -------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 1 26 17 CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 67 42 59 52 MO : 0 0 1 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 6 0 1 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 58 56 56 52 : 11 Sts: 24 22 24 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 8 3 31 21 MN : 19 5 81 56 MT : 13 8 54 31 ND : 30 10 64 45 WA : 32 15 47 42 : 5 Sts : 22 8 55 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 77 42 98 98 MN : 35 19 87 67 NE : 91 86 97 96 ND : 32 12 46 40 OH : 93 52 99 83 PA : 68 40 58 56 SD : 59 29 94 86 TX : 100 100 99 100 WI : 43 24 85 66 : 9 Sts : 54 34 78 68 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 71% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 4 2 26 17 MN : 7 2 49 36 MT : 11 8 41 28 ND : 17 5 37 30 SD : 34 9 85 79 WA : 30 10 50 46 : 6 Sts : 16 6 44 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 78 70 77 81 FL : 98 95 89 97 GA : 97 92 93 98 NC : 100 97 99 97 OK : 94 92 96 98 SC : 99 95 94 96 TX : 91 88 86 92 VA : 99 90 89 90 : 8 Sts : 94 89 90 94 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2003- State:Aug 10,:Aug 3, :Aug 10,: 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2007 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 49 25 78 78 CA : 49 20 57 44 LA : 94 87 96 94 MS : 69 50 96 92 MO : 57 44 74 73 TX : 97 93 97 97 : 6 Sts : 60 39 78 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 8 14 33 32 13 IL : 2 5 18 52 23 IN : 3 6 20 48 23 IA : 2 7 25 49 17 KS : 4 10 37 41 8 KY : 1 7 18 41 33 MI : 3 8 24 44 21 MN : 3 7 22 52 16 MO : 4 11 35 40 10 NE : 1 4 19 56 20 NC : 21 26 35 17 1 ND : 3 7 26 50 14 OH : 3 9 29 41 18 PA : 1 3 14 64 18 SD : 1 4 17 50 28 TN : 3 11 32 43 11 TX : 17 18 35 27 3 WI : 2 5 18 52 23 : 18 Sts : 3 7 23 48 19 : Prev Wk : 3 7 24 49 17 Prev Yr : 6 12 26 41 15 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 13 33 36 12 IL : 3 5 22 55 15 IN : 3 7 24 49 17 IA : 2 7 26 48 17 KS : 1 4 28 54 13 KY : 1 6 23 45 25 LA : 3 13 35 45 4 MI : 3 9 32 44 12 MN : 2 5 22 55 16 MS : 3 10 29 46 12 MO : 4 13 40 34 9 NE : 1 5 20 59 15 NC : 5 17 36 37 5 ND : 1 6 16 61 16 OH : 5 11 29 40 15 SD : 0 6 17 49 28 TN : 6 16 32 40 6 WI : 1 3 16 58 22 : 18 Sts : 3 8 26 48 15 : Prev Wk : 3 7 27 50 13 Prev Yr : 5 11 28 44 12 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 5 40 47 7 FL : 0 0 43 43 14 GA : 2 7 33 47 11 NC : 0 3 28 53 16 OK : 0 2 21 72 5 SC : 4 7 37 48 4 TX : 2 8 36 49 5 VA : 0 8 15 55 22 : 8 Sts : 2 6 35 47 10 : Prev Wk : 2 5 33 48 12 Prev Yr : 4 10 33 43 10 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 5 26 51 16 CA : 1 4 24 56 15 LA : 0 3 20 66 11 MS : 0 3 11 49 37 MO : 0 1 10 42 47 TX : 0 1 31 50 18 : 6 Sts : 1 4 23 53 19 : Prev Wk : 1 4 24 54 17 Prev Yr : 0 2 24 55 19 -------------------------------------- 