Crop Progress

ISSN: 1948-3007

Released September 28, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Corn Dented Selected States

[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 corn acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Colorado ...................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas .....................................
Kentucky ...................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
Pennsylvania ............................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas .......................................
Wisconsin .................................

96
99
94
95
97
96
80
95
100
97
100
89
91
92
96
99
99
81

97
100
89
95
96
96
85
97
97
93
100
91
94
86
90
98
88
84

100
100
96
98
97
99
93
98
100
96
100
97
100
97
95
99
90
91

97
99
96
98
99
98
92
97
99
99
100
95
94
93
97
100
98
89

18 States ..................................

95

94

97

97

Corn Mature Selected States

[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 corn acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Colorado ...................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas .....................................
Kentucky ...................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
Pennsylvania ............................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas .......................................
Wisconsin .................................

36
77
64
55
72
84
34
41
85
61
97
27
45
52
44
92
76
34

45
78
52
49
70
83
28
41
70
47
96
27
46
62
45
87
73
26

60
89
70
71
86
92
46
67
83
65
99
50
70
74
63
95
76
44

53
84
72
76
84
90
56
63
89
69
99
57
53
60
64
94
87
51

18 States ..................................

57

53

71

72

Corn Harvested Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2014 corn acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Colorado ...................................
Illinois ........................................
Indiana ......................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas ......................................
Kentucky ...................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ...........................
North Dakota .............................
Ohio ..........................................
Pennsylvania ............................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas ........................................
Wisconsin .................................

5
13
10
2
34
45
1
2
31
6
70
6
8
2
53
68
1

1
13
8
2
27
35
1
27
5
70
3
17
2
43
61
1

7
30
18
5
42
52
4
3
46
10
80
3
10
24
7
64
63
3

10
34
22
14
46
57
9
10
48
16
81
6
10
15
13
71
68
7

18 States ..................................

11

10

18

23

- Represents zero.

Corn Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Colorado ................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Missouri .................................
Nebraska ...............................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio .......................................
Pennsylvania .........................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Wisconsin ..............................

5
9
1
3
1
2
6
2
11
1
5
1
3
1

3
10
15
3
9
4
6
2
11
5
17
8
15
8
4
2
8
4

24
30
28
16
31
11
22
10
33
19
30
21
31
22
19
13
33
16

61
42
36
55
47
51
52
53
40
54
32
58
38
39
58
53
41
53

12
13
12
25
10
33
18
35
10
20
10
12
11
30
19
32
15
26

18 States ...............................

22

49

19

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

3
2

7
5

22
19

49
51

19
23

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Soybeans Dropping Leaves Selected States

[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2014 soybean acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ..................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas .....................................
Kentucky ...................................
Louisiana ..................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Wisconsin .................................

66
65
73
61
53
42
89
66
68
77
45
73
33
85
71
81
56
54

48
54
62
48
34
40
85
58
72
74
17
65
34
85
60
73
48
36

63
75
81
72
49
57
92
83
89
81
32
78
44
95
86
90
65
69

57
69
78
66
55
60
88
71
80
77
44
74
29
90
73
87
60
63

18 States ..................................

66

56

74

70

Soybeans Harvested Selected States

[These 18 States harvested 92% of the 2014 soybean acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Arkansas ..................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas .....................................
Kentucky ...................................
Louisiana ..................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Wisconsin .................................

31
6
8
3
2
8
70
2
9
54
3
5
3
8
8
6
10
2

22
3
5
1
1
4
66
1
12
46
1
3
2
10
5
3
5
-

35
24
23
7
5
19
75
14
34
59
8
13
5
33
25
23
15
4

29
12
17
13
6
11
68
8
20
51
4
14
2
22
13
20
14
8

18 States ..................................

21

16

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Soybean Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

(percent)

Fair

(percent)

Good

(percent)

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

Arkansas ................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................
Nebraska ...............................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio .......................................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Wisconsin ..............................

