Crop Progress 08/24/2020 · Crop Progress (August 2020) 3 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Corn Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 18

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ISSN: 1948-3007

Released August 24, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of

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Corn Dough – Selected States [These 18 States planted 91% of the 2019 corn acreage]

State

Week ending 2015-2019 Average August 23,

2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020

(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 ................................. 18 States ..................................

50 69 54 71 81 74 41 69 82 75 96 39 48 58 51 95 93 43

66

55 81 71 81 81 71 59 81 83 88 92 38 66 44 75 86 88 63

76

70 93 86 91 90 79 77 91 91 96 96 62 81 57 89 94 90 80

88

62 88 79 85 86 80 63 83 91 86 97 68 73 66 76 97 93 64

82

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Corn Dented – Selected States [These 18 States planted 91% of the 2019 corn acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Colorado ................................... Illinois ........................................ Indiana ...................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ...................................... Kentucky ................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina ........................... North Dakota ............................. Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ........................................ Wisconsin ................................. 18 States ..................................

8 28 14 17 47 54 7 5

38 31 88 4 7

30 6

74 84 9

24

12 21 16 26 40 49 7

12 47 29 74 1 7 3 7

43 75 6

23

23 47 35 49 57 58 24 33 69 60 85 8

21 13 30 62 80 24

44

19 51 39 37 54 61 16 27 65 41 89 20 29 27 26 78 77 20

39

Corn Mature – Selected States [These 18 States planted 91% of the 2019 corn acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Colorado ................................... Illinois ........................................ Indiana ...................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ...................................... Kentucky ................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina ........................... North Dakota ............................. Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ........................................ Wisconsin ................................. 18 States ..................................

- - - - 6

20 - - - -

63 - - - -

16 50

-

2

(NA) (NA) (NA)

- 1

10 (NA) (NA) (NA)

- 36

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

55 (NA)

(NA)

- 1 2 3 8

22 - - 2 7

58 - - - - 6

60 -

5

- 3 2 1

10 25

- - 9 1

64 1 1 - 1

18 57

-

5

- Represents zero. (NA) Not available.

Crop Progress (August 2020) 3 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Corn Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 18 States planted 91% of the 2019 corn 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 .............................. 18 States ............................... Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

19 1 3 8 4 1 3 1 2 4 5 2 3 9 3 2 5 2

4

3 3

18 5 7

13 9 3

13 3 4 9

10 6

11 15 5 3

14 4

8

7 10

24 22 26 29 26 10 30 14 21 21 24 25 41 30 18 23 39 13

24

21 30

32 58 50 44 45 63 45 53 55 47 49 56 40 30 64 60 31 48

49

52 47

7 14 14 6

16 23 9

29 18 19 12 11 5

16 10 12 11 33

15

17 10

Soybeans Setting Pods – Selected States [These 18 States planted 96% of the 2019 soybean acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Arkansas .................................. Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ..................................... Kentucky ................................... Louisiana .................................. Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Wisconsin ................................. 18 States ..................................

89 76 61 80 69 66 99 60 92 90 62 82 70 86 65 69 80 70

76

92 84 81 90 73 65 99 90 97 91 69 90 62 83 84 82 73 83

84

96 92 91 95 80 76

100 96 98 95 80 98 76 93 93 94 82 93

92

95 89 85 90 77 74 99 83 95 94 70 90 71 94 85 88 86 87

87


Soybeans Dropping Leaves – Selected States [These 18 States planted 96% of the 2019 soybean acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Arkansas ................................... Illinois ........................................ Indiana ...................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ...................................... Kentucky ................................... Louisiana .................................. Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina ........................... North Dakota ............................. Ohio .......................................... South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Wisconsin ................................. 18 States ..................................

