We 1 (8-09) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 18, 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 August 9 - 15, 2009 Highlights: Hit-or-miss showers produced at least 2 inches of rain in parts of several regions, including the eastern Plains and western Corn Belt. Locally heavy also affected parts of the middle and southern Atlantic States. In contrast, little or no rain fell in the middle and lower Mississippi Valley and drought-stricken southern Texas. Meanwhile, Midwestern warmth promoted rapid corn and soybean development, although short-term dryness caused some soil crusting in the central Corn Belt. On the Plains, widespread showers maintained generally favorable conditions for summer crops. However, rain caused some small grain harvest delays on the northern Plains, where the late-week return of cool weather maintained concerns about sluggish crop development. Farther west, a resurgent monsoon circulation interacting with a cold front generated widespread showers from the Four Corners States into the northern Rockies. Rain also fell in the Northwest, briefly slowing small grain harvesting. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 5 degrees F below normal at several locations in the northern Intermountain West, but warm, dry weather hampered wildfire containment efforts in parts of California. Elsewhere, showery weather in the Southeast set the stage for the arrival of the season's first tropical storm -- Claudette -- which developed on August 16 just south of Florida's panhandle. Warm weather promoted rapid crop development across the remainder of the South, except in heat- and drought-ravaged southern Texas. During the first half of the week, hot weather in the South and East contrasted with chilly conditions across much of the West. Eastern daily- record highs included 90 degrees F (on August 9) in Erie, PA; 97 degrees F (on August 10) at Virginia's Dulles Airport; and 97 degrees F (on August 11) in Florence, SC. New York's Central Park (91 degrees F on August 10) experienced its first 90-degree heat since April 28. Heat also persisted across southern Texas, where McAllen (104, 105, and 104 degrees F) posted a trio of daily-record highs from August 10-12. Elsewhere in Texas, San Antonio's 49 days (through August 15) with high temperatures of 100 degrees F or greater shattered its 1998 annual record of 36 days. San Antonio also completed its driest June 1 - August 15 period on record, with rainfall totaling just 0.97 inch, or 13 percent of normal (previously, 1.33 inches in 1911). Meanwhile, Western daily-record lows for August 9 included 29 degrees F in Fort Valley, AZ; 31 degrees F in Alamosa, CO; and 33 degrees F in Ely, NV. At mid-week, heat briefly built into the northern Plains, where Minot, ND (100 degrees F on August 12), tallied a daily-record high. By week's end, however, chilly weather returned to the northern High Plains, where highs on August 15 topped out at just 58 degrees F in Sheridan, WY, and 66 degrees F in Miles City, MT. A late-week chill also prevailed across the northern Intermountain West, where daily-record lows for August 15 dipped to 24 degrees F in Stanley, ID, and 36 degrees F in Redmond, OR. In California, however, the West's largest active fire -- the La Brea incident -- grew to more than 85,000 acres by August 16. The fire, about 20 miles east of Santa Maria, CA, consumed two structures but was nearly two-thirds contained. Daily-record rainfall totals in excess of 2 inches were widespread across the central and eastern U.S. Amounts included 3.37 inches (on August 11) in Tupelo, MS; 2.58 inches (on August 10) in Springfield, MO; 2.36 inches (on August 9) in Dubuque, IA; 2.34 inches (on August 12) in Brunswick, GA; and 2.32 inches (on August 9) in Amarillo, TX. In some areas, severe weather accompanied the rainfall; for example, a thunderstorm wind gust to 78 m.p.h. was clocked during the evening of August 15 in Thedford, NE. Heavy showers also dotted the Northwest, where Quillayute, WA (1.01 inches) netted a daily- record sum for August 10. Elsewhere in Washington, Seattle's August 10-13 rainfall of 0.76 inch more than tripled its May 20 - August 9 sum of 0.24 inch. In Rawlins, WY, the January 1 - August 15 precipitation total