Crop Progress ISSN: 1948-3007 Released September 30, 2019, 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 2018 corn acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Colorado ................................... Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ..................................... Kentucky ................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ....................................... Wisconsin ................................. 95 100 100 99 100 99 94 99 100 99 100 98 95 91 100 100 100 95 77 77 73 82 93 96 53 75 88 91 100 59 58 81 71 98 100 59 93 85 84 90 96 99 72 88 96 95 100 75 70 87 84 100 100 67 96 99 97 98 98 98 90 98 100 98 100 95 96 92 97 100 97 91 18 States .................................. 100 79 88 98 Corn Mature – Selected States [These 18 States planted 92% of the 2018 corn acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Colorado ................................... Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ..................................... Kentucky ................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ....................................... Wisconsin ................................. 56 94 90 86 89 91 61 84 95 82 99 82 67 67 79 96 84 70 23 26 26 18 60 82 8 8 54 37 95 5 17 50 12 95 77 8 41 40 41 36 73 90 17 22 72 52 98 15 27 62 29 98 79 16 51 86 76 74 84 90 53 67 90 72 99 57 62 65 64 96 82 54 18 States .................................. 84 29 43 73 Corn Harvested – Selected States [These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2018 corn acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Colorado ................................... Illinois ........................................ Indiana ...................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ...................................... Kentucky ................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina ........................... North Dakota ............................. Ohio .......................................... Pennsylvania ............................ South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Texas ........................................ Wisconsin ................................. 10 45 26 10 45 59 9 7 62 16 82 6 10 8 10 63 70 9 4 2 3 19 44 15 3 81 2 12 58 65 - 12 4 8 2 28 58 26 8 87 5 23 74 72 - 7 30 19 6 41 56 5 4 47 11 81 3 10 15 7 69 69 4 18 States .................................. 25 7 11 19 - Represents zero. Corn Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [These 18 States planted 92% of the 2018 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 .............................. 5 9 2 4 3 6 3 5 2 13 1 7 1 2 1 1 2 3 15 20 7 10 8 14 10 16 5 17 6 22 6 6 2 9 7 18 33 40 26 34 23 35 34 33 20 29 24 38 22 26 13 38 22 66 41 28 54 42 46 35 44 41 56 31 60 30 52 47 56 41 49 13 6 3 11 10 20 10 9 5 17 10 9 3 19 19 28 11 20 18 States ............................... 4 10 29 46 11 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 3 4 10 8 30 19 46 47 11 22 - Represents zero. 2 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Soybeans Dropping Leaves – Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2018 soybean acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Arkansas .................................. Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ..................................... Kentucky ................................... Louisiana .................................. Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Wisconsin ................................. 69 85 88 86 64 58 93 77 92 86 56 91 53 96 80 91 66 78 47 14 26 22 27 41 81 35 36 64 12 55 45 67 27 30 57 24 62 41 49 49 44 55 91 56 60 80 26 75 59 86 48 58 71 42 72 76 80 77 59 53 92 77 85 84 49 84 46 93 80 89 67 72 18 States .................................. 81 34 55 76 Soybeans Harvested – Selected States [These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2018 soybean acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Arkansas .................................. Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Iowa .......................................... Kansas ..................................... Kentucky ................................... Louisiana .................................. Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... North Dakota ............................ Ohio .......................................... South Dakota ............................ Tennessee ................................ Wisconsin ................................. 20 32 22 14 6 20 69 10 25 50 10 25 5 29 14 20 18 12 18 (NA) 1 13 56 1 (NA) 24 (NA) (NA) 13 1 1 (NA) 18 - 25 1 6 3 2 19 68 7 5 46 1 6 14 4 6 1 27 1 35 22 19 12 7 17 74 10 24 57 9 17 6 26 17 19 16 8 18 States .................................. 22 (NA) 7 20 - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 3 Soybean Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2018 soybean 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 .............................. 3 5 8 2 3 5 2 3 2 1 4 1 4 2 6 2 2 1 12 14 20 7 7 14 6 13 8 5 10 4 14 9 21 6 8 6 28 37 41 28 34 31 26 40 34 26 36 20 32 27 39 31 31 22 40 38 27 52 48 46 61 36 49 53 44 62 42 56 31 48 49 48 17 6 4 11 8 4 5 8 7 15 6 13 8 6 3 13 10 23 18 States ............................... 