Crop progress from NASS

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ISSN: 1948-3007

Released August 3, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Update Alert – August 4, 2015

The Crop Progress report released on August 3, 2015 by the USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is being reissued due to corrections
made to the Soybean Condition table, Sorghum Headed table, Oats Harvested
table, Oat Condition table, Pasture and Range Condition table, Days Suitable

for Fieldwork table, Topsoil Moisture Condition table, and Subsoil Moisture
Condition table. For the impacted tables, some State level estimates were
missing. However, no changes were made to the National estimates.

Corn Silking – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 corn acreage]
—————————————————————–
: Week ending :
:———————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
—————————————————————–
: percent
:
Colorado ……..: 65 43 72 72
Illinois ……..: 96 89 94 97
Indiana ………: 95 72 86 93
Iowa …………: 92 83 93 88
Kansas ……….: 93 80 90 92
Kentucky ……..: 90 87 93 86
Michigan ……..: 75 63 88 85
Minnesota …….: 82 82 94 88
Missouri ……..: 99 84 91 94
Nebraska ……..: 93 83 94 93
North Carolina ..: 96 95 97 99
North Dakota ….: 61 54 85 77
Ohio …………: 81 67 83 86
Pennsylvania ….: 79 76 86 85
South Dakota ….: 85 71 85 78
Tennessee …….: 99 93 97 98
Texas ………..: 99 84 91 95
Wisconsin …….: 65 59 82 76
:
18 States …….: 88 78 90 89
—————————————————————–

Corn Dough – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 corn acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Colorado …….: 6 – 2 7
Illinois …….: 51 32 46 51
Indiana ……..: 32 5 24 31
Iowa ………..: 33 11 30 22
Kansas ………: 49 18 35 51
Kentucky …….: 40 27 41 38
Michigan …….: 5 – 13 13
Minnesota ……: 20 2 20 12
Missouri …….: 60 31 51 57
Nebraska …….: 39 11 23 33
North Carolina .: 78 73 84 86
North Dakota …: 1 – 4 12
Ohio ………..: 26 3 15 26
Pennsylvania …: 4 20 39 18
South Dakota …: 18 1 16 15
Tennessee ……: 67 59 74 77
Texas ……….: 86 64 74 70
Wisconsin ……: 7 – 7 11
:
18 States ……: 33 14 29 31
————————————————————————
– Represents zero.

Corn Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Colorado …….: – 3 20 64 13
Illinois …….: 5 10 29 43 13
Indiana ……..: 9 16 28 36 11
Iowa ………..: – 3 14 59 24
Kansas ………: 3 8 30 49 10
Kentucky …….: 2 3 13 53 29
Michigan …….: 3 7 22 51 17
Minnesota ……: – 2 11 61 26
Missouri …….: 5 12 31 43 9
Nebraska …….: 1 5 19 57 18
North Carolina .: 9 15 29 36 11
North Dakota …: – 4 15 68 13
Ohio ………..: 5 15 34 36 10
Pennsylvania …: – 6 17 39 38
South Dakota …: 1 4 19 62 14
Tennessee ……: – 2 14 56 28
Texas ……….: 3 8 32 44 13
Wisconsin ……: 1 4 15 53 27
:
18 States ……: 2 7 21 52 18
:
Previous week ..: 2 7 21 53 17
Previous year ..: 2 5 20 51 22
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Soybeans Blooming – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 soybean acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 84 81 88 85
Illinois …….: 90 72 82 88
Indiana ……..: 91 69 81 84
Iowa ………..: 90 78 87 89
Kansas ………: 71 48 61 71
Kentucky …….: 63 55 66 67
Louisiana ……: 97 91 94 96
Michigan …….: 82 76 91 85
Minnesota ……: 83 90 96 85
Mississippi ….: 83 85 90 93
Missouri …….: 74 33 46 68
Nebraska …….: 89 77 89 89
North Carolina .: 62 47 60 56
North Dakota …: 89 86 95 90
Ohio ………..: 80 68 79 83
South Dakota …: 88 72 82 86
Tennessee ……: 73 62 72 75
Wisconsin ……: 77 67 81 77
:
18 States ……: 84 71 81 83
————————————————————————