3 - - - 1 -

25 - - 4 - - 1 2 - - 3 -

2

3 (NA) (NA) (NA)

1 (NA)

27 (NA) (NA)

5 (NA)

2 (NA)

2 - 2

(NA) (NA)

(NA)

9 - 1 - 4 4

35 1 -

16 - 5 1 7 2

16 2 -

4

10 - 2 - 2 -

38 - -

21 - 3 1

12 1 6 1 -

4


Soybean Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 18 States planted 96% of the 2019 soybean acreage]



Arkansas ................................ Illinois ..................................... Indiana ................................... Iowa ....................................... Kansas ................................... Kentucky ................................ Louisiana ............................... Michigan ................................ Minnesota .............................. Mississippi ............................. Missouri ................................. Nebraska ............................... North Carolina ........................ North Dakota .......................... Ohio ....................................... South Dakota ......................... Tennessee ............................. Wisconsin .............................. 18 States ............................... Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

1 1 2 4 1 2 - 2 1 2 1 3 4 2 2 3 2 1

2

2 3

6 5 7 9 6 3 2 8 3 6 3 8 8 5 8 5 4 3

6

5 10

27 21 25 31 26 12 10 27 14 25 22 18 26 28 36 20 22 14

23

21 32

45 57 52 50 51 62 72 53 58 58 58 51 51 55 48 64 59 46

55

56 46

21 16 14 6

16 21 16 10 24 9

16 20 11 10 6 8

13 36

14

16 9

- Represents zero.


Cotton Setting Bolls – Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Alabama ................................... Arizona ..................................... Arkansas .................................. California .................................. Georgia .................................... Kansas ..................................... Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... North Carolina .......................... Oklahoma ................................. South Carolina .......................... Tennessee ................................ Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... 15 States ..................................

96 100 100 91 96 65

100 92 89 95 92 98 96 84 89

89

93 99

100 90 92 56

100 84 64 77 66 75 88 77 87

80

95 100 100 95 95 78

100 89 73 85 80 83 95 86 90

88

96 97

100 84 96 62

100 94 87 93 80 93 95 85 93

89

Cotton Bolls Opening – Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Alabama ................................... Arizona ..................................... Arkansas .................................. California .................................. Georgia .................................... Kansas ..................................... Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... North Carolina .......................... Oklahoma ................................. South Carolina .......................... Tennessee ................................ Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... 15 States ..................................

24 46 15 6

28 2

30 13 11 13 8

20 7

33 8

27

6 46 15

- 7 3

36 13

- 2

12 - -

19 1

15

13 70 25 5

14 9

40 17

- 5

15 2 2

27 5

22

20 47 17 2

18 5

40 23 14 11 5

11 11 20 8

19

- Represents zero.


Cotton Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2019 cotton acreage]



Alabama ................................ Arizona .................................. Arkansas ................................ California ............................... Georgia .................................. Kansas ................................... Louisiana ............................... Mississippi ............................. Missouri ................................. North Carolina ........................ Oklahoma .............................. South Carolina ....................... Tennessee ............................. Texas ..................................... Virginia ................................... 15 States ............................... Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

- - - - 1 2 - 1 2 6 5 7 6

19 -

12

7 2

- - - - 6 6 - 3

11 11 13 9

11 18 11

13

15 15

17 5

11 20 20 40 18 33 37 25 34 16 16 34 50

29

33 40

68 66 44 45 59 46 74 55 50 49 45 51 56 23 39

37

35 35

15 29 45 35 14 6 8 8 - 9 3

17 11 6 -

9

10 8

- Represents zero.

Sorghum Headed – Selected States [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 sorghum acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Colorado ................................... Kansas ...................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ 6 States ....................................

87 77 91 79 86 91

83

76 79 95 70 84 91

83

86 90 98 82 93 95

91

87 86 96 84 91 91

88

Sorghum Coloring – Selected States [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 sorghum acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Colorado ................................... Kansas ...................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ 6 States ....................................

6 20 19 24 22 83

38

5 17 15 30 15 75

34

16 33 43 39 33 81

47

23 27 37 41 29 79

47


Sorghum Mature – Selected States [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 sorghum acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Colorado ................................... Kansas ..................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ....................................... 6 States ....................................

