Winter Wheat Emergence Still Lags the Average Pace

The following are USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights for the week ended Oct. 28, 2012.

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