HDR1012000170110407971600CROP PROGRESS Released April 7, 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, Cotton: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 6, :Mar 30,:Apr 6, : 1996 State:Apr 6, :Mar 30,:Apr 6, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 0 NA 0 0 AL : 2 NA 1 1 GA : 78 NA 44 58 AZ : 25 NA 31 26 IL : 1 NA 0 0 AR : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 30 NA 10 15 IA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 1 NA 0 1 KS : 3 NA 1 0 LA : 0 NA 0 0 KY : 1 NA 0 2 MS : 0 NA 0 0 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 0 NA 0 0 NM : 4 NA 0 3 MO : 7 NA 2 4 NC : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 11 NA 10 10 SC : 1 NA 0 0 OH : 0 NA 0 0 TN : 0 NA 0 0 PA : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 6 NA 10 11 SD : 0 NA 0 0 : TX : 40 NA 51 46 14 Sts: 6 NA 6 6 WI : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- : These 14 States produced 99% of the 17 Sts: 3 NA 2 2 1996 cotton crop. -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the 1996 corn crop. Sorghum: Percent Planted, Rice: Percent Planted, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 6, :Mar 30,:Apr 6, : 1996 State:Apr 6, :Mar 30,:Apr 6, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 11 NA 9 7 AR : 7 NA 1 5 CO : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 40 NA 29 30 KS : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 12 NA 1 7 LA : 0 NA 3 4 TX : 2 NA 44 29 MS : 10 NA 5 8 : MO : 0 NA 0 0 5 Sts : 12 NA 11 11 NE : 0 NA 0 0 -------------------------------------- NM : 0 NA 0 0 These 5 States produced 96% of the OK : 0 NA 0 2 1996 rice crop. SD : 0 NA 0 0 TX : 31 NA 40 44 : 12 Sts: 11 NA 14 15 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Spring Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Apr 6, :Mar 30,:Apr 6, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 24 NA 21 29 MN : 0 NA 0 1 MT : 0 NA 0 4 ND : 0 NA 0 1 SD : 1 NA 1 10 : 5 Sts : 1 NA 1 3 -------------------------------------- These 5 States produced 96% of the 1996 spring wheat crop. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 2 19 39 36 4 CA : 0 5 20 20 55 CO : 3 10 35 45 7 GA : 0 7 25 61 7 ID : 0 3 16 62 19 IL : 2 3 16 65 14 IN : 0 6 24 55 15 KS : 0 2 16 60 22 MI : 1 7 29 45 18 MO : 1 4 25 55 15 MT : 0 3 25 66 6 NE : 0 6 39 49 6 NC : 0 0 24 61 15 OH : 4 13 37 35 11 OK : 0 2 16 69 13 OR : 0 1 13 65 21 SD : 4 13 27 50 6 TX : 2 10 37 38 13 WA : 0 1 14 65 20 : 19 Sts : 1 5 24 55 15 : Prev Wk : NA NA NA NA NA Prev Yr : 15 25 33 22 5 -------------------------------------- The next "Crop Progress" report will be released at 4 P.M. ET on April 14, 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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