Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/1/20
CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 31 2020
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 0 0 55 45
Topsoil Moisture 0 1 36 63
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
2.1 2.1 6.3 5.2
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 10 15 75 0
Barley 0 3 13 82 2
Corn 2 10 24 55 9
Cotton 1 6 31 58 4
Oats 0 5 26 67 2
Pasture 1 6 19 67 7
Peaches 0 1 27 71 1
Soybeans 1 3 33 58 5
Tobacco Flue-Cured 1 6 31 54 8
Wheat 1 8 21 60 10
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent
CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg.
PLANTED:
Cotton 65 46 80 80
Peanuts 61 45 77 76
Sorghum 28 19 39 36
Soybeans 55 47 56 52
Sweet Potatoes 21 17 41 36
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 94 89 91 94
Tobacco: Burley 34 21 34 46
Peanuts 1 4 22 70 3
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Emerged 93 91 93 94
Soybeans Emerged 42 32 43 37
HARVESTED
Hay: First Cutting 68 61 74 67
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD
Rainfall was more scattered during this period and was near
normal for most locations. Temperatures were above normal.
Strawberries still coming in. – JACKSON/SWAIN
It was extremely wet last week once again. We are behind in
planting soybean and corn has got off to a very slow start. Our
commercial vegetable crops have struggled with the cool, wet
weather as well. Farmers should be able to get in the fields by the
middle of the week to plow tobacco and sidedress nitrogen either
for the first time or to add what has been leached by rainfall. –
FRANKLIN / HALIFAX / NASH
Another week of wet weather kept farm work at a crawl. Crops in
low areas are suffering. Not much hay was made due to weather
conditions, nor were many fields planted with crops. Wheat is
maturing and seems to be in good shape. Some wheat that were
thin stands have been cut for hay. - GRANVILLE
Rain continues. Wheat is deteriorating due to rain and humidity.
Corn is progressing Soybean plantings are behind. Hay cutting
behind. - PERSON
Lots of rain and wet soils are delaying fieldwork. -CLEVELAND
Excessive rains have soil saturated. Recently planted and
emerged soybean fields are experiencing damping-off. Also,
significant number of acres of corn have been or will be planted
late. Areas of corn and soybean fields have drowned areas. Much
of wheat is in the latter stages of grain fill with many starting to
ripen. - PASQUOTANK
Rains continue to delay field activity. Corn and soybeans are
suffering from excessive wetness. - PAMLICO
Fields are saturated from too much water. -WILSON
Excessive rainfall delayed planting of soybean, cotton and
transplanting of sweet potatoes. Farmers will soon begin making
fertility adjustments due to leaching and denitrification losses.
Those that did plant soybeans or cotton are reporting very poor
emergence and or damping off/drowning. - CRAVEN
Most of Region 5 received from 4 to 20" of rainfall during the last
two weeks. Some areas of Bladen and Columbus counties have
had soybean and peanut fields destroyed by heavy rainfall.
Tobacco was severely damaged and has drowned in many fields.
Cotton and peanut planting is delayed significantly. –
BRUNSWICK / CUMBERLAND
Rained every day and fields are too wet for progress to be made.
Some flooded areas have damaged crops. - BLADEN
Another week of widespread rainfall limited field work at a critical
planting period. Expect to see some replant situations due to poor
field conditions. Delayed harvest and rainfall have not been good
for small grain quality. Wet weather has cut strawberry harvest
short and season may be at its end. - ROBESON
Much needed rainfall has been received this past week. Some
cotton stands have had to be replanted due to heavy rains. –
EDGECOMBE
Extremely wet conditions in recent weeks. - ANSON
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