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Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 19, :August 12, :August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama .........: 69 95 97 83
Arizona .........: 94 95 98 95
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 94 85 87 93
Georgia .........: 88 97 99 94
Kansas ..........: 64 73 78 82
Louisiana .......: 100 100 100 99
Mississippi .....: 98 98 99 99
Missouri ........: 100 81 95 97
North Carolina ..: 99 86 96 97
Oklahoma ........: 49 60 65 71
South Carolina ..: 84 82 85 84
Tennessee .......: 97 89 96 98
Texas ...........: 94 88 92 82
Virginia ........: 86 97 99 92
:
15 States .......: 92 89 93 87
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 8 3 7 15
Arizona ........: 39 25 50 34
Arkansas .......: 7 10 31 13
California .....: 7 4 5 10
Georgia ........: 11 6 12 11
Kansas .........: 3 6 10 3
Louisiana ......: 57 34 38 42
Mississippi ....: 9 11 27 18
Missouri .......: 4 9 19 7
North Carolina .: 12 3 5 9
Oklahoma .......: 1 - 4 3
South Carolina .: 11 1 4 5
Tennessee ......: 4 - 10 10
Texas ..........: 18 17 18 15
Virginia .......: 7 1 6 13
:
15 States ......: 15 12 17 14
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 6 39 52 2
Arizona ........: 1 2 15 46 36
Arkansas .......: 5 11 25 39 20
California .....: - 5 10 25 60
Georgia ........: 1 7 32 47 13
Kansas .........: 8 26 41 21 4
Louisiana ......: - 3 28 65 4
Mississippi ....: 1 6 25 49 19
Missouri .......: 11 30 41 16 2
North Carolina .: - 5 17 63 15
Oklahoma .......: 17 54 20 9 -
South Carolina .: - 1 28 63 8
Tennessee ......: 2 8 29 54 7
Texas ..........: 19 27 32 18 4
Virginia .......: - - 12 45 43
:
15 States ......: 11 19 29 31 10
:
Previous week ..: 10 18 30 32 10
Previous year ..: 22 19 28 25 6
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- Represents zero.
Corn Dough - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: 34 40 67 47
Illinois .......: 84 90 97 79
Indiana ........: 64 83 91 69
Iowa ...........: 71 80 90 59
Kansas .........: 84 84 93 84
Kentucky .......: 59 77 88 73
Michigan .......: 51 59 73 62
Minnesota ......: 46 74 92 46
Missouri .......: 89 94 96 80
Nebraska .......: 76 86 93 79
North Carolina .: 97 95 96 96
North Dakota ...: 47 63 81 44
Ohio ...........: 50 67 86 66
Pennsylvania ...: 44 60 72 49
South Dakota ...: 47 77 84 52
Tennessee ......: 94 97 100 96
Texas ..........: 80 83 84 87
Wisconsin ......: 52 42 63 48
:
18 States ......: 67 78 89 66
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Corn Dented - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: 3 5 19 10
Illinois .......: 46 62 80 39
Indiana ........: 17 39 58 25
Iowa ...........: 33 45 65 25
Kansas .........: 49 60 74 49
Kentucky .......: 36 64 78 50
Michigan .......: - 11 26 15
Minnesota ......: 9 23 50 15
Missouri .......: 65 75 85 51
Nebraska .......: 25 51 67 32
North Carolina .: 88 83 86 83
North Dakota ...: 3 15 33 7
Ohio ...........: 7 22 45 20
Pennsylvania ...: 16 18 25 19
South Dakota ...: 5 22 44 13
Tennessee ......: 73 83 95 81
Texas ..........: 73 68 69 74
Wisconsin ......: 6 6 20 10
:
18 States ......: 28 42 60 29
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- Represents zero.
Corn Mature - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: - - - -
Illinois .......: 2 12 25 4
Indiana ........: - 4 9 1
Iowa ...........: - 7 13 -
Kansas .........: 14 31 49 10
Kentucky .......: - 30 55 10
Michigan .......: - 2 2 1
Minnesota ......: - - - -
Missouri .......: 13 35 51 8
Nebraska .......: - 6 14 -
North Carolina .: 58 52 62 45
North Dakota ...: - - 1 -
Ohio ...........: - - 1 -
Pennsylvania ...: 1 1 6 2
South Dakota ...: - - 1 -
Tennessee ......: 18 32 60 24
Texas ..........: 63 62 63 61
Wisconsin ......: - - - -
:
18 States ......: 4 10 17 4
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- Represents zero.
Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: - (NA) - -
Illinois .......: - (NA) 3 -
Indiana ........: - (NA) - -
Iowa ...........: - (NA) - -
Kansas .........: 3 (NA) 17 1
Kentucky .......: - (NA) 11 1
Michigan .......: - (NA) - -
Minnesota ......: - (NA) - -
Missouri .......: 2 (NA) 18 1
Nebraska .......: - (NA) 1 -
North Carolina .: 9 (NA) 7 3
North Dakota ...: - (NA) - -
Ohio ...........: - (NA) - -
Pennsylvania ...: - (NA) - -
South Dakota ...: - (NA) - -
Tennessee ......: 1 (NA) 18 2
Texas ..........: 50 (NA) 51 45
Wisconsin ......: - (NA) - -
:
18 States ......: 1 (NA) 4 1
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: 42 20 19 17 2
Illinois .......: 42 31 22 5 -
Indiana ........: 38 32 21 8 1
Iowa ...........: 23 30 32 14 1
Kansas .........: 41 32 22 5 -
Kentucky .......: 45 34 15 5 1
Michigan .......: 23 25 25 24 3
Minnesota ......: 4 11 33 44 8
Missouri .......: 56 28 12 3 1
Nebraska .......: 22 19 29 28 2
North Carolina .: 3 10 27 46 14
North Dakota ...: 4 12 29 51 4
Ohio ...........: 21 33 32 12 2
Pennsylvania ...: 1 9 31 49 10
South Dakota ...: 21 23 25 27 4
Tennessee ......: 22 29 30 17 2
Texas ..........: 7 12 30 37 14
Wisconsin ......: 14 22 25 31 8
:
18 States ......: 26 25 26 20 3
:
Previous week ..: 26 25 26 20 3
Previous year ..: 6 11 26 44 13
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- Represents zero.
Soybeans Setting Pods - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas .......: 81 93 97 86
Illinois .......: 86 88 94 83
Indiana ........: 70 80 94 77
Iowa ...........: 90 88 95 91
Kansas .........: 60 49 64 68
Kentucky .......: 63 67 79 72
Louisiana ......: 97 96 99 96
Michigan .......: 84 89 95 87
Minnesota ......: 81 94 97 89
Mississippi ....: 97 98 99 98
Missouri .......: 68 61 76 61
Nebraska .......: 80 83 91 88
North Carolina .: 57 40 66 57
North Dakota ...: 89 99 100 94
Ohio ...........: 64 89 100 84
South Dakota ...: 85 85 93 86
Tennessee ......: 79 80 89 83
Wisconsin ......: 86 81 93 83
:
18 States ......: 79 83 91 83
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Soybeans Dropping Leaves - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas .......: 3 (NA) 14 5
Illinois .......: - (NA) - 1
Indiana ........: - (NA) 4 1
Iowa ...........: - (NA) - -
Kansas .........: - (NA) 4 -
Kentucky .......: - (NA) 9 -
Louisiana ......: 21 (NA) 25 24
Michigan .......: - (NA) - -
Minnesota ......: - (NA) - -
Mississippi ....: 6 (NA) 21 17
Missouri .......: - (NA) 1 -
Nebraska .......: - (NA) - -
North Carolina .: - (NA) - 1
North Dakota ...: - (NA) 1 -
Ohio ...........: - (NA) 8 -
South Dakota ...: 1 (NA) 10 1
Tennessee ......: 2 (NA) 6 6
Wisconsin ......: - (NA) - -
:
18 States ......: 1 (NA) 4 1
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 2012
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011
planted acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Arkansas .......: 5 16 31 38 10
Illinois .......: 26 25 35 13 1
Indiana ........: 20 25 35 18 2
Iowa ...........: 14 23 38 23 2
Kansas .........: 39 36 22 3 -
Kentucky .......: 19 27 29 21 4
Louisiana ......: 2 5 26 58 9
Michigan .......: 14 21 30 29 6
Minnesota ......: 2 9 30 51 8
Mississippi ....: 3 5 15 49 28
Missouri .......: 43 35 15 6 1
Nebraska .......: 20 25 36 18 1
North Carolina .: 1 3 25 61 10
North Dakota ...: 2 12 31 50 5
Ohio ...........: 9 22 38 28 3
South Dakota ...: 11 20 28 34 7
Tennessee ......: 4 12 31 45 8
Wisconsin ......: 7 17 31 36 9
:
18 States ......: 16 21 32 27 4
:
Previous week ..: 16 22 32 26 4
Previous year ..: 4 10 27 46 13
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- Represents zero.
