date:Sep 18, 2013
up from 9 percent the previous week, but well below the 41 percent five-year average for the date. A total of 81 percent of the crop in the 18 major states had dented as of Sept. 15, down from the 86 percent five-year average but up sharply from 64 percent the previous week.
The condition of the crop deteriorated slightly compared to the previous week but remained much better than it was on the same date a year ago, when the nations midsection was in the grips of a severe drought. The USDA sai