NEW MEXICO: There were 6.8 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was 8% very short, 40% short, 50% adequate, and 2% surplus. Wind damage increased from last week to 25% light, 17% moderate and 1% severe. Hail damage was reported in parts of Lea County, mostly in the Lovington area. Farmers were busy planting and harvesting crops. Alfalfa was in mostly fair to excellent condition with 79% of the second cutting complete and 31% of the third cutting complete. Cotton is 22% squared and the condition was reported as 11% very poor, 6% poor, 41% fair, 26% good and 16% excellent. Corn was in fair to excellent condition and was 100% emerged. Sorghum was 50% planted and was in mostly fair to good condition. Winter wheat was in mostly fair to good condition and was 4% harvested. Peanuts were in mostly fair to good condition with 95% planted. Chile condition was 17% poor, 36% fair, 35% good and 12% excellent. Onions were in fair to excellent condition and reached 50% harvested. Pecans were in mostly good to excellent condition and nut set was reported as 100% average. Ranchers were busy maintaining herds and waters. Supplemental feeding continues to decrease. Cattle were reported as 1% poor, 29% fair, 55% good and 15% excellent. Sheep were 9% very poor, 14% poor, 28% fair, 36% good and 13% excellent. Range and pasture was reported as 6% very poor, 12% poor, 42% fair, 39% good, and 1% excellent.
 

CROP PROGRESS PERCENTAGES WITH COMPARISONS
CROP PROGRESS		This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
COTTON	Squaring	22	14	23	19
ONIONS	Harvested	50	46	39	36
PEANUTS	Planted	95	65	96	91
SORGHUM (ALL)	Planted	50	36	52	50
WHEAT (ALL)	Harvested	4	3	17	24

Overall, temperatures for the week were normal to a little below normal, with a statewide average between 2 and 3 degrees below normal. Even so, Carlsbad reached 100 degrees Wednesday and 101 Thursday. Most of the week's precipitation was associated with a storm system that passed over the state late in the week. This system favored northern New Mexico. Although most amounts were less than half an inch, Clayton (1.15") and Des Moines/Capulin (1.03") received over an inch of rain. This storm system also produced hail, especially over northeast New Mexico.
 

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - JUNE 6 - 12, 2005
	Temperature			Precipitation
Station	Mean	Maximum	Minimum	06/06 06/12	06/01 06/12	Normal June	01/01 06/12	Normal Jan-Jun
Farmington	64.0	85	43	0.03	0.06	0.22	4.59	3 .37
Gallup	61.9	81	42	0.28	0.28	0.45	6.69	4 .19
Capulin	58.7	79	36	1.03	1.07	2.11	8.48	7 .27
Chama	52.6	74	31	0.09	0.10	1.12	14.28	8 .84
Johnson Ranch	58.9	85	36	0.11	0.11	0.68	5.53	3 .77
Las Vegas	60.4	80	40	0.45	0.45	2.04	7.12	6 .40
Los Alamos	60.6	77	43	0.09	0.09	1.36	9.70	6 .41
Raton	58.4	82	36	0.48	0.49	1.99	8.75	7 .16
Red River	51.4	71	29	0.44	0.44	1.40	11.71	8 .92
Santa Fe	61.7	83	39	0.09	0.09	1.17	7.22	5 .26
Clayton	65.7	86	46	1.15	1.15	2.27	9.96	6 .30
Clovis	74.8	93	52	0.00	0.00	2.84	6.64	7 .01
Roy	62.8	81	44	0.63	0.63	2.08	9.30	6 .06
Tucumcari	73.5	93	55	0.00	0.00	1.78	8.12	5 .27
Grants	59.7	82	36	0.19	0.19	0.55	4.62	3 .03
Quemado	58.0	83	33	0.10	0.10	0.74	4.23	4 .19
Silver City	64.3	83	46	0.00	0.00	0.70	9.34	4 .90
Albuquerque	70.7	89	52	0.05	0.05	0.59	5.90	3 .05
Carrizozo	67.0	87	45	0.00	0.00	0.78	7.52	3 .50
Socorro	69.3	90	46	0.00	0.00	0.57	4.30	2 .50
Gran Quivera	66.1	83	49	0.00	0.00	1.01	7.96	4 .71
Moriarty	63.3	85	38	0.00	0.00	0.92	6.89	3 .99
Ruidoso	--	--	--	0.00	0.00	1.86	8.32	6 .97
Carlsbad	80.1	101	56	0.00	0.01	1.30	5.39	3 .95
Roswell	76.0	98	53	0.00	0.00	1.52	3.91	4 .75
Tatum	75.6	93	52	0.00	0.16	2.03	6.67	6 .17
Alamogordo	77.3	92	63	0.00	0.00	0.90	6.07	3 .28
Animas	74.1	92	54	0.00	0.00	0.44	5.25	2 .48
Deming	73.4	95	50	0.00	0.00	0.55	3.78	2 .28
Las Cruces	74.6	93	58	0.00	0.00	0.72	4.35	2 .27
T or C	74.0	94	55	0.00	0.00	0.69	3.69	2 .58
(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.