- - - 7 -

72

22

(NA) (NA)

- -

(NA) 68

(NA)

- - 1 5 2

70

21

- 1 -

11 2

69

26


Sorghum Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 sorghum acreage]



Colorado ................................ Kansas .................................. Nebraska ............................... Oklahoma .............................. South Dakota ......................... Texas .................................... 6 States ................................. Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

16 2 2

13 - 8

5

5 1

26 6 9

33 3

14

11

9 6

45 27 25 28 24 33

30

29 27

9 53 36 25 70 32

43

45 51

4 12 28 1 3

13

11

12 15

- Represents zero.

Peanut Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 8 States planted 96% of the 2019 peanut acreage]



Alabama ................................ Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. North Carolina ....................... Oklahoma .............................. South Carolina ....................... Texas .................................... Virginia .................................. 8 States ................................. Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

- - 1 1 - 3 4 -

1

1 1

- 1 5 5 - 3

12 -

5

4 6

9 18 20 22 8

19 21 56

19

20 28

70 80 56 54 86 57 62 43

61

62 54

21 1

18 18 6

18 1 1

14

13 11

- Represents zero.


Rice Headed – Selected States [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 rice acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Arkansas ................................... California .................................. Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Texas ........................................ 6 States ....................................

92 96 97 97 84 99

94

84 85 97 88 69 99

86

91 90 99 96 86

100

93

97 89 99 97 91

100

96

Rice Harvested – Selected States [These 6 States harvested 100% of the 2019 rice acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Arkansas ................................... California .................................. Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Texas ........................................ 6 States ....................................

2 -

61 1 -

47

14

- -

61 1 -

55

13

1 -

73 3 -

71

17

5 -

69 9 -

64

17

- Represents zero.

Rice Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 rice acreage]



Arkansas ................................ California ............................... Louisiana ............................... Mississippi ............................. Missouri ................................. Texas ..................................... 6 States ................................. Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

1 - 1 - 1 -

1

1 1

4 - 3 1 8 -

3

3 5

28 -

17 30 22 14

20

20 25

48 80 66 50 48 73

58

59 48

19 20 13 19 21 13

18

17 21

- Represents zero.


Winter Wheat Harvested – Selected States [These 18 States harvested 92% of the 2019 winter wheat acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Arkansas ............................................ California ............................................ Colorado ............................................. Idaho .................................................. Illinois ................................................. Indiana ............................................... Kansas ............................................... Michigan ............................................. Missouri .............................................. Montana ............................................. Nebraska ............................................ North Carolina .................................... Ohio .................................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Oregon ............................................... South Dakota ...................................... Texas ................................................. Washington ........................................ 18 States ............................................

100 100 98 79

100 100 100 99

100 77 97

100 100 100 93 85

100 80

95

100 100 100 60

100 100 100 100 100 60

100 100 100 100 88 98

100 73

93

100 100 100 83

100 100 100 100 100 82

100 100 100 100 96 99

100 82

97

100 99

100 88

100 100 100 100 100 91 99

100 100 100 96 96

100 90

98

Spring Wheat Harvested – Selected States [These 6 States harvested 100% of the 2019 spring wheat acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Idaho ........................................ Minnesota ................................. Montana ................................... North Dakota ............................ South Dakota ............................ Washington .............................. 6 States ....................................

40 36 30 28 46 41

32

43 31 35 19 81 36

30

52 54 55 39 91 48

49

61 69 57 59 81 68

62

Spring Wheat Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 6 States planted 100% of the 2019 spring wheat acreage]



Idaho ........................................ Minnesota ................................. Montana ................................... North Dakota ............................ South Dakota ............................ Washington .............................. 6 States .................................... Previous week .......................... Previous year ............................

