We 1 (9-09) Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 15, 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 September 6 - 12, 2009 The National Weather Summary was not available at press time. Please see the following website on Wednesday (no later than 4:00 PM EST) for the complete publication released by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB): http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1393 Agricultural Summary September 7 - 13, 2009 Highlights: Abnormally wet weather prevailed across much of the Great Plains, with several areas receiving total accumulations upwards of 800 percent of normal. A slow-moving low pressure system brought some much needed moisture to areas in the southern Great Plains, with over 4 inches of rain falling in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana. In contrast, much of the Great Basin, northern Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and northern Corn Belt were dry. Warmer temperatures settled in across the majority of the Nation, with average recordings in the Great Lakes States as many as 10 degrees above normal. Conversely, below average temperatures were experienced in areas of the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and from Texas eastward along the Gulf Coast and up the Atlantic Coast. Corn: Acreage at or beyond the dough stage reached 93 percent by week's end, 2 points behind last year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. Sixty-six percent of the Nation's corn acreage was at the dent stage or beyond, 10 points behind last year and 20 points, or over 1 week, behind the average. Denting was active across much of the major corn-producing regions, with the most progress evident in the northern Corn Belt where above average temperatures and dry conditions prevailed during the week. Crop maturity advanced 4 points during the week to 12 percent complete, 5 points behind last year and 25 points behind normal. Significant delays in maturity were evident in all estimating States except North Carolina where progress was on par with the average. Overall, 69 percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 8 points better than last year. Soybeans: Leaves were dropping on 17 percent of the 2009 soybean acreage, 3 points behind last year and 19 points, or slightly over 1 week, behind the 5-year average. Leaf drop was most active in Minnesota and Ohio during the week, but remained behind normal in all estimating States following delays earlier in the growing season. Overall, 68 percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 11 points better than last year. Winter Wheat: Producers seeded 8 percent of their intended 2010 winter wheat crop during the week, leaving progress at 13 percent, 4 points ahead of last year but on par with the 5-year average. Seeding was most active in the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains where dry conditions favored fieldwork and in areas of the Great Plains where soil moisture levels were adequate to help establish germination. Cotton: Bolls were set on 97 percent of the 2009 cotton acreage, 2 points behind last year and the 5-year average. Boll set was complete in all major cotton-producing States except Alabama and Texas, where progress trailed normal by 2 and 4 points, respectively. Bolls were opened in 35 percent of the crop, 1 point behind last year and 10 points behind the average. Progress remained behind normal in all estimating States except Texas despite rapid boll opening across much of the growing region. Overall, 51 percent of the cotton crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 4 points