Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 10/19/20


CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18, 2020

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 0 0 84 16
Topsoil Moisture 0 1 76 23
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.6               5.5            5.1            5.7

 
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Cotton 2 11 31 49 7
Pasture 1 3 24 58 14
Peanuts 0 0 15 72 13
Soybeans 2 8 24 58 8

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week  Last Week Last Year  5 Yr. Avg.
PLANTED:
Barley 23 N/A 13 20
Oats 40 27 21 24
Wheat 15 10 10 11
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton Bolls Opening 92 85 98 95
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 76 63 91 82
HARVESTED
Apples 77 74 86 85
Corn for Grain 93 90 94 93
Cotton 14 N/A 39 23
Hay: Third Cutting 91 85 81 79
Peanuts 27 22 60 40
Sorghum 51 45 62 56
Soybeans 18 14 32 23
Sweet Potato 61 46 74 60
Tobacco: Burley 77 65 70 79
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD
Soil conditions are still very wet, delaying field work. This week
growers harvested tobacco and corn for grain. Soybeans have not
been cut yet due to high moisture levels and many fields show no
leaf drop. Hay fields are wet and drying conditions are not good
which is delaying harvest. Increased fire ant activity has been
observed. – GRANVILLE

Very wet conditions halted corn and soybean harvest for 4-5 days.
– PERSON

Recent rains has soil moisture levels recharged and in some
cases preventing land preparation for wheat as well as hindering
other field activities. Corn harvest is coming to completion but
soybean fields are still very full. Cotton harvest has not yet
started. Cabbage crop looks good. – PASQUOTANK

Cotton and peanut harvest has begun. Cotton yield is lower than
anticipated while earlier planted peanuts are showing average
yields. Late planted peanuts have not been dug. – CRAVEN

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