We 1 (7-09) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 28, 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 July 19 - 25, 2009 Highlights: Widespread showers and below-normal temperatures maintained nearly ideal conditions for Midwestern corn and soybean development, albeit at a slower-than-normal pace. Weekly rainfall totaled at least 2 inches in several locations, including much of the Ohio Valley and an area centered on the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin triple point. Farther east, parts of New England received more than 4 inches of rain, much of which fell during the approach and passage of a coastal storm on July 23-24. Meanwhile, heavy rain also soaked portions of the central and southern Plains and the Mid-South, but drier weather prevailed in the Southeast. Nevertheless, conditions for many Southern pastures and summer crops were better than those observed during the second half of June, when hot, dry weather gripped the region. An exception was southern Texas, where record-setting heat and historically dry conditions continued to strain water supplies and severely stress pastures and rain-fed crops. Elsewhere, hot, dry weather persisted in much of the West and expanded across the northern High Plains. Scattered showers, associated with the Southwestern summer rainy season, were mostly confined to the Four Corners States. Winter wheat harvesting advanced with few delays across the northern Plains and the Northwest, but some spring-sown small grains in the latter region were in need of rain. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 6 degrees F below normal in a broad area centered on the middle Mississippi Valley. Farther west, readings averaged more than 6 degrees F above normal in Deep South Texas and scattered locations in the Great Basin and neighboring regions. Readings remained below 90 degrees F for the entire week throughout the Midwest, but soared to 110 degrees F or higher in the Desert Southwest. Meanwhile, intensifying heat across the High Plains and the Northwest resulted in local readings above 100 degrees F as far north as Montana and Washington. Early in the week, dozens of daily-record lows were established from the Plains to the East Coast, while hot weather persisted in southern Texas and expanded across the West. On July 19, Jackson, MS (61 degrees F), notched its first daily-record low in July since 1994. Elsewhere in Mississippi, lows dipped to 59 degrees F on July 19 in locations such as Vicksburg and Greenwood. Meanwhile in Georgia, Macon (58, 61, and 56 degrees F) collected a trio of daily-record lows from July 19-21. Farther north, daily-record lows for July 19 fell to 49 degrees F in Sioux City, IA, and Beckley, WV, while St. Cloud, MN, noted 43 degrees F. Later, a second surge of cool air brought another round of record lows to the nation's mid-section. On July 21 in Nebraska, Alliance and Chadron (both 44 degrees F) tallied daily-record lows. In stark contrast, the week opened in the midst of a brief but intense heat wave in California's Central Valley. On July 19, daily records in California included 115 degrees F in Coalinga and 112 degrees F in Fresno. Heat persisted, however, in southern Texas, where McAllen (106, 107, 104, 105, 106, 105, and 105 degrees F) noted daily-record highs on every day during the week. Elsewhere in southern Texas, San Antonio's total of 32 days of 100-degree heat through July 25 neared its 1998 annual record of 36 days. Meanwhile, late-week heat briefly affected the High Plains, where Sidney, NE (102 degrees F), tallied a daily record for July 24. The previous day, Billings, MT (100 degrees F on July 23), had noted its latest first occurrence of triple-digit since August 3, 2001. Locally severe thunderstorms dotted areas from the Plains to the East Coast. In Kansas, for example, Goodland's thunderstorm-driven gust to 72 m.p.h. on July 20 represented its tenth-highest wind gust on record. Elsewhere on July 20, rain spread far enough south to end a record-tying, 56-day spell (May 25 - July 19) without measurable precipitation in College Station, TX. Previously, College Station experienced 56 days without measurable