better than last year. Sorghum: Coloring advanced to 70 percent complete by week's end, 1 point ahead of last year but 5 points behind the 5-year average. Rapid coloring in South Dakota during the week allowed progress to reach a near-normal pace, just 2 points behind the average. Crop maturity crept forward 2 points, leaving progress at 35 percent, 3 points behind last year and 7 points behind normal. The crop in Nebraska and New Mexico had yet to reach maturity and was 10 and 5 points behind the average, respectively. Thirty percent of the crop was harvested, 1 point behind last year and 2 points behind normal. Producers in Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota began harvesting their crop during the week with over 4 days suitable for fieldwork in both States. Overall, 50 percent of the sorghum crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up slightly from last week but 4 points below last year. Rice: Harvest advanced to 32 percent complete, 7 points ahead of last year but 6 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was slow in California as producers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys began harvest in early-planted fields while fields elsewhere were drained in preparation for harvest. Overall, 63 percent of the rice crop was rated in good to excellent condition, unchanged from last week but 1 point better than last year. Small Grains: Spring wheat producers harvested 11 percent of their acreage during the week, leaving progress at 69 percent, 22 points behind last year and 23 points behind the average. The most significant delays remained in Minnesota and North Dakota where the harvest pace was over 2 weeks and over 3 weeks behind normal, respectively. Eighty-three percent of the barley crop was harvested by September 13, eight points behind last year and 12 points behind the 5-year average. In Washington, harvest was nearly complete slightly ahead of the normal pace. Oat harvest reached 96 percent complete by week's end, 4 points behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Producers in South Dakota completed their harvest during the week, while progress in Minnesota and North Dakota lagged the average by 6 and 14 points, respectively. Other Crops: Peanut harvest was underway in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina by September 13, with 3 percent of the Nation's crop harvested, 1 point ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Progress was most advanced in Florida, where producers had harvested early-planted fields. Overall, 70 percent of the peanut crop was rated in good to excellent condition, down 2 points from last week but 3 points better than last year. Corn: Percent Dough, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 85 74 100 93 IL : 91 86 98 100 IN : 94 89 97 99 IA : 95 86 91 97 KS : 100 96 100 100 KY : 97 95 100 100 MI : 81 75 93 94 MN : 93 77 97 97 MO : 96 94 95 99 NE : 100 96 97 99 NC : 100 100 100 100 ND : 70 59 88 92 OH : 90 88 99 99 PA : 86 77 93 95 SD : 93 85 97 98 TN : 100 99 100 100 TX : 100 99 99 100 WI : 80 71 83 89 : 18 Sts: 93 86 95 98 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 58 40 77 67 IL : 56 44 75 92 IN : 60 41 75 87 IA : 76 53 68 86 KS : 86 80 93 95 KY : 92 82 92 96 MI : 41 21 77 75 MN : 56 30 78 82 MO : 85 76 80 94 NE : 85 69 83 89 NC : 100 100 99 99 ND : 23 14 52 70 OH : 66 52 80 86 PA : 56 45 69 78 SD : 57 42 78 83 TN : 97 93 100 100 TX : 95 91 94 97 WI : 40 19 46 63 : 18 Sts: 66 50 76 86 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 17 12 31 22 IL : 6 3 14 50 IN : 7 3 17 39 IA : 8 2 10 34 KS : 31 22 39 61 KY : 44 30 72 79 MI : 2 0 15 23 MN : 