- 2 1 3 1 -

2

2 1

4 3 3 5 4 6

4

4 5

13 18 14 29 25 10

23

24 25

64 65 56 56 66 59

58

58 60

19 12 26 7 4

25

13

12 9

- Represents zero.


Oats Harvested – Selected States [These 9 States harvested 74% of the 2019 oat acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Iowa .......................................... Minnesota ................................. Nebraska .................................. North Dakota ............................. Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ Wisconsin ................................. 9 States ....................................

98 68 96 34 95 73 74

100 63

71

97 78 98 26 96 70 93

100 72

74

99 88

100 48

100 80 98

100 87

85

98 80 97 70 98 78 91

100 76

84

Barley Harvested – Selected States [These 5 States harvested 85% of the 2019 barley acreage]

State


2019 August 16,

2020 August 23,

2020


Idaho ......................................... Minnesota ................................. Montana .................................... North Dakota ............................. Washington ............................... 5 States ....................................

57 64 45 38 42

47

45 70 27 25 46

34

61 89 54 44 57

55

70 84 67 75 68

72

Barley Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [These 5 States planted 81% of the 2019 barley acreage]



Idaho ......................................... Minnesota ................................. Montana .................................... North Dakota ............................. Washington ............................... 5 States .................................... Previous week .......................... Previous year ............................

- 1 2 2 -

1

1 1

1 3 2 7 5

3

3 4

10 22 13 29 6

16

19 19

71 64 47 57 66

58

59 61

18 10 36 5

23

22

18 15

- Represents zero.


Pasture and Range Condition – Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [National pasture and range conditions for selected States are weighted based on pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories]



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 ............................... 48 States ............................... Previous week ....................... Previous year .........................

- 24 4

45 22 25 1 - 4 3 2 5

11 4 3 1

10 - 2 9 3 1 2

11 11 10 6 -

13 9 1 4 7

15 29 23 25

- 6 1

20 5 - 2

21 7 3

31

16

13 5

3 36 16 10 42 35 7 2 8

14 8

10 28 12 7 7

14 18 33 26 7 8

14 16 20 20 37

- 31 21 5

19 21 21 44 26 35 8

17 8

33 21

- 7

23 10 10 41

26

22 13

25 32 30 35 27 15 36 15 29 36 22 38 38 37 24 29 33 34 65 38 31 32 30 47 30 40 54 21 35 39 29 43 41 32 17 25 15 29 43 30 33 44 3

35 41 28 26 27

34

33 30

69 8

40 10 8

25 49 58 50 45 57 41 21 41 58 57 43 39

- 25 52 51 47 19 35 30 3

74 15 29 61 32 31 31 10 25 25 58 32 53 13 29 85 50 14 50 39 1

21

28 43

3 -

10 - 1 - 7

25 9 2

11 6 2 6 8 6 - 9 - 2 7 8 7 7 4 - - 5 6 2 4 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 2 8 1 1

12 6 1 5

22 -

3

4 9

- Represents zero.


Days Suitable for Fieldwork - Selected States [Days suitable for fieldwork are weighted based on cropland acreage]

State

Week ending

August 23, 2019

August 16, 2020

August 23, 2020

(Days) (Days) (Days)

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 ..................................................

6.1 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.4 7.0 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.9 4.8 5.3 5.0 4.2 5.7 4.6 6.0 5.5 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.5 5.2 3.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.6 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 6.6 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.4 5.5 5.9 6.6

5.5 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.5 6.6 5.9 6.9 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 4.9 6.0 7.0 4.0 6.5 6.1 4.8 5.5 5.3 6.9 6.4 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.8 6.5 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.8 6.9 6.0 7.0 5.2 6.2 5.1 6.2 7.0 6.6 3.4 6.9 5.7 5.7 7.0

5.4 6.7 6.8 7.0 6.9 7.0 4.5 6.2 5.2 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.6 5.3 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.5 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.5 4.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.2 6.7 5.5 5.9 6.9 5.1 4.9 6.9 5.2 6.6 7.0


Topsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [National topsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage]

State Very short Short Adequate Surplus


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 ......................................... 48 States ......................................... Previous week ................................. Previous year ...................................

