We 1 (8-98) Crop Progress National Agricultur al Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 17, 1998, 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 Dough, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 33 24 32 31 GA : 100 99 98 99 IL : 66 47 59 56 IN : 63 37 51 54 IA : 50 29 29 25 KS : 80 67 73 67 KY : 61 41 48 74 MI : 41 11 4 7 MN : 64 18 15 18 MO : 83 72 88 69 NE : 71 42 62 49 NC : 84 76 89 91 OH : 61 29 26 42 PA : 50 43 37 39 SD : 61 40 25 25 TX : 95 93 92 92 WI : 63 41 32 27 : 17 Sts: 64 40 45 43 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 0 NA 0 2 GA : 97 NA 93 96 IL : 22 NA 12 13 IN : 13 NA 0 6 IA : 7 NA 4 5 KS : 38 NA 27 26 KY : 31 NA 23 40 MI : 11 NA 0 0 MN : 16 NA 1 1 MO : 56 NA 46 36 NE : 16 NA 8 10 NC : 66 NA 61 75 OH : 10 NA 1 5 PA : 10 NA 3 4 SD : 17 NA 3 4 TX : 77 NA 66 72 WI : 14 NA 2 4 : 17 Sts: 20 NA 11 12 -------------------------------------- These 17 States planted 90% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Blooming, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 86 77 74 74 AR : 87 81 80 80 GA : 94 84 90 86 IL : 94 91 98 92 IN : 94 88 97 94 IA : 100 97 100 96 KS : 99 97 98 90 KY : 76 52 58 73 LA : 98 98 99 95 MI : 100 96 97 91 MN : 99 99 99 96 MS : 100 100 93 92 MO : 89 85 91 84 NE : 100 98 100 96 NC : 70 56 60 65 OH : 100 95 97 96 SC : 70 55 76 72 SD : 95 93 96 88 TN : 81 70 73 80 : 19 Sts: 95 91 94 91 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Setting Bolls, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 98 95 85 92 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AR : 100 98 100 100 CA : 40 30 100 98 GA : 99 96 97 99 LA : 100 100 100 99 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 100 100 100 100 NM : 100 100 100 96 NC : 90 77 82 90 OK : 94 84 63 85 SC : 89 86 79 93 TN : 100 99 98 100 TX : 97 93 92 88 : 14 Sts: 93 89 94 94 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Soybeans: Percent Setting Pods, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 68 55 44 50 AR : 54 41 39 49 GA : 70 61 59 59 IL : 78 67 90 70 IN : 74 53 72 67 IA : 95 88 93 82 KS : 88 73 85 64 KY : 47 31 38 41 LA : 91 88 84 80 MI : 87 70 84 65 MN : 97 89 81 74 MS : 94 83 84 75 MO : 66 53 66 53 NE : 92 69 86 72 NC : 37 30 35 38 OH : 86 65 75 66 SC : 32 18 38 37 SD : 82 72 79 66 TN : 53 42 42 46 : 19 Sts: 81 68 77 67 -------------------------------------- These 19 States planted 93% of last year's soybean acreage. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 12 10 3 5 AZ : 14 1 38 41 AR : 5 2 3 3 CA : 1 1 19 9 GA : 23 15 2 11 LA : 35 25 3 10 MS : 34 7 11 13 MO : 5 0 8 4 NM : 4 2 14 8 NC : 10 2 5 6 OK : 0 0 0 2 SC : 10 5 3 3 TN : 3 1 0 1 TX : 28 25 14 17 : 14 Sts: 20 14 10 12 -------------------------------------- These 14 States planted 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 91 89 93 CO : 88 37 59 50 IL : 60 33 81 68 KS : 84 72 85 71 LA : 100 99 93 97 MS : 100 100 100 97 MO : 92 85 90 77 NE : 91 80 86 71 NM : 23 14 50 43 OK : 77 47 49 63 SD : 61 42 74 62 TX : 87 83 83 89 : 12 Sts: 84 73 81 76 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CA : 99 99 99 99 CO : 99 99 100 99 