We 1 (10-99) Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 4, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Mark E. Miller at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Note: These data are preliminary and will be released after 4 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See tomorrow's Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for final crop progress and condition estimates. Corn: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 72 50 84 73 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 98 93 94 87 IN : 99 95 94 83 IA : 100 95 99 92 KS : 91 78 98 91 KY : 100 100 97 89 MI : 94 86 93 60 MN : 95 79 99 88 MO : 97 94 95 91 NE : 91 84 96 87 NC : 100 96 99 100 OH : 93 80 82 56 PA : 58 41 57 53 SD : 78 56 95 84 TX : 99 96 100 97 WI : 91 80 94 69 : 17 Sts: 94 85 95 84 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 10 2 12 10 GA : 97 95 96 93 IL : 43 28 31 18 IN : 40 27 18 14 IA : 18 9 18 11 KS : 40 31 64 42 KY : 88 87 68 47 MI : 16 9 21 11 MN : 9 3 27 11 MO : 56 50 51 41 NE : 17 9 30 14 NC : 65 59 88 75 OH : 26 16 14 8 PA : 18 12 16 13 SD : 12 5 21 9 TX : 84 74 87 84 WI : 16 9 16 9 : 17 Sts: 29 19 29 19 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States harvested 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 61 51 69 57 AR : 47 39 54 39 GA : 58 44 49 57 IL : 90 80 83 83 IN : 100 98 95 91 IA : 96 77 97 92 KS : 77 68 93 84 KY : 82 77 68 55 LA : 91 85 90 76 MI : 100 94 90 75 MN : 98 89 99 97 MS : 93 86 87 77 MO : 79 58 77 66 NE : 96 75 97 92 NC : 38 22 34 31 OH : 100 95 96 88 SC : 19 12 15 13 SD : 93 78 99 96 TN : 74 60 75 59 : 19 Sts: 88 76 87 81 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 1 3 6 CA : 1 0 0 0 CO : 87 81 86 83 GA : 1 1 1 2 ID : 40 24 45 48 IL : 7 2 6 8 IN : 20 6 22 18 KS : 60 32 39 47 MI : 36 15 45 36 MO : 13 7 11 14 MT : 72 54 48 57 NE : 92 80 89 86 NC : 10 9 14 15 OH : 34 7 30 21 OK : 55 34 30 44 OR : 1 0 23 29 SD : 80 62 86 86 TX : 50 40 51 55 WA : 79 67 73 74 : 19 Sts: 53 37 44 49 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 20 15 15 7 AR : 20 13 19 12 GA : 9 3 4 4 IL : 34 14 34 31 IN : 52 28 41 28 IA : 32 8 47 33 KS : 11 5 19 19 KY : 44 24 20 9 LA : 61 50 62 43 MI : 29 16 26 15 MN : 32 9 63 33 MS : 62 48 60 41 MO : 19 9 17 13 NE : 27 8 33 27 NC : 8 0 2 2 OH : 51 28 50 26 SC : 5 1 1 1 SD : 16 8 40 24 TN : 26 14 13 6 : 19 Sts: 32 15 38 26 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 1 2 CA : 0 0 0 0 CO : 55 43 62 57 GA : 0 0 0 1 ID : 13 5 15 17 IL : 0 0 1 1 IN : 2 0 2 3 KS : 25 9 21 23 MI : 5 0 13 9 MO : 0 0 2 2 MT : 30 12 14 20 NE : 62 36 64 59 NC : 2 0 0 0 OH : 2 0 2 2 OK : 22 9 6 12 OR : 0 0 9 10 SD : 47 19 62 61 TX : 29 21 24 31 WA : 58 39 62 58 : 19 Sts: 26 14 23 25 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 88 85 89 80 AZ : 100 95 95 99 AR : 96 91 92 89 CA : 80 70 73 93 GA : 85 79 84 82 LA : 100 98 100 98 MS : 100 99 100 96 MO : 100 100 100 91 NM : 80 60 79 84 NC : 88 70 94 91 OK : 96 82 97 61 SC : 80 72 88 81 TN : 100 100 100 96 TX : 82 74 80 69 : 14 Sts: 87 80 86 80 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 99 98 97 CO : 43 23 48 32 IL : 89 72 58 62 KS : 74 51 88 69 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 99 MO : 80 73 88 77 NE : 74 55 93 80 NM : 20 6 18 26 OK : 69 50 57 43 SD : 70 52 89 82 TX : 84 81 85 86 : 12 Sts: 77 64 84 75 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 32 25 39 21 AZ : 9 5 12 19 AR : 43 20 29 21 CA : 1 0 1 7 GA : 18 12 18 15 LA : 66 50 64 46 MS : 52 36 56 39 MO : 59 42 25 20 NM : 0 0 3 2 NC : 1 0 23 13 OK : 6 3 14 7 SC : 12 8 29 17 TN : 47 28 36 23 TX : 24 19 38 27 : 14 Sts: 28 19 32 23 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 91 92 85 CO : 10 7 3 4 IL : 21 12 6 6 KS : 