Crop Progress ISSN: 1948-3007 Released November 30, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note COMING SOON - NASS's annual December surveys on crops and livestock. In the first two weeks of December, NASS will survey approximately 90,000 United States producers. One of USDA's largest survey efforts, the responses will provide the final information about the 2015 U.S. row crops focusing on harvested acreage, production, and storage. In addition, hog producers will be asked about their current inventory, pig crop, and farrowing intentions for the next six months. With both data collection and data release taking place over a span of only four weeks, the results will be available beginning with the Hogs and Pigs report on December 23, followed by the Annual Crop Production Summary and other reports on January 12. Farmers should watch for their survey and be sure to respond. 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Cotton Harvested - Selected States [These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2014 cotton acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :November 29, :November 22, :November 29, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 91 81 85 92 Arizona ........: 74 70 75 68 Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100 California .....: 99 99 100 98 Georgia ........: 90 64 74 85 Kansas .........: 62 63 69 80 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100 Mississippi ....: 100 96 99 100 Missouri .......: 91 92 96 94 North Carolina .: 91 71 85 92 Oklahoma .......: 57 70 75 74 South Carolina .: 98 58 64 89 Tennessee ......: 94 90 96 93 Texas ..........: 58 60 75 80 Virginia .......: 96 89 94 96 : 15 States ......: 83 70 80 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorghum Harvested - Selected States [These 11 States harvested 98% of the 2014 sorghum acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :November 29, :November 22, :November 29, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 100 100 100 100 Colorado .......: 93 97 99 96 Illinois .......: 99 100 100 100 Kansas .........: 94 95 97 98 Louisiana ......: 100 100 100 100 Missouri .......: 95 94 96 98 Nebraska .......: 100 95 97 100 New Mexico .....: 48 75 95 79 Oklahoma .......: 93 95 96 93 South Dakota ...: 100 95 97 99 Texas ..........: 85 91 98 94 : 11 States ......: 91 94 98 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peanuts Harvested - Selected States [These 8 States harvested 97% of the 2014 peanut acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :November 29, :November 22, :November 29, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Alabama ........: 99 82 90 97 Florida ........: 99 96 98 100 Georgia ........: 100 89 94 100 North Carolina .: 99 85 90 99 Oklahoma .......: 92 90 95 96 South Carolina .: 100 65 74 99 Texas ..........: 95 85 97 98 Virginia .......: 100 99 100 100 : 8 States .......: 100 87 93 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States [These 18 States planted 87% of the 2014 winter wheat acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State :November 29, :November 22, :November 29, : 2010-2014 : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 96 80 85 95 California .....: 77 55 70 62 Colorado .......: 100 100 100 99 Idaho ..........: 100 91 95 99 Illinois .......: 97 95 100 98 Indiana ........: 92 97 100 97 Kansas .........: 99 97 99 98 Michigan .......: 89 100 100 98 Missouri .......: 74 90 96 86 Montana ........: 100 97 98 93 Nebraska .......: 100 100 100 100 North Carolina .: 73 40 60 64 Ohio ...........: 93 100 100 97 Oklahoma .......: 99 93 97 96 Oregon .........: 90 76 79 93 South Dakota ...: 100 100 100 94 Texas ..........: 83 74 79 82 Washington .....: 100 85 87 98 : 18 States ......: 94 90 93 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 29, 2015 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2014 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 3 8 49 36 4 California .....: - - 20 35 45 Colorado .......: 1 8 40 43 8 Idaho ..........: - 1 33 59 7 Illinois .......: 1 5 27 55 12 Indiana ........: 1 3 26 58 12 Kansas .........: 2 8 42 42 6 Michigan .......: 1 2 18 61 18 Missouri .......: - 9 42 45 4 Montana ........: - 2 25 57 16 Nebraska .......: - 6 31 54 9 North Carolina .: 2 9 20 64 5 Ohio ...........: - 2 27 55 16 Oklahoma .......: 3 10 36 38 13 Oregon .........: - 15 68 17 - South Dakota ...: - 1 30 55 14 Texas ..........: 3 8 33 36 20 Washington .....: 5 12 46 34 3 : 18 States ......: 2 7 36 44 11 : Previous week ..: 2 8 37 42 11 Previous year ..: 1 5 36 49 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Days Suitable for