HDR1012000170110818971600CROP PROGRESS Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 18, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Rhonda Brandt at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Note: These data are preliminary and will be released at 4 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See tomorrow's Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for any revisions. Corn: Percent Dough, Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 33 26 64 30 AL : 77 58 77 75 GA : 98 98 99 100 AR : 82 70 87 82 IL : 63 37 38 61 GA : 91 83 82 86 IN : 55 29 36 60 IL : 99 95 88 93 IA : 32 13 13 27 IN : 98 89 82 95 KS : 75 60 87 67 IA : 100 98 95 96 KY : 50 34 72 83 KS : 99 92 95 89 MI : 5 0 3 8 KY : 60 44 70 79 MN : 17 0 13 20 LA : 99 96 100 95 MO : 91 73 81 68 MI : 97 95 73 91 NE : 66 37 53 48 MN : 99 99 97 96 NC : 90 83 95 90 MS : 93 81 97 91 OH : 27 18 10 50 MO : 92 87 86 85 PA : 40 18 46 38 NE : 100 99 100 97 SD : 26 16 30 27 NC : 62 48 69 65 TX : 93 87 99 91 OH : 97 94 87 97 WI : 34 18 16 26 SC : 77 69 77 73 : SD : 97 93 96 88 17 Sts: 47 28 36 44 TN : 77 52 85 83 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 95 89 89 91 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 46 31 52 52 AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 41 26 62 55 CA : 99 99 99 99 GA : 60 52 60 62 CO : 100 100 100 98 IL : 93 73 52 71 GA : 100 100 100 100 IN : 75 55 39 70 ID : 43 24 65 56 IA : 95 79 82 83 IL : 100 100 100 100 KS : 87 75 72 63 IN : 100 100 100 100 KY : 40 25 44 43 KS : 100 100 100 100 LA : 86 75 90 82 MI : 100 99 100 99 MI : 89 53 34 58 MO : 100 100 100 100 MN : 84 64 67 76 MT : 68 61 62 47 MS : 84 71 91 72 NE : 100 99 100 100 MO : 68 54 52 55 NC : 100 100 100 100 NE : 89 67 75 72 OH : 100 100 100 100 NC : 37 20 41 40 OK : 100 100 100 100 OH : 77 60 30 67 OR : 75 64 79 85 SC : 39 32 38 39 SD : 85 76 96 92 SD : 80 72 74 67 TX : 100 100 100 100 TN : 45 25 50 49 WA : 80 42 51 70 : : 19 Sts: 79 62 60 68 19 Sts: 94 90 93 93 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 91% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 87 76 93 94 AL : 4 0 6 5 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 40 25 48 43 AR : 100 100 100 100 AR : 3 2 6 4 CA : 100 100 100 98 CA : 20 10 14 9 GA : 98 94 100 100 GA : 2 1 19 13 LA : 100 100 100 99 LA : 1 0 14 14 MS : 100 99 100 100 MS : 10 7 31 14 MO : 100 100 100 100 MO : 9 0 8 3 NM : 100 99 100 94 NM : 15 10 15 7 NC : 84 72 94 91 NC : 5 2 9 6 OK : 66 *43 97 86 OK : 0 0 6 3 SC : 80 71 99 97 SC : 3 2 3 3 TN : 99 93 100 100 TN : 0 0 3 2 TX : 93 83 96 83 TX : 14 11 19 17 : : 14 Sts: 95 88 98 92 14 Sts: 10 7 17 13 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- * Revised. These 14 States These 14 States produced 99% of the produced 99% of the 1996 cotton crop. 