Arizona Crop Progress

ARIZONA CROP PROGRESS
United States Department of Agriculture

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
ARIZONA FIELD OFFICE
230 N 1st Ave, Suite 302A, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1723
Cooperating with the Arizona Department of Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dave DeWalt

August 6, 2018 (800) 645-7286
CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

WEEK ENDING AUGUST 5, 2018
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: By the end of last week, 88 percent of cotton has reached the setting bolls stage compared with 84
percent last year, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Twenty-two
percent has reached the bolls opening stage, the same percent as last year. Cotton conditions were rated mostly fair to good. Alfalfa
conditions were rated mostly good to fair, depending on location last week with harvesting taking place on over three-quarters of the
alfalfa acreage across the State. Last week, Western Arizona growers shipped mixed melons. Arizona growers also shipped red and
yellow potatoes. Pasture and range conditions were generally rated mostly very poor to poor. In the Northeastern and East Central part
of the State, producers are still hauling water to livestock. While enough rain was received in some areas of the North Central part of
the State to help grow forage and fill some water tanks, some other areas are still exceptionally dry. There is a general improvement in
forage production in the Northwestern part of the State, but there are still significant areas where only sparse amounts of rain have fallen
and drought conditions still prevail. For the week ending on August 5th, all but 13 of the 48 reporting weather stations reported some
precipitation, with Kayenta reporting the least at 0.01 inches while Kartchner reported the most at 1.91 inches. All but 6 of the 48
reporting weather stations reported above normal temperatures. The highest temperature during the week was 116 degrees at Mohave.
The lowest temperature during the week was 47 degrees at Grand Canyon. Twenty-nine of the 48 reporting stations reported
temperatures of 100 degrees or greater, with 13 stations reporting values at or over 110 degrees.
CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

Commodity Current week Previous week Previous year 5-year average
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Cotton
Setting Bolls ...................................................... 88 76 84 83
Bolls Opening ................................................... 22 15 22 22
NA – not available
(--) – zero
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DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION
Current week Previous week Previous year 5-year average
Days suitable for fieldwork .................................... 7.0 7.0 6.8 NA
Topsoil moisture (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)

Very short ......................................................... -- -- -- NA
Short ................................................................. 10 17 7 NA
Adequate ........................................................... 90 81 90 NA
Surplus .............................................................. -- 2 3 NA
Subsoil moisture
Very short ......................................................... -- 2 -- NA
Short ................................................................. 11 15 7 NA
Adequate ........................................................... 89 81 93 NA
Surplus .............................................................. -- 2 -- NA
(--) – zero
CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Commodity Current week Previous week Previous year 5-year average
(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
Alfalfa hay
Very poor .......................................................... 2 2 5 4
Poor................................................................... 13 9 10 4
Fair .................................................................... 27 28 27 19
Good ................................................................. 37 37 33 43
Excellent ........................................................... 21 24 25 30
Cotton
Very poor .......................................................... 1 1 2 2
Poor................................................................... 3 2 6 2
Fair .................................................................... 62 53 14 12
Good ................................................................. 33 37 57 51
Excellent ........................................................... 1 7 21 33
Pasture and range
Very poor .......................................................... 74 65 17 21
Poor................................................................... 24 24 12 16
Fair .................................................................... 1 7 26 30
Good ................................................................. 1 4 36 29
Excellent ........................................................... -- -- 9 4
(--) – zero
Arizona’s weather data can be accessed at the following:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Arizona/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/2018/AZ-Weather-08052018.pdf
Notice: Please be advised, the Weekly Crop Progress report’s weather data table may be discontinued for budget reasons. Please contact the NASS
Mountain Regional Field Office at (720) 787-3150 with comments or compliments regarding this issue. The Weekly Crop Progress report’s crop
progress and condition data will remain and be available.

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United States Department of Agriculture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dave DeWalt

CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

CROP AND LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

Topsoil moisture (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)

CROP, LIVESTOCK, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION

Arizona’s weather data can be accessed at the following:

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