3 10 32 46 9 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 3 3 10 7 33 22 45 49 9 19 Cotton Bolls Opening – Selected States [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Alabama ................................... Arizona ..................................... Arkansas ................................... California .................................. Georgia ..................................... Kansas ...................................... Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... North Carolina ........................... Oklahoma ................................. South Carolina .......................... Tennessee ................................ Texas ........................................ Virginia ...................................... 82 98 99 23 80 62 99 92 94 84 59 55 95 54 70 81 97 91 50 81 27 90 77 58 76 53 83 69 56 74 88 99 94 60 87 46 94 88 76 85 69 91 82 71 89 79 90 93 67 85 48 98 88 79 80 63 76 80 55 72 15 States .................................. 66 64 77 67 4 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Cotton Harvested – Selected States [These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Alabama ................................... Arizona ..................................... Arkansas .................................. California .................................. Georgia .................................... Kansas ..................................... Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... North Carolina .......................... Oklahoma ................................. South Carolina .......................... Tennessee ................................ Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... 5 22 22 5 38 23 25 3 3 6 13 25 - 4 10 10 10 19 7 5 2 3 6 16 - 12 15 22 18 33 23 6 5 12 12 18 10 8 17 13 1 8 2 37 18 8 4 1 8 7 19 - 15 States .................................. 19 11 16 14 - Represents zero. Cotton Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton 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 .................................. 1 4 3 1 7 8 1 4 3 - 12 12 5 11 12 6 9 22 10 7 7 22 9 33 39 14 45 31 37 26 39 52 25 60 29 29 45 21 48 41 42 35 46 40 62 45 32 36 30 58 46 26 69 6 8 39 20 8 8 12 9 9 5 14 4 1 15 States ............................... 3 17 40 34 6 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 3 6 16 19 42 33 32 32 7 10 - Represents zero. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 5 Sorghum Coloring – Selected States [These 6 States planted 97% of the 2018 sorghum acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Colorado ................................... Kansas ...................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ 96 96 97 89 88 100 87 85 93 87 78 100 94 92 98 93 92 100 93 95 98 93 92 95 6 States .................................... 97 90 95 95 Sorghum Mature – Selected States [These 6 States planted 97% of the 2018 sorghum acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Colorado ................................... Kansas ...................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ 41 47 68 56 35 84 29 21 22 38 15 89 39 38 38 54 29 91 40 49 66 64 45 82 6 States .................................... 60 42 54 63 Sorghum Harvested – Selected States [These 6 States harvested 98% of the 2018 sorghum acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Colorado ................................... Kansas ...................................... Nebraska .................................. Oklahoma ................................. South Dakota ............................ Texas ........................................ 8 9 15 26 8 76 2 10 2 83 3 6 2 18 3 86 5 11 11 34 8 70 6 States .................................... 33 26 30 35 - Represents zero. 6 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Sorghum Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [These 6 States planted 97% of the 2018 sorghum acreage] State Very poor Poor (percent) Fair (percent) Good (percent) Excellent (percent) (percent) Colorado ................................ Kansas .................................. Nebraska ............................... Oklahoma .............................. South Dakota ......................... Texas .................................... 1 3 1 1 1 3 8 2 4 2 5 23 27 14 29 17 29 61 51 70 63 71 40 12 11 13 4 9 25 6 States ................................. 2 6 27 50 15 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 2 6 6 11 27 29 51 44 14 10 - Represents zero. Peanuts Harvested – Selected States [These 8 States harvested 96% of the 2018 peanut acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Alabama ................................... Florida ...................................... Georgia .................................... North Carolina .......................... Oklahoma ................................. South Carolina .......................... Texas ....................................... Virginia ..................................... 16 39 23 7 6 4 19 15 37 14 7 10 17 30 46 28 18 24 41 19 39 19 9 3 17 7 12 8 States .................................... 19 14 26 19 - Represents zero. Peanut Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [These 8 States planted 96% of the 2018 peanut acreage] State Very poor Poor (percent) Fair (percent) Good (percent) Excellent (percent) (percent) Alabama ................................ Florida ................................... Georgia ................................. North Carolina ....................... Oklahoma .............................. South Carolina ....................... Texas .................................... Virginia .................................. 