Fieldwork - Selected States [Days suitable for Fieldwork are weighted based on cropland acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending :----------------------------------------- State :November 29, :November 22, :November 29, : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Days : Alabama .........: 5.1 3.5 5.9 Arizona .........: 7.0 7.0 7.0 Arkansas ........: 4.5 2.1 1.6 California ......: 5.6 6.4 6.4 Colorado ........: 5.9 3.9 3.8 Connecticut .....: 5.5 6.4 6.1 Delaware ........: 5.0 4.5 6.5 Florida .........: 5.8 5.9 6.4 Georgia .........: 5.6 4.1 6.2 Idaho ...........: 2.7 3.8 1.3 Illinois ........: 4.6 2.9 1.9 Indiana .........: 3.6 4.1 3.7 Iowa ............: 3.7 2.9 1.6 Kansas ..........: 6.5 4.0 2.8 Kentucky ........: 4.2 4.1 4.0 Louisiana .......: 4.6 2.4 3.9 Maine ...........: 4.2 3.4 6.0 Maryland ........: 6.0 5.0 5.5 Massachusetts ...: 3.9 6.1 6.1 Michigan ........: 2.9 4.4 3.1 Minnesota .......: 2.0 2.2 2.5 Mississippi .....: 4.0 2.4 3.3 Missouri ........: 4.9 2.3 2.0 Montana .........: 1.6 3.9 1.5 Nebraska ........: 5.6 3.7 3.6 Nevada ..........: 6.3 6.9 7.0 New Hampshire ...: 5.3 5.5 6.2 New Jersey ......: 5.5 6.0 6.0 New Mexico ......: 6.3 6.6 5.9 New York ........: 3.5 5.0 5.0 North Carolina ..: 3.5 3.5 5.1 North Dakota ....: 2.7 4.9 5.2 Ohio ............: 4.0 5.0 4.5 Oklahoma ........: 5.4 5.4 3.4 Oregon ..........: 1.9 3.9 3.3 Pennsylvania ....: 4.0 5.0 5.0 Rhode Island ....: 6.0 5.5 6.0 South Carolina ..: 5.8 3.8 5.3 South Dakota ....: 5.0 5.1 4.9 Tennessee .......: 4.6 3.1 4.4 Texas ...........: 5.1 5.2 3.7 Utah ............: 4.8 5.7 4.4 Vermont .........: 3.0 3.4 3.7 Virginia ........: 5.7 4.9 5.7 Washington ......: 3.4 4.1 2.9 West Virginia ...: 5.0 5.8 5.3 Wisconsin .......: 2.7 3.7 3.4 Wyoming .........: 3.7 4.5 1.8 ----------------------------------------------------------- Topsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 29, 2015 [National topsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------- State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus ---------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 6 73 20 Arizona ........: 1 11 78 10 Arkansas .......: - - 33 67 California .....: 40 45 15 - Colorado .......: 4 27 65 4 Connecticut ....: 14 26 60 - Delaware .......: 3 13 71 13 Florida ........: - 19 75 6 Georgia ........: 1 10 71 18 Idaho ..........: 1 24 67 8 Illinois .......: 2 8 75 15 Indiana ........: 2 16 68 14 Iowa ...........: - 3 77 20 Kansas .........: 6 17 67 10 Kentucky .......: 1 7 73 19 Louisiana ......: - 3 61 36 Maine ..........: - 8 80 12 Maryland .......: - 3 88 9 Massachusetts ..: - 18 82 - Michigan .......: - 2 72 26 Minnesota ......: 1 8 77 14 Mississippi ....: 2 5 61 32 Missouri .......: - 4 60 36 Montana ........: 10 23 60 7 Nebraska .......: 5 18 73 4 Nevada .........: 10 20 70 - New Hampshire ..: 2 18 69 11 New Jersey .....: 5 9 81 5 New Mexico .....: 12 31 49 8 New York .......: 2 6 70 22 North Carolina .: 4 4 60 32 North Dakota ...: 3 21 72 4 Ohio ...........: 3 14 72 11 Oklahoma .......: 6 19 64 11 Oregon .........: 22 31 46 1 Pennsylvania ...: 1 11 86 2 Rhode Island ...: - 30 70 - South Carolina .: - 1 57 42 South Dakota ...: 8 26 65 1 Tennessee ......: - 3 60 37 Texas ..........: 2 8 59 31 Utah ...........: 5 25 68 2 Vermont ........: - 1 86 13 Virginia .......: - 7 82 11 Washington .....: 15 41 42 2 West Virginia ..: 2 16 76 6 Wisconsin ......: 1 4 70 25 Wyoming ........: 5 41 54 - : 48 States ......: 4 14 67 15 : Previous week ..: 5 17 67 11 Previous year ..: 8 22 64 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Subsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 29, 2015 [National subsoil moisture conditions for selected States are weighted based on cropland acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------- State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus ---------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 1 8 74 17 Arizona ........: 1 9 83 7 Arkansas .......: 1 8 40 51 California .....: 40 40 20 - Colorado .......: 8 28 62 2 Connecticut ....: 9 33 58 - Delaware .......: 6 11 73 10 Florida ........: - 18 75 7 Georgia ........: 3 14 71 12 Idaho ..........: 10 30 58 2 Illinois .......: 2 16 74 8 Indiana ........: 4 20 68 8 Iowa ...........: 1 6 82 11 Kansas .........: 9 25 64 2 Kentucky .......: 1 10 78 11 Louisiana ......: - 4 60 36 Maine ..........: - 8 80 12 Maryland .......: - 8 90 2 Massachusetts ..: - 20 80 - Michigan .......: 1 12 77 10 Minnesota ......: 3 16 74 7 Mississippi ....: 2 6 74 18 Missouri .......: 2 11 70 17 Montana ........: 12 31 48 9 Nebraska .......: 5 23 70 2 Nevada .........: 25 35 40 - New Hampshire ..: - 17 75 8 New Jersey .....: 4 13 78 5 New Mexico .....: 8 23 68 1 New York .......: 1 7 75 17 North Carolina .: 4 4 65 27 North Dakota ...: 3 25 69 3 Ohio ...........: 3 18 72 7 Oklahoma .......: 13 27 52 8 Oregon .........: 28 47 25 - Pennsylvania ...: 2 13 84 1 Rhode Island ...: - 39 61 - South Carolina .: - - 58 42 South Dakota ...: 7 30 62 1 Tennessee ......: 1 6 72 21 Texas ..........: 2 12 64 22 Utah ...........: 9 39 50 2 Vermont ........: - 13 86 1 Virginia .......: - 6 85 9 Washington .....: 15 49 35 1 West Virginia ..: 3 16 77 4 Wisconsin ......: 1 6 79 14 Wyoming ........: 8 38 54 - : 48 States ......: 6 19 65 10 : Previous week ..: 6 22 65 7 Previous year ..: 9 24 63 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent. National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2009 planted acres. Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week Today's publication is the last weekly Crop Progress report issued for the 2015 season. The first weekly report for 2016 will be released on Monday, April 4, 2016. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Crop progress and condition estimates are based on survey data collected each week from early April through the end of November. The non-probability crop progress and condition surveys include input from approximately 4,000 respondents whose occupations provide them opportunities to make visual observations and frequently bring them in contact with farmers in their counties. Based on standard definitions, these respondents subjectively estimate the progress of crops through various stages of development, as well as the progress of producer activities. They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions. Most respondents complete their questionnaires on Friday or early Monday morning and submit them to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Field Offices in their States by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail, or through a secured internet website. A small number of reports are completed on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Regardless of when questionnaires are completed, respondents are asked to report for the entire week ending on Sunday. For reports submitted prior to the Sunday reference date, a degree of uncertainty is introduced by projections for weekend changes in progress and condition. By the end of the 2014 season, over 90 percent of the data were being submitted through the internet website. As a result, the majority of all data are submitted on Monday morning, significantly reducing projection uncertainty. Respondents are sent written reporting instructions at the beginning of each season and are contacted periodically to ensure proper reporting. Terms and definitions of crop stages and condition categories used as reporting guidelines are available on the NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/National_Crop_Progress. Estimating Procedures: Reported data are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported the previous week and data reported in surrounding counties for the current week. Each State Field Office summarizes the reported data to district and State levels, weighting each county's reported data by NASS county acreage estimates. Summarized indications are compared with previous week estimates, and progress items are compared with earlier stages of development and historical averages to ensure reasonableness. Weather events and respondent comments are also taken into consideration. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments, where they are compared with surrounding States and compiled into a National level summary by weighting each State by its acreage estimates. Revision Policy: Progress and condition estimates in the Crop Progress report are released after 4:00 pm ET on the first business day of the week. These estimates are subject to revision the following week. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to 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 - Oats, Soybeans....................... (202) 690-3234 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet....... (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay.............. (202) 690-8533 Scott Matthews - Crop Weather, Barley............... (202) 720-7621 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat............................ (202) 720-8068 Bianca Pruneda - Peanuts, Rice...................... (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.......... (202) 720-7369 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. 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