Crop Progress
ISSN: 1948-3007
Released November 6, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Corn Harvested – Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2016 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado …….: 84 31 50 76
Illinois …….: 94 73 83 91
Indiana ……..: 85 59 70 82
Iowa ………..: 84 44 67 84
Kansas ………: 96 78 88 93
Kentucky …….: 99 87 90 93
Michigan …….: 51 44 57 57
Minnesota ……: 84 38 60 87
Missouri …….: 95 80 87 92
Nebraska …….: 82 45 68 81
North Carolina .: 99 97 98 98
North Dakota …: 68 37 59 73
Ohio ………..: 79 48 60 74
Pennsylvania …: 75 51 58 70
South Dakota …: 78 35 61 80
Tennessee ……: 100 97 98 97
Texas ……….: 94 88 92 93
Wisconsin ……: 66 25 37 63
:
18 States ……: 84 54 70 83
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Soybeans Harvested – Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 95% of the 2016 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 97 89 94 89
Illinois …….: 94 86 92 94
Indiana ……..: 90 80 85 89
Iowa ………..: 94 83 92 96
Kansas ………: 85 73 85 84
Kentucky …….: 85 55 63 72
Louisiana ……: 100 100 100 99
Michigan …….: 75 78 84 85
Minnesota ……: 98 95 99 99
Mississippi ….: 97 94 95 96
Missouri …….: 84 63 77 77
Nebraska …….: 95 89 95 98
North Carolina .: 48 41 50 34
North Dakota …: 98 96 98 98
Ohio ………..: 94 85 90 90
South Dakota …: 97 96 99 98
Tennessee ……: 90 63 68 73
Wisconsin ……: 92 80 86 91
:
18 States ……: 92 83 90 91
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Cotton Bolls Opening – Selected States
[These 15 States planted 98% of the 2016 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
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Alabama ……..: 100 93 94 98
Arizona ……..: 100 100 100 100
Arkansas …….: 100 100 100 100
California …..: 100 85 95 100
Georgia ……..: 99 98 99 98
Kansas ………: 94 93 97 94
Louisiana ……: 100 100 100 100
Mississippi ….: 100 100 100 100
Missouri …….: 100 100 100 99
North Carolina .: 100 97 100 98
Oklahoma …….: 98 97 99 98
South Carolina .: 98 99 100 98
Tennessee ……: 100 100 100 99
Texas ……….: 96 90 93 95
Virginia …….: 100 100 100 100
:
15 States ……: 98 93 96 98
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Cotton Harvested – Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2016 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ……..: 77 53 57 63
Arizona ……..: 48 39 43 42
Arkansas …….: 98 82 88 90
California …..: 69 30 50 78
Georgia ……..: 69 46 58 54
Kansas ………: 20 12 17 27
Louisiana ……: 100 94 98 98
Mississippi ….: 94 77 86 90
Missouri …….: 93 81 89 73
North Carolina .: 54 53 65 49
Oklahoma …….: 41 32 40 43
South Carolina .: 47 54 65 49
Tennessee ……: 84 65 71 63
Texas ……….: 38 37 44 44
Virginia …….: 57 66 76 51
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15 States ……: 55 46 54 55
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Sorghum Harvested – Selected States
[These 11 States harvested 99% of the 2016 sorghum acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 100 100 100 100
Colorado …….: 90 25 62 65
Illinois …….: 82 74 82 87
Kansas ………: 81 44 63 74
Louisiana ……: 100 100 100 100
Missouri …….: 89 76 85 83
Nebraska …….: 90 47 66 84
New Mexico …..: 28 18 35 28
Oklahoma …….: 82 59 69 80
South Dakota …: 94 58 73 87
Texas ……….: 83 82 84 82
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11 States ……: 83 59 72 78
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Peanuts Harvested – Selected States
[These 8 States harvested 96% of the 2016 peanut acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
