Corn & Soybeans Now Rated 40% “Good” to “Excellent”

The following are USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights for the week ended July 8, 2012.

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