Winter Wheat Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 88% of the 2011 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------:
State :August 19, :August 12, :August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas ........: 100 100 100 100
California ......: 100 100 100 100
Colorado ........: 99 100 100 100
Idaho ...........: 39 54 73 62
Illinois ........: 100 100 100 100
Indiana .........: 100 100 100 100
Kansas ..........: 100 100 100 100
Michigan ........: 98 100 100 99
Missouri ........: 100 100 100 100
Montana .........: 74 83 92 73
Nebraska ........: 100 100 100 100
North Carolina ..: 100 100 100 100
Ohio ............: 100 100 100 100
Oklahoma ........: 100 100 100 100
Oregon ..........: 66 66 87 87
South Dakota ....: 99 100 100 98
Texas ...........: 100 100 100 100
Washington ......: 50 63 80 71
:
18 States .......: 92 94 97 95
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Spring Wheat Harvested - Selected States
[These 6 States harvested 98% of the 2011 spring wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 19, : August 12, : August 19, : 2007-2011
: 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average
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: percent
:
Idaho ..........: 14 24 47 26
Minnesota ......: 45 92 99 49
Montana ........: 8 30 65 30
North Dakota ...: 17 74 83 34
South Dakota ...: 80 100 100 81
Washington .....: 9 22 49 46
:
6 States .......: 25 65 79 40
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Pasture and Range Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 19, 2012
[National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted
based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 1 8 38 44 9
Arizona ........: 35 19 31 11 4
Arkansas .......: 53 32 12 3 -
California .....: 25 60 15 - -
Colorado .......: 53 29 14 4 -
Connecticut ....: - 3 40 57 -
Delaware .......: 10 32 40 18 -
Florida ........: 1 1 15 58 25
Georgia ........: 3 12 39 42 4
Idaho ..........: 15 27 31 27 -
Illinois .......: 63 26 9 2 -
Indiana ........: 48 30 16 5 1
Iowa ...........: 57 27 13 3 -
Kansas .........: 65 27 8 - -
Kentucky .......: 23 25 34 16 2
Louisiana ......: 2 8 33 48 9
Maine ..........: - 7 44 49 -
Maryland .......: 10 22 34 31 3
Massachusetts ..: - 10 26 64 -
Michigan .......: 23 24 31 19 3
Minnesota ......: 17 21 29 30 3
Mississippi ....: - 1 32 49 18
Missouri .......: 87 12 1 - -
Montana ........: 35 30 27 7 1
Nebraska .......: 61 32 7 - -
Nevada .........: 65 18 10 5 2
New Hampshire ..: 3 3 20 55 19
New Jersey .....: - - 50 50 -
New Mexico .....: 49 35 14 2 -
New York .......: 10 28 38 23 1
North Carolina .: 2 11 30 51 6
North Dakota ...: 12 29 37 21 1
Ohio ...........: 31 36 24 8 1
Oklahoma .......: 46 36 15 3 -
Oregon .........: 6 18 34 41 1
Pennsylvania ...: 6 18 48 25 3
Rhode Island ...: - - 55 45 -
South Carolina .: - 5 28 63 4
South Dakota ...: 29 36 26 8 1
Tennessee ......: 8 18 39 31 4
Texas ..........: 23 31 30 14 2
Utah ...........: 19 35 33 13 -
Vermont ........: - 10 30 60 -
Virginia .......: 7 17 34 38 4
Washington .....: 5 8 46 41 -
West Virginia ..: 3 11 50 34 2
Wisconsin ......: 24 30 34 11 1
Wyoming ........: 52 30 15 3 -
:
48 States ......: 32 27 24 15 2
:
Previous week ..: 32 27 24 15 2
Previous year ..: 21 18 24 31 6
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- Represents zero.