5 2 3 2 - 8 22 13 7 3 7 42 36 28 29 10 32 44 14 46 37 50 48 83 57 56 77 4 7 13 7 6 2 8 States ................................. 2 10 33 50 5 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 1 1 7 5 31 23 54 57 7 14 - Represents zero. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 7 Sugarbeets Harvested – Selected States [These 4 States harvested 84% of the 2018 sugarbeet acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Idaho ......................................... Michigan ................................... Minnesota ................................. North Dakota ............................. 25 30 17 19 10 8 11 13 21 10 16 18 24 21 18 20 4 States .................................... 21 11 16 20 Rice Harvested – Selected States [These 6 States harvested 100% of the 2018 rice acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Arkansas ................................... California .................................. Louisiana .................................. Mississippi ................................ Missouri .................................... Texas ........................................ 76 18 97 86 57 98 61 10 91 64 44 94 72 20 94 79 65 97 78 23 98 80 60 99 6 States .................................... 69 58 68 71 Barley Harvested – Selected States [These 5 States harvested 83% of the 2018 barley acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 (percent) 2014-2018 Average September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) Idaho ......................................... Minnesota ................................. Montana .................................... North Dakota ............................. Washington ............................... 100 100 95 100 100 98 99 85 94 84 99 100 92 97 88 100 100 97 99 100 5 States .................................... 100 92 96 100 8 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Winter Wheat Planted – Selected States [These 18 States planted 90% of the 2018 winter wheat acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Arkansas .................................. California .................................. Colorado ................................... Idaho ........................................ Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Kansas ..................................... Michigan ................................... Missouri .................................... Montana ................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... Ohio .......................................... Oklahoma ................................. Oregon ..................................... South Dakota ............................ Texas ....................................... Washington .............................. 3 15 64 51 7 16 38 19 7 31 69 1 7 39 30 65 40 68 2 5 43 27 1 2 15 10 1 15 51 11 21 21 24 23 47 10 10 67 43 4 7 30 23 3 40 71 1 26 45 43 59 34 61 5 7 64 49 6 12 31 22 7 56 73 1 13 37 26 63 36 65 18 States .................................. 41 22 39 38 - Represents zero. Winter Wheat Emerged – Selected States [These 18 States planted 90% of the 2018 winter wheat acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Arkansas .................................. California .................................. Colorado ................................... Idaho ........................................ Illinois ....................................... Indiana ..................................... Kansas ..................................... Michigan ................................... Missouri .................................... Montana ................................... Nebraska .................................. North Carolina .......................... Ohio .......................................... Oklahoma ................................. Oregon ..................................... South Dakota ............................ Texas ....................................... Washington .............................. 1 36 13 1 15 5 2 10 28 4 6 28 4 33 (NA) (NA) 18 3 (NA) (NA) 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 4 (NA) 5 1 39 12 12 2 1 1 23 5 19 15 6 13 31 14 1 11 3 1 12 38 1 7 6 19 10 38 18 States .................................. 12 (NA) 11 13 - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 9 Spring Wheat Harvested – Selected States [These 6 States harvested 99% of the 2018 spring wheat acreage] Week ending State September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (percent) (percent) (percent) 2014-2018 Average (percent) Idaho ......................................... Minnesota ................................. Montana .................................... North Dakota ............................. South Dakota ............................ Washington ............................... 100 100 97 100 100 100 95 94 80 85 99 91 97 97 84 89 100 93 100 100 97 98 100 100 6 States .................................... 100 87 90 99 10 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Pasture and Range Condition – Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [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 ............................... 