Crop Progress

Crop
Progress
Washington, D.C.

Released September 15, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. For information on Crop Progress call Dawn Keen at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Note: These data are preliminary and will be released after 4:00 p.m. each Monday, except for holidays. See
tomorrow’s Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for final progress and condition estimates.

Corn: Percent Dough,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

CO
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
MI
MN
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
PA
SD
TN
TX
WI
18 Sts
1

100
98
97
92
100
100
93
97
95
97
100
89
100
94
98
100
99
84

98
95
94
82
97
99
90
94
92
94
100
82
92
90
93
100
98
76

98
100
100
99
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
99
98
100
100
100
97

94
100
100
99
100
100
93
97
100
99
100
95
99
94
99
100
100
91

96

91

100

98

These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage.

We 1 (9-08)

Corn: Percent Dented,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

CO
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
MI
MN
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
PA
SD
TN
TX
WI
18 Sts
1

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

80
77
77
71
94
93
78
81
81
85
99
55
83
70
81
100
95
48

57
60
61
50
85
85
68
61
72
70
96
34
63
62
63
98
90
31

73
98
93
95
98
98
83
99
98
97
100
90
89
81
93
100
100
84

72
96
89
92
97
96
71
87
98
91
99
80
85
76
87
100
98
69

78

62

95

89

These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage.

Corn: Percent Mature,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

CO
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
MI
MN
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
PA
SD
TN
TX
WI

34
16
19
11
41
74
16
6
30
9
95
2
18
32
7
76
67
8

11
4
8
3
28
61
10
2
17
5
84
1
10
25
2
58
66
5

31
81
54
61
78
90
38
61
82
41
99
39
25
48
37
100
84
30

26
58
42
45
72
80
23
31
82
30
93
28
19
36
28
92
83
19

18 Sts

19

11

58

44

1

These 18 States planted 91% of last year's corn acreage.
Rice: Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AR
CA
LA
MS
MO
TX

16
4
73
20
6
91

5
0
48
8
0
90

38
13
88
62
38
91

36
9
90
50
19
93

6 Sts

25

14

44

41

1

Crop Progress
September 2008

Sep 14,
2008

These 6 States harvested 100% of last year's rice
acreage.

2

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
20032007
Sep 14,
Sep 7,
Sep 14,
Avg.
2008
2008
2007
Percent

Percent

Percent

Winter Wheat: Percent Planted,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Percent

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AR
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
MI
MN
MS
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
SD
TN
WI

12
7
32
16
21
16
57
28
18
51
5
13
11
30
37
43
36
27

8
2
18
5
9
7
52
11
5
40
2
3
6
12
20
26
23
5

42
52
57
46
37
41
76
21
71
81
24
22
18
66
47
56
69
33

38
39
48
44
39
24
67
25
49
82
24
27
14
52
41
59
45
34

AR
CA
CO
ID
IL
IN
KS
MI
MO
MT
NE
NC
OH
OK
OR
SD
TX
WA

0
5
34
14
1
0
5
2
0
7
18
0
0
11
15
18
8
35

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1
7
19
21
1
0
6
2
1
23
30
0
0
10
12
29
7
47

1
2
30
14
1
1
9
4
1
21
31
1
0
17
8
28
20
39

18 Sts

21

10

48

41

18 Sts

11

NA

12

16

1

1

These 18 States planted 95% of last year's soybean
acreage.
Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

These 18 States planted 90% of last year's winter wheat
acreage.
Cotton: Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

AL
AZ
AR
CA
GA
KS
LA
MS
MO
NC
OK
SC
TN
TX
VA

61
80
60
41
53
16
84
58
46
57
41
39
45
22
54

53
70
28
25
37
15
65
39
28
35
29
19
25
21
31

68
76
84
51
39
11
84
88
92
82
30
51
94
31
78

63
78
73
48
56
20
83
83
60
62
44
44
61
34
70

AL
AZ
AR
CA
GA
KS
LA
MS
MO
NC
OK
SC
TN
TX
VA

15 Sts

40

29

52

50

15 Sts

1

1

These 15 States planted 99% of last year's cotton
acreage.

Crop Progress
September 2008

3

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

1
15
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

4
9
8
0
0
0
1
4
18
1
0
0
4
8
0

4
5
4
0
2
0
11
9
4
0
0
0
2
16
0

7

NA

6

9

These 15 States harvested 99% of last year's cotton
acreage.