1 0 5 22 MO : 34 22 28 70 NE : 9 6 8 25 NC : 94 90 93 94 ND : 0 0 2 19 OH : 11 3 17 19 PA : 11 6 31 38 SD : 5 2 6 20 TN : 51 33 73 88 TX : 72 71 67 79 WI : 1 0 8 16 : 18 Sts: 12 8 17 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 92% of last year's corn acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 94 100 100 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 100 100 99 100 GA : 100 100 98 100 KS : 100 100 100 96 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 99 100 100 SC : 100 99 100 99 TN : 100 100 100 100 TX : 95 90 98 99 VA : 100 100 100 100 : 15 Sts: 97 94 99 99 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 24 16 60 60 AZ : 75 54 79 76 AR : 35 23 55 70 CA : 34 24 39 47 GA : 32 19 51 53 KS : 13 10 16 16 LA : 81 71 81 83 MS : 64 41 55 79 MO : 18 10 43 60 NC : 48 31 54 66 OK : 35 26 39 38 SC : 60 30 36 45 TN : 31 22 42 61 TX : 30 22 22 30 VA : 40 33 51 73 : 15 Sts: 35 25 36 45 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 12 11 35 IL : 3 1 6 33 IN : 15 6 30 45 IA : 18 4 14 36 KS : 22 8 19 32 KY : 18 8 15 23 LA : 61 57 56 68 MI : 4 0 26 25 MN : 16 1 16 36 MS : 50 38 49 77 MO : 8 3 5 19 NE : 14 2 12 22 NC : 8 4 10 14 ND : 6 0 27 44 OH : 24 9 35 40 SD : 45 34 41 51 TN : 25 14 34 46 WI : 6 0 24 28 : 18 Sts: 17 7 20 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 98 100 99 CO : 68 60 95 62 IL : 67 49 50 85 KS : 66 49 61 73 LA : 100 100 100 100 MO : 63 51 60 82 NE : 53 36 65 81 NM : 24 18 48 45 OK : 62 50 57 63 SD : 83 51 82 85 TX : 75 72 75 77 : 11 Sts: 70 60 69 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 94 71 88 92 CO : 32 23 38 24 IL : 7 7 4 53 KS : 4 1 9 17 LA : 100 99 100 100 MO : 21 13 21 42 NE : 0 0 1 10 NM : 0 0 2 5 OK : 16 10 24 27 SD : 10 8 5 19 TX : 66 65 67 67 : 11 Sts: 35 33 38 42 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States planted 96% of last year's sorghum acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 34 28 25 64 CO : 5 4 3 1 IL : 0 0 0 5 KS : 0 0 0 4 LA : 94 77 84 91 MO : 1 0 4 12 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 2 0 11 11 SD : 1 0 0 1 TX : 64 63 66 64 : 11 Sts: 30 29 31 32 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 11 States harvested 97% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 NA 2 2 FL : 20 NA 7 9 GA : 1 NA 2 2 NC : 0 NA 1 1 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 6 NA 5 4 TX : 0 NA 2 1 VA : 0 NA 0 0 : 8 Sts : 3 NA 2 2 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 98% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 2 0 0 CA : 1 0 4 3 CO : 26 12 31 27 ID : 19 6 12 14 IL : 0 0 1 1 IN : 0 0 0 1 KS : 4 2 5 7 MI : 3 0 2 3 MO : 1 0 0 1 MT : 25 2 6 18 NE : 30 11 16 26 NC : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 0 0 0 OK : 9 4 11 14 OR : 24 3 14 9 SD : 22 14 17 25 TX : 16 4 7 16 WA : 39 25 33 35 : 18 Sts: 13 5 9 13 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 18 States planted 87% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 100 100 100 MN : 93 90 99 99 NE : 100 100 100 100 ND : 82 66 99 96 OH : 100 100 100 100 PA : 100 100 100 100 SD : 100 98 100 100 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 100 100 100 100 : 9 Sts : 96 93 100 99 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 9 States harvested 68% of last year's oat acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 20 11 14 30 CA : 7 6 3 8 LA : 86 76 69 85 MS : 26 18 18 41 MO : 15 10 5 16 TX : 90 87 91 93 : 6 Sts : 32 25 25 38 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 90 76 89 95 MN : 68 61 96 90 MT : 73 58 85 91 ND : 56 44 90 91 SD : 99 97 100 100 WA : 99 96 94 98 : 6 Sts : 69 58 91 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 