We 1 (6-09) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 2, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Julie Schmidt at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Weather Summary May 24 - 30, 2009 Highlights: Showery weather prevailed across the majority of the nation, except the Far West. Some of the heaviest rain, locally 4 inches or more, fell in southern Florida and the southern Appalachians, while 2- to 4-inch totals were common elsewhere in the East. Southeastern wetness disrupted fieldwork, including cotton, peanut, and soybean planting. Wet weather also returned to the Midwest and the Mid-South, including much of the soft red winter wheat belt, where heading wheat faced increased disease pressure in the wake of an exceptionally wet May. In addition, planting activities slowed somewhat across the central and eastern Corn Belt, following the previous week's frenetic fieldwork pace. Showers also dotted the western Corn Belt, although corn and soybean planting neared completion in states such as Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Farther west, hit-or-miss showers affected the nation's mid-section. Very heavy rain (2 to 4 inches or more) soaked northwestern Kansas and southwestern Nebraska, while little or no rain fell in Montana, central South Dakota, and eastern Nebraska. Rainfall totaled an inch or more in much of the Red River (of the North) Valley and across central and southern Texas. Elsewhere, isolated showers in the West were heaviest in the central Rockies. Some out-of-season showers also continued in the Four Corners region. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 10 degrees F above normal in parts of northern California and the Northwest, while readings were at least 5 degrees F below normal at several locations in the upper Great Lakes region and New England. Early in the week, heavy rain spread from the South into the Midwest. Daily- record totals for May 24 included 2.99 inches in Lake Charles, LA, and 2.73 inches in North Little Rock, AR. North Little Rock's monthly rainfall reached 12.93 inches, easily surpassing its May 1981 standard of 10.29 inches. Meanwhile, showers gradually diminished in coverage across Florida, although 2.92 inches pelted Pensacola on May 27. Daytona Beach, FL (22.33 inches), experienced its wettest May on record (previously, 12.33 inches in 1976) and second-wettest month, behind only 24.82 inches in October 1924. It was also the wettest May on record in Florida locations such as West Palm Beach (15.69 inches; previously, 15.22 inches in 1976) and Orlando (14.56 inches; previously, 10.36 inches in 1976). By May 26, heavy rain developed in the Mid-Atlantic region, where Virginia's Dulles Airport (3.59 inches) netted a daily-record sum. Downpours also affected a small area of the central High Plains, where McCook, NE, received 3.11 inches on May 25-26. Locally heavy showers lingered for a few more days from the Midwest into the Northeast, resulting in daily-record totals in locations such as Lansing, MI (1.92 inches on May 27 ), and Rochester, NY (1.73 inches on May 28). Heavy showers also fell in some of the drought areas in Texas, including Brownsville (2.80 inches on May 27-28). Toward week's end, shower activity increased in the West. Burns, OR (1.01 inches), collected a daily-record amount for May 28, while Lancaster, CA (0.02 inch and a trace), closed with week with consecutive daily-record totals on May 29-30. Warmth accompanied the isolated Western showers, with several locations-- including Omak, WA (92 degrees F on May 29)--reporting daily-record highs. Elsewhere, record-setting warmth was mostly confined to Texas, where both McAllen (100 degrees F) and Corpus Christi (97 degrees F) posted record highs for May 25. In contrast, chilly conditions were common in New England, where Bangor (32 degrees