National Agricultural Summary January 27 - February 2 Bitterly cold weather eased its grip on the North Central States during the week. Livestock were still under considerable stress and were pressuring the short hay supply. Reports of livestock losses continued to mount.
Producers are concerned about the upcoming calving season.
An area from Texas to Nebraska continued dry, but the winter wheat is dormant and no significant weather- related damage was recorded. Most of the winter wheat crop is without snow cover. The earlier, heavy rains in California shifted northward to Oregon, where few weather problems were reported. The drier, milder conditions allowed California fields to dry and some harvest activities to resume. In Florida, clear skies and warm weather allowed vegetable fieldwork and replanting to return to schedule.