We 1 (6-09) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 16, 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 June 7 - 13, 2009 Highlights: Disturbances moving along a nearly stationary frontal boundary maintained a wet weather pattern stretching from the northern Intermountain West eastward into the middle and northern Atlantic States. North of the front, weekly temperatures averaged more than 10 degrees F below normal in parts of the north-central U.S. Meanwhile, hot, humid conditions prevailed from Texas into the middle and southern Atlantic States. Cool conditions across the majority of the West contrasted with warm, mostly dry weather in Washington, where rain-fed small grains were stressed by developing drought. However, unusually wet weather for this time of year persisted in parts of the northern and central Rockies and northern Intermountain West. Meanwhile on the Plains, widespread showers and locally severe thunderstorms boosted soil moisture for summer crops but caused local wind and hail damage. Chilly weather hampered crop growth on the northern Plains, while showers caused some winter wheat harvest delays across the southern half of the region. Farther east, widespread Midwestern showers slowed late-season planting activities but maintained abundant to locally excessive soil moisture reserves. Warm weather in the Ohio Valley promoted crop growth, but chilly conditions in the northern and western Corn Belt limited corn and soybean emergence and development. Elsewhere, a few showers developed across the Mid-South and interior Southeast, while hot, mostly dry weather prevailed in the Gulf Coast region. In general, fieldwork activities--such as winter wheat harvesting and cotton, peanut, and soybean planting--advanced with few delays. During the early- to mid-week period, freezes lingered across the northern High Plains. In Montana, daily-record lows for June 8 included 28 degrees F in Lewistown, 30 degrees F in Cut Bank, and 31 degrees F in both Havre and Great Falls. In Wyoming, Sheridan's low of 29 degrees F represented its second sub-30-degree reading on record in June, along with 27 degrees F on June 3, 1951. Additional daily-record lows included 29 degrees F (on June 9) in Cut Bank and 31 degrees F (on June 10) in Havre. Elsewhere in Montana, Billings (a trace on June 7) observed snow in June for the first time since June 2, 1998. Farther south, however, Corpus Christi, TX, posted daily record-tying highs of 96 and 97 degrees F on June 11 and 13, respectively. Elsewhere in Texas, intensifying late-week heat resulted in daily-record highs for June 13 in locations such as San Angelo (108 degrees F), Midland (104 degrees F), and Abilene (102 degrees F). Despite additional rain in the Midwest, the Illinois River at Peoria finally fell below flood stage for the first time since early March. However, the 89-day (March 9 - June 5) period of flooding in Peoria set a record for the Illinois River at that location (previously, 71 days from March 7 - May 16, 1979). June 11 was a particularly wet day across the lower Midwest and interior South; rainfall records for that date reached 2.90 inches in Indianapolis, IN, and 2.51 inches in Nashville, TN. Very heavy rain also fell in northeastern Texas on June 11, when Dallas-Ft. Worth (2.70 inches) netted a daily-record total. Isolated totals in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area topped 8 inches. Unusually heavy rain also fell in the West as far south as northern California, where Red Bluff (1.12 inches) collected a daily-record sum for June 12. On June 13 in Oregon, Eugene's 1.67-inch total represented its highest calendar-day total during June in the last 70 years (previously, 1.56 inches on June 28, 1952). Meanwhile in Nevada, Reno's June 1-13 sum of 1.45 inches already marked its third-wettest June on record behind 1.94 inches in 1920 and 1.53 inches in 1989. In contrast, no measurable rain fell in Seattle, WA, during