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USDA Pasture Conditions

10/27/2009

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Pasture and range conditions across much of the nation rank in the good to excellent category. The exceptions are in the Southwest, including California and Arizona, and other pockets that have not received adequate rainfall this fall.

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                 Pasture and Range:  Crop Condition by Percent,                
                                Selected States,                               
                            Week Ending Oct 25, 2009                           
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 State : VP  :  P  :  F   :  G  : EX  ::  State : VP  :  P  :  F   :  G  : EX  
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       :           Percent            ::        :           Percent            
       :                              ::        :                              
AL     :  0     2     24     60   14  :: NJ     :   0     0     20     65   15 
AZ     : 51    28     14      5    2  :: NM     :  14    33     39     14    0 
AR     :  1     6     29     53   11  :: NY     :   3    24     38     30    5 
CA     : 55    25     10     10    0  :: NC     :   1     4     28     60    7 
CO     :  3    13     30     45    9  :: ND     :   1     8     34     51    6 
CT     :  0     0     62     38    0  :: OH     :   2     8     30     48   12 
DE     :  0     3     18     62   17  :: OK     :   2     8     34     50    6 
FL     :  1     4     40     50    5  :: OR     :  15    23     44     18    0 
GA     :  2     7     36     50    5  :: PA     :  14     6     29     39   12 
ID     :  1    15     23     56    5  :: RI     :   0     0      0    100    0 
IL     :  1     8     25     53   13  :: SC     :   0     2     45     52    1 
IN     :  2     9     31     47   11  :: SD     :   2     7     26     52   13 
IA     :  3    13     29     44   11  :: TN     :   0     2     16     60   22 
KS     :  2     8     29     52    9  :: TX     :   8    19     35     31    7 
KY     :  1     4     16     50   29  :: UT     :   6    17     29     43    5 
LA     :  3    14     42     37    4  :: VT     :   0    60     13     17   10 
ME     :  0    12     16     72    0  :: VA     :   4    11     38     38    9 
MD     :  0     9     20     52   19  :: WA     :   9    15     49     25    2 
MA     :  0     0     26     74    0  :: WV     :   1     9     45     43    2 
MI     :  3    17     40     30   10  :: WI     :   3    26     38     29    4 
MN     :  7    14     34     42    3  :: WY     :   1    15     35     46    3 
MS     :  6    11     25     54    4  ::        :                              
MO     :  0     2     22     67    9  :: 48 Sts :   8    13     30     41    8 
MT     : 15    28     38     17    2  ::        :                              
NE     :  2     6     22     57   13  :: Prev Wk:   8    12     30     42    8 
NV     :  3    28     49     19    1  :: Prev Yr:  12    17     32     34    5 
NH     :  0     7     60     19   14  ::        :                             
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VP-Very Poor, P-Poor, F-Fair, G-Good, EX-Excellent.
National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2008 
planted acres.





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