of 12.84 inches (196 percent of normal) surpassed its 1998 annual record of 12.63 inches. In the Rockies of western Montana and north-central Idaho, as much as 1 to 2 inches of snow fell on August 14-15 at elevations above 8,000 feet. On August 16, a tropical depression formed over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, more than 150 miles south of Apalachicola, FL. The depression, upgraded to Tropical Storm Claudette later in the day, contributed to a daily-record rainfall total (3.57 inches on August 16) and a wind gust to 52 m.p.h. (also on August 16) in Apalachicola. More details about Claudette will appear in next week's summary. National Weather Summary provided by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. For more information, call (202) 720-2397. Agricultural Summary August 10 - August 16, 2009 Highlights: Cooler than normal temperatures were experienced in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains following an upper level trough that pushed through mid-week. Average temperatures in several locations across these regions fell to as many as 8 degrees below normal. Below average temperatures were also recorded in areas of the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valleys and the central Great Plains. Much of the rest of the country recorded temperatures above normal. Precipitation totals varied widely across the Nation during the week. Most of California, the Great Basin, areas in northeastern and southern Texas, and the eastern Corn Belt received little to no measureable rainfall during the week. In contrast, many locations in the Great Plains, western Corn Belt, and along the Atlantic Coast accumulated up to 4 inches of rainfall, softening soils that had begun to harden following drier weather in recent weeks. Corn: Silking advanced 7 points during the week, leaving progress, at 96 percent complete, 1 point behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Development was most active in Michigan and the Dakotas, where 20 percent or more of the corn crop began silking during the week. Acreage in the dough stage, at 40 percent, was 6 points behind last year and 24 points behind the average. Some of the biggest delays were evident throughout the Corn Belt where Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota, four of the top five corn-producing States, were 27 points or more behind normal. Meanwhile, 9 percent of the Nation's corn crop was at or beyond the dent stage, 3 points behind last year and 17 points behind the 5-year average. Denting progressed most rapidly in North Carolina and Tennessee, where above average temperatures prevailed during the week. Overall, 68 percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago but 1 point better than last year. Soybeans: Acreage in the blooming stage advanced to 93 percent by week's end, on par with progress a year ago but 3 points behind the 5-year average. Blooming remained at or behind normal across the Corn Belt. Pod set was evident in 72 percent of the soybean crop by August 16, one point behind last year and 13 points behind normal. Pod set was active across much of the growing region, as warm temperatures and timely rainfall provided ideal growing conditions. Overall, 66 percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 4 points better than a year ago. Winter Wheat: Ninety-four percent of the winter wheat crop was harvested by August 16, one point behind last year and 3 points behind normal. Harvest remained active in the Pacific Northwest, Michigan, Montana, and South Dakota during the week. Cotton: Eighty-four percent of the cotton acreage had set bolls, compared with 81 percent last year and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Progress was at or ahead of normal in California, North Carolina, Texas, and the Delta States. Bolls were opening on 9 percent of the Nation's acreage, 4 points behind last year and the average. In Texas, the largest cotton-producing State, bolls were opening slower than normal with the crop in High Plains in need of heat units. Overall, 53 percent of the cotton crop was rated in good to excellent condition, a 3 point improvement from last week and 5 points better than a year ago. Sorghum: Acreage at or beyond the heading