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Sorghum: Percent Headed,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AR
CO
IL
KS
LA
MO
NE
NM
OK
SD
TX
11 Sts
1

100
100
100
95
100
97
100
86
89
100
96

100
100
100
92
100
96
99
82
80
97
93

100
100
100
100
100
99
100
86
95
100
100

100
98
99
98
100
100
99
90
94
100
96

96

93

100

97

State

AR
CO
IL
KS
LA
MO
NE
NM
OK
SD
TX
11 Sts

These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum
acreage.

Sorghum: Percent Mature,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

100
96
52
63
100
61
68
49
59
85
75

97
91
39
52
100
52
45
*45
45
67
73

100
74
95
85
100
80
91
60
67
93
95

100
60
90
75
100
88
81
47
68
87
76

71

64

89

77

Sorghum: Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

89
41
5
10
100
23
1
2
25
5
67

79
20
0
5
100
10
0
1
20
2
66

100
36
82
17
100
38
12
5
17
33
84

95
25
55
21
99
47
13
5
30
24
66

AR
CO
IL
KS
LA
MO
NE
NM
OK
SD
TX

28
3
0
0
86
4
0
0
11
0
66

10
0
0
0
74
1
0
0
8
0
65

85
4
16
2
92
12
0
0
6
2
79

73
1
6
6
93
15
0
0
13
1
62

38

34

49

43

11 Sts

29

28

37

32

1

These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum
acreage.

Crop Progress
September 2008

Sep 7,
2008

* Revised.
These 11 States planted 95% of last year's sorghum
acreage.

Sep 7,
2008

11 Sts

Sep 14,
2008

1

Sep 14,
2008

AR
CO
IL
KS
LA
MO
NE
NM
OK
SD
TX

1

Sorghum: Percent Coloring,
Selected States 1
Week Ending

4

These 11 States harvested 96% of last year's sorghum
acreage.

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Barley: Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

Sep 14,
2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

ID
MN
MT
ND
WA

85
99
81
100
95

67
95
76
97
75

99
100
100
100
100

94
96
96
97
100

5 Sts

92

85

100

96

1

Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested,
Selected States 1
Week Ending
State

These 5 States harvested 85% of last year's barley
acreage.

Crop Progress
September 2008

Sep 7,
2008

Sep 14,
2007

20032007
Avg.

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

ID
MN
MT
ND
SD
WA

91
97
86
91
100
96

75
87
82
87
100
83

99
100
99
99
100
100

97
91
94
93
100
100

6 Sts

92

87

99

94

1

5

Sep 14,
2008

These 6 States harvested 99% of last year's spring wheat
acreage.

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Corn: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
VP
P
F
G

Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
State
VP
P
F
G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

5
3
3
3
3
2
7
5
4
2
25
2
9
1
2
3
16
7

11
6
11
9
8
10
14
9
15
4
26
6
19
13
4
15
16
15

30
25
31
25
30
21
29
24
34
17
30
23
37
22
17
34
26
32

32
52
43
48
49
39
35
52
38
55
15
55
29
45
51
42
38
39

22
14
12
15
10
28
15
10
9
22
4
14
6
19
26
6
4
7

AR
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
MI
MN
MS
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
SD
TN
WI

18 Sts

4

9

26

47

14

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

4
5

9
9

26
23

47
46

14
17

CO
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
MI
MN
MO
NE
NC
ND
OH
PA
SD
TN
TX
WI

Peanuts: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
State
VP
P
F
G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AL
FL
GA
NC
OK
SC
TX
VA

2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0

1
0
4
2
2
4
4
12

26
29
29
28
22
23
31
45

54
55
53
60
70
63
61
34

17
16
12
10
6
10
3
9

8 Sts

1

3

29

56

11

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

1
7

3
13

28
32

56
37

12
11

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

4
3
5
3
0
5
20
9
3
6
5
2
2
1
10
1
9
7

13
6
12
9
4
15
32
16
7
13
16
6
13
5
21
4
17
15

33
28
36
28
24
27
38
30
25
32
36
23
32
15
39
21
33
30

37
53
38
47
52
35
10
35
49
37
34
55
43
61
25
51
37
39

13
10
9
13
20
18
0
10
16
12
9
14
10
18
5
23
4
9

18 Sts

4

10

29

45

12

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

4
6

10
11

29
27

44
43

13
13

State

Rice: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
VP
P
F
G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AR
CA
LA
MS
MO
TX

2
0
6
0
0
3

9
5
22
4
1
3

30
21
39
11
9
28

45
60
27
48
49
50

14
14
6
37
41
16

6 Sts

2

9

27

46

16

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

2
0

8
3

29
26

44
51

17
20

VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent.
National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres.