18 14 29 21 LA : 99 98 100 94 MS : 99 98 100 93 MO : 50 42 42 34 NE : 7 5 12 11 NM : 2 0 0 2 OK : 16 12 20 13 SD : 14 6 29 13 TX : 80 78 63 68 : 12 Sts: 40 36 39 36 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States harvested 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 87 76 84 79 CA : 30 7 29 39 LA : 99 98 99 97 MS : 84 71 92 86 TX : 100 99 97 96 : 5 Sts : 82 72 80 79 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's rice acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1994- State:Oct 3, :Sep 26,:Oct 3, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 59 45 27 53 FL : 71 48 25 31 GA : 52 38 31 52 NC : 10 8 18 16 OK : 8 1 10 14 SC : 19 13 28 36 TX : 18 16 25 17 VA : 34 3 35 39 : 8 Sts : 39 28 27 37 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 51 18 15 16 0 AR : 12 19 30 29 10 GA : 25 25 35 15 0 IL : 6 12 38 37 7 IN : 12 22 43 21 2 IA : 3 7 27 43 20 KS : 3 14 43 38 2 KY : 23 35 25 15 2 LA : 9 29 32 25 5 MI : 2 7 27 49 15 MN : 3 7 29 50 11 MS : 13 20 34 26 7 MO : 25 32 33 10 0 NE : 3 10 30 46 11 NC : 8 22 38 28 4 OH : 7 17 33 36 7 SC : 9 33 39 19 0 SD : 1 4 18 57 20 TN : 44 37 17 2 0 : 19 Sts : 9 15 32 35 9 : Prev Wk : 9 15 32 35 9 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 1 15 39 36 9 CO : 1 2 12 50 35 IL : 7 8 19 66 0 KS : 1 6 29 56 8 LA : 0 5 32 58 5 MS : 5 8 22 46 19 MO : 14 29 43 13 1 NE : 0 5 30 55 10 NM : 0 1 50 49 0 OK : 0 4 15 78 3 SD : 0 1 28 62 9 TX : 3 18 31 36 12 : 12 Sts : 2 11 30 47 10 : Prev Wk : 2 11 29 48 10 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 3 12 58 26 GA : 13 18 31 33 5 IL : 5 13 39 38 5 IN : 9 19 43 26 3 IA : 2 6 22 46 24 KS : 1 5 26 58 10 KY : 10 15 29 38 8 MI : 2 7 21 50 20 MN : 3 4 28 52 13 MO : 24 21 25 24 6 NE : 1 6 23 51 19 NC : 2 33 37 25 3 OH : 8 17 35 34 6 PA : 18 30 32 18 2 SD : 0 2 17 55 26 TX : 0 2 15 59 24 WI : 0 2 11 52 35 : 17 Sts : 4 9 27 45 15 : Prev Wk : 5 9 28 44 14 Prev Yr : NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 14 34 26 25 1 AZ : 1 6 35 45 13 AR : 1 10 41 35 13 CA : 0 0 20 75 5 GA : 16 25 34 21 4 LA : 4 16 35 38 7 MS : 4 17 40 33 6 MO : 19 23 23 33 2 NM : 5 5 25 50 15 NC : 17 28 30 23 2 OK : 3 29 20 26 22 SC : 11 35 36 16 2 TN : 18 38 35 9 0 TX : 7 24 30 30 9 : 14 Sts : 8 22 31 32 7 : Prev Wk : 9 20 33 31 7 Prev Yr : 14 22 34 27 3 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 24 41 16 6 FL : 4 8 60 27 1 GA : 11 17 41 27 4 NC : 3 23 35 37 2 OK : 1 11 22 43 23 SC : 1 11 48 28 12 TX : 5 9 18 47 21 VA : 2 4 45 44 5 : 8 Sts : 8 15 35 33 9 : Prev Wk : 9 15 35 32 9 Prev Yr : 6 14 34 40 6 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 23 34 29 14 0 :: NJ : 0 0 50 50 0 AZ : 0 1 9 42 48 :: NM : 1 3 40 51 5 AR : 21 34 34 10 1 :: NY : 0 5 44 49 2 CA : 15 30 35 20 0 :: NC : 8 20 34 33 5 CO : 1 7 22 57 13 :: ND : 1 3 25 61 10 CT : 0 13 40 47 0 :: OH : 25 37 27 11 0 DE : 2 5 43 47 3 :: OK : 3 15 35 46 1 FL : 0 5 35 60 0 :: OR : 8 26 35 30 1 GA : 15 29 34 21 1 :: PA : 19 25 26 23 7 ID : 5 21 32 40 2 :: RI : 11 38 48 3 0 IL : 28 29 27 15 1 :: SC : 9 24 50 17 0 IN : 48 37 14 1 0 :: SD : 1 4 19 59 17 IA : 8 20 41 28 3 :: TN : 57 30 12 1 0 KS : 1 11 33 52 3 :: TX : 20 33 35 10 2 KY : 54 29 15 2 0 :: UT : 2 11 33 48 6 LA : 12 24 40 22 2 :: VT : 8 9 37 46 0 ME : 0 5 31 49 15 :: VA : 6 17 25 42 10 MD : 3 12 29 48 8 :: WA : 20 37 29 10 4 MA : 5 5 44 46 0 :: WV : 17 38 32 13 0 MI : 8 22 36 23 11 :: WI : 1 25 40 30 4 MN : 4 14 30 46 6 :: WY : 0 1 13 80 6 MS : 20 30 33 16 1 :: : MO : 46 27 20 7 0 :: 48 Sts : 14 21 31 30 4 MT : 6 22 38 29 5 :: : NE : 7 12 30 44 7 :: Prev Wk: 16 21 31 28 4 NV : 8 6 26 59 1 :: Prev Yr: 9 19 33 34 5 NH : 11 5 32 25 27 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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