4 13 22 70 39 30

- - 4

19 6 8

31 10 2 6

40 - -

21 3

10 4

17 24 20 29

- 35 11 1

13 22 23 47 28 30 1

10 2

31 23

- -

35 14 15 57

18

13 9

22 10 38 5

44 45 2 5

17 44 29 31 45 33 12 47 47 3 -

42 13 40 31 51 40 35 62 15 50 36 7

29 38 36 33 35 45 7

43 25 41 43 17 3

28 35 28 26

33

28 23

69 77 37 25 17 25 89 81 62 37 64 59 24 55 75 46 13 65

100 36 74 47 62 30 36 45

9 78 15 52 79 50 40 41 20 37 25 75 46 69 22 34 83 89 34 51 55 17

46

54 61

5 - 3 - - - 9

14 17

- 1 2 - 2

11 1 -

32 - 1

10 3 3 2 - - - 7 - 1

13 8 - - - - -

17 1 4 6 - - 8 3 - 2 -

3

5 7

- Represents zero.


Subsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 23, 2020 [National subsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage]

State Very short Short Adequate Surplus


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 ......................................... 48 States ........................................ Previous week ................................ Previous year ..................................

5 13 23 70 43 20

- - 4

16 3 7

28 9 2 4

35 - -

18 3

10 3 9

21 20 28

- 38 7 1 7

19 18 45 27 20

- 6 3

31 20

- -

26 13 9

54

16

11 8

21 10 36 5

42 45 30 5

23 37 21 32 43 28 14 45 50

- -

45 10 42 21 52 36 30 51 4

47 28 8

27 35 32 37 36 45 6

32 27 44 33 8 6

35 33 23 32

30

27 22

73 77 38 25 15 35 58 79 59 47 75 59 29 60 75 49 15 70 90 35 79 45 76 37 43 50 21 84 15 64 74 58 45 50 18 37 35 83 61 65 23 46 92 90 36 52 66 14

51

58 64

1 - 3 - - -

12 16 14

- 1 2 - 3 9 2 -

30 10 2 8 3 - 2 - - -

12 - 1

17 8 1 - - - -

11 1 5 2 1 - 4 3 2 2 -

3

4 6

- Represents zero.


Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week

Barley: Harvested Sorghum: Headed, Coloring, Mature, Condition

Corn: Dough, Dented, Mature, Condition Soybeans: Setting Pods, Dropping Leaves, Condition

Cotton: Setting Bolls, Bolls Opening, Condition Spring Wheat: Harvested

Oats: Harvested Days Suitable for Fieldwork

Pasture and Range: Condition Topsoil Moisture Condition

Peanuts: Condition Subsoil Moisture Condition

Rice: Headed, Harvested, Condition

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 3,600 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 2019 season, over 95 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. Field Offices summarize 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. National crop planting progress, progress of development stages, and condition

estimates are weighted using the program State’s average planted acres over the previous three crop years. National crop

harvest progress estimates are weighted using the program State’s average harvested acres over the previous three crop

years. Pasture and range condition is weighted using pasture acreage and/or livestock inventories from the most recent

Census of Agriculture. Days suitable for fieldwork, topsoil moisture and subsoil moisture are weighted using cropland

acreage from the Census of Agriculture.

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 [email protected]

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

Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section ......................................................................................... (202) 720-2127

Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather ........................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621

Joshua Bates – Oats, Soybeans ........................................................................................................ (202) 690-3234

David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ................................................................ (202) 720-8800

Chris Hawthorn – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum .................................................................... (202) 720-2127

James Johanson – Barley, County Estimates, Hay ........................................................................... (202) 690-8533

Greg Lemmons – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................... (202) 720-9526

Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068

John Stephens – Peanuts, Rice ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688

Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................... (202) 720-7369

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