Soybeans Setting Pods – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 soybean acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 68 55 70 64
Illinois …….: 62 31 52 55
Indiana ……..: 66 36 57 52
Iowa ………..: 62 37 57 56
Kansas ………: 36 16 28 26
Kentucky …….: 41 26 39 39
Louisiana ……: 86 82 87 87
Michigan …….: 57 25 47 50
Minnesota ……: 51 44 76 47
Mississippi ….: 61 63 75 75
Missouri …….: 38 10 20 29
Nebraska …….: 66 33 54 51
North Carolina .: 35 22 34 28
North Dakota …: 54 51 73 60
Ohio ………..: 45 26 39 43
South Dakota …: 49 29 55 43
Tennessee ……: 45 36 49 50
Wisconsin ……: 42 28 49 38
:
18 States ……: 54 34 54 49
————————————————————————

Soybean Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 5 7 26 48 14
Illinois …….: 6 13 31 41 9
Indiana ……..: 8 17 32 35 8
Iowa ………..: – 3 18 60 19
Kansas ………: 1 8 41 45 5
Kentucky …….: 2 5 19 58 16
Louisiana ……: 1 11 34 44 10
Michigan …….: 3 7 25 54 11
Minnesota ……: – 2 17 62 19
Mississippi ….: 3 7 20 40 30
Missouri …….: 6 17 48 27 2
Nebraska …….: 1 5 21 57 16
North Carolina .: 6 11 29 45 9
North Dakota …: – 4 15 67 14
Ohio ………..: 6 17 34 36 7
South Dakota …: 1 3 20 60 16
Tennessee ……: 1 3 16 62 18
Wisconsin ……: 1 3 15 55 26
:
18 States ……: 3 8 26 50 13
:
Previous week ..: 3 8 27 49 13
Previous year ..: 1 5 23 55 16
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Cotton Squaring – Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
—————————————————————–
: Week ending :
:———————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
—————————————————————–
: percent
:
Alabama ………: 90 95 97 90
Arizona ………: 99 100 100 97
Arkansas ……..: 100 100 100 100
California ……: 99 97 99 96
Georgia ………: 96 94 97 93
Kansas ……….: 64 58 68 83
Louisiana …….: 99 99 100 100
Mississippi …..: 97 92 97 99
Missouri ……..: 98 93 98 99
North Carolina ..: 96 94 96 96
Oklahoma ……..: 90 77 89 76
South Carolina ..: 98 97 99 93
Tennessee …….: 98 87 90 96
Texas ………..: 92 79 89 94
Virginia ……..: 94 94 97 96
:
15 States …….: 94 85 92 94
—————————————————————–

Cotton Setting Bolls – Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Alabama ……..: 70 76 87 69
Arizona ……..: 74 68 75 76
Arkansas …….: 94 92 94 97
California …..: 97 90 92 81
Georgia ……..: 80 64 78 74
Kansas ………: 14 5 22 34
Louisiana ……: 91 82 88 93
Mississippi ….: 78 71 82 83
Missouri …….: 57 33 52 68
North Carolina .: 85 62 74 80
Oklahoma …….: 64 20 37 37
South Carolina .: 90 70 76 58
Tennessee ……: 67 47 58 68
Texas ……….: 53 29 44 55
Virginia …….: 58 44 60 64
:
15 States ……: 65 44 57 64
————————————————————————

Cotton Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Alabama ……..: – 1 21 72 6
Arizona ……..: 2 – 17 48 33
Arkansas …….: 4 2 16 43 35
California …..: – – 10 30 60
Georgia ……..: 1 6 27 53 13
Kansas ………: – 10 27 53 10
Louisiana ……: 1 5 33 51 10
Mississippi ….: 2 6 27 48 17
Missouri …….: 1 12 51 31 5
North Carolina .: 1 6 22 56 15
Oklahoma …….: – 1 25 71 3
South Carolina .: 1 8 53 37 1
Tennessee ……: – 2 25 56 17
Texas ……….: 1 12 38 41 8
Virginia …….: – – 10 87 3
:
15 States ……: 1 9 33 46 11
:
Previous week ..: 1 7 35 47 10
Previous year ..: 3 11 33 42 11
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Sorghum Headed – Selected States
[These 11 States planted 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 97 82 93 95
Colorado …….: 16 6 20 33
Illinois …….: 54 43 47 53
Kansas ………: 24 11 33 29
Louisiana ……: 100 99 100 100
Missouri …….: 74 44 61 53
Nebraska …….: 53 42 56 42
New Mexico …..: 14 5 15 12
Oklahoma …….: 49 40 48 52
South Dakota …: 58 54 68 52
Texas ……….: 90 85 86 82
:
11 States ……: 54 45 57 53
————————————————————————