rain from June 26 - August 20, 1993. The following day, rainfall records for July 21 reached 3.15 inches in North Little Rock, AR; 2.42 inches in Dubuque, IA; and 1.94 inches in Hartford, CT. In South Carolina, 3.77 inches of rain pelted Columbia in less than 2 hours on July 22. On July 23-24, the interaction between low-pressure systems over the Great Lakes region and near the Atlantic Seaboard resulted in additional heavy rain. Daily-record totals for July 23 included 2.23 inches in Islip, NY, and 2.12 inches in Lansing, MI. On July 23 in Suffolk County, NY, wind gusts associated with the coastal low were clocked to 55 m.p.h. at Shinnecock Hills and 46 m.p.h. at Fire Island. Toward week's end, heavy showers lingered across the Midwest and Northeast and dotted the Plains. Daily-record totals for July 24 reached 2.44 inches in Moline, IL; 2.10 inches in Portland, ME; 1.66 inches in Grand Island, NE; and 0.95 inch in Great Falls, MT. Alaska's warm, dry, smoky summer continued, especially across interior and western locations. By July 26, the Railbelt wildfire complex southwest of Nenana had burned nearly 300,000 acres of vegetation. Meanwhile, Nome (79 degrees F on July 21) experienced its warmest weather of the year to date. With a July 1-25 rainfall total of 0.04 inch (3 percent of normal), Fairbanks remained on a pace to break its July 1927 precipitation record of 0.12 inch. In contrast, late-week rainfall in southern Alaska resulted in a daily-record total (2.53 inches on July 25) in Kodiak. Farther south, mid-week showers in windward locations interrupted an otherwise quiet weather pattern across Hawaii. On Kauai, Lihue's 3.37-inch total on July 23 boosted its month-to- date sum to 4.00 inches (234 percent of normal). On July 22-23, selected 24- hour totals included 4.67 inches at the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge; 4.09 inches at West Wailuaiki, Maui; and 3.76 inches at Glenwood, on the Big Island. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. Agricultural Summary July 20 - 26, 2009 Highlights: Wet weather prevailed in a band stretching from the Southwest northeasterly up into New England, as well as in southern Florida, with some locations in the central Great Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley receiving more than 4 inches of rainfall. Conversely, much of the northwestern part of the United States, south Texas, and areas in the Southeast remained dry. While the western half of the country experienced above average temperatures, areas east of the Great Plains were cooler than normal. Corn: Silking advanced 24 points during the week, leaving progress, at 55 percent complete, on par with last year, but 21 points behind the 5-year average. Under ideal growing conditions, development was most rapid in the Corn Belt. Thirty-four percent of the crop began silking in Iowa and Minnesota during the week, while 27 percent of the crop in Illinois reached the silking stage. Meanwhile, 7 percent of the Nation's corn acreage was at or beyond the dough stage, equaling the maturity pace from a year ago, but 10 points slower than normal. At 80 percent complete, doughing was most advanced in North Carolina, while the crop had yet to reach the dough stage in Iowa and Minnesota, as well as in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes regions. Overall, 70 percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down slightly from a week ago, but up 4 points from a year ago. Soybeans: Nationally, 63 percent of this year's soybean crop was at or beyond the blooming stage, 3 points ahead of last year, but 13 points behind the average. Following a sluggish start to spring planting, crop development advanced rapidly across much of the growing region, but remained at or behind the average pace in all States except South Dakota. Pod set was evident in 20 percent of the 2009 soybean crop by July 26, one point ahead of last year, but 16 points behind the 5-year average. Pod set had begun in all estimating States, but was most advanced in the Delta, with Mississippi leading all States at 86 percent complete. Overall, 67 percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week, but 5 