F on May 26) experienced a late freeze. Daily-record lows at or below the freezing mark were also reported in locations such as Alliance, NE (32 degrees F on May 27), and Alpena, MI (29 degrees F on May 30). A more widespread freeze affected the Great Lakes region on May 31, when lows dipped to 25 degrees F in Pellston, MI; 29 degrees F in Rhinelander, WI; and 30 degrees F in International Falls, MN. Cold weather prevailed in northern and western Alaska, accompanied by some late-season snow. In Bethel, a trace of snow fell on May 28-29, followed by a daily-record low of 26 degrees F on May 30. In Barrow, a 6.7-inch snowfall on May 30-31 represented its second-greatest 2-day total on record in May, behind 7.5 inches on May 2-3, 1933. Across the remainder of Alaska, however, mild, mostly dry weather prevailed. For example, Fairbanks posted consecutive highs of 80 degrees F on May 24-25. Farther south, scattered showers in Hawaii failed to reverse a recent drying trend. May rainfall totaled just 0.01 inch (2 percent of normal) in Kahului, Maui, and 0.29 inch (10 percent) in Lihue, Kauai. On the Big Island, Hilo (2.13 inches, or 26 percent of normal) experienced its driest May in more than 60 years. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. Agricultural Summary May 25 - 31, 2009 Highlights: Much of the eastern half of the United States received significant rainfall during the week. Southern Florida and western North Carolina received up to 6 inches of rain. Topsoil moisture remained short in the Southwest and Pacific Coast where little rainfall was received during the week. Eastern regions averaged 4 days of fieldwork throughout the week; while farther west, producers had closer to a full week of clear, dry days. Temperatures for the week were warmer than average along the Pacific Coast, in the Northwest, as well as the Mid-Atlantic Coast region. Elsewhere, temperatures were cooler than average. Corn: Producers planted 93 percent of the corn crop by week's end, only one point behind last year's pace, and 4 points behind the average. Planting was complete in Nebraska and North Carolina. Some favorable fieldwork days in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, and Ohio allowed planting to advance by 20 or more percentage points. In these States, except Ohio, planting lagged between 13 and 17 points behind the average due to saturated soil earlier in the season. Emergence, at 73 percent, was 13 points behind average, nationally. Although corn emergence advanced more than 29 points last week in much of the Corn Belt, development lagged significantly behind the 5- year average. The corn crop was rated 70 percent good to excellent. Soybeans: Sixty-six percent of the acreage was seeded by May 31, slightly behind last year and 13 points behind the 5-year average. Producers in Ohio were able to plant 40 percent of their acreage during the week. Emergence, at 36 percent complete, progressed 19 points during the week, 6 points ahead of last year's development pace, but 15 points behind the average. Following a surge in planting progress the previous week, development in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska reached 59, 57, and 73 percent emerged, respectively. Illinois corn development lagged behind the average by 54 points, following a delay in planting. Winter Wheat: Development of the winter wheat crop reached 77 percent headed by week's end, compared with 73 percent last year and 81 percent for the 5-year average. Development to the heading stage was complete in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, and was nearly complete in California, Kansas, and Texas. Rapid development was evident in Nebraska and Ohio, where 37 percent of the crop reached the heading stage during the week. Forty-five percent of the winter wheat acreage was good to excellent, unchanged