the 25-day period from May 20 - June 13. During May and June, the last time Seattle experienced a longer dry spell was 1982, when no rain fell from May 28 - June 25. Isolated showers accompanied warm weather in Alaska, where weekly temperatures averaged as much as 5 degrees F above normal. Daily-record highs were broken in Alaskan locations such as Valdez (75 degrees F on June 7) and King Salmon (81 degrees F on June 10). Dryness remained a concern in southeastern Alaska, where Yakutat's April 1 - June 12 precipitation totaled just 5.94 inches (25 percent of normal). Meanwhile, a very warm, mostly dry weather pattern persisted in Hawaii. In Honolulu, Oahu, where no measurable rain fell during the first 13 days of the month, daily-record highs were tied or broken on 6 consecutive days (and counting) from June 8-13. Honolulu's highs reached 92 degrees F on each of those days, except June 9, when it was 91 degrees F. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. Agricultural Summary June 8 - 14, 2009 Highlights: The Nation's mid-section was abnormally wet during the week, while areas along the Canadian and Mexican borders, as well as in the Southeast were mostly dry. A slow-moving frontal boundary brought more than 4 inches of rainfall to some locations in the already-soggy Corn Belt. With the exception of much of the Pacific Northwest, temperatures in the western half of the country were cooler than normal. In northeastern Wyoming, temperatures fell to as many as 14 degrees below average. Temperatures across the majority of the eastern United States were warmer than normal. Corn: Nationally, 95 percent of the 2009 corn crop had emerged, 1 point ahead of last year's pace, but 3 points slower than the 5-year average. Despite cooler than normal temperatures, the most advancement occurred in North Dakota, where 25 percent of the corn crop emerged during the week, pushing development to 90 percent complete, 6 points behind last year and 8 points behind normal. Overall, 70 percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition, a slight improvement from a week ago and 13 points better than the previous year. Soybeans: By week's end, 87 percent of the soybean crop was planted, 4 points ahead of last year, but 5 points behind the average. The most activity was evident in Arkansas and Kentucky, where 19 percent of the intended soybean acreage was planted in both States during the week. Despite this progress, Arkansas remained 2 weeks behind the 5-year average and Kentucky slightly over 1 week behind normal. Following several weeks of intense planting, crop emergence reached 72 percent complete Nationwide, 3 points ahead of development a year ago, but 11 points behind the 5-year average. Sixty-six percent of the Nation's soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 10 points better than a year ago. Winter Wheat: Overall, heading in this year's winter wheat crop advanced to 90 percent complete, 2 points ahead of 2008, but 3 points behind the average. The most advancement was seen in South Dakota, Washington, and Michigan, where 32, 29, and 28 percent of the crop put on heads during the week. Four percent of the winter wheat crop was harvested during the week, leaving progress, at 9 percent complete, 7 points behind last year and 10 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest had not yet begun or was behind normal in all States except California and North Carolina. Nationally, 44 percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago, but down 3 points from the previous year. Cotton: Ninety-five percent of this year's cotton crop was planted by week's end, 1 point slower than a year ago, but on par with the 5-year average pace. Warmer temperatures and drier weather allowed producers in Georgia, the second largest cotton-producing State, to plant 21 percent of their acreage during the week. Ten percent of the crop had reached the squaring stage, compared with 15 percent a