Crop Progress National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 16, 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 Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : CO : 83 78 90 89 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 95 92 96 94 IN : 98 93 85 87 IA : 95 92 95 94 KS : 98 97 95 97 KY : 99 97 93 95 MI : 94 83 49 69 MN : 97 96 97 93 MO : 91 87 93 90 NE : 89 86 90 90 NC : 100 100 99 99 OH : 92 85 70 77 PA : 85 70 64 71 SD : 82 78 97 89 TX : 100 100 100 100 WI : 91 86 68 78 : 17 Sts: 94 90 90 90 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 17 States harvested 92% of last year's corn acreage. Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 87 85 71 69 AR : 95 89 80 81 GA : 70 53 42 50 IL : 97 96 99 99 IN : 100 98 99 98 IA : 99 99 99 99 KS : 90 88 95 95 KY : 97 94 76 81 LA : 100 100 99 96 MI : 100 98 93 97 MN : 99 98 99 99 MS : 99 98 90 89 MO : 92 87 90 90 NE : 96 95 97 99 NC : 45 40 31 32 OH : 99 99 100 97 SC : 55 40 19 31 SD : 96 95 100 99 TN : 95 90 64 69 : 19 Sts: 96 94 93 93 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States harvested 93% of last year's soybean acreage. We 1 (11-98) Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 90 78 76 75 CA : 40 30 36 32 CO : 100 100 100 100 GA : 22 16 18 25 ID : 99 98 99 99 IL : 98 96 100 98 IN : 99 97 100 100 KS : 98 97 99 99 MI : 100 100 100 100 MO : 86 76 95 92 MT : 100 100 100 99 NE : 100 100 100 100 NC : 70 55 69 62 OH : 100 100 100 100 OK : 96 92 98 99 OR : 97 92 97 94 SD : 100 100 100 100 TX : 92 88 94 93 WA : 100 100 100 98 : 19 Sts: 95 93 96 95 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 93 91 74 81 AZ : 71 63 81 81 AR : 97 95 87 92 CA : 45 35 94 98 GA : 76 65 59 72 LA : 99 99 99 98 MS : 100 99 95 95 MO : 93 87 85 90 NM : 43 35 68 66 NC : 90 85 61 73 OK : 80 76 58 53 SC : 89 82 63 75 TN : 98 95 83 88 TX : 75 71 70 64 : 14 Sts: 80 75 76 77 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 14 States harvested 98% of last year's cotton acreage. Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 72 50 64 62 CA : 15 8 14 15 CO : 97 97 99 99 GA : 11 8 12 16 ID : 92 86 89 88 IL : 95 84 97 90 IN : 92 89 92 93 KS : 95 90 94 96 MI : 97 92 99 95 MO : 70 55 83 78 MT : 93 88 91 88 NE : 100 100 100 100 NC : 50 35 40 44 OH : 100 98 93 93 OK : 85 77 87 90 OR : 89 79 79 84 SD : 100 100 100 99 TX : 79 74 84 83 WA : 99 99 99 91 : 19 Sts: 88 83 89 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 19 States planted 91% of last year's winter wheat acreage. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 100 100 99 100 CO : 66 61 26 68 IL : 98 86 94 90 KS : 95 94 88 94 LA : 100 100 100 100 MS : 100 100 100 100 MO : 92 88 92 90 NE : 94 90 94 95 NM : 60 46 80 64 OK : 88 83 71 72 SD : 89 87 95 94 TX : 88 85 91 95 : 12 Sts: 91 88 88 92 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 12 States harvested 99% of last year's sorghum acreage. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States 1/ -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1993- State:Nov 15,:Nov 8, :Nov 15,: 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 95 92 100 100 FL : 99 97 100 40 GA : 98 94 100 99 NC : 95 90 92 94 OK : 87 78 96 98 SC : 98 96 96 96 TX : 77 71 82 73 VA : 100 99 99 100 : 8 Sts : 92 88 95 89 -------------------------------------- 1/ These 8 States harvested 99% of last year's peanut acreage. Winter Wheat: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 0 1 33 55 11 CA : 0 0 0 50 50 CO : 0 1 11 54 34 GA : 5 16 38 41 0 ID : 0 0 7 76 17 IL : 0 4 17 66 13 IN : 0 2 22 60 16 KS : 1 6 30 49 14 MI : 1 4 33 52 10 MO : 0 5 36 54 5 MT : 1 5 33 60 1 NE : 0 2 17 68 13 NC : 0 5 45 38 12 OH : 0 1 17 59 23 OK : 0 4 18 70 8 OR : 0 3 23 74 0 SD : 0 1 9 65 25 TX : 2 12 40 40 6 WA : 1 18 41 37 3 : 19 Sts : 1 6 26 54 13 : Prev Wk : 1 6 27 55 11 Prev Yr : 1 3 21 64 11 -------------------------------------- VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 1997 planted acres. The next "Crop Progress" report will be released after 4 p.m. ET on November 23, 1998. 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