from last week's condition rating. Cotton: Planting progress reached 77 percent by May 31 across the Nation's intended cotton acreage, compared with 79 percent last year and 81 percent on average. One-fifth or more of the acreage was planted during the week in Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas as producers welcomed warm, dry weather. Planting was nearly complete in Arizona and portions of the Southeast. Sorghum: Fifty-seven percent of the sorghum acreage was planted, 4 points ahead of last year, but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Planting in Illinois was more than a month behind, due to the abundance of soil moisture. However, planting was well ahead of last year and the average in New Mexico. Rice: Planting of the rice crop was nearly complete at 94 percent, 3 points behind last year and the average. Emergence, at 81 percent, was 9 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Development was at or behind the 5-year average in all States. Rice condition improved 3 points over last week with 53 percent of the acreage rated good to excellent. Small Grains: Spring wheat acreage was 89 percent planted, 11 and 9 points behind last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Planting was behind the previous year and 5-year average in all States except in South Dakota and Washington, where planting was complete. Emergence, at 67 percent complete, lagged last year and the 5-year average by 24 and 23 points, respectively. In Minnesota, development of the Spring Wheat crop advanced rapidly, following the planting efforts of the previous week. Seventy-three percent of the crop was rated good to excellent. Barley seeding advanced to 87 percent complete, 11 points behind the 5-year average. North Dakota producers seeded the largest amount of acreage during the week, reaching 79 percent planted, lagging 18 points behind normal. Sixty percent of the acreage reached emergence, lagging the normal pace by 28 points. In Minnesota, 39 percent of the crop reached emergence during the week, the largest advancement when compared with other States. Development remained behind the 5-year average in all barley-producing States. The condition of the barley crop rated 72 percent good to excellent. Oat development advanced 10 points during the week with 92 percent of the acreage emerged by May 31. Development was delayed in North Dakota where up to 3 inches of rain fell during the week, keeping emergence 24 points behind the average development pace. Development to the heading stage had begun in most States, while heading in Texas was nearly complete. Nationally, oat acreage was rated 56 percent good to excellent. Other Crops: Fieldwork was ongoing across peanut-producing States as 72 percent of the crop was planted by May 31, twelve points behind last year and the 5-year average. Ideal planting weather allowed producers to plant 41 percent of their crop during the week. The most significant delay was evident in Alabama, where planting was 26 points behind normal. Planting was near complete in North Carolina, 4 points ahead of the average. Sugarbeet planting was nearly complete, 4 points behind the 5-year average with 96 percent planted. Planting was complete in Idaho and Michigan. Thirty-one percent of the sunflower acreage was planted, 18 and 16 points behind last year and the 5-year average, respectively. Planting in North Dakota, the largest sunflower-producing State, lagged 2 weeks behind schedule. Corn: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 90 79 97 97 IL : 82 62 91 98 IN : 78 55 86 95 IA : 99 97 96 99 KS : 97 93 97 98 KY : 89 75 93 97 MI : 91 77 97 93 MN : 99 96 98 98 MO : 90 81 81 95 NE : 100 98 97 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 84 61 98 97 OH : 97 76 93 97 PA : 85 72 80 89 SD : 96 82 92 96 TN : 94 88 99 100 TX : 98 97 