year ago and 21 percent for the average. Development was behind normal in all States except Louisiana and North Carolina. Forty-five percent of this year's crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down 4 points from a year ago. Sorghum: Producers had planted 81 percent of their sorghum acreage by week's end, 9 points ahead of last year and 3 points ahead of the average. Progress was slightly ahead of last year's and the normal pace in Kansas and Texas, the two largest sorghum-producing States. Rice: By June 14, ninety-four percent of the 2009 rice crop had emerged, compared with 98 percent a year ago and 96 percent for the 5-year average. Emergence was complete or nearly complete in all States except California, where planting delays earlier in the season slowed crop growth. Overall, 55 percent of the rice crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago, but 16 points below last year. Small Grains: Ninety-three percent of this year's spring wheat crop had emerged by week's end, 6 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Emergence was complete or nearly complete in all States except North Dakota. Seventy-five percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 73 percent a week ago and 67 percent last year. Nationally, 93 percent of the barley crop had emerged, 6 points slower than the pace a year ago and 5 points slower than the average. Emergence was complete or nearly complete in the Pacific Northwest, but lagged normal in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. Eighty percent of the crop was reported in good to excellent condition, a 6 point improvement from a week ago and 11 points better than a year ago. By week's end, 40 percent of the 2009 oat crop was at or beyond the headed stage, compared with 38 percent last year and 45 percent for the 5-year average. The most crop development was evident in Ohio and Iowa, where 29 and 25 percent of the crop put on heads during the week. Overall, 55 percent of the crop was reported in good to excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago, but down 7 points from the previous year. Other Crops: Producers had planted 93 percent of their peanut acreage by June 14, 4 points slower than the previous year and the 5-year average. Planting was complete in North Carolina and Virginia was complete. A week of drier weather allowed for significant progress in the Southeast, where producers in Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted 12 percent of their crop during the week. Nationally, 69 percent of the 2009 peanut crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 16 points better than a year ago. Sunflower producers had planted 75 percent of the 2009 crop by week's end, 3 points ahead of last year's pace, but 3 points slower than the average. Noteworthy progress was made in all States, with producers in South Dakota planting 26 percent of their acreage during the week. Soybeans: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 74 55 77 88 IL : 73 59 72 92 IN : 84 69 79 93 IA : 97 95 88 97 KS : 82 73 69 81 KY : 67 48 69 79 LA : 96 90 95 94 MI : 94 80 98 94 MN : 100 97 98 98 MS : 97 91 99 99 MO : 68 59 50 82 NE : 100 99 90 97 NC : 69 55 68 67 ND : 95 83 100 96 OH : 97 90 98 97 SD : 93 88 86 91 TN : 59 43 71 84 WI : 96 88 93 93 : 18 Sts: 87 78 83 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 55 44 62 77 IL : 49 23 56 86 IN : 66 42 67 85 IA : 92 80 75 91 KS : 70 50 57 70 KY : 50 32 48 67 LA : 89 79 89 89 MI : 76 53 93 86 MN : 90 74 88 90 MS : 90 83 95 97 MO : 52 36 39 70 NE : 98 90 74 89 NC : 57 44 49 53 ND : 63 37 92 86 OH : 82 67 82 88 SD : 72 52 56 73 TN : 43 31 55 71 WI : 80 58 76 80 : 18 Sts: 72 55 69 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 100 100 CO : 100 96 93 98 ID : 41 25 20 47 IL : 96 94 97 99 IN : 99 97 99 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 86 58 96 97 MO : 100 97 99 100 MT : 14 0 14 44 NE : 93 86 92 96 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 