date:Aug 28, 2013
ve-year average.
The rice harvest was 14% completed in the latest week, down from 17% as the 2008-2012 average. In the six major states, 70% of the crop was rated good to excellent, the same as the previous week, the U.S.D.A. said.
The condition of the peanut crop deteriorated modestly in the current week in the eight major states, the U.S.D.A. said. A total of 58% was rated good to excellent compared with 61% the previous week, while 11% was rated very poor to poor, up from 6% a week earlier.