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