HDR1012000170110414971600CROP PROGRESS Released April 14, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Progress" call Greg Preston 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 Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Headed, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 2 0 0 0 AR : 26 NA 5 8 GA : 89 78 67 74 CA : 70 NA 67 59 IL : 2 1 3 2 CO : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 1 0 0 0 GA : 78 NA 16 31 IA : 0 0 0 0 ID : 0 NA 0 0 KS : 4 3 3 5 IL : 0 NA 0 0 KY : 10 1 2 8 IN : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 0 0 0 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 0 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 13 7 16 11 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 32 11 27 29 NE : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 2 0 1 1 NC : 10 NA 6 7 PA : 0 0 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 0 0 0 OK : 7 NA 1 7 TX : 50 40 55 52 OR : 0 NA 0 0 WI : 0 0 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 0 : TX : 14 NA 10 13 17 Sts: 4 3 4 4 WA : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- : These 17 States produced 90% of the 19 Sts: 5 NA 3 4 1996 corn crop. -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Planted, Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 9 2 9 6 ID : 40 24 51 45 AZ : 49 25 39 37 MN : 0 0 0 3 AR : 0 0 1 0 MT : 1 0 0 10 CA : 50 30 19 21 ND : 0 0 0 2 GA : 5 1 1 2 SD : 1 1 2 16 LA : 0 0 0 2 : MS : 1 0 1 2 5 Sts : 2 1 2 7 MO : 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------- NM : 15 4 4 13 These 5 States produced 96% of the NC : 2 0 0 0 1996 spring wheat crop. OK : 0 0 0 0 SC : 4 1 2 1 TN : 0 0 0 1 Rice: Percent Planted, TX : 7 6 12 13 Selected States : -------------------------------------- 14 Sts: 9 6 8 9 : Week Ending : -------------------------------------- :-----------------------: 1992- These 14 States produced 99% of the State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 1996 cotton crop. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent Sorghum: Percent Planted, : Selected States AR : 8 7 10 13 -------------------------------------- CA : 0 0 0 0 : Week Ending : LA : 53 40 51 44 :-----------------------: 1992- MS : 26 12 26 22 State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 TX : 6 2 59 44 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : -------------------------------------- 5 Sts : 16 12 22 20 : Percent -------------------------------------- : These 5 States produced 96% of the AR : 21 11 13 14 1996 rice crop. CO : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 0 0 0 KS : 0 0 0 0 LA : 17 0 9 9 MS : 22 10 18 17 MO : 0 0 0 0 NE : 0 0 0 0 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 0 0 0 2 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 37 31 44 49 : 12 Sts: 13 11 15 17 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Barley: Percent Planted, Peanuts: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : ID : 21 NA 29 33 AL : 2 NA 0 1 MN : 0 NA 0 1 FL : 0 NA 2 NA MT : 2 NA 0 14 GA : 3 NA 1 2 ND : 0 NA 0 1 NC : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 0 NA 0 12 OK : 0 NA 0 0 WA : 22 NA 30 47 SC : 10 NA NA NA : TX : 0 NA 2 1 6 Sts : 5 NA 6 12 VA : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- : These 6 States produced 82% of the 8 Sts : 2 NA 1 1 1996 barley crop. -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 peanut crop. Oats: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 13,:Apr 6, :Apr 13,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 38 NA 30 45 MI : 18 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 5 NE : 38 NA 47 45 ND : 0 NA 0 2 OH : 46 NA 10 21 PA : 35 NA 13 14 SD : 1 NA 3 14 WI : 1 NA 1 6 : 9 Sts : 14 NA 10 17 -------------------------------------- These 9 States produced 56% of the 1996 oat crop. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 17 45 28 7 CA : 0 10 10 35 45 CO : 4 12 37 40 7 GA : 0 10 26 60 4 ID : 0 4 16 58 22 IL : 2 3 19 63 13 IN : 2 8 24 52 14 KS : 1 8 28 55 8 MI : 3 9 34 35 19 MO : 1 8 28 50 13 MT : 1 3 41 51 4 NE : 0 5 40 49 6 NC : 0 2 18 74 6 OH : 4 13 33 41 9 OK : 0 9 25 61 5 OR : 0 1 17 72 10 SD : 4 17 34 41 4 TX : 1 9 29 44 17 WA : 0 3 13 67 17 : 19 Sts : 1 8 28 53 10 : Prev Wk : 1 5 24 55 15 Prev Yr : 16 27 30 22 5 -------------------------------------- The next "Crop Progress" report will be released at 4 P.M. ET on April 21, 1997. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. 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