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ARIZONA AGRI-WEEKLY
Issue AZ-CW1114 - For the week ending April 3rd - Released April 4th, 2011
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Field Crops
Cotton planting is 15 percent complete, 9 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Alfalfa condition varies from fair to excellent, depending on location. Harvesting is active in many areas of the State. Range and pasture condition varies from very poor to good, depending on location. Most areas are in fair to good condition.
Arizona Vegetables, Fruit & Specialty Crops
This week Central Arizona growers shipped cabbage, cilantro, kale, and parsley.
Western Arizona growers shipped arugula, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, cilantro, endive, escarole, frisee, kale, Boston, green leaf, iceberg, red leaf, romaine lettuce, parsley, radicchio, and spinach.
Crop Condition
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
- Percent -
Alfalfa
-
4
32
49
15
Range and Pasture
18
19
36
23
4
Crop Progress
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
5 – Year Avg.
- Percent -
Cotton
Planted
15
10
24
17
Weather Summary
Temperatures were above normal across the State for the week ending April 3rd, ranging from 6 degrees above normal at Canyon De Chelly, to 13 degrees above normal at Prescott. The highest temperature of the week was 101 degrees at Yuma. The lowest reading was 19 degrees at Grand Canyon. There was no precipitation recorded in any of the 22 weather stations. All of the weather stations across the State except Kingman have below normal precipitation to date.United States Department of Agriculture
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Temperature and Precipitation Data
March 28, 2011 - April 3, 2011
Past Jan. 1 Departure Percent
Week to Date From Normal of Normal
Aguila 69 10 95 42 0.00 1.20 -2.36 34
Buckeye 73 11 98 48 0.00 1.43 -0.86 62
Canyon De Chelly 52 6 80 28 0.00 0.70 -1.42 33
Coolidge 70 8 97 41 0.00 0.63 -2.09 23
Douglas 65 9 90 38 0.00 0.06 -1.62 4
Flagstaff 47 10 74 24 0.00 4.26 -2.62 62
Grand Canyon 46 12 75 19 0.00 2.35 -4.86 33
Kingman 62 9 87 41 0.00 3.09 0.11 104
Marana 72 10 97 47 0.00 0.68 -2.52 21
Maricopa 72 9 99 46 0.00 0.45 -2.00 18
Paloma 72 9 99 44 0.00 1.14 -1.29 47
Parker 73 8 99 45 0.00 1.27 -0.65 66
Payson 57 9 84 30 0.00 2.94 -3.50 46
Phoenix 76 11 100 55 0.00 0.76 -1.53 33
Prescott 57 13 83 33 0.00 1.59 -3.42 32
Roll 74 11 100 47 0.00 0.33 -0.48 41
Safford 66 10 93 38 0.00 0.27 -1.61 14
St. Johns 54 7 83 32 0.00 0.51 -1.67 23
Tucson 71 10 95 47 0.00 0.27 -2.05 12
Willcox 63 10 94 27 0.00 0.26 -2.00 12
Winslow 56 8 83 34 0.00 0.49 -1.06 32
Yuma 76 9 101 53 0.00 0.53 -0.28 65
Low
1/ Departure of temperature for reporting period f rom average temperature for that w eek.
Station
Temperature
Avg. Dep. 1/ High
Precipitation
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