5
5
7
1
2
2
5
2
1
3
5
1
7
2
5
2
1

7
12
14
4
8
6
16
7
3
8
17
5
12
8
16
3
5
4

28
28
31
18
33
20
33
27
17
23
42
20
28
27
32
20
18
14

49
45
37
55
48
55
42
49
53
43
30
56
43
55
39
57
56
54

11
10
11
22
9
17
4
15
26
23
6
18
10
8
8
20
19
27

18 States ...............................

26

47

15

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

3
1

8
5

26
22

48
53

15
19

- Represents zero.

Cotton Bolls Opening Selected States

[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ...................................
Arizona .....................................
Arkansas ...................................
California ..................................
Georgia .....................................
Kansas ......................................
Louisiana ..................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
North Carolina ...........................
Oklahoma .................................
South Carolina ..........................
Tennessee ................................
Texas ........................................
Virginia ......................................

74
79
84
79
84
40
94
82
65
73
84
78
73
50
76

70
75
70
75
78
29
95
86
60
77
31
79
57
46
65

79
80
89
90
86
39
97
92
73
83
48
84
68
60
80

71
90
91
65
80
53
97
87
71
80
70
71
74
62
77

15 States ..................................

63

57

69

70

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Cotton Harvested Selected States

[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Alabama ...................................
Arizona .....................................
Arkansas ..................................
California ..................................
Georgia ....................................
Kansas .....................................
Louisiana ..................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
North Carolina ..........................
Oklahoma .................................
South Carolina ..........................
Tennessee ................................
Texas .......................................
Virginia .....................................

12
9
2
6
26
8
2
2
7
2
17
-

1
10
1
2
2
14
6
1
1
2
13
-

6
15
9
6
3
32
16
4
11
3
16
-

8
13
14
7
48
21
12
5
1
6
11
15
3

15 States ..................................

10

11

12

- Represents zero.

Cotton Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Georgia .................................
Kansas ..................................
Louisiana ...............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................
North Carolina .......................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Tennessee .............................
Texas ....................................
Virginia ..................................

5
4
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
-

4
2
2
6
11
19
7
8
9
2
10
2
15
-

28
16
21
10
25
26
44
34
49
24
34
50
16
44
23

62
39
37
30
51
52
33
45
36
54
62
36
57
34
74

6
38
36
60
17
11
2
13
6
10
2
2
25
4
3

15 States ...............................

11

37

41

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

2
5

10
13

36
33

43
38

9
11

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Sorghum Coloring Selected States

[These 11 States planted 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Illinois ........................................
Kansas ......................................
Louisiana ..................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
New Mexico ..............................
Oklahoma .................................
South Dakota ............................
Texas ........................................

100
83
91
90
100
100
97
68
93
91
95

100
88
87
91
100
91
94
50
92
91
90

100
94
90
97
100
95
96
70
96
92
95

100
90
95
87
100
93
94
58
86
97
92

11 States ..................................

92

90

96

89

Sorghum Mature Selected States

[These 11 States planted 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Illinois ........................................
Kansas ......................................
Louisiana ..................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
New Mexico ..............................
Oklahoma .................................
South Dakota ............................
Texas ........................................

99
43
60
33
100
83
55
9
68
25
89

98
37
52
37
100
56
35
8
52
22
71

99
48
67
58
100
70
59
12
64
43
76

99
36
72
35
100
61
47
6
55
53
79

11 States ..................................

58

52

65

55

Sorghum Harvested Selected States

[These 11 States harvested 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Illinois ........................................
Kansas ......................................
Louisiana ..................................
Missouri ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
New Mexico ..............................
Oklahoma .................................
South Dakota ............................
Texas ........................................

82
5
9
5
98
22
2
31
3
68

82
6
8
95
10
1
26
2
61

91
6
31
15
99
24
2
39
4
63

87
4
18
7
99
18
3
28
14
65

11 States ..................................

32

31

36

32

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Sorghum Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

(percent)

Fair

(percent)

Good

(percent)

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

Arkansas ...............................
Colorado ................................
Illinois ....................................
Kansas ..................................
Louisiana ...............................
Missouri .................................
Nebraska ...............................
New Mexico ...........................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Dakota .........................
Texas ....................................