99 99 WI : 94 82 90 92 : 18 Sts: 93 82 94 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 58 43 68 70 IL : 52 22 74 92 IN : 52 21 67 85 IA : 90 78 74 90 KS : 85 61 83 89 KY : 73 50 82 92 MI : 60 27 77 74 MN : 90 71 67 84 MO : 73 52 61 88 NE : 95 77 79 90 NC : 100 97 100 99 ND : 36 10 70 78 OH : 64 35 55 82 PA : 63 44 51 65 SD : 56 39 52 73 TN : 87 78 93 98 TX : 88 86 95 95 WI : 71 42 52 68 : 18 Sts: 73 52 71 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 93 81 95 99 CA : 90 85 98 89 LA : 100 98 99 99 MS : 94 90 95 98 MO : 93 79 100 100 TX : 99 98 100 100 : 6 Sts : 94 86 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 80 67 86 95 CA : 60 45 90 62 LA : 98 94 98 98 MS : 90 78 89 96 MO : 79 52 91 96 TX : 96 95 98 98 : 6 Sts : 81 69 90 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 45 37 51 74 IL : 34 12 54 82 IN : 50 25 58 78 IA : 91 80 81 90 KS : 62 43 52 63 KY : 30 13 36 58 LA : 88 79 85 84 MI : 62 43 89 76 MN : 89 75 87 86 MS : 83 80 91 96 MO : 43 28 34 65 NE : 97 88 71 85 NC : 52 41 44 47 ND : 54 27 94 85 OH : 84 44 71 83 SD : 73 47 65 71 TN : 31 22 46 66 WI : 79 54 74 76 : 18 Sts: 66 48 67 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 34 25 37 58 IL : 6 1 18 60 IN : 21 4 25 56 IA : 59 28 33 60 KS : 31 14 31 37 KY : 14 5 17 41 LA : 71 64 78 76 MI : 25 8 42 44 MN : 57 21 29 46 MS : 77 73 84 93 MO : 22 7 17 45 NE : 73 41 33 53 NC : 37 21 22 29 ND : 8 0 45 41 OH : 37 12 28 57 SD : 34 10 13 26 TN : 11 0 27 43 WI : 40 11 22 37 : 18 Sts: 36 17 30 51 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 79 71 92 94 AZ : 97 95 89 96 AR : 82 69 98 99 CA : 99 99 100 100 GA : 61 53 80 82 KS : 62 27 55 50 LA : 98 95 95 97 MS : 76 61 88 97 MO : 92 79 100 99 NC : 97 87 98 98 OK : 40 14 69 68 SC : 87 78 90 91 TN : 84 64 88 95 TX : 74 54 70 72 VA : 97 85 99 98 : 15 Sts: 77 61 79 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 95 88 96 97 CO : 27 15 28 38 IL : 5 3 11 58 KS : 32 18 28 40 LA : 100 98 99 97 MO : 43 28 37 69 NE : 71 52 45 64 NM : 59 58 18 29 OK : 36 18 34 42 SD : 58 36 51 47 TX : 80 74 78 74 : 11 Sts: 57 47 53 58 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 96 95 99 99 MN : 87 71 100 99 MT : 96 90 99 98 ND : 82 69 100 97 SD : 100 99 100 100 WA : 100 100 100 100 : 6 Sts : 89 79 100 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 88 77 91 93 MN : 64 24 86 90 MT : 79 62 86 87 ND : 52 29 92 89 SD : 97 86 97 99 WA : 97 88 96 98 : 6 Sts : 67 45 91 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 97 92 94 96 MN : 85 75 98 98 MT : 94 84 99 99 ND : 79 66 100 97 WA : 100 99 100 100 : 5 Sts : 87 77 99 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 81 66 79 83 MN : 67 28 85 89 MT : 64 44 92 91 ND : 45 25 90 87 WA : 93 74 94 97 : 5 Sts : 60 40 89 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Oats: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 99 97 92 98 MN : 88 73 83 92 NE : 100 100 98 100 ND : 64 37 91 88 OH : 99 90 94 98 PA : 100 95 96 91 SD : 94 80 92 98 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 96 86 83 94 : 9 Sts : 92 82 92 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 65% of last year's oat acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 3 0 3 9 MN : 0 0 0 0 NE : 24 6 8 16 ND : 0 0 0 0 OH : 7 2 10 13 PA : 7 0 3 2 SD : 0 0 0 1 TX : 99 98 100 99 WI : 1 0 0 1 : 9 Sts : 31 29 30 31 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 65% of last year's oat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 100 100 CO : 74 50 55 79 ID : 11 2 5 13 IL : 86 80 88 95 IN : 90 73 86 92 KS : 99 91 93 98 MI : 26 1 29 45 MO : 95 85 91 97 MT : 0 0 0 3 NE : 67 30 35 70 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 78 41 79 87 OK : 100 100 99 100 OR : 47 17 51 66 SD : 6 1 4 33 TX : 98 94 96 98 WA : 30 15 40 54 : 18 Sts: 77 68 73 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 60 51 77 86 FL : 72 54 88 76 