Corn Planting Surges to 71% Complete

The following are USDA’s Crop Progress and Condition Report highlights for the week ended May 6, 2012.

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