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