Sorghum Coloring – Selected States
[These 11 States planted 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 55 48 64 56
Colorado …….: 1 1 4 10
Illinois …….: 16 3 11 12
Kansas ………: 1 – 1 2
Louisiana ……: 84 80 91 88
Missouri …….: 12 2 8 9
Nebraska …….: 14 2 3 3
New Mexico …..: – – – 1
Oklahoma …….: 14 9 15 19
South Dakota …: 5 – 1 5
Texas ……….: 85 55 65 71
:
11 States ……: 34 23 29 30
————————————————————————
– Represents zero.

Sorghum Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 2 2 15 57 24
Colorado …….: – 5 31 61 3
Illinois …….: 2 9 46 38 5
Kansas ………: 1 4 28 61 6
Louisiana ……: 2 13 34 50 1
Missouri …….: 1 9 49 36 5
Nebraska …….: – 2 27 61 10
New Mexico …..: – – 10 87 3
Oklahoma …….: 2 3 15 71 9
South Dakota …: – 1 27 67 5
Texas ……….: 6 5 22 53 14
:
11 States ……: 3 4 25 59 9
:
Previous week ..: 2 4 26 59 9
Previous year ..: 2 7 32 49 10
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Peanuts Pegging – Selected States
[These 8 States planted 97% of the 2014 peanut acreage]
—————————————————————–
: Week ending :
:———————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
—————————————————————–
: percent
:
Alabama ………: 81 81 83 73
Florida ………: 94 92 95 88
Georgia ………: 93 85 93 88
North Carolina ..: 95 80 90 97
Oklahoma ……..: 84 53 65 90
South Carolina ..: 98 97 98 92
Texas ………..: 73 52 60 86
Virginia ……..: 80 65 80 77
:
8 States ……..: 90 82 88 87
—————————————————————–

Peanut Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Alabama ……..: – 2 16 68 14
Florida ……..: – – 12 68 20
Georgia ……..: – 4 20 54 22
North Carolina .: – 4 20 62 14
Oklahoma …….: – 2 16 76 6
South Carolina .: – 1 37 59 3
Texas ……….: – 1 41 51 7
Virginia …….: – – 24 70 6
:
8 States …….: – 3 22 58 17
:
Previous week ..: – 2 24 58 16
Previous year ..: – 4 24 58 14
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Rice Headed – Selected States
[These 6 States planted 100% of the 2014 rice acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 46 45 65 59
California …..: 46 20 25 24
Louisiana ……: 91 91 94 92
Mississippi ….: 65 72 81 76
Missouri …….: 56 42 58 43
Texas ……….: 88 79 84 89
:
6 States …….: 57 51 63 59
————————————————————————

Rice Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acres]
—————————————————————————-
State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
—————————————————————————-
: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 3 4 20 55 18
California …..: – – 20 45 35
Louisiana ……: – 6 35 51 8
Mississippi ….: 1 3 22 39 35
Missouri …….: – 5 34 46 15
Texas ……….: 4 2 41 43 10
:
6 States …….: 2 3 25 50 20
:
Previous week ..: 2 4 25 49 20
Previous year ..: – 5 24 51 20
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Winter Wheat Harvested – Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 87% of the 2014 winter wheat acreage]
—————————————————————–
: Week ending :
:———————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
—————————————————————–
: percent
:
Arkansas ……..: 100 100 100 100
California ……: 94 97 99 98
Colorado ……..: 95 85 95 97
Idaho ………..: 36 27 54 20
Illinois ……..: 100 95 100 100
Indiana ………: 100 91 97 100
Kansas ……….: 100 100 100 100
Michigan ……..: 87 49 89 93
Missouri ……..: 100 96 100 100
Montana ………: 35 42 70 20
Nebraska ……..: 91 81 93 93
North Carolina ..: 100 100 100 99
Ohio …………: 100 81 93 100
Oklahoma ……..: 100 100 100 100
Oregon ……….: 69 69 90 48
South Dakota ….: 51 43 76 72
Texas ………..: 100 99 100 100
Washington ……: 54 63 82 32
:
18 States …….: 89 85 93 85
—————————————————————–