points better than last year. Winter Wheat: Producers had harvested 79 percent of their winter wheat acreage by week's end, on par with last year, but 5 points slower than the average. Harvest was just beginning in Montana, with progress lagging over a week behind normal. Harvest was complete or nearly complete in the 3 largest winter wheat producing States of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Cotton: Eighty-eight percent of the cotton crop was at or beyond the squaring stage, 2 points ahead of last year and on par with the 5-year average. As timely rains and warm temperatures prevailed in the High Plains, progress was ahead of normal in Texas, the largest cotton-producing State. Meanwhile, bolls were setting on 48 percent of the 2009 cotton crop, 5 points behind last year and 6 points behind the average. The most rapid development during the week occurred in Arkansas, but progress then remained 7 points behind normal. Overall, 46 percent of the cotton crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up slightly from a week ago, but down 1 point from a year ago. Sorghum: Heading advanced to 38 percent complete, 4 points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. The biggest delays were evident in Illinois and Missouri, where soggy fields earlier in the season slowed planting progress. Sorghum coloring reached 29 percent complete, on par with progress a year ago and 1 point ahead of normal. Missouri's crop began turning color during the week, slightly behind the normal pace. After advancing 33 points during the week, the crop in Louisiana was 15 points ahead of normal. Overall, 52 percent of the sorghum crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down 2 points from last week, but up 1 point from last year. In Texas, insect pressure stressed the crop in the Southern High Plains. Rice: Heading advanced to 28 percent complete by week's end, 1 point ahead of last year, but 9 points slower than the average. Progress was behind normal in all States except Texas. Overall, 62 percent of the rice crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 1 point from a week ago, but down 8 points from last year. In Louisiana, rain storms caused lodging in some rice fields, but overall, the crop condition improved. Small Grains: Ninety-three percent of the spring wheat crop was at or beyond the heading stage, compared with 98 percent last year and for the 5-year average. The most rapid development continued in North Dakota and Montana, where 13 and 12 percent of the crop headed during the week. Overall, 74 percent of the spring wheat crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up slightly from last week and 14 points better than a year ago. By July 26, ninety-five percent of the barley crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 1 point behind last year's pace and 2 points behind normal. Crop development was complete or virtually complete in the Pacific Northwest, while progress lagged 4 and 5 points behind normal in Minnesota and Montana, respectively. Overall, barley conditions declined 3 points from a week ago, but with 77 percent rated good to excellent, remained 20 points better than a year ago. Above average temperatures and little to no rainfall negatively affected Montana's crop. Nationwide, producers had harvested 19 percent of their oat crop, 1 point ahead of last year's pace, but 14 points behind the 5-year average. The pace was behind normal in all estimating States except Texas, and had yet to begin in North Dakota. Overall, 55 percent of the oat crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down 1 point from last week and 2 points from a year ago. Other Crops: Pegging advanced to 72 percent complete in this year's peanut crop, 8 points behind last year and 10 points behind the average. Crop development was active across most of the growing region, with the most rapid progress evident in Texas. Overall, 66 percent of the peanut crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 64 percent a week ago and 62 percent last year. Army worms invaded some Alabama peanut fields; however, the overall condition of the State's crop improved slightly during the week. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 38 28 54 44 IL : 53 26 76 93 IN : 53 28 64 84 IA : 60 26 41 74 KS : 91 69 85 92 KY : 71 56 80 89 MI : 23 5 62 66 MN : 45 11 30 72 MO : 78 63 73 89 NE : 77 53 68 83 NC : 100 97 99 98 ND : 9 3 16 47 OH : 59 33 58 78 PA : 55 38 62 67 SD : 15 3 17 40 TN : 94 89 95 98 TX : 92 85 89 92 WI : 21 4 28 47 : 18 Sts: 55 31 55 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 5 NA 4 3 IL : 6 NA 10 32 IN : 2 NA 1 16 IA : 0 NA 0 7 KS : 14 NA 22 32 KY : 9 NA 17 25 MI : 0 NA 2 2 MN : 0 NA 0 1 MO : 23 NA 9 41 NE : 8 NA 3 13 NC : 80 NA 75 72 ND : 0 NA 0 4 OH : 4 NA 1 8 PA : 8 NA 6 11 SD : 0 NA 0 3 TN : 45 NA 52 67 TX : 65 NA 64 68 WI : 0 NA 0 2 : 18 Sts: 7 NA 7 17 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 64 49 58 74 IL : 46 24 51 81 IN : 51 33 50 71 IA : 81 60 65 84 KS : 70 51 61 71 KY : 50 35 45 59 LA : 88 84 88 91 MI : 47 27 77 72 MN : 63 39 68 81 MS : 98 91 96 98 MO : 43 28 26 56 NE : 75 62 60 77 NC : 37 24 41 39 ND : 57 37 80 84 OH : 68 51 69 80 SD : 78 50 65 76 TN : 67 50 68 76 WI : 42 24 56 65 : 18 Sts: 63 44 60 76 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 38 NA 35 51 IL : 9 NA 14 39 IN : 7 NA 7 27 IA : 35 NA 24 46 KS : 19 NA 19 28 KY : 16 NA 10 31 LA : 71 NA 70 75 MI : 10 NA 32 32 MN : 12 NA 9 28 MS : 86 NA 84 89 MO : 9 NA 5 21 NE : 24 NA 14 35 NC : 7 NA 12 12 ND : 12 NA 29 43 OH : 16 NA 17 30 SD : 19 NA 8 19 TN : 32 NA 44 53 WI : 9 NA 15 26 : 18 Sts: 20 NA 19 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Squaring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 86 80 94 90 AZ : 96 87 89 97 AR : 98 92 100 100 CA : 92 90 94 95 GA : 89 82 92 94 KS : 83 65 99 81 LA : 100 100 97 99 MS : 100 98 99 99 MO : 94 85 98 98 NC : 100 96 100 98 OK : 68 66 66 78 SC : 94 85 87 88 TN : 98 96 99 99 TX : 84 80 79 82 VA : 85 72 89 95 : 15 Sts: 88 84 86 88 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 35 23 59 58 AZ : 78 55 59 76 AR : 83 46 89 90 CA : 60 45 71 64 GA : 54 36 64 69 KS : 20 12 4 21 LA : 90 82 83 88 MS : 73 58 78 84 MO : 50 29 77 72 NC : 80 61 71 67 OK : 16 7 19 27 SC : 38 20 41 39 TN : 59 37 70 75 TX : 36 22 39 40 VA : 47 37 59 70 : 15 Sts: 48 32 53 54 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 86 70 77 88 CO : 25 18 40 27 IL : 4 1 33 54 KS : 7 2 19 22 LA : 100 94 97 93 MO : 27 16 30 48 NE : 6 1 4 18 NM : 12 9 8 9 OK : 19 12 25 28 SD : 17 14 4 31 TX : 68 61 66 70 : 11 Sts: 38 31 42 46 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 23 1 22 39 CO : 15 10 29 6 IL : 0 0 0 4 KS : 0 0 1 1 LA : 70 37 70 55 MO : 4 0 0 5 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 1 OK : 0 0 7 9 SD : 0 0 0 3 TX : 62 55 59 58 : 11 Sts: 29 25 29 28 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 42 33 59 55 FL : 66 62 90 88 GA : 70 58 82 88 NC : 97 91 93 93 OK : 74 63 84 90 SC : 93 80 87 85 TX : 85 65 80 78 VA : 81 71 84 79 : 8 Sts : 72 60 80 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 97 99 99 CO : 70 50 83 94 ID : 7 2 4 9 IL : 94 93 99 100 IN : 99 96 97 99 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 38 13 80 81 MO : 100 100 99 99 MT : 4 0 2 25 NE : 85 56 86 94 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 98 97 100 99 OK : 100 100 100 97 OR : 54 22 42 39 SD : 40 5 19 69 TX : 98 97 100 99 WA : 15 8 16 22 : 18 Sts: 79 72 79 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 31 13 14 50 MN : 5 2 4 20 NE : 43 31 45 73 ND : 0 0 4 9 OH : 24 18 15 31 PA : 12 2 16 17 SD : 5 1 7 33 TX : 100 100 100 99 WI : 2 1 4 18 : 9 Sts : 19 14 18 33 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 98 92 94 96 MN : 93 87 96 98 MT : 91 79 95 96 ND : 92 79 100 98 SD : 100 99 100 100 WA : 100 99 100 100 : 6 Sts : 93 84 98 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 15 10 10 25 CA : 7 5 9 12 LA : 76 60 77 80 MS : 27 20 35 50 MO : 2 1 31 31 TX : 89 79 67 78 : 6 Sts : 28 21 27 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Barley: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Jul 26,:Jul 19,:Jul 26,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 97 94 93 95 MN : 94 85 94 98 MT : 88 70 88 93 ND : 98 86 100 99 WA : 100 99 100 100 : 5 Sts : 95 84 96 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States