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 82 98 96 CO : 65 25 67 47 IL : 83 69 61 73 KS : 88 70 90 64 LA : 94 90 100 98 MS : 100 99 99 98 MO : 92 78 78 78 NE : 89 69 81 71 NM : 53 32 16 45 OK : 52 33 77 65 SD : 77 57 74 56 TX : 84 79 94 89 : 12 Sts: 84 70 87 74 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 34 20 63 60 AR : 72 51 91 84 CO : 0 0 1 1 CA : 90 65 76 60 IL : 13 9 6 15 LA : 92 79 90 89 KS : 15 10 14 9 MS : 80 78 96 86 LA : 70 37 86 79 TX : 93 82 100 94 MS : 82 75 90 77 : MO : 28 23 24 28 5 Sts : 82 65 89 82 NE : 1 0 6 7 -------------------------------------- NM : 0 0 2 4 These 5 States produced 97% of the OK : 10 8 25 20 1996 rice crop. SD : 12 6 17 8 TX : 61 57 65 71 : Rice: Percent Harvested, 12 Sts: 30 26 33 33 Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the : Week Ending : 1996 sorghum crop. :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Week Ending : AR : 0 0 10 2 :-----------------------: 1992- CA : 0 0 0 0 State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 LA : 42 20 30 37 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. MS : 0 0 1 1 -------------------------------------- TX : 6 1 52 35 : Percent : : 5 Sts : 9 4 16 12 ID : 19 9 33 31 -------------------------------------- MN : 22 13 35 29 These 5 States produced 97% of the MT : 18 4 25 17 1996 rice crop. ND : 16 5 19 15 SD : 54 38 67 59 : 5 Sts : 22 10 29 23 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1996 spring wheat crop. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 23 13 30 34 MN : 26 9 34 34 MT : 17 10 31 22 ND : 24 7 25 28 SD : 60 50 76 70 WA : 65 25 34 55 : 6 Sts : 27 11 30 31 -------------------------------------- These 6 States produced 83% of the 1996 barley crop. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Aug 17,:Aug 10,:Aug 17,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 97 97 97 MI : 71 60 63 50 MN : 50 37 75 61 NE : 100 98 99 98 ND : 21 4 21 21 OH : 90 76 88 89 PA : 73 59 58 69 SD : 73 58 81 76 WI : 68 40 49 50 : 9 Sts : 63 48 64 61 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 70% of the 1996 oats crop. Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 4 5 21 44 26 AL : 1 8 42 46 3 GA : 0 2 22 68 8 AR : 1 13 33 38 15 IL : 4 17 43 33 3 GA : 1 8 24 59 8 IN : 6 12 40 36 6 IL : 2 15 41 38 4 IA : 1 6 26 53 14 IN : 4 11 37 40 8 KS : 1 5 25 57 12 IA : 1 5 27 53 14 KY : 5 19 47 26 3 KS : 0 2 28 62 8 MI : 4 12 35 39 10 KY : 2 11 44 37 6 MN : 1 3 18 52 26 LA : 2 13 31 49 5 MO : 9 21 38 27 5 MI : 2 8 33 44 13 NE : 4 6 24 49 17 MN : 2 6 29 49 14 NC : 7 16 31 44 2 MS : 1 5 21 57 16 OH : 1 7 25 48 19 MO : 6 20 40 30 4 PA : 13 21 42 21 3 NE : 2 9 34 46 9 SD : 0 6 14 50 30 NC : 2 3 27 64 4 TX : 0 4 21 49 26 OH : 1 5 26 50 18 WI : 0 2 11 46 41 SC : 0 3 14 61 22 : SD : 1 6 19 48 26 17 Sts : 3 9 28 45 15 TN : 1 8 29 47 15 : : Prev Wk : 3 11 28 43 15 19 Sts : 2 9 32 46 11 Prev Yr : 3 9 26 46 16 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 11 32 45 10 Prev Yr : 3 11 30 45 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 15 18 29 36 2 ID : 0 0 11 67 22 AZ : 0 0 11 55 34 MN : 7 18 47 25 3 AR : 1 17 31 39 12 MT : 1 5 34 50 10 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 ND : 4 21 41 33 1 GA : 0 7 23 59 11 SD : 0 12 32 48 8 LA : 3 12 38 43 4 : MS : 1 8 27 55 9 5 Sts : 3 15 38 39 5 MO : 10 17 29 42 2 : NM : 0 8 28 