Spring Wheat Harvested – Selected States
[These 6 States harvested 99% of the 2014 spring wheat acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Idaho ……….: 12 6 19 4
Minnesota ……: 1 – 5 17
Montana ……..: – – 6 2
North Dakota …: – – – 9
South Dakota …: 3 2 24 30
Washington …..: 26 26 55 8
:
6 States …….: 3 2 8 11
————————————————————————
– Represents zero.

Spring Wheat Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-

State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent

—————————————————————————-

: percent

:

Idaho ………..: 1 5 25 51 18

Minnesota …….: – 2 19 59 20

Montana ………: 4 9 34 44 9

North Dakota ….: – 3 16 63 18

South Dakota ….: 1 8 29 54 8

Washington ……: 7 36 39 18 –

:

6 States ……..: 1 6 23 56 14

:

Previous week …: 1 6 22 56 15

Previous year …: 1 4 25 56 14

—————————————————————————-

– Represents zero.

Oats Harvested – Selected States
[These 9 States harvested 67% of the 2014 oat acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Iowa ………..: 65 57 78 79
Minnesota ……: 37 11 29 35
Nebraska …….: 79 60 76 87
North Dakota …: – – – 11
Ohio ………..: 51 27 50 69
Pennsylvania …: 30 18 46 53
South Dakota …: 39 40 64 49
Texas ……….: 100 100 100 99
Wisconsin ……: 21 12 31 37
:
9 States …….: 38 27 43 48
————————————————————————
– Represents zero.

Oat Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-

State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent

—————————————————————————-

: percent

:

Iowa …………: 1 3 16 66 14

Minnesota …….: – 3 18 63 16

Nebraska ……..: 2 6 24 61 7

North Dakota ….: 1 4 14 67 14

Ohio …………: 1 6 29 54 10

Pennsylvania ….: 2 4 21 56 17

South Dakota ….: 1 3 22 62 12

Texas ………..: 15 18 30 32 5

Wisconsin …….: – 3 15 56 26

:

9 States ……..: 4 7 21 55 13

:

Previous week …: 4 7 21 55 13

Previous year …: 3 9 25 53 10

—————————————————————————-

– Represents zero.

Barley Harvested – Selected States
[These 5 States harvested 81% of the 2014 barley acreage]
————————————————————————
: Week ending :
:—————————————–:
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2, : 2010-2014
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average
————————————————————————
: percent
:
Idaho ……….: 11 13 22 6
Minnesota ……: 6 2 16 24
Montana ……..: 1 3 25 4
North Dakota …: 2 – – 12
Washington …..: 18 15 45 6
:
5 States …….: 7 5 17 8
————————————————————————
– Represents zero.

Barley Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014
planted acreage]
—————————————————————————-

State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent

—————————————————————————-

: percent

:

Idaho ………..: – 2 12 51 35

Minnesota …….: – 2 34 49 15

Montana ………: 3 10 34 42 11

North Dakota ….: – 2 16 69 13

Washington ……: 3 14 66 17 –

:

5 States ……..: 1 6 25 51 17

:

Previous week …: 1 5 25 51 18

Previous year …: – 4 30 55 11

—————————————————————————-

– Represents zero.