98 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 94 94 89 93 SD : 63 31 50 79 TX : 100 100 99 100 WA : 81 52 72 86 : 18 Sts: 90 84 88 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 56 27 53 64 CA : 50 30 54 39 CO : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 12 IN : 0 0 0 5 KS : 0 0 2 11 MI : 0 0 0 0 MO : 5 1 3 17 MT : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NC : 34 13 53 31 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 22 9 55 61 OR : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 37 27 49 45 WA : 0 0 0 0 : 18 Sts: 9 5 16 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 87 76 97 97 IL : 89 73 93 98 IN : 88 72 92 97 IA : 99 95 94 99 KS : 100 95 99 100 KY : 96 86 97 98 MI : 94 82 99 95 MN : 99 96 98 99 MO : 92 83 82 96 NE : 100 100 97 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 90 65 96 98 OH : 97 87 99 98 PA : 80 75 77 87 SD : 94 83 90 96 TN : 96 91 100 100 TX : 98 97 100 99 WI : 95 86 93 93 : 18 Sts: 95 87 94 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 100 99 CO : 53 36 52 71 IL : 20 11 35 77 KS : 73 61 57 72 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 72 61 54 84 NE : 96 84 85 91 NM : 71 66 65 66 OK : 56 43 43 59 SD : 83 81 71 75 TX : 91 89 88 84 : 11 Sts: 81 74 72 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 94 90 98 99 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AR : 100 99 100 100 CA : 100 99 100 100 GA : 96 75 96 96 KS : 84 77 97 84 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 97 100 100 MO : 100 98 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OK : 81 70 95 90 SC : 97 95 99 99 TN : 99 97 100 100 TX : 93 86 93 92 VA : 100 100 100 100 : 15 Sts: 95 89 96 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 NA 11 17 AZ : 22 NA 33 36 AR : 4 NA 23 41 CA : 2 NA 9 27 GA : 11 NA 16 22 KS : 0 NA 2 1 LA : 56 NA 23 38 MS : 12 NA 13 33 MO : 0 NA 8 19 NC : 20 NA 16 18 OK : 0 NA 3 5 SC : 4 NA 7 14 TN : 2 NA 0 21 TX : 10 NA 16 17 VA : 0 NA 0 10 : 15 Sts: 10 NA 15 21 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Oats: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 32 7 17 48 MN : 3 0 2 10 NE : 56 37 45 63 ND : 0 0 0 3 OH : 46 17 41 49 PA : 30 13 41 33 SD : 14 1 6 21 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 11 2 11 22 : 9 Sts : 40 33 38 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States planted 65% of last year's oat acreage. Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 77 96 97 FL : 96 85 99 95 GA : 89 77 97 96 NC : 100 100 98 99 OK : 98 93 100 98 SC : 99 95 99 98 TX : 98 91 94 97 VA : 100 99 100 99 : 8 Sts : 93 83 97 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 90 98 99 CA : 80 75 95 80 LA : 100 99 100 100 MS : 96 92 98 100 MO : 99 93 100 100 TX : 100 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 94 90 98 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 100 98 100 99 MN : 95 81 98 99 MT : 97 96 98 99 ND : 89 75 100 98 SD : 100 100 100 100 WA : 100 99 99 100 : 6 Sts : 93 84 99 99 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 99 97 95 96 MN : 94 80 100 99 MT : 95 81 100 99 ND : 89 70 100 98 WA : 100 99 97 99 : 5 Sts : 93 79 99 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Sunflower: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jun 14,:Jun 7, :Jun 14,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 68 54 58 71 KS : 46 30 52 60 ND : 88 69 95 93 SD : 66 40 43 58 : 4 Sts : 75 55 72 78 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 4 States planted 85% of last year's sunflower acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 8 44 36 12 IL : 3 6 38 49 4 IN : 1 6 27 56 10 IA : 1 3 21 60 15 KS : 1 3 23 65 8 KY : 0 1 25 57 17 LA : 0 3 27 55 15 MI : 1 2 31 59 7 MN : 1 5 25 61 8 MS : 3 14 38 43 2 MO : 2 6 35 51 6 NE : 1 2 17 66 14 NC : 0 0 24 66 10 ND : 0 1 19 72 8 OH : 1 4 21 57 17 SD : 0 8 37 50 5 TN : 1 3 21 61 14 WI : 1 4 30 54 11 : 18 Sts : 1 5 28 56 10 