GA : 63 52 82 81 NC : 96 81 88 92 OK : 81 40 92 86 SC : 82 54 86 86 TX : 90 81 88 89 VA : 86 61 92 93 : 8 Sts : 72 59 84 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Sugarbeets: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 100 99 100 100 MI : 100 100 100 100 MN : 95 92 100 99 ND : 93 89 100 100 : 4 Sts : 96 94 100 100 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 84% of last year's sugarbeet acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:May 31,:May 24,:May 31,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 42 20 34 34 KS : 24 16 12 25 ND : 34 15 77 67 SD : 23 16 17 23 : 4 Sts : 31 16 49 47 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 85% of last year's sunflower acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 1 6 62 31 IL : 2 6 38 45 9 IN : 2 4 29 55 10 IA : 0 2 19 62 17 KS : 1 5 28 55 11 KY : 1 7 40 42 10 MI : 1 1 30 58 10 MN : 0 2 21 66 11 MO : 1 6 38 45 10 NE : 0 0 11 73 16 NC : 0 1 13 65 21 ND : 0 5 25 65 5 OH : 0 2 18 61 19 PA : 0 1 24 63 12 SD : 0 5 40 49 6 TN : 7 13 32 42 6 TX : 5 10 36 46 3 WI : 0 2 23 58 17 : 18 Sts : 1 3 26 58 12 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 5 30 53 10 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 7 15 37 37 4 CA : 0 0 10 20 70 CO : 1 6 19 50 24 ID : 0 0 11 79 10 IL : 0 10 34 43 13 IN : 1 3 20 56 20 KS : 8 12 34 39 7 MI : 1 6 26 54 13 MO : 2 10 40 40 8 MT : 3 6 31 50 10 NE : 0 3 21 59 17 NC : 0 4 25 59 12 OH : 1 4 19 53 23 OK : 30 34 27 9 0 OR : 2 18 33 42 5 SD : 3 13 29 48 7 TX : 49 22 17 11 1 WA : 7 13 36 31 13 : 18 Sts : 14 14 27 36 9 : Prev Wk : 14 13 28 37 8 Prev Yr : 8 14 31 38 9 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 12 83 3 MN : 2 9 35 51 3 MT : 0 2 15 74 9 ND : 1 1 23 68 7 SD : 2 8 25 55 10 WA : 0 4 29 61 6 : 6 Sts : 1 3 23 66 7 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 4 39 50 7 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 16 40 34 8 CA : 0 0 40 55 5 LA : 0 4 28 60 8 MS : 0 13 42 45 0 MO : 1 4 28 55 12 TX : 1 2 28 54 15 : 6 Sts : 1 9 37 45 8 : Prev Wk : 1 11 38 43 7 Prev Yr : 0 3 27 56 14 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2008 planted acres. Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 0 2 21 60 17 MN : 1 4 30 57 8 NE : 0 2 11 74 13 ND : 0 0 20 76 4 OH : 1 1 23 56 19 PA : 0 0 25 54 21 SD : 1 5 27 61 6 TX : 55 18 18 9 0 WI : 0 1 18 68 13 : 9 Sts : 16 7 21 49 7 : Prev Wk : 13 7 23 49 8 Prev Yr : 2 5 33 52 8 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 5 90 4 MN : 1 8 33 55 3 MT : 0 2 19 71 8 ND : 1 1 33 58 7 WA : 0 6 35 56 3 : 5 Sts : 1 2 25 66 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 0 4 37 53 6 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending May 31, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 12 73 14 :: NJ : 0 0 5 90 5 AZ : 34 20 25 16 5 :: NM : 16 43 34 7 0 AR : 0 1 27 54 18 :: NY : 0 3 19 63 15 CA : 30 40 20 10 0 :: NC : 1 1 19 66 13 CO : 2 9 39 41 9 :: ND : 2 6 37 51 4 CT : 0 2 10 66 22 :: OH : 1 5 26 54 14 DE : 0 4 17 75 4 :: OK : 1 6 24 57 12 FL : 5 10 40 40 5 :: OR : 1 10 25 52 12 GA : 0 5 23 61 11 :: PA : 1 2 14 58 25 ID : 0 0 16 71 13 :: RI : 0 1 5 83 11 IL : 1 2 16 50 31 :: SC : 0 1 24 71 4 IN : 1 3 19 53 24 :: SD : 2 6 22 62 8 IA : 1 4 24 50 21 :: TN : 1 4 16 60 19 KS : 2 7 25 56 10 :: TX : 17 19 30 27 7 KY : 1 5 27 49 18 :: UT : 1 3 30 60 6 LA : 2 5 32 56 5 :: VT : 0 0 10 79 11 ME : 0 0 2 71 27 :: VA : 1 2 15 63 19 MD : 0 2 10 65 23 :: WA : 0 7 48 41 4 MA : 0 0 0 100 0 :: WV : 2 4 35 53 6 MI : 0 6 26 44 24 :: WI : 2 9 22 51 16 MN : 5 11 37 44 3 :: WY : 0 3 26 58 13 MS : 1 6 20 59 14 :: : MO : 0 2 28 55 15 :: 48 Sts : 6 10 26 47 11 MT : 1 8 40 39 12 :: : NE : 0 4 22 64 10 :: Prev Wk: 5 10 26 47 12 NV : 1 6 35 49 9 :: Prev Yr: 9 13 27 42 9 NH : 1 1 5 78 15 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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