43 21 Prev Wk : 3 15 40 38 4 NC : 2 11 25 60 2 Prev Yr : 2 10 33 44 11 OK : 0 3 28 61 8 -------------------------------------- SC : 1 3 17 70 9 TN : 2 8 29 51 10 TX : 1 10 31 48 10 Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, : Selected States 14 Sts : 2 9 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 2 9 30 49 10 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 4 10 24 46 16 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AR : 0 2 22 51 25 CA : 0 0 50 50 0 Sorghum: Crop Condition LA : 0 2 27 61 10 by Percent, Selected States MS : 0 2 14 68 16 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 6 54 35 5 State : VP : P : F : G : EX : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 0 2 31 52 15 : Percent : : Prev Wk : 0 3 33 52 12 AR : 3 14 43 35 5 Prev Yr : 0 2 16 64 18 CO : 0 2 11 77 10 -------------------------------------- IL : 3 14 42 40 1 KS : 0 4 20 64 12 LA : 0 2 34 61 3 Barley: Crop Condition MS : 0 5 25 62 8 by Percent, Selected States MO : 7 17 39 33 4 -------------------------------------- NE : 5 15 41 35 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX NM : 0 9 26 65 0 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 2 26 71 1 : Percent SD : 0 2 18 69 11 : TX : 0 4 24 56 16 ID : 0 0 8 66 26 : MN : 5 17 48 27 3 12 Sts : 1 6 25 57 11 MT : 0 4 32 54 10 : ND : 3 18 39 37 3 Prev Wk : 2 7 29 52 10 SD : 0 16 33 45 6 Prev Yr : 3 7 22 53 15 WA : 0 0 5 72 23 -------------------------------------- : 6 Sts : 2 11 32 46 9 : Prev Wk : 2 10 34 45 9 Prev Yr : 2 9 28 49 12 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 8 51 35 4 FL : 0 1 14 61 24 GA : 0 4 21 64 11 NC : 0 6 24 70 0 OK : 0 1 34 59 6 SC : 0 0 10 83 7 TX : 2 5 26 51 16 VA : 0 0 50 50 0 : 8 Sts : 1 4 28 57 10 : Prev Wk : 0 3 27 59 11 Prev Yr : 2 5 28 54 11 -------------------------------------- Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 2 3 35 54 6 :: NJ : 0 50 50 0 0 AZ : 10 30 40 15 5 :: NM : 1 7 28 58 6 AR : 4 27 40 27 2 :: NY : 4 42 54 0 0 CA : 10 20 30 40 0 :: NC : 1 11 33 51 4 CO : 1 6 20 58 15 :: ND : 7 25 41 26 1 CT : 0 3 73 24 0 :: OH : 4 13 40 37 6 DE : 12 55 23 9 1 :: OK : 0 6 28 61 5 FL : 0 0 15 65 20 :: OR : 1 2 37 42 18 GA : 1 5 24 64 6 :: PA : 30 36 29 5 0 ID : 0 0 14 61 25 :: RI : 0 25 57 18 0 IL : 11 32 36 20 1 :: SC : 0 6 32 56 6 IN : 17 32 35 14 2 :: SD : 1 3 17 60 19 IA : 13 31 33 21 2 :: TN : 0 13 40 42 5 KS : 4 7 32 47 10 :: TX : 1 11 42 39 7 KY : 12 30 37 19 2 :: UT : 0 3 26 56 15 LA : 1 5 31 54 9 :: VT : 2 12 36 50 0 ME : 9 18 46 21 6 :: VA : 15 35 40 10 0 MD : 48 22 14 15 1 :: WA : 11 4 39 45 1 MA : 0 15 18 37 30 :: WV : 3 17 34 40 6 MI : 10 32 42 14 2 :: WI : 1 7 32 48 12 MN : 1 9 35 48 7 :: WY : 0 0 6 70 24 MS : 1 5 26 56 12 :: : MO : 12 32 41 15 0 :: 48 Sts : 5 15 33 39 8 MT : 1 3 27 51 18 :: : NE : 14 24 29 27 6 :: Prev Wk: 6 16 32 39 7 NV : 0 0 21 63 16 :: Prev Yr: 5 14 32 41 8 NH : 0 17 63 20 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next Crop Progress report will be released at 4 p.m. ET on August 25, 1997. 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