USDA Weekly Crop Progress
Crop Progress
ISSN: 1948-3007
Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Special Note
Data collection is currently underway for NASS' annual December
surveys on crops and livestock. During the first two weeks of
December, NASS will survey more than 80,000 United States
producers. One of USDA's largest survey efforts, the responses
will provide the final information about 2023 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. The results will be available beginning with the Hogs and
Pigs report on December 22, followed by the Annual Crop
Production Summary and other reports on January 12. County level
row crop estimates will be released later in 2024. Farmers should
watch for their survey and be sure to respond. Your information
matters!
Today's publication is the last weekly Crop Progress report
issued for the 2023 season. The first weekly report for 2024 will
be released on Monday, April 1, 2024.
Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, 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 2022 corn acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26, 2018-2022
2022 2023 Average
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(%)
CO 98 91 95 98
IL 99 97 99 97
IN 98 90 95 95
IA 100 97 99 96
KS 100 100 100 98
KY 100 95 99 99
MI 94 67 79 83
MN 100 97 98 97
MO 99 97 99 98
NE 100 95 98 97
NC 100 100 100 100
ND 100 87 93 82
OH 95 81 86 89
PA 89 70 80 87
SD 100 93 96 91
TN 100 98 99 100
TX 100 100 100 99
WI 86 78 85 85
18 States 99 93 96 95
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Harvested - Selected States
[These 15 States harvested 98% of the 2022 cotton acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26, 2018-2022
2022 2023 Average
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(%)
AL 90 89 91 86
AZ 67 62 70 72
AR 100 100 100 99
CA 98 75 80 91
GA 85 67 78 79
KS 90 73 80 63
LA 100 100 100 99
MS 100 99 100 96
MO 98 98 99 96
NC 93 86 92 84
OK 83 74 84 78
SC 78 73 84 77
TN 94 95 96 92
TX 76 68 74 73
VA 90 71 84 83
15 States 83 77 83 79
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Peanuts Harvested - Selected States
[These 8 States harvested 96% of the 2022 peanut acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26, 2018-2022
2022 2023 Average
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(%)
AL 99 94 96 96
FL 100 97 98 99
GA 98 92 97 97
NC 100 97 98 94
OK 97 97 100 93
SC 98 91 97 92
TX 86 75 85 84
VA 100 100 100 99
8 States 97 92 96 95
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Sunflowers Harvested - Selected States
[These 4 States harvested 87% of the 2022 sunflower acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26, 2018-2022
2022 2023 Average
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(%)
CO 96 96 98 95
KS 96 90 92 93
ND 95 72 82 82
SD 99 80 89 84
4 States 98 78 86 84
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Winter Wheat Emerged - Selected States
[These 18 States planted 88% of the 2022 winter wheat acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26, 2018-2022
2022 2023 Average
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(%)
AR 84 77 90 82
CA 54 35 40 47
CO 100 95 96 96
ID 97 100 100 98
IL 83 90 93 90
IN 92 81 89 91
KS 86 91 93 90
MI 100 86 93 93
MO 91 81 92 82
MT 99 95 97 91
NE 100 100 100 100
NC 71 60 76 63
OH 96 95 99 96
OK 94 89 94 93
OR 89 80 85 82
SD 94 96 100 98
TX 84 73 78 80
WA 97 100 100 95
18 States 90 87 91 89
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Winter Wheat Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 26, 2023
[These 18 States planted 88% of the 2022 winter wheat acreage]
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State Very poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
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(%)
AR 3 5 34 51 7
CA - - - 30 70
CO - 2 33 59 6
ID 1 1 16 81 1
IL 2 5 21 57 15
IN 1 4 25 61 9
KS 16 16 36 28 4
MI - 10 44 39 7
MO - 5 24 65 6
MT - 5 37 21 37
NE 3 11 37 40 9
NC - 1 28 66 5
OH - 2 18 65 15
OK 1 6 40 50 3
OR - 23 40 33 4
SD 4 4 40 46 6
TX 9 10 35 35 11
WA 2 9 37 42 10
18 States 6 9 35 41 9
Previous week 7 10 35 39 9
Previous year 10 16 40 28 6
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- Represents zero.
Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Days Suitable for Fieldwork - Selected States
[Days suitable for fieldwork are weighted based on cropland acreage]
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Week ending
State Nov 26, Nov 19, Nov 26,
2022 2023
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(Days)
AL 4.5 5.0 4.6
AZ 7.0 7.0 7.0
AR 4.2 5.9 4.9
CA 7.0 6.9 6.8
CO 6.4 6.7 4.4
CT 5.0 6.0 4.8
DE 4.0 7.0 5.0
FL 6.6 4.9 6.2
GA 5.5 5.2 5.3
ID 4.5 3.8 3.2
IL 5.7 6.9 6.0
IN 5.3 6.1 5.5
IA 6.2 6.8 6.1
KS 6.3 6.4 4.9
KY 5.4 6.3 5.4
LA 4.2 5.5 5.8
ME 4.0 5.5 2.0
MD 4.5 7.0 5.0
MA 6.0 6.0 5.0
MI 4.5 6.0 4.3
MN 4.0 6.3 5.8
MS 2.8 5.8 5.3
MO 5.2 6.8 5.1
MT 0.5 5.8 5.4
NE 6.6 6.5 5.1
NV 7.0 7.0 6.3
NH 7.0 7.0 2.0
NJ 6.0 7.0 6.5
NM 6.5 6.8 6.8
NY 3.0 4.5 4.0
NC 4.8 7.0 4.4
ND 3.1 5.9 5.8
OH 5.2 5.4 4.0
OK 4.7 5.9 5.4
OR 6.8 5.3 5.5
PA 6.0 6.5 4.5
RI 7.0 7.0 6.0
SC 5.8 6.3 5.0
SD 5.8 6.9 6.2
TN 4.9 6.3 5.1
TX 4.2 5.5 5.9
UT 6.3 5.9 6.0
VT 3.8 5.0 2.0
VA 5.5 6.8 5.0
WA 3.5 4.7 5.1
WV 3.8 5.8 4.6
WI 5.2 6.4 5.9
WY 5.6 6.5 5.4
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Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Topsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 26, 2023
[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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(%)
AL 48 26 23 3
AZ 16 2 82 -
AR 6 14 61 19
CA 5 10 85 -
CO 20 41 38 1
CT - - 90 10
DE 2 10 86 2
FL 1 15 73 11
GA 10 28 58 4
ID - 7 90 3
IL 13 34 46 7
IN 11 31 56 2
IA 22 45 33 -
KS 28 33 35 4
KY 9 33 57 1
LA 20 52 28 -
ME - - 55 45
MD 2 11 83 4
MA - - 98 2
MI - 10 71 19
MN 9 27 60 4
MS 24 42 33 1
MO 10 45 45 -
MT 17 33 49 1
NE 21 26 50 3
NV 5 15 75 5
NH - - 50 50
NJ - - 67 33
NM 35 43 21 1
NY - 4 68 28
NC 4 19 75 2
ND 5 20 71 4
OH 2 24 64 10
OK 6 27 66 1
OR 10 29 56 5
PA - - 95 5
RI - - 100 -
SC 6 49 45 -
SD 7 20 71 2
TN 13 41 45 1
TX 12 42 44 2
UT - 8 73 19
VT - - 42 58
VA 7 32 59 2
WA 24 27 45 4
WV 15 36 49 -
WI 3 16 77 4
WY 6 39 55 -
48 States 12 29 55 4
Previous week 15 31 51 3
Previous year 20 30 47 3
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- Represents zero.
Crop Progress: Released November 27, 2023, by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Subsoil Moisture Condition - Selected States: Week Ending November 26, 2023
[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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(%)
AL 39 45 12 4
AZ 15 3 82 -
AR 8 18 61 13
CA 5 20 75 -
CO 15 35 50 -
CT - - - 100
DE 1 65 32 2
FL 3 19 67 11
GA 17 27 55 1
ID - 29 69 2
IL 17 40 41 2
IN 17 35 46 2
IA 33 40 26 1
KS 37 36 26 1
KY 9 32 59 -
LA 35 48 17 -
ME - - 55 45
MD 9 20 69 2
MA - - 98 2
MI 2 27 62 9
MN 12 37 49 2
MS 25 46 29 -
MO 21 42 37 -
MT 36 25 38 1
NE 26 37 34 3
NV 5 15 75 5
NH - 10 90 -
NJ 1 1 93 5
NM 36 43 20 1
NY - 4 75 21
NC 7 36 57 -
ND 7 25 66 2
OH 2 35 60 3
OK 5 38 56 1
OR 25 37 37 1
PA - 12 88 -
RI - - 100 -
SC 4 56 40 -
SD 8 27 64 1
TN 19 38 43 -
TX 15 45 38 2
UT - 12 71 17
VT - - 59 41
VA 10 31 57 2
WA 31 28 39 2
WV 12 38 50 -
WI 6 24 67 3
WY 12 45 43 -
48 States 17 33 48 2
Previous week 19 34 45 2
Previous year 23 33 42 2
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- Represents zero.
Crop Progress and Condition Tables Expected Next Week
Today's publication is the last weekly Crop Progress report issued for the
2023 season. The first weekly report for 2024 will be released on Monday,
April 1, 2024.
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 2020 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@usda.gov.
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section (202) 720-2127 Irwin Anolik - Crop
Progress and Condition (202) 720-7621 Joshua Bates - Hemp, Oats, Soybeans (202)
690-3234 Natasha Bruton - Barley, Cotton System Consumption and Stocks, Grain
Crushings (202) 690-1042 David Colwell - Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products
(202) 720-8800 Michelle Harder - County Estimates, Hay (202) 690-8533 James
Johanson - Rye, Wheat (202) 720-8068 Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet
(202) 720-9526 Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 Jennifer Van Court -
Peanuts, Rice (202) 720-2127
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