Corn Harvest 10% Complete, No Condition Improvement

Other crops are also maturing fast, but are consistently in very poor or poor condition.

Below are the latest crop condition reports from USDA.

Harvest has reach 10% complete for U.S. corn. The five-year average for this point of the season is 3% complete. While conditions for the major crops haven’t improved, they also haven’t gotten much worse.

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

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