Crop Progress - BeansJul 17, 2012 Soybeans Blooming - Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage] ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Week ending : :-----------------------------------: State : July 15, : July 8, : July 15, : 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ----------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas ........: 44 70 80 46 Illinois ........: 37 42 70 42 Indiana .........: 26 44 64 36 Iowa ............: 54 52 74 54 Kansas ..........: 26 31 46 33 Kentucky ........: 26 37 52 35 Louisiana .......: 85 76 86 82 Michigan ........: 20 26 53 36 Minnesota .......: 28 57 80 40 Mississippi .....: 84 90 94 90 Missouri ........: 27 30 45 25 Nebraska ........: 35 37 64 42 North Carolina ..: 25 11 20 19 North Dakota ....: 23 43 70 43 Ohio ............: 9 36 60 39 South Dakota ....: 31 45 74 41 Tennessee .......: 38 43 62 46 Wisconsin .......: 24 16 39 29 : 18 States .......: 34 44 66 42 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans Setting Pods - Selected States [These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending : :-----------------------------------------: State : July 15, : July 8, : July 15, : 2007-2011 : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : Average ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : Arkansas .......: 19 (NA) 56 22 Illinois .......: 7 (NA) 15 8 Indiana ........: - (NA) 12 5 Iowa ...........: 4 (NA) 12 9 Kansas .........: - (NA) 5 2 Kentucky .......: - (NA) 13 6 Louisiana ......: 66 (NA) 67 64 Michigan .......: - (NA) - 5 Minnesota ......: 1 (NA) 17 4 Mississippi ....: 38 (NA) 81 61 Missouri .......: 5 (NA) 7 4 Nebraska .......: 2 (NA) 13 5 North Carolina .: 5 (NA) 5 3 North Dakota ...: - (NA) 18 6 Ohio ...........: 1 (NA) 6 5 South Dakota ...: - (NA) 12 3 Tennessee ......: 10 (NA) 30 19 Wisconsin ......: - (NA) 5 2 : 18 States ......: 5 (NA) 16 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. Soybean Condition - Selected States: Week Ending July 15, 2012 [National crop conditions for selected States are weighted based on 2011 planted acreage] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 3 16 34 39 8 Illinois .......: 16 25 42 16 1 Indiana ........: 25 32 32 10 1 Iowa ...........: 5 15 42 34 4 Kansas .........: 14 27 39 19 1 Kentucky .......: 21 31 32 15 1 Louisiana ......: 1 7 31 51 10 Michigan .......: 16 34 28 21 1 Minnesota ......: 1 8 26 57 8 Mississippi ....: 2 5 20 50 23 Missouri .......: 25 34 31 9 1 Nebraska .......: 7 16 43 33 1 North Carolina .: 1 5 33 55 6 North Dakota ...: - 6 32 56 6 Ohio ...........: 14 28 36 20 2 South Dakota ...: 3 17 39 37 4 Tennessee ......: 10 17 39 32 2 Wisconsin ......: 16 23 31 25 5 : 18 States ......: 10 20 36 30 4 : Previous week ..: 9 18 33 35 5 Previous year ..: 3 7 26 51 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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. | 
