Crop Progress - Publication

Crop Progress
ISSN: 1948-3007

Released November 28, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Cotton Harvested – Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 99% of the 2010 cotton acreage]
Week ending
State

November 27,
2010

November 20,
2011

(percent)

2006-2010
Average

November 27,
2011

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

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

93
63
100
98
89
74
100
100
100
96
80
97
100
87
99

80
60
99
90
79
73
100
100
96
85
68
84
99
82
90

86
67
100
94
85
88
100
100
98
93
77
88
99
93
93

90
71
98
96
81
55
99
99
95
89
69
89
97
75
91

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

90

84

92

82

Sorghum Harvested – Selected States
[These 11 States harvested 99% of the 2010 sorghum acreage]
Week ending
State

November 27,
2010

November 20,
2011

November 27,
2011

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2006-2010
Average
(percent)

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

100
99
100
100
100
100
100
88
96
100
96

100
87
88
95
100
96
98
53
79
100
89

100
90
99
97
100
99
100
65
85
100
93

100
90
96
93
100
95
92
92
88
97
93

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

98

91

94

93

Peanuts Harvested – Selected States
[These 8 States harvested 98% of the 2010 peanut acreage]
Week ending
State

November 27,
2010

November 20,
2011

November 27,
2011

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

2006-2010
Average
(percent)

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

93
100
100
100
100
100
98
100

84
99
96
97
88
94
91
100

90
99
98
97
95
97
97
100

87
99
97
100
97
100
98
100

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

99

94

97

96

Winter Wheat Emerged – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 91% of the 2010 winter wheat acreage]
Week ending
State

November 27,
2010

November 20,
2011

(percent)

2006-2010
Average

November 27,
2011

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

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

95
63
97
99
99
95
95
100
94
98
100
65
100
97
98
100
82
97

81
50
99
98
95
95
96
95
82
88
100
45
80
93
83
100
63
96

92
65
99
100
98
97
97
100
90
90
100
63
90
97
88
100
74
97

83
45
99
99
93
92
96
95
80
97
100
56
96
93
94
100
82
97

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

93

87

92

92

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Crop Progress (November 2011)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 27, 2011
[National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2010 planted acreage]
State

Very poor

Poor

(percent)

Fair

(percent)

Good

(percent)

Excellent

(percent)

(percent)

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

1
1
4
2
1
1
3
2
1
16
-

3
9
1
1
9
3
7
7
2
1
12
8
3
4
24
-

35
5
40
14
18
25
40
17
48
55
24
15
49
34
30
32
35
23

52
35
43
72
73
62
42
59
43
34
64
68
32
49
45
61
21
72

9
60
7
14
8
12
5
19
1
3
10
16
4
7
22
2
4
5

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

4

9

35

45

7

Previous week .......................
Previous year .........................

6
4

10
13

34
36

43
39

7
8

- Represents zero.

Crop Progress (November 2011)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week
Today’s publication is the last weekly Crop Progress report issued for the 2011 season. The first weekly report for 2012
will be released on Monday, April 2, 2012.

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 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
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 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 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 2009 season, over 80 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.
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.
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 subject to revision the following week.

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Crop Progress (November 2011)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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
Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section ...................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Suzanne Avilla – Peanuts, Rice ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-7688
Bryan Durham – Oats, Rye, Wheat.................................................................................................. (202) 720-8068
Steve Maliszewski – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................................................ (202) 720-5944
Anthony Prillaman – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ......................................................................... (202) 720-9526
Julie Schmidt – Crop Weather, Barley, Hay .................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Travis Thorson – Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................. (202) 720-7369

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