Soybean Harvest Advances at a Rapid Clip to 41% Complete

The following are USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights for the week ended Sept. 30, 2012.

 Released October 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2011 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 75 69 79 77 Arizona ........: 93 90 97 92 Arkansas .......: 94 93 95 89 California .....: 69 53 75 70 Georgia ........: 85 78 85 78 Kansas .........: 50 61 70 51 Louisiana ......: 100 97 100 97 Mississippi ....: 96 91 94 92 Missouri .......: 83 88 95 83 North Carolina .: 93 78 81 91 Oklahoma .......: 51 59 68 72 South Carolina .: 85 53 67 81 Tennessee ......: 83 87 92 86 Texas ..........: 78 61 71 63 Virginia .......: 84 75 85 84 : 15 States ......: 81 69 78 73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cotton Harvested - Selected States [These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2011 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 8 - 2 12 Arizona ........: 19 15 20 19 Arkansas .......: 10 11 21 19 California .....: - - - 2 Georgia ........: 9 4 9 7 Kansas .........: - - 1 - Louisiana ......: 75 41 60 41 Mississippi ....: 24 13 25 28 Missouri .......: 11 16 23 22 North Carolina .: 8 - 2 8 Oklahoma .......: - 1 2 2 South Carolina .: 13 1 3 9 Tennessee ......: 9 11 19 17 Texas ..........: 18 14 15 18 Virginia .......: 1 - - 7 : 15 States ......: 15 10 14 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 2012 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 2 28 62 7 Arizona ........: - 4 24 46 26 Arkansas .......: 5 7 19 45 24 California .....: - - 5 35 60 Georgia ........: 3 10 35 40 12 Kansas .........: 7 24 45 22 2 Louisiana ......: - 2 18 65 15 Mississippi ....: 1 5 22 52 20 Missouri .......: 10 26 38 24 2 North Carolina .: - 2 26 54 18 Oklahoma .......: 26 47 17 10 - South Carolina .: - 2 21 64 13 Tennessee ......: 1 4 26 58 11 Texas ..........: 19 29 29 19 4 Virginia .......: - - 3 96 1 : 15 States ......: 12 19 27 32 10 : Previous week ..: 11 19 27 33 10 Previous year ..: 23 19 29 25 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Corn Mature - Selected States [These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Colorado .......: 56 80 87 65 Illinois .......: 88 95 98 75 Indiana ........: 61 82 91 70 Iowa ...........: 88 96 99 77 Kansas .........: 92 95 98 89 Kentucky .......: 90 96 98 93 Michigan .......: 44 58 84 63 Minnesota ......: 72 94 99 66 Missouri .......: 97 98 100 85 Nebraska .......: 68 87 93 67 North Carolina .: 98 100 100 100 North Dakota ...: 53 92 98 56 Ohio ...........: 24 61 73 57 Pennsylvania ...: 44 69 78 62 South Dakota ...: 70 88 96 65 Tennessee ......: 97 98 99 96 Texas ..........: 93 88 94 90 Wisconsin ......: 52 63 81 54 : 18 States ......: 74 88 94 72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corn Harvested - Selected States [These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2011 corn acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Colorado .......: 4 19 26 13 Illinois .......: 29 54 71 33 Indiana ........: 9 26 35 22 Iowa ...........: 10 37 56 8 Kansas .........: 50 64 74 43 Kentucky .......: 53 71 80 58 Michigan .......: 3 10 17 9 Minnesota ......: 5 30 53 5 Missouri .......: 61 80 88 45 Nebraska .......: 10 36 53 10 North Carolina .: 86 76 85 82 North Dakota ...: 1 20 36 1 Ohio ...........: 2 8 14 11 Pennsylvania ...: 6 11 18 20 South Dakota ...: 6 36 55 6 Tennessee ......: 78 85 92 73 Texas ..........: 73 69 75 73 Wisconsin ......: 4 12 23 7 : 18 States ......: 18 39 