Crop Progress - BeansAug 31, 2010 Soybeans Setting Pods - Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2009 soybean acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State :August 29, :August 22, :August 29, : 2005-2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas ........: 91 95 98 95 Illinois ........: 88 92 98 95 Indiana .........: 86 95 97 93 Iowa ............: 97 95 98 98 Kansas ..........: 92 74 85 90 Kentucky ........: 86 90 97 85 Louisiana .......: 100 96 99 99 Michigan ........: 93 97 98 98 Minnesota .......: 96 96 99 99 Mississippi .....: 100 98 99 100 Missouri ........: 79 69 86 85 Nebraska ........: 97 95 97 98 North Carolina ..: 75 70 83 74 North Dakota ....: 97 100 100 99 Ohio ............: 96 95 99 99 South Dakota ....: 94 97 99 97 Tennessee .......: 95 94 97 95 Wisconsin .......: 91 91 96 96 : 18 States .......: 92 91 96 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans Dropping Leaves - Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2009 soybean acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State :August 29, :August 22, :August 29, : 2005-2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas ........: 6 (NA) 18 15 Illinois ........: - (NA) 5 3 Indiana .........: 2 (NA) 14 6 Iowa ............: - (NA) 3 2 Kansas ..........: - (NA) 3 5 Kentucky ........: 3 (NA) 15 5 Louisiana .......: 38 (NA) 48 44 Michigan ........: - (NA) 2 1 Minnesota .......: - (NA) 2 3 Mississippi .....: 21 (NA) 49 46 Missouri ........: 1 (NA) 2 2 Nebraska ........: - (NA) 1 1 North Carolina ..: 1 (NA) 1 4 North Dakota ....: - (NA) 6 7 Ohio ............: 2 (NA) 8 6 South Dakota ....: 10 (NA) 17 12 Tennessee .......: 4 (NA) 25 19 Wisconsin .......: - (NA) 1 1 : 18 States .......: 3 (NA) 8 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 29, 2010 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2009 planted acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas ........: 5 18 35 32 10 Illinois ........: 3 8 30 46 13 Indiana .........: 6 11 28 41 14 Iowa ............: 3 7 21 45 24 Kansas ..........: 5 12 31 45 7 Kentucky ........: 13 22 34 24 7 Louisiana .......: 1 8 31 51 9 Michigan ........: 2 5 23 47 23 Minnesota .......: - 1 10 57 32 Mississippi .....: 6 14 30 37 13 Missouri ........: 7 16 32 36 9 Nebraska ........: 1 4 19 55 21 North Carolina ..: 5 10 31 48 6 North Dakota ....: 1 2 11 59 27 Ohio ............: 2 9 26 48 15 South Dakota ....: 2 9 19 52 18 Tennessee .......: 7 13 31 40 9 Wisconsin .......: 1 2 13 45 39 : 18 States .......: 3 9 24 46 18 : Previous week ...: 4 9 23 46 18 Previous year ...: 2 6 23 53 16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This information is not to be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation or an offer to buy the commodities herein named. The factual information of this report has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not necessarily all-inclusive and is not guaranteed as to the accuracy, and is not to be construed as representation by Commodity & Derivative Adv. The risk of trading futures and options can be substantial. Each investor must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Read Entire Disclaimer. | 