Pasture and Range Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 2, 2015
[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 ……..: – 12 37 47 4
Arizona ……..: 7 10 39 41 3
Arkansas …….: 2 9 32 46 11
California …..: 25 30 20 15 10
Colorado …….: 1 12 23 51 13
Connecticut ….: – – 50 50 –
Delaware …….: 3 7 38 45 7
Florida ……..: 1 3 19 56 21
Georgia ……..: 1 11 37 42 9
Idaho ……….: 2 14 41 36 7
Illinois …….: 1 3 20 58 18
Indiana ……..: 2 6 31 50 11
Iowa ………..: – 3 21 58 18
Kansas ………: 2 7 30 50 11
Kentucky …….: 1 4 18 61 16
Louisiana ……: 2 18 39 36 5
Maine ……….: – – 35 35 30
Maryland …….: – 3 30 43 24
Massachusetts ..: – 4 38 50 8
Michigan …….: 2 7 31 46 14
Minnesota ……: – 3 19 63 15
Mississippi ….: 2 11 29 48 10
Missouri …….: – 2 30 52 16
Montana ……..: 8 21 45 22 4
Nebraska …….: 2 6 23 58 11
Nevada ………: 10 15 35 35 5
New Hampshire ..: 11 12 30 44 3
New Jersey …..: 3 3 22 33 39
New Mexico …..: 4 6 32 46 12
New York …….: – 6 30 51 13
North Carolina .: 15 26 33 22 4
North Dakota …: 1 4 26 58 11
Ohio ………..: 1 4 33 48 14
Oklahoma …….: 2 8 24 52 14
Oregon ………: 13 36 39 12 –
Pennsylvania …: 5 10 32 38 15
Rhode Island …: – – 45 55 –
South Carolina .: 2 23 50 25 –
South Dakota …: 2 8 27 56 7
Tennessee ……: 1 8 26 58 7
Texas ……….: 2 9 37 44 8
Utah ………..: – 10 34 49 7
Vermont ……..: – – 7 62 31
Virginia …….: 2 7 28 48 15
Washington …..: 10 35 28 25 2
West Virginia ..: 1 5 22 62 10
Wisconsin ……: – 8 23 51 18
Wyoming ……..: – 3 14 70 13
:
48 States ……: 3 9 30 47 11
:
Previous week ..: 3 9 27 49 12
Previous year ..: 5 13 32 42 8
—————————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Days Suitable for Fieldwork – Selected States
[Days suitable for Fieldwork are weighted based on
cropland acreage]
———————————————————–
: Week ending
:—————————————–
State : August 2, : July 26, : August 2,
: 2014 : 2015 : 2015
———————————————————–
: Days
:
Alabama ………: 6.3 5.3 5.9
Arizona ………: 7.0 7.0 7.0
Arkansas ……..: 6.2 5.2 6.9
California ……: 5.7 7.0 7.0
Colorado ……..: 5.0 6.0 6.6
Connecticut …..: 5.1 7.0 7.0
Delaware ……..: 5.0 7.0 6.5
Florida ………: 6.4 6.3 5.9
Georgia ………: 6.1 5.9 6.0
Idaho ………..: 6.7 6.6 6.9
Illinois ……..: 6.4 5.2 6.0
Indiana ………: 5.9 4.8 5.7
Iowa …………: 6.4 5.0 4.6
Kansas ……….: 6.1 5.3 5.7
Kentucky ……..: 6.2 4.7 5.4
Louisiana …….: 4.8 6.7 6.5
Maine ………..: 5.9 3.2 5.6
Maryland ……..: 6.0 6.5 6.5
Massachusetts …: 6.1 6.8 7.0
Michigan ……..: 5.5 6.4 6.4
Minnesota …….: 6.4 5.1 5.7
Mississippi …..: 5.5 5.6 6.5
Missouri ……..: 6.7 3.5 5.2
Montana ………: 6.7 6.4 5.4
Nebraska ……..: 6.7 6.0 6.2
Nevada ……….: 6.8 6.3 6.8
New Hampshire …: 5.3 6.4 6.0
New Jersey ……: 6.1 7.0 7.0
New Mexico ……: 6.4 6.5 6.4
New York ……..: 3.8 5.5 6.0
North Carolina ..: 4.5 5.9 6.6
North Dakota ….: 6.4 5.9 6.6
Ohio …………: 5.6 5.1 5.7
Oklahoma ……..: 4.7 5.7 6.0
Oregon ……….: 6.5 6.7 6.3
Pennsylvania ….: 5.0 6.0 6.5
Rhode Island ….: 5.6 6.0 6.0
South Carolina ..: 5.3 6.0 6.1
South Dakota ….: 6.4 5.7 6.0
Tennessee …….: 6.4 4.6 6.3
Texas ………..: 6.0 6.5 6.5
Utah …………: 5.8 6.9 6.9
Vermont ………: 2.8 4.3 5.0
Virginia ……..: 5.4 6.3 6.3
Washington ……: 6.4 6.9 6.8
West Virginia …: 5.0 5.6 6.3
Wisconsin …….: 5.7 6.0 6.4
Wyoming ………: 5.8 6.7 6.7
———————————————————–