stage reached 74 percent by week's end, 1 point ahead of last year but 5 points behind the 5-year average. Progress was most active in the Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska where 20 percent or more of the crop developed heads during the week. Coloring was slow during the week, with progress advancing just 3 points to 36 percent complete by August 16, four points behind last year and 5 points behind normal. Twenty-nine percent of the crop was mature, 1 point ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of the average. Maturation was well underway in the Delta and Texas. Elsewhere, maturity was just beginning in Colorado and had yet to begin in the remaining estimating States. Harvest was underway but limited to Louisiana and Texas. Nationally, 26 percent of the sorghum crop was harvested, compared with 25 percent last year and 22 percent for the 5-year average. Overall, 47 percent of the sorghum crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down slightly from last week and 7 points below last year. Rice: Seventy-one percent of the rice crop was at or beyond the heading stage, 2 points behind last year and 12 points, or 1 week, behind the average. Head development was most active in Arkansas, California, Mississippi, and Missouri. Harvest was complete on 8 percent of the Nation's acreage, on par with last year but 2 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest activities were limited to Louisiana and Texas. Overall, 66 percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 61 percent last week and 72 percent last year. Small Grains: Producers harvested 8 percent of their spring wheat crop during the week leaving progress, at 13 percent complete, 20 points behind last year and 35 points, or more than 2 weeks, behind the 5-year average. Despite an active harvest pace in across much of the growing region, progress remained behind normal in all estimating States. Overall, 74 percent of the spring wheat crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 2 points from last week and 18 points from a year ago. Harvest was complete on 11 percent of the barley acreage, 28 points behind last year and 41 points behind the average. Harvest was most active in Washington, where producers utilized over 5 days suitable for fieldwork to reap 18 percent of their crop. However, progress remained significantly behind normal. Overall, 78 percent of the barley crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 26 points better than a year ago. Sixty-two percent of this year's oat crop was harvested, 11 points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest remained active in many States across the growing region, with the most rapid harvest occurring in Wisconsin. Overall, 57 percent of the oat crop was rated in good to excellent condition. Other Crops: Pegging advanced to 93 percent complete, 5 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Pegging was complete or nearly complete in all estimating States except Alabama, where peg development was over 2 weeks behind normal. Overall, 73 percent of the peanut crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 3 points from last week and 11 points better than last year. Corn: Percent Silking, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 95 92 99 93 IL : 96 92 99 100 IN : 97 89 96 99 IA : 98 91 94 98 KS : 100 98 99 100 KY : 98 96 100 100 MI : 91 71 99 95 MN : 97 94 98 99 MO : 97 94 95 99 NE : 99 97 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 86 62 93 96 OH : 99 96 99 100 PA : 90 84 94 95 SD : 84 57 89 95 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 98 97 98 99 WI : 90 77 93 94 : 18 Sts: 96 89 97 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 29 18 45 36 IL : 46 29 63 83 IN : 42 22 45 72 IA : 27 11 27 54 KS : 72 46 71 82 KY : 53 38 69 75 MI : 21 4 62 55 MN : 9 1 18 42 MO : 69 58 61 85 NE : 67 34 63 76 NC : 94 90 92 94 ND : 3 1 15 41 OH : 45 34 50 67 PA : 32 24 41 53 SD : 16 4 30 46 TN : 88 78 95 97 TX : 87 85 86 90 WI : 18 8 22 37 : 18 Sts: 40 24 46 64 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 9 0 11 8 IL : 6 2 11 40 IN : 0 0 5 26 IA : 3 0 3 17 KS : 19 6 34 46 KY : 30 20 38 50 MI : 0 0 9 10 MN : 0 0 3 11 MO : 34 19 24 59 NE : 13 2 17 27 NC : 74 56 68 76 ND : 0 0 0 7 OH : 4 1 8 14 PA : 6 3 12 20 SD : 0 0 3 11 TN : 60 34 72 85 TX : 72 71 67 75 WI : 0 0 1 5 : 18 Sts: 9 5 12 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 82 92 97 IL : 89 81 92 97 IN : 90 77 91 96 IA : 98 95 95 99 KS : 88 85 86 91 KY : 85 78 84 84 LA : 100 98 99 99 MI : 87 82 99 97 MN : 96 89 99 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 83 75 74 88 NE : 99 96 96 99 NC : 80 59 78 82 ND : 98 91 100 100 OH : 96 94 100 99 SD : 97 89 97 98 TN : 91 84 91 95 WI : 90 77 92 94 : 18 Sts: 93 86 93 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 77 62 76 88 IL : 58 42 68 87 IN : 62 37 59 80 IA : 89 78 78 91 KS : 69 58 64 72 KY : 63 48 61 65 LA : 97 94 90 95 MI : 56 33 90 84 MN : 72 50 85 90 MS : 98 94 96 98 MO : 49 33 39 66 NE : 89 70 74 88 NC : 49 22 49 52 ND : 81 53 94 96 OH : 71 58 84 92 SD : 81 61 70 81 TN : 72 58 76 86 WI : 66 37 72 77 : 18 Sts: 72 55 73 85 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 75 59 90 88 AZ : 95 85 93 96 AR : 100 98 100 100 CA : 93 90 89 92 GA : 92 81 94 96 KS : 71 61 76 78 LA : 100 99 95 99 MS : 99 93 98 99 MO : 88 79 99 96 NC : 96 87 93 96 OK : 64 41 77 77 SC : 79 72 87 82 TN : 95 87 99 99 TX : 78 67 69 78 VA : 90 76 95 98 : 15 Sts: 84 75 81 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 0 14 9 AZ : 30 15 29 27 AR : 3 1 4 8 CA : 10 2 7 11 GA : 1 0 4 6 KS : 3 0 0 1 LA : 18 4 28 25 MS : 3 0 5 14 MO : 0 0 2 7 NC : 3 2 1 2 OK : 0 0 3 4 SC : 0 0 1 4 TN : 0 0 1 4 TX : 14 13 18 16 VA : 15 6 7 23 : 15 Sts: 9 8 13 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 97 98 99 CO : 59 50 84 72 IL : 54 29 66 87 KS : 65 45 69 75 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 68 54 71 86 NE : 75 49 68 81 NM : 33 27 65 48 OK : 50 40 46 63 SD : 58 47 81 87 TX : 85 79 76 83 : 11 Sts: 74 61 73 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 71 54 74 86 CO : 45 35 68 23 IL : 2 0 24 38 KS : 4 1 13 18 LA : 98 91 98 94 MO : 16 8 20 35 NE : 4 0 1 9 NM : 0 0 18 7 OK : 14 9 24 26 SD : 19 10 17 24 TX : 67 66 65 64 : 11 Sts: 36 33 40 41 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 14 2 15 35 CO : 5 0 1 1 IL : 0 0 0 1 KS : 0 0 1 1 LA : 89 60 84 74 MO : 0 0 0 2 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 1 OK : 0 0 8 6 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 62 61 59 56 : 11 Sts: 29 27 28 27 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 3 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 35 NA 37 35 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 58 NA 56 50 : 11 Sts: 26 NA 25 22 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Pegging, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 63 54 87 85 FL : 96 85 99 98 GA : 97 91 99 99 NC : 100 100 100 99 OK : 96 94 97 99 SC : 99 97 100 98 TX : 98 93 99 94 VA : 94 89 100 98 : 8 Sts : 93 87 98 96 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States planted 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 65 48 64 83 CA : 63 40 58 61 LA : 97 92 97 97 MS : 84 72 79 94 MO : 31 13 86 87 TX : 95 94 98 98 : 6 Sts : 71 56 73 83 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States planted 100% of last year's rice acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 31 NA 33 44 MS : 0 NA 0 1 MO : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 51 NA 51 47 : 6 Sts : 8 NA 8 10 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 96 86 89 97 MN : 50 30 54 74 NE : 98 90 94 98 ND : 10 3 53 57 OH : 97 92 99 97 PA : 71 50 88 81 SD : 67 47 78 90 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 54 32 64 79 : 9 Sts : 62 48 73 82 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 17 4 16 31 MN : 9 3 14 45 MT : 4 1 33 44 ND : 3 1 31 43 SD : 66 43 61 83 WA : 46 36 48 60 : 6 Sts : 13 8 33 48 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 19 11 20 33 MN : 16 7 36 63 MT : 7 3 27 45 ND : 7 1 52 61 WA : 39 21 47 56 : 5 Sts : 11 5 39 52 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 100 100 CO : 100 100 100 100 ID : 59 37 55 69 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 96 92 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 56 42 66 84 NE : 100 98 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 94 86 92 88 SD : 90 77 96 99 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 71 63 67 76 : 18 Sts: 94 91 