NEW MEXICO: Total wholesale value for the 2004 floriculture crops was $22.0 million, a slight decrease of 1.1 percent in 2004. While most New Mexico crops showed decreases in wholesale value, poinsettias and potted petunias both increased. Poinsettia sales rose by one percent while sales for petunia more than doubled from $14,000 in 2003 to $30,000 in 2004. The neighboring states of Arizona and Texas also had decreases while Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah all increased in total wholesale value.
 

New Mexico Floriculture: Production and Wholesale Value, 2003-2004
Type	Producers		Unit	Number Sold		Wholesale Value 1/
	2003	2004		2003	2004	2003	2004
				-----1,000 Units-----		-----------1,000 Dollars-------------
Potted Flowering Plants
Poinsettias	11	10	Pots	494	498	1,877	1,896
Bedding/Garden Plants
Begonias	7	8	Flats	405	325	31	29
Marigolds	10	8	Flats	13	12	129	121
Pansy/Viola	9	9	Flats	30	28	302	277
Other	11	--	Flats	71	--	733	--
Vegetable 2/	12	11	Flats	37	32	377	337
Petunias	4	6	Pots	13	10	14	30
Herbaceous Perennials
Hardy/Garden Chrysanthemums	10	8	Pots	79	82	131	126
Other	12	11	Pots	1,416	1,508	1,899	1,795
Potted Bedding Plants
Vegetable	7	7	Pots	198	141	116	130
Other 3/	7	--	Pots	111	--	162	--
Hanging Baskets
Geraniums (Cuttings)	5	5	Bskts	19	10	182	89
Petunias	5	7	Bskts	7	8	68	76
Other Flowering	9	8	Bskts	23	19	207	194
1/ Equivalent wholesale value of all sales. 2/ Does not include vegetable transplants grown for use in commercial vegetable production. 3/ Pot sizes have been combined into category with greatest production to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

 
 

Floriculture Crops: Wholesale Value of Sales by Category & State for Operations with $100,000+, 2003-2004
State	Bedding/Garden Plants		Potted Flowering Plants		Foliage for Indoor or Patio Use		Herbaceous Perennial Plants		Total Wholesale Value
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
	-------------------------------------------------------------------$1,000 Dollars---------------------------------------------------------------------
AZ	27,312	25,197	1,914	1,775	3,313	3,939	1,046	1,226	32,919	31,291
CO	57,270	61,830	10,554	8,874	481	523	12,224	13,383	71,122	74,072
NM	5,111	4,835	17,105	17,138	---	---	2,035	1,926	22,216	21,973
OK	26,624	27,341	4,203	3,969	1,163	1,257	17,062	17,132	31,990	32,567
TX	206,535	199,670	42,142	43,546	29,074	28,622	33,151	32,498	285,241	279,551
UT	26,260	28,294	13,783	12,652	3,128	1,832	4,669	5,385	68,000	75,641
Oth Sts	2,076,614	2,185,378	713,761	727,182	612,522	602,806	564,685	615,500	4,258,399	4,371,951
36 States	2,423,726	2,532,545	803,462	815,136	649,681	638,979	634,872	687,050	4,769,887	4,887,046

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