Topsoil Moisture Condition – Selected States: Week Ending
August 2, 2015
[National topsoil moisture conditions for selected States are
weighted based on cropland acreage]
—————————————————————-
State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus
—————————————————————-
: percent
:
Alabama ……..: 6 37 51 6
Arizona ……..: 4 17 74 5
Arkansas …….: 12 35 45 8
California …..: 60 20 20 –
Colorado …….: 4 20 73 3
Connecticut ….: – 30 70 –
Delaware …….: 18 45 33 4
Florida ……..: – 17 74 9
Georgia ……..: 8 35 52 5
Idaho ……….: 14 38 44 4
Illinois …….: – 7 75 18
Indiana ……..: 1 8 67 24
Iowa ………..: – 6 80 14
Kansas ………: 3 22 70 5
Kentucky …….: – 5 71 24
Louisiana ……: 19 48 32 1
Maine ……….: 5 14 70 11
Maryland …….: 8 12 68 12
Massachusetts ..: – 15 78 7
Michigan …….: 5 28 57 10
Minnesota ……: – 7 88 5
Mississippi ….: 20 44 32 4
Missouri …….: – 5 59 36
Montana ……..: 13 42 37 8
Nebraska …….: 6 26 64 4
Nevada ………: 10 30 60 –
New Hampshire ..: 11 9 71 9
New Jersey …..: 5 21 62 12
New Mexico …..: 13 35 49 3
New York …….: 1 6 59 34
North Carolina .: 15 39 42 4
North Dakota …: 1 19 71 9
Ohio ………..: – 10 69 21
Oklahoma …….: 5 27 64 4
Oregon ………: 27 53 20 –
Pennsylvania …: 4 31 60 5
Rhode Island …: 5 20 75 –
South Carolina .: 12 71 17 –
South Dakota …: 7 24 66 3
Tennessee ……: 2 22 64 12
Texas ……….: 8 47 41 4
Utah ………..: 10 42 48 –
Vermont ……..: – – 57 43
Virginia …….: 4 25 64 7
Washington …..: 29 36 34 1
West Virginia ..: 1 15 69 15
Wisconsin ……: 5 31 57 7
Wyoming ……..: 1 26 72 1
:
48 States ……: 7 23 61 9
:
Previous week ..: 6 19 62 13
Previous year ..: 13 33 50 4
—————————————————————-
– Represents zero.

Subsoil Moisture Condition – Selected States: Week Ending
August 2, 2015
[National subsoil moisture conditions for selected States are
weighted based on cropland acreage]
—————————————————————-
State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus
—————————————————————-
: percent
:
Alabama ……..: 5 32 56 7
Arizona ……..: 4 15 78 3
Arkansas …….: 11 28 55 6
California …..: 40 45 15 –
Colorado …….: 3 21 74 2
Connecticut ….: – 15 80 5
Delaware …….: 16 29 51 4
Florida ……..: 1 18 73 8
Georgia ……..: 4 30 62 4
Idaho ……….: 12 37 51 –
Illinois …….: – 4 76 20
Indiana ……..: – 5 69 26
Iowa ………..: – 6 81 13
Kansas ………: 6 21 71 2
Kentucky …….: – 3 78 19
Louisiana ……: 9 45 44 2
Maine ……….: 6 12 72 10
Maryland …….: 9 9 73 9
Massachusetts ..: – 11 82 7
Michigan …….: 2 21 70 7
Minnesota ……: – 6 90 4
Mississippi ….: 16 43 36 5
Missouri …….: – 2 67 31
Montana ……..: 14 38 39 9
Nebraska …….: 6 22 69 3
Nevada ………: 20 40 40 –
New Hampshire ..: 10 9 74 7
New Jersey …..: 4 8 73 15
New Mexico …..: 9 28 62 1
New York …….: – 3 70 27
North Carolina .: 13 35 48 4
North Dakota …: 1 12 81 6
Ohio ………..: – 6 68 26
Oklahoma …….: 10 26 59 5
Oregon ………: 28 53 19 –
Pennsylvania …: 1 23 72 4
Rhode Island …: 5 25 70 –
South Carolina .: 20 70 10 –
South Dakota …: 6 25 67 2
Tennessee ……: 1 20 70 9
Texas ……….: 4 34 58 4
Utah ………..: 9 46 45 –
Vermont ……..: – – 57 43
Virginia …….: 2 23 70 5
Washington …..: 25 42 33 –
West Virginia ..: 1 13 78 8
Wisconsin ……: 2 25 71 2
Wyoming ……..: – 21 78 1
:
48 States ……: 6 21 65 8
:
Previous week ..: 5 18 65 12
Previous year ..: 13 31 53 3
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– Represents zero.

Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week

Barley: Harvested, Condition
Corn: Silking, Dough, Dent, Condition
Cotton: Squaring, Setting Bolls, Bolls Open, Condition
Oats: Harvested, Condition
Pasture & Range: Condition
Peanuts: Pegging, Condition
Rice: Headed, Condition
Sorghum: Headed, Coloring, Condition
Soybeans: Blooming, Setting Pods, Condition
Spring Wheat: Harvested, Condition
Winter Wheat: Harvested

Statistical Methodology

Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey

data collected each week from early April through the end of November. The
non-probability crop progress and condition surveys include input from
approximately 4,000 respondents whose occupations provide them opportunities

to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with
farmers
in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these respondents
subjectively estimate the progress of crops through various stages of
development, as well as the progress of producer activities. They also
provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions.

Most respondents complete their questionnaires on Friday or early Monday
morning and submit them to the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) Field Offices in their States by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, or
through a secured internet website. A small number of reports are completed
on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Regardless of when questionnaires are
completed, respondents are asked to report for the entire week ending on
Sunday. For reports submitted prior to the Sunday reference date, a degree
of
uncertainty is introduced by projections for weekend changes in progress and

condition. By the end of the 2014 season, over 90 percent of the data were
being submitted through the internet website. As a result, the majority of
all data are submitted on Monday morning, significantly reducing projection
uncertainty.

Respondents are sent written reporting instructions at the beginning of each

season and are contacted periodically to ensure proper reporting. Terms and
definitions of crop stages and condition categories used as reporting
guidelines are available on the NASS website at
www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/National_Crop_Progress.

Estimating Procedures: Reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and
consistency by comparing with data reported the previous week and data
reported in surrounding counties for the current week. Each State Field
Office summarizes the reported data to district and State levels, weighting
each county’s reported data by NASS county acreage estimates. Summarized
indications are compared with previous week estimates, and progress items
are
compared with earlier stages of development and historical averages to
ensure
reasonableness. Weather events and respondent comments are also taken into
consideration. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics
Board (ASB) along with supporting comments, where they are compared with
surrounding States and compiled into a National level summary by weighting
each State by its acreage estimates.

Revision Policy: Progress and condition estimates in the Crop Progress
report
are released after 4:00 pm ET on the first business day of the week. These
estimates are subject to revision the following week.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]

Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch……………………. (202) 720-2127

Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section…………. (202) 720-2127
Angie Considine – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.. (202) 720-5944
Tony Dahlman – Crop Weather, Barley, Soybeans……. (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet……. (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay………….. (202) 690-8533
Jean Porter – Oats, Rye, Wheat…………………. (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Peanuts, Rice…………………. (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds………. (202) 720-7369

Access to NASS Reports

For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following

ways:

All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS
web
site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit
http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the “Follow NASS” box under “Receive
reports by Email,” click on “National” or “State” to select the reports
you would like to receive.

For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural

Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail:
[email protected].

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against
its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of
race,
color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion,
reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial
or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic
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If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online
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office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a
letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of
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