2
2
2
3
1
1
3

3
10
8
6
13
6
1
1
3
4
6

21
28
45
30
34
46
25
10
23
30
24

59
59
38
53
49
40
57
84
65
59
51

15
3
7
9
1
7
17
5
8
7
16

11 States ...............................

27

54

11

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

2
3

6
9

26
31

54
46

12
11

- Represents zero.

Peanuts Harvested Selected States

[These 8 States harvested 97% of the 2014 peanut acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ...................................
Florida ......................................
Georgia ....................................
North Carolina ..........................
Oklahoma .................................
South Carolina ..........................
Texas .......................................
Virginia .....................................

10
18
10
8
29
2
2

11
20
7
2
5
15
5

20
47
12
6
10
13
17
7

9
29
12
9
2
24
8
2

8 States ....................................

11

18

14

- Represents zero.

Peanut Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015

[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

(percent)

Fair

(percent)

Good

(percent)

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ................................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
North Carolina .......................
Oklahoma ..............................
South Carolina .......................
Texas ....................................
Virginia ..................................

1
2
2
-

7
5
4
5
1
6
1
-

21
23
21
23
10
38
44
26

56
62
52
60
82
50
48
72

16
9
23
10
7
4
7
2

8 States .................................

25

55

16

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

4
12

25
28

54
47

17
9

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Sugarbeets Harvested Selected States

[These 4 States harvested 84% of the 2014 sugarbeet acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Idaho .........................................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
North Dakota .............................

23
13
10
9

10
15
15
15

15
20
17
17

13
13
12
13

4 States ....................................

13

14

17

13

Rice Harvested Selected States

[These 6 States harvested 100% of the 2014 rice acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ...................................
California ..................................
Louisiana ..................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Texas ........................................

59
12
96
69
44
98

57
15
95
59
20
97

72
35
98
76
48
98

68
13
98
72
56
99

6 States ....................................

57

55

69

63

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Winter Wheat Planted Selected States

[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2014 winter wheat acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2010-2014
Average
(percent)

Arkansas ..................................
California ..................................
Colorado ...................................
Idaho ........................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Kansas .....................................
Michigan ...................................
Missouri ....................................
Montana ...................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
Ohio ..........................................
Oklahoma .................................
Oregon .....................................
South Dakota ............................
Texas .......................................
Washington ..............................

2
4
67
46
2
6
29
19
3
68
75
13
54
22
59
38
65

1
45
25
3
3
11
5
1
38
49
2
6
9
49
18
53

1
2
57
35
4
12
24
17
6
69
69
13
21
21
72
24
59

4
4
60
40
6
7
27
17
5
53
67
1
8
33
23
57
34
69

18 States ..................................

40

19

31

35

- Represents zero.

Winter Wheat Emerged Selected States

[These 18 States planted 87% of the 2014 winter wheat acreage]
Week ending
State

September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

(percent)

2010-2014
Average

September 27,
2015

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Arkansas ..................................
California ..................................
Colorado ...................................
Idaho ........................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Kansas .....................................
Michigan ...................................
Missouri ....................................
Montana ...................................
Nebraska ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
Ohio ..........................................
Oklahoma .................................
Oregon .....................................
South Dakota ............................
Texas .......................................
Washington ..............................

31
4
1
12
1
5
38
2
9
5
12
12
34

(NA)
(NA)
14
4
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
1
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
1
(NA)
27

23
9
4
12
25
1
2
20
2
37

24
6
1
7
1
1
8
27
7
4
15
9
44

18 States ..................................

13

(NA)

11

- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.

Crop Progress (September 2015)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Pasture and Range Condition Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015
[National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories]
State

Very poor

Poor

(percent)

Fair

(percent)

Good

(percent)

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ................................
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Connecticut ............................
Delaware ...............................
Florida ....................................
Georgia ..................................
Idaho ......................................
Illinois .....................................
Indiana ...................................
Iowa .......................................
Kansas ...................................
Kentucky ................................
Louisiana ...............................
Maine .....................................
Maryland ................................
Massachusetts .......................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Mississippi .............................
Missouri .................................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................
New Hampshire .....................
New Jersey ............................
New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Carolina ........................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio .......................................
Oklahoma ..............................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania .........................
Rhode Island ..........................
South Carolina .......................
South Dakota .........................
Tennessee .............................
Texas .....................................
Utah .......................................
Vermont .................................
Virginia ...................................
Washington ............................
West Virginia ..........................
Wisconsin ..............................
Wyoming ................................