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 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 13 43 38 5 AZ : 0 1 23 64 12 AR : 1 6 34 45 14 CA : 0 1 4 35 60 GA : 2 8 38 43 9 KS : 5 15 40 35 5 LA : 5 15 35 44 1 MS : 3 5 25 54 13 MO : 3 10 21 59 7 NC : 1 8 32 50 9 OK : 3 16 48 32 1 SC : 10 18 39 32 1 TN : 1 8 32 55 4 TX : 14 20 35 24 7 VA : 0 0 42 50 8 : 15 Sts : 8 14 33 35 10 : Prev Wk : 6 15 32 37 10 Prev Yr : 5 12 30 41 12 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 7 41 40 11 CO : 11 20 46 22 1 IL : 0 3 20 50 27 KS : 3 9 29 50 9 LA : 2 6 36 53 3 MO : 1 6 43 46 4 NE : 1 3 19 60 17 NM : 0 59 14 27 0 OK : 3 44 29 20 4 SD : 3 2 18 59 18 TX : 5 17 39 36 3 : 11 Sts : 4 13 33 43 7 : Prev Wk : 4 13 33 45 5 Prev Yr : 1 7 28 52 12 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 3 24 68 4 MN : 1 2 14 61 22 MT : 8 18 40 29 5 ND : 6 15 31 38 10 SD : 3 9 17 48 23 WA : 5 29 45 20 1 : 6 Sts : 5 13 29 42 11 : Prev Wk : 4 11 29 45 11 Prev Yr : 5 8 21 52 14 -------------------------------------- Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 2 7 32 48 11 MN : 1 5 23 52 19 NE : 1 1 9 62 27 ND : 9 20 41 27 3 OH : 0 4 22 56 18 PA : 2 2 17 61 18 SD : 3 4 17 58 18 TX : 21 22 20 36 1 WI : 1 3 17 61 18 : 9 Sts : 9 12 24 44 11 : Prev Wk : 8 12 23 46 11 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- 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 10, 2008 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 1 5 20 71 3 MN : 1 2 14 55 28 MT : 2 8 39 36 15 ND : 5 15 35 38 7 WA : 4 14 54 28 0 : 5 Sts : 3 11 34 43 9 : Prev Wk : 3 10 34 45 8 Prev Yr : 8 9 21 53 9 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 10, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 8 22 40 29 1 :: NJ : 0 0 45 55 0 AZ : 5 20 30 35 10 :: NM : 4 14 43 33 6 AR : 1 16 41 38 4 :: NY : 1 3 20 55 21 CA : 80 20 0 0 0 :: NC : 13 33 36 17 1 CO : 22 29 34 12 3 :: ND : 19 33 27 19 2 CT : 0 2 33 65 0 :: OH : 1 8 34 47 10 DE : 2 23 58 14 3 :: OK : 5 21 36 31 7 FL : 1 4 25 60 10 :: OR : 14 30 41 15 0 GA : 12 23 40 24 1 :: PA : 5 9 31 47 8 ID : 3 17 42 35 3 :: RI : 0 20 20 40 20 IL : 0 1 19 62 18 :: SC : 24 26 30 20 0 IN : 4 9 28 43 16 :: SD : 2 4 20 54 20 IA : 1 6 27 52 14 :: TN : 9 21 42 27 1 KS : 10 12 25 45 8 :: TX : 28 31 31 9 1 KY : 4 14 34 43 5 :: UT : 7 16 23 39 15 LA : 11 28 35 23 3 :: VT : 0 10 19 59 12 ME : 1 14 15 69 1 :: VA : 10 21 39 28 2 MD : 6 10 30 47 7 :: WA : 4 49 26 21 0 MA : 0 0 31 69 0 :: WV : 0 3 16 75 6 MI : 2 21 30 38 9 :: WI : 2 9 27 49 13 MN : 8 15 31 40 6 :: WY : 1 14 42 35 8 MS : 6 18 29 40 7 :: : MO : 1 4 29 54 12 :: 48 Sts : 13 18 30 32 7 MT : 8 19 34 25 14 :: : NE : 1 11 25 53 10 :: Prev Wk: 12 17 29 35 7 NV : 2 16 63 18 1 :: Prev Yr: 16 19 27 29 9 NH : 0 12 21 62 5 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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