planted 81% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 0 10 68 22 IL : 3 8 27 49 13 IN : 1 8 28 52 11 IA : 1 4 15 54 26 KS : 2 5 19 56 18 KY : 1 2 10 46 41 MI : 2 11 35 42 10 MN : 1 4 20 55 20 MO : 3 9 29 45 14 NE : 2 5 15 54 24 NC : 5 13 30 44 8 ND : 2 4 23 62 9 OH : 1 4 23 53 19 PA : 1 5 18 53 23 SD : 1 4 22 54 19 TN : 5 9 22 47 17 TX : 25 15 28 27 5 WI : 3 16 26 47 8 : 18 Sts : 2 6 22 52 18 : Prev Wk : 2 5 22 53 18 Prev Yr : 3 7 24 49 17 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 5 13 32 38 12 IL : 3 7 29 49 12 IN : 2 8 26 54 10 IA : 1 3 17 59 20 KS : 1 2 19 62 16 KY : 1 2 11 43 43 LA : 10 18 36 29 7 MI : 3 11 38 43 5 MN : 1 6 24 51 18 MS : 3 10 35 41 11 MO : 3 7 32 47 11 NE : 1 3 15 63 18 NC : 4 11 38 42 5 ND : 1 4 23 64 8 OH : 1 4 29 51 15 SD : 2 3 24 60 11 TN : 1 3 16 62 18 WI : 2 9 32 50 7 : 18 Sts : 2 6 25 53 14 : Prev Wk : 2 6 25 53 14 Prev Yr : 3 8 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 4 40 53 2 AZ : 0 0 24 54 22 AR : 3 7 30 40 20 CA : 0 0 5 60 35 GA : 2 10 35 44 9 KS : 1 4 21 61 13 LA : 2 14 32 41 11 MS : 2 7 36 44 11 MO : 0 13 32 51 4 NC : 0 5 29 57 9 OK : 0 9 43 45 3 SC : 1 1 49 49 0 TN : 0 2 23 62 13 TX : 16 17 34 25 8 VA : 0 0 23 74 3 : 15 Sts : 9 12 33 36 10 : Prev Wk : 7 13 35 35 10 Prev Yr : 6 14 33 36 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 12 36 42 7 CO : 0 0 21 68 11 IL : 0 9 41 40 10 KS : 1 3 17 66 13 LA : 8 28 42 22 0 MO : 1 4 37 48 10 NE : 1 2 25 56 16 NM : 3 30 39 24 4 OK : 3 9 41 46 1 SD : 1 1 17 69 12 TX : 26 16 32 24 2 : 11 Sts : 12 10 26 45 7 : Prev Wk : 7 9 30 47 7 Prev Yr : 4 12 33 44 7 -------------------------------------- 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 Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 2 4 23 57 14 MN : 3 7 24 53 13 NE : 0 2 8 69 21 ND : 0 1 9 77 13 OH : 0 4 29 60 7 PA : 0 2 19 60 19 SD : 0 6 29 50 15 TX : 51 18 19 12 0 WI : 0 4 37 46 13 : 9 Sts : 15 8 22 45 10 : Prev Wk : 15 8 21 45 11 Prev Yr : 8 11 24 47 10 -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 46 50 4 FL : 0 2 20 65 13 GA : 1 6 32 52 9 NC : 1 4 17 71 7 OK : 2 0 21 76 1 SC : 0 0 38 62 0 TX : 0 1 24 59 16 VA : 0 0 8 85 7 : 8 Sts : 1 3 30 57 9 : Prev Wk : 1 3 32 54 10 Prev Yr : 1 5 32 51 11 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 10 36 40 13 CA : 0 5 30 45 20 LA : 1 2 20 54 23 MS : 0 7 29 56 8 MO : 0 7 20 53 20 TX : 3 7 30 41 19 : 6 Sts : 1 7 30 46 16 : Prev Wk : 1 8 30 45 16 Prev Yr : 1 4 25 53 17 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 6 70 22 MN : 2 9 23 49 17 MT : 5 12 31 47 5 ND : 0 2 12 72 14 SD : 2 8 27 49 14 WA : 2 13 39 43 3 : 6 Sts : 1 6 19 61 13 : Prev Wk : 1 6 20 58 15 Prev Yr : 4 9 27 46 14 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Jul 26, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 6 63 30 MN : 2 9 27 50 12 MT : 2 10 33 44 11 ND : 0 1 11 74 14 WA : 3 13 34 48 2 : 5 Sts : 1 4 18 62 15 : Prev Wk : 0 3 17 63 17 Prev Yr : 3 9 31 50 7 -------------------------------------- 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 Jul 26, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 42 53 4 :: NJ : 0 0 5 50 45 AZ : 43 15 28 11 3 :: NM : 11 27 37 23 2 AR : 0 9 46 43 2 :: NY : 0 3 15 60 22 CA : 50 40 10 0 0 :: NC : 4 14 40 40 2 CO : 0 2 25 60 13 :: ND : 0 3 21 62 14 CT : 0 2 30 58 10 :: OH : 3 12 33 47 5 DE : 2 6 36 54 2 :: OK : 5 15 44 33 3 FL : 0 1 14 55 30 :: OR : 6 16 31 43 4 GA : 6 22 37 32 3 :: PA : 3 11 23 47 16 ID : 0 1 22 55 22 :: RI : 0 20 30 50 0 IL : 0 2 16 57 25 :: SC : 3 12 48 36 1 IN : 1 5 24 48 22 :: SD : 4 5 19 56 16 IA : 1 5 20 53 21 :: TN : 1 7 25 54 13 KS : 2 5 27 54 12 :: TX : 34 24 27 14 1 KY : 1 3 20 57 19 :: UT : 0 5 16 66 13 LA : 10 22 38 28 2 :: VT : 0 17 25 22 36 ME : 1 16 30 34 19 :: VA : 1 9 28 56 6 MD : 5 12 45 33 5 :: WA : 5 17 43 35 0 MA : 0 0 19 62 19 :: WV : 1 2 39 53 5 MI : 8 12 34 39 7 :: WI : 13 30 28 26 3 MN : 8 15 34 40 3 :: WY : 0 2 22 65 11 MS : 4 12 42 33 9 :: : MO : 0 5 29 57 9 :: 48 Sts : 10 13 27 41 9 MT : 6 15 40 34 5 :: : NE : 1 3 22 59 15 :: Prev Wk: 11 13 27 40 9 NV : 1 6 20 30 43 :: Prev Yr: 11 15 30 37 7 NH : 0 4 42 53 1 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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