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Alabama ……..: 96 71 74 86
Florida ……..: 96 92 98 94
Georgia ……..: 86 79 86 83
North Carolina .: 74 72 85 81
Oklahoma …….: 68 54 78 73
South Carolina .: 76 71 78 81
Texas ……….: 64 45 60 74
Virginia …….: 87 89 94 87
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8 States …….: 85 74 82 83
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Sugarbeets Harvested – Selected States
[These 4 States harvested 83% of the 2016 sugarbeet acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
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Idaho ……….: 82 79 90 90
Michigan …….: 59 47 65 72
Minnesota ……: 96 98 99 98
North Dakota …: 99 98 100 99
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4 States …….: 89 87 92 93
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Sunflowers Harvested – Selected States
[These 4 States harvested 87% of the 2016 sunflower acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado …….: 80 30 68 72
Kansas ………: 63 42 55 63
North Dakota …: 72 57 72 66
South Dakota …: 87 51 69 70
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4 States …….: 78 53 70 68
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Winter Wheat Planted – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 90% of the 2016 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 72 66 79 71
California …..: 56 30 41 44
Colorado …….: 99 97 98 100
Idaho ……….: 95 100 100 99
Illinois …….: 92 76 90 90
Indiana ……..: 90 81 87 91
Kansas ………: 95 84 93 97
Michigan …….: 91 92 96 95
Missouri …….: 76 55 69 75
Montana ……..: 93 95 97 96
Nebraska …….: 100 98 100 100
North Carolina .: 41 39 58 38
Ohio ………..: 95 91 94 95
Oklahoma …….: 93 83 90 95
Oregon ………: 91 89 96 95
South Dakota …: 100 98 100 100
Texas ……….: 84 79 85 83
Washington …..: 92 91 99 98
:
18 States ……: 90 84 91 91
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Winter Wheat Emerged – Selected States
[These 18 States planted 90% of the 2016 winter wheat acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5, : 2012-2016
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 49 41 61 49
California …..: 37 5 8 22
Colorado …….: 94 82 89 93
Idaho ……….: 82 82 92 83
Illinois …….: 76 54 73 70
Indiana ……..: 75 55 67 73
Kansas ………: 83 57 73 85
Michigan …….: 77 78 88 81
Missouri …….: 52 35 47 51
Montana ……..: 85 79 83 85
Nebraska …….: 97 88 93 95
North Carolina .: 22 21 37 20
Ohio ………..: 77 70 82 76
Oklahoma …….: 82 70 78 84
Oregon ………: 61 57 65 64
South Dakota …: 92 91 95 80
Texas ……….: 69 60 69 67
Washington …..: 78 73 82 81
:
18 States ……: 78 65 75 77
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Winter Wheat Condition – Selected States: Week Ending November 5, 2017
[These 18 States planted 90% of the 2016 winter wheat acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Arkansas …….: 4 10 44 33 9
California …..: – – 5 20 75
Colorado …….: 2 4 29 48 17
Idaho ……….: 2 2 40 30 26
Illinois …….: 7 5 28 46 14
Indiana ……..: 1 3 24 54 18
Kansas ………: 3 8 30 52 7
Michigan …….: 2 5 19 64 10
Missouri …….: – 5 31 57 7
Montana ……..: 2 8 47 38 5
Nebraska …….: 3 8 27 51 11
North Carolina .: – 3 18 69 10
Ohio ………..: – 2 10 61 27
Oklahoma …….: 1 8 49 40 2
Oregon ………: 2 5 15 58 20
South Dakota …: 26 17 38 18 1
Texas ……….: 3 11 37 36 13
Washington …..: – 1 17 77 5
:
18 States ……: 3 8 34 45 10
:
Previous week ..: 4 8 36 43 9
Previous year ..: 2 7 33 48 10
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– Represents zero.