6 States harvested 98% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 2004- State:Sep 13,:Sep 6, :Sep 13,: 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 83 71 82 91 MN : 78 70 98 95 MT : 80 58 80 92 ND : 83 74 100 97 WA : 99 97 92 98 : 5 Sts : 83 71 91 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 3 10 25 47 15 IL : 2 7 27 50 14 IN : 3 7 26 52 12 IA : 3 5 17 49 26 KS : 2 5 25 48 20 KY : 0 1 11 45 43 MI : 5 11 28 44 12 MN : 2 4 22 54 18 MO : 2 7 27 47 17 NE : 2 5 14 51 28 NC : 3 12 27 46 12 ND : 1 6 29 54 10 OH : 1 6 19 51 23 PA : 1 3 14 53 29 SD : 1 3 17 55 24 TN : 3 5 14 52 26 TX : 25 14 24 31 6 WI : 2 8 26 44 20 : 18 Sts : 3 6 22 49 20 : Prev Wk : 3 6 22 50 19 Prev Yr : 4 9 26 47 14 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 4 13 26 39 18 IL : 2 6 31 49 12 IN : 3 9 25 52 11 IA : 2 5 18 53 22 KS : 1 3 17 52 27 KY : 1 3 22 40 34 LA : 3 17 41 33 6 MI : 4 12 30 42 12 MN : 2 6 24 54 14 MS : 2 8 27 47 16 MO : 3 7 28 47 15 NE : 2 4 16 57 21 NC : 1 7 31 51 10 ND : 1 4 21 64 10 OH : 1 5 23 56 15 SD : 1 4 21 57 17 TN : 2 3 15 54 26 WI : 2 5 22 51 20 : 18 Sts : 2 6 24 51 17 : Prev Wk : 2 6 24 52 16 Prev Yr : 4 10 29 45 12 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 1 19 70 10 AZ : 0 1 16 51 32 AR : 4 6 31 44 15 CA : 0 0 35 55 10 GA : 3 7 35 43 12 KS : 3 6 26 58 7 LA : 1 7 36 50 6 MS : 1 5 25 55 14 MO : 1 11 26 55 7 NC : 0 9 24 58 9 OK : 0 9 28 59 4 SC : 0 3 53 43 1 TN : 0 1 21 54 24 TX : 16 14 30 30 10 VA : 0 3 23 64 10 : 15 Sts : 9 10 30 40 11 : Prev Wk : 8 12 29 40 11 Prev Yr : 6 14 33 36 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 14 33 39 11 CO : 0 3 22 65 10 IL : 0 2 25 70 3 KS : 1 4 20 56 19 LA : 3 19 47 28 3 MO : 0 4 31 55 10 NE : 0 3 24 54 19 NM : 8 44 18 30 0 OK : 2 5 33 53 7 SD : 0 2 16 63 19 TX : 23 16 38 20 3 : 11 Sts : 11 10 29 40 10 : Prev Wk : 11 10 30 39 10 Prev Yr : 3 11 32 46 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. Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0 0 25 70 5 FL : 0 0 18 61 21 GA : 0 3 33 50 14 NC : 0 0 30 67 3 OK : 1 1 20 70 8 SC : 0 5 33 57 5 TX : 0 1 23 59 17 VA : 0 0 12 76 12 : 8 Sts : 0 2 28 57 13 : Prev Wk : 0 2 26 59 13 Prev Yr : 1 3 29 56 11 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 8 35 40 16 CA : 0 5 25 45 25 LA : 4 6 21 45 24 MS : 0 1 25 52 22 MO : 0 3 15 54 28 TX : 12 9 39 30 10 : 6 Sts : 2 6 29 43 20 : Prev Wk : 2 6 29 43 20 Prev Yr : 2 9 27 46 16 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States, Week Ending Sep 13, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 0 1 17 72 10 :: NJ : 0 0 5 75 20 AZ : 58 20 15 4 3 :: NM : 15 35 36 14 0 AR : 0 4 24 63 9 :: NY : 1 5 27 52 15 CA : 63 27 10 0 0 :: NC : 1 7 36 53 3 CO : 4 10 34 44 8 :: ND : 1 8 33 51 7 CT : 0 0 31 55 14 :: OH : 1 9 31 52 7 DE : 0 3 25 59 13 :: OK : 2 13 36 45 4 FL : 0 2 20 55 23 :: OR : 24 25 34 17 0 GA : 2 10 35 47 6 :: PA : 2 4 26 49 19 ID : 0 13 25 55 7 :: RI : 0 0 0 100 0 IL : 1 5 27 54 13 :: SC : 1 14 56 28 1 IN : 3 10 27 47 13 :: SD : 2 7 24 53 14 IA : 2 8 27 49 14 :: TN : 1 5 27 57 10 KS : 2 6 28 52 12 :: TX : 28 24 28 18 2 KY : 2 5 26 50 17 :: UT : 2 10 36 44 8 LA : 4 12 43 35 6 :: VT : 4 16 38 35 7 ME : 0 6 26 68 0 :: VA : 2 9 32 47 10 MD : 2 6 27 49 16 :: WA : 10 34 34 19 3 MA : 0 0 0 100 0 :: WV : 0 11 36 48 5 MI : 2 10 40 38 10 :: WI : 5 13 37 43 2 MN : 7 16 38 37 2 :: WY : 1 10 38 46 5 MS : 1 9 29 53 8 :: : MO : 0 3 30 58 9 :: 48 Sts : 10 13 29 40 8 MT : 6 24 45 22 3 :: : NE : 2 5 20 56 17 :: Prev Wk: 11 12 28 41 8 NV : 3 18 47 30 2 :: Prev Yr: 11 16 31 35 7 NH : 1 2 26 60 11 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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