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 8 34 49 7 -------------------------------------- Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 8 17 41 32 2 CA : 0 0 5 20 75 CO : 1 5 17 54 23 ID : 0 0 8 74 18 IL : 5 10 37 40 8 IN : 1 6 20 53 20 KS : 5 14 32 42 7 MI : 1 4 23 57 15 MO : 1 10 38 42 9 MT : 3 9 37 44 7 NE : 1 4 21 57 17 NC : 0 3 29 60 8 OH : 1 4 21 50 24 OK : 32 33 26 9 0 OR : 4 19 38 36 3 SD : 2 12 30 51 5 TX : 47 23 20 9 1 WA : 10 15 28 43 4 : 18 Sts : 14 15 27 36 8 : Prev Wk : 13 15 28 35 9 Prev Yr : 9 13 31 37 10 -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 5 15 53 26 IL : 3 8 34 48 7 IN : 1 7 26 56 10 IA : 1 2 19 58 20 KS : 2 5 27 50 16 KY : 0 5 28 52 15 MI : 1 4 25 59 11 MN : 1 3 20 62 14 MO : 2 9 35 45 9 NE : 1 1 16 67 15 NC : 0 1 19 62 18 ND : 1 2 21 69 7 OH : 1 2 20 54 23 PA : 0 3 23 58 16 SD : 0 5 31 58 6 TN : 7 11 27 44 11 TX : 4 14 42 34 6 WI : 1 3 22 57 17 : 18 Sts : 1 4 25 57 13 : Prev Wk : 1 5 25 56 13 Prev Yr : 3 9 31 48 9 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 3 48 47 2 AZ : 0 1 18 49 32 AR : 2 9 32 46 11 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 GA : 2 8 34 50 6 KS : 0 2 16 58 24 LA : 0 5 32 49 14 MS : 2 8 43 45 2 MO : 0 18 40 41 1 NC : 0 1 22 73 4 OK : 0 4 25 71 0 SC : 1 2 35 58 4 TN : 1 7 31 58 3 TX : 9 19 39 28 5 VA : 0 2 23 64 11 : 15 Sts : 5 13 37 39 6 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 6 14 31 41 8 -------------------------------------- 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 Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 1 3 23 59 14 MN : 4 12 32 46 6 NE : 0 9 10 68 13 ND : 0 0 15 80 5 OH : 0 2 25 61 12 PA : 0 2 23 58 17 SD : 0 4 37 52 7 TX : 51 18 19 12 0 WI : 0 2 20 62 16 : 9 Sts : 15 8 22 48 7 : Prev Wk : 15 8 22 47 8 Prev Yr : 4 7 27 53 9 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 23 73 4 FL : 0 0 30 58 12 GA : 1 4 30 58 7 NC : 0 1 4 94 1 OK : 1 0 19 80 0 SC : 0 0 29 70 1 TX : 0 0 44 45 11 VA : 0 0 9 80 11 : 8 Sts : 0 2 29 62 7 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 2 5 40 49 4 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 6 78 16 MN : 1 7 28 57 7 MT : 1 3 25 65 6 ND : 0 1 16 75 8 SD : 0 6 32 50 12 WA : 1 9 40 47 3 : 6 Sts : 0 3 22 67 8 : Prev Wk : 0 4 23 65 8 Prev Yr : 1 4 28 57 10 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 13 38 36 11 CA : 5 5 40 40 10 LA : 0 2 28 60 10 MS : 3 7 19 68 3 MO : 0 4 27 57 12 TX : 1 3 40 47 9 : 6 Sts : 2 8 35 45 10 : Prev Wk : 1 11 33 44 11 Prev Yr : 1 4 24 57 14 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 4 82 14 MN : 2 10 34 50 4 MT : 0 2 26 63 9 ND : 0 2 16 74 8 WA : 2 8 38 49 3 : 5 Sts : 0 2 18 71 9 : Prev Wk : 1 3 22 64 10 Prev Yr : 0 3 28 60 9 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2008 planted acres. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jun 14, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 13 72 14 :: NJ : 0 0 5 65 30 AZ : 39 14 22 18 7 :: NM : 18 39 34 9 0 AR : 0 3 27 58 12 :: NY : 0 2 16 59 23 CA : 45 15 25 15 0 :: NC : 0 1 11 72 16 CO : 1 6 35 43 15 :: ND : 1 4 30 59 6 CT : 0 0 31 46 23 :: OH : 0 3 27 55 15 DE : 1 3 17 76 3 :: OK : 1 4 25 58 12 FL : 1 5 35 50 9 :: OR : 3 8 25 54 10 GA : 0 3 22 66 9 :: PA : 2 2 17 60 19 ID : 0 0 20 40 40 :: RI : 0 0 15 64 21 IL : 0 2 15 49 34 :: SC : 0 1 26 72 1 IN : 1 4 16 51 28 :: SD : 0 4 25 61 10 IA : 2 5 24 51 18 :: TN : 0 4 17 61 18 KS : 2 3 22 60 13 :: TX : 14 19 33 27 7 KY : 1 4 23 52 20 :: UT : 1 2 21 63 13 LA : 5 13 36 42 4 :: VT : 0 0 18 55 27 ME : 0 0 7 64 29 :: VA : 0 2 14 57 27 MD : 0 2 10 62 26 :: WA : 1 10 43 45 1 MA : 0 0 0 81 19 :: WV : 0 7 31 52 10 MI : 1 5 23 46 25 :: WI : 2 9 24 48 17 MN : 4 14 39 40 3 :: WY : 0 0 16 71 13 MS : 2 10 24 55 9 :: : MO : 0 2 26 53 19 :: 48 Sts : 6 8 26 47 13 MT : 2 7 31 43 17 :: : NE : 0 3 19 65 13 :: Prev Wk: 6 9 26 47 12 NV : 1 5 41 43 10 :: Prev Yr: 10 13 26 41 10 NH : 0 1 16 75 8 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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