Days Suitable for Fieldwork – Selected States
[Days suitable for Fieldwork are weighted based on
cropland acreage]
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: Week ending
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State : November 5, : October 29, : November 5,
: 2016 : 2017 : 2017
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: Days
:
Alabama ………: 7.0 5.2 5.3
Arizona ………: 7.0 7.0 7.0
Arkansas ……..: 7.0 5.8 5.2
California ……: 6.2 6.9 6.8
Colorado ……..: 6.8 6.5 6.3
Connecticut …..: 6.0 4.0 5.5
Delaware ……..: 7.0 5.6 3.0
Florida ………: 6.7 5.7 6.6
Georgia ………: 6.7 5.6 6.5
Idaho ………..: 4.5 6.7 5.7
Illinois ……..: 5.1 4.6 4.3
Indiana ………: 5.8 3.7 3.3
Iowa …………: 6.0 5.4 5.7
Kansas ……….: 6.6 6.5 6.5
Kentucky ……..: 6.7 4.3 3.3
Louisiana …….: 7.0 5.5 4.8
Maine ………..: 5.8 3.3 4.5
Maryland ……..: 6.5 5.5 5.0
Massachusetts …: 7.0 4.0 5.5
Michigan ……..: 4.3 3.0 2.9
Minnesota …….: 5.6 4.8 4.4
Mississippi …..: 6.7 5.4 4.4
Missouri ……..: 5.7 5.5 5.2
Montana ………: 5.6 6.0 3.2
Nebraska ……..: 6.9 6.7 6.5
Nevada ……….: 7.0 7.0 6.7
New Hampshire …: 5.3 4.4 4.0
New Jersey ……: 7.0 6.0 5.0
New Mexico ……: 6.1 6.8 6.8
New York ……..: 4.5 5.0 2.5
North Carolina ..: 6.7 5.5 5.8
North Dakota ….: 6.2 6.1 4.8
Ohio …………: 5.7 3.7 2.9
Oklahoma ……..: 6.4 5.6 6.5
Oregon ……….: 5.5 6.5 5.1
Pennsylvania ….: 6.0 5.5 4.0
Rhode Island ….: 6.5 5.0 4.5
South Carolina ..: 6.3 5.6 6.0
South Dakota ….: 6.7 6.1 5.6
Tennessee …….: 7.0 4.4 3.6
Texas ………..: 5.3 6.6 6.6
Utah …………: 6.4 7.0 6.1
Vermont ………: 4.4 4.7 2.5
Virginia ……..: 6.8 5.4 5.6
Washington ……: 4.9 6.3 4.6
West Virginia …: 5.5 4.8 4.8
Wisconsin …….: 5.7 4.2 3.8
Wyoming ………: 6.6 6.3 5.2
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Topsoil Moisture Condition – Selected States: Week Ending
November 5, 2017
[National topsoil moisture conditions for selected States are
weighted based on cropland acreage]
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State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus
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: percent
:
Alabama ……..: – 11 79 10
Arizona ……..: 1 19 80 –
Arkansas …….: 15 36 47 2
California …..: 50 30 20 –
Colorado …….: 1 15 83 1
Connecticut ….: – – 80 20
Delaware …….: 1 5 88 6
Florida ……..: 1 22 53 24
Georgia ……..: 11 37 50 2
Idaho ……….: 1 32 64 3
Illinois …….: 2 14 75 9
Indiana ……..: 1 5 65 29
Iowa ………..: 3 8 83 6
Kansas ………: 2 20 76 2
Kentucky …….: 1 5 76 18
Louisiana ……: 5 10 71 14
Maine ……….: – 15 59 26
Maryland …….: 6 34 50 10
Massachusetts ..: – 1 80 19
Michigan …….: – – 51 49
Minnesota ……: – 2 83 15
Mississippi ….: 3 31 60 6
Missouri …….: 5 17 72 6
Montana ……..: 13 27 50 10
Nebraska …….: 2 18 79 1
Nevada ………: 15 30 55 –
New Hampshire ..: 2 11 37 50
New Jersey …..: – – 88 12
New Mexico …..: 3 20 75 2
New York …….: 4 12 60 24
North Carolina .: 3 20 71 6
North Dakota …: 12 32 54 2
Ohio ………..: – 2 52 46
Oklahoma …….: 2 28 70 –
Oregon ………: 10 28 61 1
Pennsylvania …: – 4 85 11
Rhode Island …: – – 50 50
South Carolina .: 1 24 72 3
South Dakota …: 13 23 61 3
Tennessee ……: 1 6 75 18
Texas ……….: 10 49 40 1
Utah ………..: 17 30 53 –
Vermont ……..: – – 98 2
Virginia …….: 1 13 84 2
Washington …..: 5 30 64 1
West Virginia ..: 1 12 81 6
Wisconsin ……: 1 7 81 11
Wyoming ……..: 8 34 55 3
:
48 States ……: 6 20 66 8
:
Previous week ..: 6 20 68 6
Previous year ..: 11 20 60 9
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– Represents zero.
