HDR1012000170111021961600CROP PROGRESS Released October 21, 1996, 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. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The "Crop Progress" report is available on AutoFax, (202) 720-2000, report 1550. See back page. 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 Mature, Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 99 95 91 90 CO : 36 18 12 32 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 95 93 97 97 IL : 94 89 100 99 IL : 35 22 73 56 IN : 93 84 100 99 IN : 23 15 69 48 IA : 98 94 100 99 IA : 17 8 46 39 KS : 100 100 100 100 KS : 70 53 57 74 KY : 100 100 100 99 KY : 75 64 88 75 MI : 95 73 100 86 MI : 13 10 43 28 MN : 99 97 99 86 MN : 25 15 54 36 MO : 100 98 98 99 MO : 62 54 54 61 NE : 100 97 100 99 NE : 22 13 31 42 NC : 100 100 100 100 NC : 88 77 91 87 OH : 81 56 100 93 OH : 15 9 41 36 PA : 81 75 96 82 PA : 30 21 55 31 SD : 98 96 97 91 SD : 19 7 34 36 TX : 100 100 100 100 TX : 94 91 91 95 WI : 80 72 100 84 WI : 12 8 48 29 : : 17 Sts: 95 90 99 95 17 Sts: 30 20 54 46 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 93% of the These 17 States produced 93% of the 1995 corn crop. 1995 corn crop. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 85 69 81 76 AL : 32 13 24 24 AR : 78 60 77 71 AR : 38 23 46 35 GA : 87 73 83 88 GA : 11 3 8 12 IL : 97 90 100 100 IL : 60 34 90 86 IN : 100 98 100 100 IN : 54 27 91 84 IA : 99 96 100 100 IA : 83 59 86 86 KS : 96 91 100 98 KS : 61 30 64 65 KY : 87 75 97 91 KY : 23 10 48 30 LA : 99 85 94 83 LA : 85 57 71 55 MI : 100 99 100 100 MI : 40 14 77 57 MN : 99 99 99 99 MN : 95 81 71 80 MS : 92 83 95 85 MS : 66 53 72 46 MO : 93 77 94 96 MO : 46 24 52 52 NE : 100 99 100 100 NE : 91 64 76 85 NC : 71 45 73 70 NC : 8 7 7 8 OH : 95 90 100 100 OH : 45 22 80 79 SC : 43 24 33 42 SC : 5 3 2 4 SD : 100 100 100 100 SD : 84 46 58 72 TN : 91 85 94 89 TN : 18 9 28 21 : : 19 Sts: 95 89 96 95 19 Sts: 63 40 72 70 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1995 soybean crop. 1995 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 34 15 32 31 AR : 11 7 10 15 CA : 10 5 3 4 CA : 1 0 1 1 CO : 98 93 91 97 CO : 89 68 84 89 GA : 6 3 12 9 GA : 3 1 5 4 ID : 91 79 76 83 ID : 53 34 46 50 IL : 57 29 78 75 IL : 22 6 30 35 IN : 60 27 79 76 IN : 26 5 36 38 KS : 94 82 95 94 KS : 74 44 69 70 MI : 82 42 91 84 MI : 40 15 70 60 MO : 51 33 60 52 MO : 24 11 26 27 MT : 95 88 94 88 MT : 61 43 67 59 NE : 99 98 99 100 NE : 91 73 93 94 NC : 25 16 27 26 NC : 7 0 6 9 OH : 64 35 93 82 OH : 26 10 48 41 OK : 90 74 79 87 OK : 57 35 36 54 OR : 81 69 71 70 OR : 43 27 37 36 SD : 97 93 98 100 SD : 81 71 86 91 TX : 91 85 70 73 TX : 78 69 48 54 WA : 97 94 94 91 WA : 91 71 79 73 : : 19 Sts: 85 73 82 83 19 Sts: 63 44 56 60 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1995 winter wheat crop. 1995 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 95 90 96 90 AL : 53 38 65 51 AZ : 100 100 100 100 AZ : 35 26 29 49 AR : 99 99 99 97 AR : 68 46 70 60 CA : 100 100 100 100 CA : 42 25 15 43 GA : 91 90 92 90 GA : 45 29 49 37 LA : 100 100 100 100 LA : 82 72 88 77 MS : 100 100 100 100 MS : 78 66 86 63 MO : 100 100 96 95 MO : 62 57 58 62 NM : 100 95 97 97 NM : 21 13 12 13 NC : 100 98 100 99 NC : 35 20 32 36 OK : 71 66 49 70 OK : 10 4 4 19 SC : 97 93 90 94 SC : 54 40 35 34 TN : 100 100 100 100 TN : 73 59 51 53 TX : 87 75 76 75 TX : 24 21 37 37 : : 14 Sts: 93 88 88 88 14 Sts: 45 35 47 46 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 99% of the 1995 cotton crop. 1995 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 100 100 CO : 75 51 80 81 IL : 93 70 77 93 KS : 93 83 93 90 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 93 88 91 94 NE : 93 84 100 97 NM : 36 35 23 69 OK : 78 53 66 72 SD : 98 93 96 93 TX : 97 94 97 93 : 12 Sts: 92 84 92 91 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1995 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 96 94 96 95 CO : 39 12 36 34 IL : 19 6 40 52 KS : 45 25 54 51 LA : 100 100 99 98 MS : 97 95 100 97 MO : 58 45 58 61 NE : 15 8 62 49 NM : 1 0 4 15 OK : 20 18 17 23 SD : 56 17 44 49 TX : 71 68 88 83 : 12 Sts: 50 38 64 60 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1995 sorghum crop. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1991- State:Oct 20,:Oct 13,:Oct 20,: 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 71 44 82 83 FL : 80 67 NA NA GA : 73 56 84 83 NC : 55 32 54 56 OK : 49 30 47 46 SC : 74 55 69 64 TX : 36 23 30 33 VA : 85 75 92 86 : 8 Sts : 64 46 68 68 -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1995 peanut crop. Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2 3 15 68 12 AZ : 0 4 37 50 9 AR : 1 20 41 33 5 CA : 0 0 0 65 35 GA : 1 13 37 35 14 LA : 0 13 51 34 2 MS : 1 5 28 51 15 MO : 0 10 28 57 5 NM : 0 3 32 34 31 NC : 2 7 35 49 7 OK : 2 35 37 23 3 SC : 0 2 26 60 12 TN : 0 2 16 66 16 TX : 8 14 29 33 16 : 14 Sts : 4 11 29 42 14 : Prev Wk : 2 10 29 44 15 Prev Yr : 5 16 42 34 3 -------------------------------------- Note: US level crop conditions are weighted averages based on 1995 planted acres for the selected states. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 1 4 35 54 6 :: NJ : 0 0 0 100 0 AZ : 13 12 32 34 9 :: NM : 5 13 35 42 5 AR : 1 20 41 33 5 :: NY : 0 0 45 55 0 CA : 5 10 75 10 0 :: NC : 1 8 25 57 9 CO : 3 9 23 56 9 :: ND : 6 20 37 31 6 CT : 0 0 15 85 0 :: OH : 3 12 37 43 5 DE : 0 0 6 91 3 :: OK : 0 2 22 58 18 FL : 0 0 35 55 10 :: OR : 1 36 21 39 3 GA : 1 6 43 47 3 :: PA : 3 9 29 49 10 ID : 10 22 42 25 1 :: RI : 0 0 17 16 67 IL : 7 19 42 30 2 :: SC : 1 6 32 54 7 IN : 2 13 51 33 1 :: SD : 0 3 24 63 10 IA : 3 20 31 39 7 :: TN : 0 2 25 61 12 KS : 0 3 24 65 8 :: TX : 2 15 37 34 12 KY : 2 9 35 44 10 :: UT : 9 37 44 10 0 LA : 0 4 29 61 6 :: VT : 0 0 70 30 0 ME : 0 19 47 34 0 :: VA : 0 0 11 68 21 MD : 1 3 18 67 11 :: WA : 0 5 40 54 1 MA : 0 18 5 77 0 :: WV : 0 4 22 59 15 MI : 4 26 39 28 3 :: WI : 8 20 49 23 0 MN : 9 23 44 23 1 :: WY : 1 30 33 36 0 MS : 3 13 31 48 5 :: : MO : 2 12 42 39 5 :: 48 Sts : 3 12 36 42 7 MT : 6 33 36 24 1 :: : NE : 0 4 25 58 13 :: Prev Wk: 3 12 35 42 8 NV : 8 9 50 33 0 :: Prev Yr: 4 14 35 42 5 NH : 0 6 48 46 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next "Crop Progress" report will be released at 4 P.M. 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