date:Aug 07, 2013
Texas. Several other states were at least 98% complete as of Aug. 4, including California, Colorado, Illinois and North Carolina, the U.S.D.A. said.
A total of 97% of the spring wheat crop in the six major states was headed as of Aug. 4, compared to a 98% five-year average. The crop was 68% good to excellent and 7% very poor to poor, the U.S.D.A. said.
The oats harvest in the nine major states significantly lagged the five-year average as of Aug. 4. The U.S.D.A. said 38% of the crop was harve