Crop Progress
September 2008

6

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Cotton: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
State
VP
P
F
G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

3
0
1
0
4
5
24
7
3
2
4
5
0
9
0

12
2
10
0
10
10
30
10
8
11
12
11
8
18
19

38
16
35
5
44
30
39
23
23
33
39
49
33
33
48

41
67
42
40
35
45
7
42
57
44
35
33
52
31
25

6
15
12
55
7
10
0
18
9
10
10
2
7
9
8

15 Sts

6

14

33

36

11

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

6
7

14
14

31
30

37
37

12
12

AL
AZ
AR
CA
GA
KS
LA
MS
MO
NC
OK
SC
TN
TX
VA

Sorghum: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
State
VP
P
F
G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AR
CO
IL
KS
LA
MO
NE
NM
OK
SD
TX

0
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
5

9
13
2
8
11
7
3
32
14
4
14

41
44
17
28
44
39
23
33
31
24
36

38
37
61
51
42
45
56
34
50
53
40

12
2
17
11
3
8
18
1
4
16
5

11 Sts

3

11

32

46

8

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

3
2

11
7

33
26

44
50

9
15

VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent.
National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres.

Crop Progress
September 2008

7

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent,
Selected States,
Week Ending Sep 14, 2008
F
G
EX
State
VP
P

VP

P

Percent

Percent

4
2
0
81
8
0
35
5
4
3
2
11
4
4
29
6
0
3
0
13
12
2
1
7
3
11
0

15
23
2
19
20
3
48
5
12
22
6
24
13
8
29
12
0
23
0
28
24
4
6
20
11
20
0

AL
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH

Percent

32
33
25
0
39
26
13
25
43
42
30
37
32
25
29
46
16
41
25
31
33
32
30
38
27
44
31

Percent

Percent

40
30
54
0
26
59
3
55
38
30
54
25
42
54
12
33
67
30
75
24
29
50
54
29
52
24
57

9
12
19
0
7
12
1
10
3
3
8
3
9
9
1
3
17
3
0
4
2
12
9
6
7
1
12

F

G

EX

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

0
3
0
10
17
17
2
23
13
0
6
1
11
8
9
0
8
10
3
11
2

0
8
5
14
26
28
7
32
28
10
21
9
25
15
14
29
23
28
16
31
13

70
24
23
37
32
32
32
34
40
30
37
25
38
38
29
28
42
38
40
34
44

30
48
59
34
22
21
50
11
15
40
35
50
25
32
41
40
25
22
40
22
34

0
17
13
5
3
2
9
0
4
20
1
15
1
7
7
3
2
2
1
2
7

48 Sts

11

16

31

35

7

Prev Wk
Prev Yr

11
16

17
18

32
27

34
31

6
8

VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent.
National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2007 planted acres.

Crop Progress
September 2008

8

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Crop Progress and Condition Survey and Estimating Procedures
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 more than 5,000 reporters 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 reporters
subjectively estimate progress of farmers’ activities and progress of crops through various stages of development.
They also provide subjective evaluations of crop conditions.
Most reporters 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, reporters are asked to report for the 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 2001 season, nearly two-thirds of the data were
being submitted through the internet website. As a result, about one-half of all data are submitted on Monday
morning, significantly reducing projection uncertainty.
Reporters 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/terms_definitions.asp.
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 reporter 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 preliminary and subject to corrections or updates in the
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin that is released after 12:00 pm ET on the second business day of the week.
These estimates are subject to revision the following week.

Crop Progress and Condition tables expected next week:
Barley- Harvested
Corn- Dented, Mature, Harvested, Condition
Cotton- Bolls Opening, Harvested, Condition
Pasture and Range- Condition
Peanuts- Harvested, Condition
Rice- Harvested, Condition
Sorghum- Coloring, Mature, Harvested, Condition
Soybeans- Dropping Leaves, Condition
Spring Wheat- Harvested
Sugarbeets- Harvested
Winter Wheat- Planted

Crop Progress
September 2008

9

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

ACCESS TO REPORTS!!
For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services:
INTERNET ACCESS
All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet
and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov.
E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION
All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with
the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on
National or State. Follow the instructions on the screen.
--------------------------------PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS
CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada)
Other areas, please call 703-605-6220
FAX: 703-605-6900
(Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.)
---------------------------------ASSISTANCE
For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or
services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail:
[email protected].
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on
the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial
status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because
all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.