Winter Wheat Condition Deteriorates

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

The following are USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights for the week ended Oct. Nov. 4, 2012.

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