Subsoil Moisture Condition – Selected States: Week Ending
November 5, 2017
[National subsoil moisture conditions for selected States are
weighted based on cropland acreage]
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State :Very short : Short : Adequate : Surplus
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: percent
:
Alabama ……..: – 13 80 7
Arizona ……..: 2 20 78 –
Arkansas …….: 16 38 44 2
California …..: 40 35 25 –
Colorado …….: 3 16 80 1
Connecticut ….: – – 80 20
Delaware …….: 3 28 65 4
Florida ……..: 1 20 53 26
Georgia ……..: 11 36 51 2
Idaho ……….: 8 36 54 2
Illinois …….: 8 21 69 2
Indiana ……..: 2 11 69 18
Iowa ………..: 6 17 72 5
Kansas ………: 3 21 75 1
Kentucky …….: 2 6 82 10
Louisiana ……: 1 16 75 8
Maine ……….: – 15 64 21
Maryland …….: 4 32 59 5
Massachusetts ..: – 1 80 19
Michigan …….: 2 10 63 25
Minnesota ……: 1 5 82 12
Mississippi ….: 3 38 57 2
Missouri …….: 6 19 73 2
Montana ……..: 24 41 33 2
Nebraska …….: 4 19 76 1
Nevada ………: 10 15 75 –
New Hampshire ..: – 14 72 14
New Jersey …..: – – 95 5
New Mexico …..: 4 22 73 1
New York …….: 4 10 61 25
North Carolina .: 4 21 72 3
North Dakota …: 16 31 52 1
Ohio ………..: 1 7 65 27
Oklahoma …….: 2 23 75 –
Oregon ………: 28 27 45 –
Pennsylvania …: 1 7 85 7
Rhode Island …: – – 100 –
South Carolina .: 1 16 81 2
South Dakota …: 21 28 49 2
Tennessee ……: 2 10 80 8
Texas ……….: 12 38 48 2
Utah ………..: 13 39 48 –
Vermont ……..: – 28 72 –
Virginia …….: 5 32 62 1
Washington …..: 4 37 58 1
West Virginia ..: 1 18 77 4
Wisconsin ……: 2 9 82 7
Wyoming ……..: 16 33 51 –
:
48 States ……: 8 23 64 5
:
Previous week ..: 9 23 64 4
Previous year ..: 9 21 63 7
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– Represents zero.
Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week
Corn: Harvested Sunflowers: Harvested
Cotton: Harvested Winter Wheat: Planted, Emerged, Condition
Peanuts: Harvested Days Suitable for Fieldwork
Sorghum: Harvested Topsoil Moisture Condition
Soybeans: Harvested Subsoil Moisture Condition
Sugarbeets: Harvested
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 2016 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.
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
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.. (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay……… (202) 690-8533
Jeff Lemmons – Oats, Soybeans……………… (202) 690-3234
Sammy Neal – Peanuts, Rice………………… (202) 720-7688
Joshua O’Rear – Crop Weather, Barley……….. (202) 720-7621
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat………………….. (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum… (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds….. (202) 720-7369
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