95 97 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States harvested 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 2 3 11 63 21 IL : 2 8 28 49 13 IN : 3 10 28 49 10 IA : 3 5 15 50 27 KS : 3 8 28 46 15 KY : 0 1 9 48 42 MI : 7 13 32 38 10 MN : 1 4 21 55 19 MO : 2 7 26 48 17 NE : 4 6 13 55 22 NC : 5 14 29 42 10 ND : 1 4 29 55 11 OH : 1 5 21 49 24 PA : 1 6 14 49 30 SD : 0 4 25 49 22 TN : 3 6 16 51 24 TX : 25 14 24 31 6 WI : 3 9 27 43 18 : 18 Sts : 3 7 22 49 19 : Prev Wk : 3 7 22 49 19 Prev Yr : 3 7 23 49 18 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 6 14 27 38 15 IL : 2 7 31 50 10 IN : 3 11 26 50 10 IA : 2 5 16 55 22 KS : 1 6 24 55 14 KY : 0 3 14 42 41 LA : 5 13 43 32 7 MI : 7 15 29 40 9 MN : 1 7 25 51 16 MS : 3 8 26 46 17 MO : 3 7 30 48 12 NE : 2 6 14 62 16 NC : 1 9 32 47 11 ND : 1 3 24 62 10 OH : 1 5 24 53 17 SD : 1 4 32 51 12 TN : 1 3 15 56 25 WI : 2 9 23 52 14 : 18 Sts : 2 7 25 51 15 : Prev Wk : 2 7 25 51 15 Prev Yr : 3 8 27 47 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 1 23 72 4 AZ : 0 0 18 41 41 AR : 2 5 29 44 20 CA : 0 0 5 75 20 GA : 2 8 34 44 12 KS : 3 6 26 54 11 LA : 1 15 36 39 9 MS : 2 9 32 45 12 MO : 1 12 30 52 5 NC : 1 5 33 54 7 OK : 0 1 40 55 4 SC : 0 3 49 47 1 TN : 0 2 22 58 18 TX : 13 13 31 32 11 VA : 0 0 16 79 5 : 15 Sts : 7 10 30 41 12 : Prev Wk : 9 10 31 39 11 Prev Yr : 6 14 32 37 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 11 35 42 11 CO : 0 0 21 69 10 IL : 0 3 37 54 6 KS : 1 4 26 61 8 LA : 4 26 53 17 0 MO : 0 4 33 54 9 NE : 1 3 23 63 10 NM : 2 32 30 34 2 OK : 3 6 38 50 3 SD : 1 2 17 65 15 TX : 23 16 38 20 3 : 11 Sts : 11 10 32 41 6 : Prev Wk : 11 10 30 43 6 Prev Yr : 3 11 32 45 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. Oats: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 3 5 26 53 13 MN : 2 5 27 49 17 NE : 0 3 11 66 20 ND : 0 1 8 72 19 OH : 0 3 27 62 8 PA : 0 1 21 58 20 SD : 0 6 27 58 9 TX : 51 18 19 12 0 WI : 1 4 23 59 13 : 9 Sts : 15 8 20 46 11 : Prev Wk : 15 9 20 46 10 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 25 73 2 FL : 0 1 7 70 22 GA : 0 3 27 57 13 NC : 1 1 26 70 2 OK : 2 0 18 78 2 SC : 0 5 40 54 1 TX : 0 0 25 58 17 VA : 0 0 6 87 7 : 8 Sts : 0 2 25 61 12 : Prev Wk : 1 2 27 61 9 Prev Yr : 1 5 32 49 13 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 7 32 42 18 CA : 0 5 30 40 25 LA : 1 2 17 57 23 MS : 1 4 30 56 9 MO : 0 3 15 57 25 TX : 12 9 39 30 10 : 6 Sts : 1 5 28 47 19 : Prev Wk : 1 7 31 44 17 Prev Yr : 1 4 23 54 18 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 7 71 21 MN : 2 5 23 50 20 MT : 5 13 35 39 8 ND : 0 2 10 71 17 SD : 2 8 28 54 8 WA : 3 10 38 47 2 : 6 Sts : 2 5 19 60 14 : Prev Wk : 2 5 21 57 15 Prev Yr : 5 11 28 44 12 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 0 7 64 29 MN : 2 6 29 46 17 MT : 2 10 31 42 15 ND : 0 1 9 75 15 WA : 4 15 40 40 1 : 5 Sts : 1 4 17 61 17 : Prev Wk : 1 4 17 61 17 Prev Yr : 4 10 34 44 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. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Aug 16, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 25 69 5 :: NJ : 0 0 5 60 35 AZ : 48 15 25 8 4 :: NM : 11 33 41 14 1 AR : 0 5 40 48 7 :: NY : 2 4 24 53 17 CA : 55 35 10 0 0 :: NC : 1 10 35 52 2 CO : 0 2 26 63 9 :: ND : 1 4 26 62 7 CT : 0 13 25 49 13 :: OH : 1 10 33 49 7 DE : 1 4 28 65 2 :: OK : 3 12 37 44 4 FL : 0 1 14 65 20 :: OR : 18 22 33 25 2 GA : 3 12 39 41 5 :: PA : 2 7 28 49 14 ID : 0 8 26 53 13 :: RI : 0 0 30 70 0 IL : 0 4 24 50 22 :: SC : 4 13 44 37 2 IN : 3 9 26 42 20 :: SD : 1 3 20 59 17 IA : 1 7 25 50 17 :: TN : 0 4 19 55 22 KS : 3 7 30 52 8 :: TX : 34 19 25 19 3 KY : 1 3 15 55 26 :: UT : 0 6 29 58 7 LA : 5 15 34 41 5 :: VT : 3 24 31 31 11 ME : 0 3 23 55 19 :: VA : 1 7 22 58 12 MD : 3 10 32 50 5 :: WA : 5 28 41 26 0 MA : 0 0 0 90 10 :: WV : 1 1 27 66 5 MI : 5 18 35 34 8 :: WI : 8 18 35 32 7 MN : 9 14 33 41 3 :: WY : 0 5 31 55 9 MS : 1 15 36 35 13 :: : MO : 0 6 27 58 9 :: 48 Sts : 11 12 27 41 9 MT : 9 19 44 26 2 :: : NE : 2 5 20 60 13 :: Prev Wk: 10 12 27 42 9 NV : 4 12 35 34 15 :: Prev Yr: 12 17 31 34 6 NH : 0 2 34 55 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. 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, Friday, 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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