15 9 3 40 2 7 3 15 2 6 18 4 2 24 5 6 5 3 6 1 1 10 9 7 10 5 9 1 7 1 6 2 8 1 11 15 2 40 7 28 2 2 36 43 11 5 6 32 11 34 4 17 28 11 6 36 13 40 32 20 18 9 24 6 5 3 10 7 14 25 18 33 4 28 5 23 28 15 36 4 34 34 8 18 34 22 35 7 6 35 31 35 10 29 100 35 29 33 29 40 35 40 26 29 39 60 39 40 33 29 44 25 26 14 20 35 19 40 24 38 21 37 33 32 32 55 38 17 40 33 36 56 18 37 27 31 53 14 17 42 45 58 21 45 17 52 34 17 38 56 11 40 21 40 38 52 25 58 43 62 60 49 60 10 31 18 56 27 55 33 33 30 17 51 13 16 49 26 8 32 9 44 38 9 5 5 12 1 13 3 2 7 10 3 2 6 7 1 10 26 20 15 22 2 18 1 6 6 5 1 27 2 2 5 2 1 16 1 48 States ............................... 8 17 30 37 8 Previous week ....................... Previous year ......................... 7 8 17 15 31 30 38 40 7 7 - Represents zero. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 11 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 .................................................. 12 September 29, 2018 September 22, 2019 September 29, 2019 (Days) (Days) (Days) 4.0 6.6 2.6 7.0 6.6 4.0 3.5 6.3 5.7 6.9 5.5 4.4 3.1 6.1 2.4 2.4 5.1 2.5 5.0 4.9 3.8 2.0 5.8 4.6 5.1 7.0 5.6 4.0 6.1 4.0 4.8 4.2 3.6 6.1 6.9 3.0 5.5 6.0 3.5 1.3 5.0 7.0 4.1 3.4 6.8 2.4 4.4 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 5.4 5.5 6.6 3.3 6.1 6.8 5.6 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.4 3.7 6.4 5.7 3.9 5.4 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.9 4.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.5 7.0 6.5 4.9 6.9 5.8 6.6 6.4 6.9 4.9 6.8 3.4 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.8 7.0 6.8 6.5 7.0 6.7 6.8 5.9 4.8 6.0 3.3 5.7 6.6 6.9 4.0 7.0 6.5 4.2 3.9 6.8 4.2 3.8 5.5 4.2 6.5 7.0 6.8 5.5 6.8 3.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.5 7.0 6.8 5.5 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.0 6.9 4.1 6.7 3.5 6.3 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Topsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [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 ......................................... 49 24 65 7 35 21 63 5 8 20 6 43 20 60 17 1 30 3 1 10 24 12 16 7 27 20 3 8 10 44 35 21 10 52 2 41 16 44 25 38 20 38 65 27 29 33 14 32 4 23 44 45 16 39 63 4 2 52 18 5 13 50 34 23 43 8 44 2 34 33 18 31 38 41 1 43 43 27 12 36 13 44 1 49 7 70 36 15 54 95 50 8 58 55 41 74 65 13 34 21 1 19 62 63 18 62 78 79 40 42 65 40 62 29 60 44 60 73 58 60 15 74 22 32 61 88 12 74 15 63 35 5 2 1 5 2 4 23 7 22 6 1 63 1 33 35 17 17 7 1 23 38 2 4 1 1 2 25 4 2 11 36 - 48 States ......................................... 11 20 55 14 Previous week ................................. Previous year ................................... 11 7 22 16 55 64 12 13 - Represents zero. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 13 Subsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending September 29, 2019 [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 ......................................... 44 20 65 5 58 18 47 10 8 16 1 5 34 16 7 51 13 3 25 1 1 5 24 7 20 7 14 19 3 11 3 27 28 21 7 44 4 37 21 40 26 40 5 26 39 25 39 35 15 35 5 18 46 24 8 38 45 11 2 54 8 15 9 45 26 21 50 7 41 4 27 37 36 22 10 50 1 53 49 31 6 36 16 32 1 48 16 71 37 30 67 95 3 51 14 54 64 44 79 73 20 58 53 11 41 71 63 21 80 72 83 50 50 72 30 60 45 68 52 56 52 74 90 23 69 19 28 62 94 20 80 31 64 31 3 3 2 5 6 1 13 5 15 4 2 32 1 15 35 11 13 7 26 28 2 4 1 1 30 2 35 - 48 States ........................................ 10 20 59 11 Previous week ................................ Previous year .................................. 9 9 23 19 58 62 10 10 - Represents zero. 14 Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week Corn: Dented, Mature, Harvested, Condition Cotton: Bolls Opening, Harvested, Condition Pasture and Range: Condition Peanuts: Harvested, Condition Rice: Harvested Sorghum: Mature, Harvested, Condition Soybeans: Dropping Leaves, Harvested, Condition Spring Wheat: Harvested Sugarbeets: Harvested Sunflowers: Harvested Winter Wheat: Planted, Emerged Days Suitable for Fieldwork Topsoil Moisture Condition Subsoil Moisture 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 2018 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. Crop Progress (September 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 15 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@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section .................................................................................... (202) 720-2127 David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ................................................................ (202) 720-8800 Chris Hawthorn– Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay ....................................................................................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons – Oats, Soybeans ...................................................................................................... (202) 690-3234 Jannety Mosley – Crop Weather, Barley.......................................................................................... (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal – Peanuts, Rice ........................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068 Chris Singh – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum ........................................................................... (202) 720-5944 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: www.nass.usda.gov  Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-mail subscription. 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