9
8
40
1
11
9
1
2
10
3
9
1
3
6
8
9
2
2
8
1
11
3
15
6
16
4
21
1
4
5
29
15
2
2
3
10
1
5
7
45
5
3
-

16
8
15
25
17
45
28
3
6
20
10
17
7
10
16
22
13
16
18
7
8
23
7
25
8
20
7
7
7
10
24
13
13
10
38
31
22
16
9
12
25
11
2
21
30
21
10
6

43
34
37
20
26
40
43
26
31
37
37
38
26
34
30
41
37
29
42
34
19
36
43
44
27
40
43
36
35
36
30
37
43
37
27
29
60
50
36
34
38
38
41
38
15
27
24
28

39
39
32
10
47
4
17
52
53
30
43
32
52
45
43
26
46
26
40
47
63
28
40
18
55
25
44
11
43
43
21
45
33
41
6
15
18
30
48
48
22
47
43
30
10
44
46
59

2
10
8
5
9
3
18
8
3
7
4
14
8
5
3
4
20
10
8
5
9
2
7
30
11
11
4
4
7
7
10
2
5
3
5
3
9
4
3
17
7

48 States ...............................

15

35

37

Previous week .......................

Previous year .........................

6
6

14
13

34
32

39
41

7
8

- Represents zero.

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Days Suitable for Fieldwork - Selected States

[Days suitable for Fieldwork are weighted based on cropland acreage]
Week ending
State

Alabama ...................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
California ..................................................
Colorado ...................................................
Connecticut ..............................................
Delaware ..................................................
Florida ......................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Idaho ........................................................
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana .....................................................
Iowa ..........................................................
Kansas .....................................................
Kentucky ...................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine .......................................................
Maryland ...................................................
Massachusetts ..........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota .................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
Montana ...................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire ........................................
New Jersey ...............................................
New Mexico ..............................................
New York ..................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio ..........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon .....................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
South Carolina ..........................................
South Dakota ............................................
Tennessee ................................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah ..........................................................
Vermont ....................................................
Virginia .....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ..................................................

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September 27,
2014

September 20,
2015

September 27,
2015

(Days)

(Days)

(Days)

6.7
7.0
6.8
7.0
6.5
6.4
4.8
5.9
5.1
5.8
6.4
6.0
5.2
5.8
6.7
6.4
6.8
6.1
6.9
6.1
6.0
6.6
6.4
6.0
6.1
6.0
6.9
6.1
5.9
6.4
4.6
6.2
6.6
6.6
5.6
6.5
6.6
4.9
6.2
6.5
4.8
5.7
6.6
5.7
6.8
6.0
6.0
6.7

6.6
7.0
6.8
7.0
6.8
7.0
7.0
5.7
6.1
5.7
5.3
5.8
4.8
6.4
6.7
6.6
6.3
7.0
6.9
5.3
5.3
6.7
6.2
5.4
6.1
6.0
5.7
7.0
6.0
6.0
6.7
5.9
5.9
6.1
6.2
6.0
7.0
6.4
6.0
6.7
6.6
5.2
5.4
6.6
6.7
6.1
4.7
6.4

5.8
7.0
6.9
7.0
6.8
7.0
7.0
6.3
5.0
6.9
6.7
6.6
4.8
6.2
6.5
6.8
7.0
6.5
7.0
6.7
4.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
4.5
7.0
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.0
4.1
5.9
6.8
6.2
6.4
6.5
7.0
4.4
5.1
6.5
6.4
6.9
7.0
4.7
7.0
6.1
6.2
6.7

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Topsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015
[National topsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage]
State

Very short

Short

(percent)

Adequate

(percent)

Surplus

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama .........................................
Arizona ...........................................
Arkansas .........................................
California ........................................
Colorado .........................................
Connecticut .....................................
Delaware ........................................
Florida .............................................
Georgia ...........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky .........................................
Louisiana ........................................
Maine ..............................................
Maryland .........................................
Massachusetts ................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Mississippi ......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ...........................................
New Hampshire ..............................
New Jersey .....................................
New Mexico ....................................
New York ........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
Oklahoma .......................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
Rhode Island ...................................
South Carolina ................................
South Dakota ..................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah ................................................
Vermont ..........................................
Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................
West Virginia ...................................
Wisconsin .......................................
Wyoming .........................................