54 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corn Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 2012 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Colorado .......: 47 19 20 12 2 Illinois .......: 42 33 18 7 - Indiana ........: 35 31 23 10 1 Iowa ...........: 19 28 33 18 2 Kansas .........: 41 30 21 8 - Kentucky .......: 47 33 14 5 1 Michigan .......: 21 24 27 27 1 Minnesota ......: 4 10 27 45 14 Missouri .......: 58 26 11 4 1 Nebraska .......: 22 20 26 27 5 North Carolina .: 4 11 29 42 14 North Dakota ...: 3 10 30 53 4 Ohio ...........: 22 29 33 15 1 Pennsylvania ...: 2 8 22 51 17 South Dakota ...: 20 25 29 22 4 Tennessee ......: 22 29 30 17 2 Texas ..........: 7 12 30 37 14 Wisconsin ......: 19 19 26 29 7 : 18 States ......: 26 24 25 21 4 : Previous week ..: 27 24 25 21 3 Previous year ..: 7 13 28 41 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Soybeans Dropping Leaves - Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 46 58 71 53 Illinois .......: 72 66 85 74 Indiana ........: 72 80 88 81 Iowa ...........: 75 78 93 81 Kansas .........: 60 47 61 66 Kentucky .......: 68 59 72 74 Louisiana ......: 92 81 89 89 Michigan .......: 60 70 91 75 Minnesota ......: 88 96 100 92 Mississippi ....: 86 84 93 83 Missouri .......: 56 41 57 52 Nebraska .......: 69 69 91 79 North Carolina .: 32 21 31 37 North Dakota ...: 95 99 100 92 Ohio ...........: 50 73 86 80 South Dakota ...: 92 98 100 92 Tennessee ......: 63 62 72 74 Wisconsin ......: 67 78 91 77 : 18 States ......: 71 73 85 77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybeans Harvested - Selected States [These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2011 soybean acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 21 34 42 24 Illinois .......: 10 8 22 21 Indiana ........: 4 10 18 22 Iowa ...........: 16 23 54 21 Kansas .........: 12 5 12 11 Kentucky .......: 8 13 26 14 Louisiana ......: 76 60 73 65 Michigan .......: 1 6 24 11 Minnesota ......: 26 45 76 23 Mississippi ....: 45 62 77 52 Missouri .......: 8 4 9 8 Nebraska .......: 15 19 48 16 North Carolina .: 3 1 3 2 North Dakota ...: 32 56 80 22 Ohio ...........: - 8 14 17 South Dakota ...: 22 47 79 16 Tennessee ......: 11 9 17 20 Wisconsin ......: 1 14 42 8 : 18 States ......: 15 22 41 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 2012 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 4 14 34 38 10 Illinois .......: 17 24 37 20 2 Indiana ........: 15 19 37 24 5 Iowa ...........: 11 20 37 29 3 Kansas .........: 32 33 27 6 2 Kentucky .......: 8 13 30 38 11 Louisiana ......: 2 6 26 48 18 Michigan .......: 12 19 30 34 5 Minnesota ......: 3 8 29 48 12 Mississippi ....: 6 9 18 48 19 Missouri .......: 36 31 23 9 1 Nebraska .......: 20 28 33 17 2 North Carolina .: - 3 20 57 20 North Dakota ...: 2 11 27 51 9 Ohio ...........: 9 19 37 29 6 South Dakota ...: 16 23 34 24 3 Tennessee ......: 1 8 26 51 14 Wisconsin ......: 10 15 33 33 9 : 18 States ......: 14 19 32 29 6 : Previous week ..: 14 20 31 29 6 Previous year ..: 5 12 29 43 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Sorghum Coloring - Selected States [These 11 States planted 98% of the 2011 sorghum acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100 Colorado .......: 87 99 99 97 Illinois .......: 97 98 99 94 Kansas .........: 81 78 83 91 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100 Missouri .......: 96 91 92 92 Nebraska .......: 99 80 84 96 New Mexico .....: 56 24 36 79 Oklahoma .......: 71 82 86 82 South Dakota ...: 98 100 100 98 Texas ..........: 86 83 90 90 : 11 States ......: 84 81 86 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorghum Mature - Selected States [These 11 States planted 98% of the 2011 sorghum acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100 Colorado .......: 37 33 40 59 Illinois .......: 78 85 86 67 Kansas .........: 34 28 41 44 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100 Missouri .......: 59 55 61 60 Nebraska .......: 63 33 51 49 New Mexico .....: 7 - - 17 Oklahoma .......: 46 52 59 47 South Dakota ...: 45 87 96 59 Texas ..........: 73 75 76 77 : 11 States ......: 50 48 56 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Sorghum Harvested - Selected States [These 11 States harvested 98% of the 2011 sorghum acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 90 99 100 83 Colorado .......: 1 9 11 8 Illinois .......: 20 14 27 26 Kansas .........: 4 9 13 9 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 98 Missouri .......: 22 16 22 24 Nebraska .......: 6 4 11 4 New Mexico .....: - - - 1 Oklahoma .......: 27 35 42 22 South Dakota ...: 7 47 55 10 Texas ..........: 64 61 62 70 : 11 States ......: 28 31 34 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Sorghum Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 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 .......: 51 31 13 5 - Illinois .......: 45 19 21 13 2 Kansas .........: 33 33 25 8 1 Louisiana ......: - 1 28 61 10 Missouri .......: 23 34 31 12 - Nebraska .......: 13 42 33 11 1 New Mexico .....: 33 26 29 12 - Oklahoma .......: 33 28 30 9 - South Dakota ...: 24 25 36 14 1 Texas ..........: 8 14 26 36 16 : 11 States ......: 24 26 26 18 6 : Previous week ..: 24 26 26 18 6 Previous year ..: 21 24 31 20 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Peanuts Harvested - Selected States [These 8 States harvested 98% of the 2011 peanut acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 13 2 9 13 Florida ........: 34 29 39 34 Georgia ........: 16 12 26 12 North Carolina .: 6 8 15 10 Oklahoma .......: - 2 2 5 South Carolina .: 18 14 28 24 Texas ..........: 14 4 6 16 Virginia .......: 3 - 2 7 : 8 States .......: 17 12 22 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. Peanut Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 2012 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: - 1 11 77 11 Florida ........: 1 1 23 53 22 Georgia ........: - 4 15 54 27 North Carolina .: - - 12 62 26 Oklahoma .......: 3 3 26 64 4 South Carolina .: - 3 22 63 12 Texas ..........: - 9 36 45 10 Virginia .......: - - 5 91 4 : 8 States .......: - 3 18 59 20 : Previous week ..: 1 3 19 61 16 Previous year ..: 7 16 38 31 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Sugarbeets Harvested - Selected States [These 4 States harvested 84% of the 2011 sugarbeet acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Idaho ..........: 11 14 19 8 Michigan .......: 10 12 15 13 Minnesota ......: 10 15 20 17 North Dakota ...: 12 17 20 18 : 4 States .......: 11 15 19 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunflowers Harvested - Selected States [These 4 States harvested 87% of the 2011 sunflower acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Colorado .......: 14 2 9 21 Kansas .........: 7 4 10 4 North Dakota ...: 1 4 16 1 South Dakota ...: 2 1 14 1 : 4 States .......: 3 3 14 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rice Harvested - Selected States [These 6 States harvested 100% of the 2011 rice acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 62 84 90 63 California .....: 16 10 12 32 Louisiana ......: 99 98 99 95 Mississippi ....: 75 89 94 70 Missouri .......: 50 71 84 58 Texas ..........: 100 97 98 98 : 6 States .......: 61 70 75 64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winter Wheat Planted - Selected States [These 18 States planted 88% of the 2010 winter wheat acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 8 4 6 5 California .....: 4 4 6 9 Colorado .......: 73 42 62 75 Idaho ..........: 47 28 41 52 Illinois .......: 8 5 9 10 Indiana ........: 6 3 8 10 Kansas .........: 36 17 40 37 Michigan .......: 15 9 22 26 Missouri .......: 7 6 10 7 Montana ........: 55 35 55 62 Nebraska .......: 77 47 64 77 North Carolina .: 2 1 1 2 Ohio ...........: 1 3 7 12 Oklahoma .......: 25 21 35 40 Oregon .........: 26 18 27 39 South Dakota ...: 67 37 50 70 Texas ..........: 22 30 43 38 Washington .....: 74 70 71 73 : 18 States ......: 36 25 40 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States [These 18 States planted 88% of the 2010 winter wheat acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :September 30,:September 23,:September 30,: 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 2 (NA) 1 1 California .....: - (NA) - - Colorado .......: 34 (NA) 20 37 Idaho ..........: 14 (NA) 13 12 Illinois .......: 2 (NA) 1 1 Indiana ........: 2 (NA) - 1 Kansas .........: 10 (NA) 10 12 Michigan .......: 3 (NA) - 3 Missouri .......: 1 (NA) 3 2 Montana ........: 9 (NA) 4 15 Nebraska .......: 46 (NA) 16 41 North Carolina .: - (NA) - - Ohio ...........: 1 (NA) - 1 Oklahoma .......: 4 (NA) 14 14 Oregon .........: 7 (NA) - 12 South Dakota ...: 22 (NA) 5 32 Texas ..........: 3 (NA) 11 13 Washington .....: 51 (NA) 56 48 : 18 States ......: 12 (NA) 12 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Pasture and Range Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 30, 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 ........: 3 5 25 60 7 Arizona ........: 28 19 27 20 6 Arkansas .......: 16 28 38 18 - California .....: 35 50 15 - - Colorado .......: 61 24 13 2 - Connecticut ....: 7 19 18 56 - Delaware .......: 5 21 45 26 3 Florida ........: 1 2 20 62 15 Georgia ........: 1 11 44 41 3 Idaho ..........: 18 33 29 20 - Illinois .......: 17 22 39 20 2 Indiana ........: 16 25 35 22 2 Iowa ...........: 49 27 20 4 - Kansas .........: 53 28 16 3 - Kentucky .......: 8 18 39 30 5 Louisiana ......: 1 5 37 48 9 Maine ..........: - - 26 70 4 Maryland .......: 1 9 30 52 8 Massachusetts ..: - 6 48 46 - Michigan .......: 17 26 36 17 4 Minnesota ......: 30 30 25 14 1 Mississippi ....: - 1 17 70 12 Missouri .......: 48 23 25 4 - Montana ........: 48 30 17 5 - Nebraska .......: 77 21 2 - - Nevada .........: 58 27 11 4 - New Hampshire ..: 1 3 30 59 7 New Jersey .....: - 5 10 85 - New Mexico .....: 48 36 13 3 - New York .......: 5 24 37 30 4 North Carolina .: - 6 35 54 5 North Dakota ...: 26 36 30 8 - Ohio ...........: 20 26 31 20 3 Oklahoma .......: 43 33 20 4 - Oregon .........: 17 29 27 27 - Pennsylvania ...: 6 13 33 39 9 Rhode Island ...: - - 75 25 - South Carolina .: - 2 24 69 5 South Dakota ...: 44 34 19 3 - Tennessee ......: 2 10 35 48 5 Texas ..........: 21 27 33 16 3 Utah ...........: 11 28 32 27 2 Vermont ........: - 25 50 24 1 Virginia .......: 2 8 32 53 5 Washington .....: 10 24 38 24 4 West Virginia ..: - 6 52 40 2 Wisconsin ......: 40 33 23 4 - Wyoming ........: 60 27 10 3 - : 48 States ......: 30 25 25 18 2 : Previous week ..: 29 27 24 18 2 Previous year ..: 24 19 26 27 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.