GA : 100 100 100 100 ID : 60 30 40 46 IL : 100 100 100 100 IN : 100 100 100 100 KS : 100 100 100 100 MI : 100 100 100 99 MO : 100 100 100 100 MT : 69 67 67 49 NE : 99 97 100 100 NC : 100 100 100 100 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 100 100 100 100 OR : 47 39 73 79 SD : 100 96 84 93 TX : 100 100 100 100 WA : 80 59 75 65 : 19 Sts: 96 93 95 94 -------------------------------------- These 19 States harvested 92% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 51 37 32 49 CO : 1 0 0 1 IL : 11 2 12 10 KS : 21 9 14 10 LA : 90 78 65 73 MS : 86 70 84 77 MO : 41 19 27 24 NE : 5 0 1 5 NM : 2 0 0 3 OK : 11 10 10 18 SD : 19 8 11 9 TX : 70 65 60 69 : 12 Sts: 37 28 29 31 -------------------------------------- These 12 States planted 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Oats: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : IA : 100 98 100 97 MI : 92 88 69 57 MN : 91 69 48 58 NE : 99 94 100 97 ND : 73 45 19 18 OH : 96 82 88 91 PA : 81 65 71 69 SD : 90 72 71 77 WI : 91 77 64 55 : 9 Sts : 88 72 61 61 -------------------------------------- These 9 States harvested 69% of last year's oat acreage. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 27 10 18 22 MN : 78 33 21 28 MT : 45 14 16 17 ND : 59 33 14 14 SD : 86 55 52 58 : 5 Sts : 61 31 21 23 -------------------------------------- These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's spring wheat acreage. Rice: Percent Headed, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 82 70 69 79 CA : 30 5 86 62 LA : 97 95 90 88 MS : 89 86 81 85 TX : 98 95 91 94 : 5 Sts : 78 67 79 80 -------------------------------------- These 5 States planted 96% of last year's rice acreage. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 35 14 22 26 MN : 85 56 24 31 MT : 35 15 16 20 ND : 76 49 22 24 SD : 92 70 59 68 WA : 65 35 59 49 : 6 Sts : 61 36 25 27 -------------------------------------- These 6 States harvested 84% of last year's barley acreage. Rice: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Aug 16,:Aug 9, :Aug 16,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 LA : 56 34 39 35 MS : 0 0 0 1 TX : 49 29 5 28 : 5 Sts : 15 9 8 9 -------------------------------------- These 5 States harvested 96% of last year's rice acreage. Corn: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 1 1 12 53 33 GA : 43 22 21 13 1 IL : 3 8 27 49 13 IN : 2 6 22 52 18 IA : 2 7 19 49 23 KS : 0 2 14 63 21 KY : 1 3 23 49 24 MI : 10 22 34 28 6 MN : 3 4 19 53 21 MO : 1 10 29 44 16 NE : 1 2 19 55 23 NC : 11 27 35 24 3 OH : 2 6 23 51 18 PA : 3 12 31 41 13 SD : 0 2 8 56 34 TX : 14 24 38 20 4 WI : 2 9 19 44 26 : 17 Sts : 3 7 22 49 19 : Prev Wk : 4 7 21 48 20 Prev Yr : 3 9 28 45 15 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 15 43 32 3 AZ : 4 20 36 20 20 AR : 1 14 37 38 10 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 GA : 17 23 29 26 5 LA : 16 10 37 33 4 MS : 4 9 28 50 9 MO : 1 19 27 50 3 NM : 0 5 23 47 25 NC : 1 7 29 56 7 OK : 7 19 28 34 12 SC : 9 24 37 30 0 TN : 0 6 29 50 15 TX : 25 28 28 16 3 : 14 Sts : 14 19 33 29 5 : Prev Wk : 15 18 31 31 5 Prev Yr : 2 9 27 49 13 -------------------------------------- Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 10 24 48 14 AR : 10 22 39 24 5 GA : 31 22 31 15 1 IL : 3 8 25 48 16 IN : 2 4 20 52 22 IA : 1 5 16 50 28 KS : 0 3 11 56 30 KY : 1 4 20 47 28 LA : 13 24 32 27 4 MI : 4 12 35 36 13 MN : 1 5 24 53 17 MS : 4 13 34 38 11 MO : 6 9 30 45 10 NE : 0 2 14 66 18 NC : 2 8 30 57 3 OH : 1 4 22 53 20 SC : 10 23 45 22 0 SD : 0 3 12 54 31 TN : 3 7 17 55 18 : 19 Sts : 3 7 23 49 18 : Prev Wk : 3 8 23 48 18 Prev Yr : 2 9 32 46 11 -------------------------------------- Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 3 15 41 39 2 CO : 0 3 6 39 52 IL : 5 4 21 68 2 KS : 1 4 15 61 19 LA : 2 21 39 38 0 MS : 4 9 36 35 16 MO : 2 6 24 56 12 NE : 0 1 15 67 17 NM : 4 59 29 8 0 OK : 8 8 12 72 0 SD : 0 1 13 78 8 TX : 21 33 31 13 2 : 12 Sts : 8 15 22 44 11 : Prev Wk : 8 15 23 43 11 Prev Yr : 1 6 25 57 11 -------------------------------------- Spring Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 2 7 56 35 MN : 0 3 26 67 4 MT : 2 7 53 34 4 ND : 1 7 31 49 12 SD : 0 2 21 61 16 : 5 Sts : 1 6 33 50 10 : Prev Wk : 2 7 32 47 12 Prev Yr : 3 15 38 39 5 -------------------------------------- Barley: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 0 1 9 60 30 MN : 2 5 21 64 8 MT : 1 22 38 33 6 ND : 1 8 25 55 11 SD : 0 2 16 63 19 WA : 0 2 37 54 7 : 6 Sts : 1 9 26 52 12 : Prev Wk : 2 6 30 46 16 Prev Yr : 2 11 32 46 9 -------------------------------------- Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 6 25 53 14 CA : 0 0 15 85 0 LA : 0 3 35 54 8 MS : 1 5 27 56 11 TX : 0 5 34 52 9 : 5 Sts : 1 4 26 59 10 : Prev Wk : 1 5 28 56 10 Prev Yr : 0 2 31 52 15 -------------------------------------- Peanut: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 5 29 43 19 4 FL : 0 1 23 76 0 GA : 6 13 39 35 7 NC : 0 0 17 66 17 OK : 3 18 40 38 1 SC : 13 25 44 18 0 TX : 11 17 32 29 11 VA : 0 2 15 74 9 : 8 Sts : 6 14 34 38 8 : Prev Wk : 6 15 30 43 6 Prev Yr : 1 4 28 57 10 -------------------------------------- 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 17 42 34 5 :: NJ : 0 50 50 0 0 AZ : 0 15 34 50 1 :: NM : 6 35 36 21 2 AR : 9 29 40 21 1 :: NY : 0 23 41 36 0 CA : 0 5 25 60 10 :: NC : 8 20 46 24 2 CO : 0 5 17 51 27 :: ND : 6 19 46 28 1 CT : 0 18 21 61 0 :: OH : 4 10 32 42 12 DE : 2 17 31 50 0 :: OK : 27 25 27 21 0 FL : 0 0 35 60 5 :: OR : 1 2 41 49 7 GA : 14 23 35 26 2 :: PA : 24 20 23 32 1 ID : 0 14 17 48 21 :: RI : 0 4 91 5 0 IL : 2 5 25 53 15 :: SC : 10 23 29 37 1 IN : 1 5 25 53 16 :: SD : 1 3 16 62 18 IA : 2 11 33 44 10 :: TN : 0 5 23 56 16 KS : 0 3 25 58 14 :: TX : 38 34 24 4 0 KY : 0 5 27 49 19 :: UT : 1 8 25 57 9 LA : 23 27 29 19 2 :: VT : 0 0 41 42 17 ME : 1 31 22 29 17 :: VA : 12 32 38 17 1 MD : 11 28 38 22 1 :: WA : 5 25 60 10 0 MA : 0 48 5 44 3 :: WV : 0 13 43 38 6 MI : 32 32 19 16 1 :: WI : 6 12 23 51 8 MN : 8 16 35 38 3 :: WY : 1 7 26 63 3 MS : 4 12 28 49 7 :: : MO : 0 3 22 62 13 :: 48 Sts : 9 15 29 39 8 MT : 4 13 42 30 11 :: : NE : 1 8 21 54 16 :: Prev Wk: 11 16 28 37 8 NV : 0 2 20 67 11 :: Prev Yr: 5 15 33 39 8 NH : 0 10 33 39 18 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. 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