8
1
18
65
8
16
29
2
17
4
9
11
17
30
12
2
2
35
8
15
7
35
9
23
14
6
8
5
9
17
35
19
8
4
7
12
22
9
6
7
34
8
1
11

35
13
54
30
41
35
33
10
26
39
21
35
4
32
41
32
32
35
35
19
12
42
32
35
24
35
34
35
39
20
20
30
36
35
49
38
46
34
23
34
48
38
19
34
37
37
9
41

51
77
25
5
51
49
36
68
62
37
67
51
84
56
40
37
68
49
65
70
81
21
54
43
63
30
51
39
46
65
57
61
50
46
16
43
46
59
68
51
27
52
61
53
29
54
77
48

6
9
3
2
22
10
7
8
5
12
1
2
1
4
9
5
2
6
7
6
6
3
1
9
15
4
5
2
3
2
3
3
1
14
6
1
13
-

48 States ........................................

12

29

54

Previous week ................................

Previous year ..................................

11
10

27
24

57
60

5
6

- Represents zero.

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Subsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 27, 2015
[National subsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage]
State

Very short

Short

(percent)

Adequate

(percent)

Surplus

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ..........................................
Arizona ............................................
Arkansas .........................................
California .........................................
Colorado ..........................................
Connecticut .....................................
Delaware .........................................
Florida .............................................
Georgia ...........................................
Idaho ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa .................................................
Kansas ............................................
Kentucky ..........................................
Louisiana .........................................
Maine ..............................................
Maryland ..........................................
Massachusetts .................................
Michigan ..........................................
Minnesota ........................................
Mississippi .......................................
Missouri ...........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska .........................................
Nevada ............................................
New Hampshire ...............................
New Jersey ......................................
New Mexico .....................................
New York .........................................
North Carolina .................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio .................................................
Oklahoma ........................................
Oregon ............................................
Pennsylvania ...................................
Rhode Island ...................................
South Carolina .................................
South Dakota ...................................
Tennessee .......................................
Texas ..............................................
Utah .................................................
Vermont ...........................................
Virginia ............................................
Washington .....................................
West Virginia ...................................
Wisconsin ........................................
Wyoming .........................................

8
17
50
8
7
30
2
13
3
7
1
11
12
23
13
13
3
2
32
3
15
6
35
8
16
9
5
11
4
8
17
41
16
5
6
10
13
11
6
6
40
7
1
5

30
11
52
40
35
42
34
10
25
44
20
33
5
30
38
32
26
35
25
20
12
40
22
35
25
35
17
31
34
18
26
27
24
36
46
36
64
44
26
32
51
44
29
38
38
33
11
40

58
83
28
10
57
51
34
67
66
40
72
56
83
59
49
42
61
50
75
73
83
25
69
41
66
30
69
51
56
62
49
66
62
45
13
48
36
50
67
55
34
43
54
55
22
58
82
55

4
6
3
2
23
7
3
5
4
11
1
3
2
4
3
3
6
9
3
6
2
1
15
14
3
6
2
1
1
3
2
2
11
1
2
6
-

48 States .........................................

10

29

57

Previous week .................................

Previous year ...................................

9
11

27
26

60
59

4
4

- Represents zero.

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Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week

Corn: Mature, Harvested, Condition
Cotton: Bolls Opening, Harvested, Condition
Pasture & Range: Condition
Peanuts: Harvested, Condition
Rice: Harvested
Sorghum: Mature, Harvested, Condition
Soybeans: Dropping Leaves, Harvested, Condition
Sugarbeets: Harvested
Winter Wheat: Planted, Emerged

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 countys 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.

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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 nass@nass.usda.gov
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

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