Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/10/21
CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 9, 2021
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 2 19 76 3
Topsoil Moisture 6 23 69 2
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.5 6.4 5.2 5.3
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 1 14 53 30 2
Corn 0 4 17 70 9
Oats 1 1 42 56 0
Pasture 1 3 44 51 1
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 2 5 52 39 2
Wheat 3 11 36 46 4
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:
Corn 90 79 88 87
Cotton 25 10 13 20
Peanuts 14 N/A 12 16
Sorghum 11 N/A N/A N/A
Soybeans 26 19 16 15
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 69 48 61 59
PHENOLOGICAL:
Barley Headed 86 72 84 75
Corn Emerged 77 60 70 69
Winter Wheat Headed 85 60 90 85
HARVESTED:
Hay: First Cutting 23 12 25 24
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FIELD
The county continues to be dry with lower humidity and
above normal winds. – SURRY, FORSYTH, STOKES
Above normal rainfall reported with 2"-3" of accumulation.
Temperatures were below normal with a very light frost late in
period. – JACKSON, SWAIN
Franklin County received much need rain for the recently planted
tobacco and vegetable crops. The wheat crop was also going
backwards, but the rain last week and this week should help
improve it some. Strawberry season is in full throttle, however, it
may be a short season due to the warm weather we experienced
late winter and early spring. – FRANKLIN, HALIFAX, NASH
Mostly dry with only 0.50 inch of rain reported. Tobacco, corn, and
soybeans planting are moving forward. Producers are starting
their first hay cutting. – PERSON
Dry conditions stopped both planting and field work for 3 days.
Farmers resumed field activities once rains arrived last week. –
RANDOLPH
Small rainfall events have improved the dry conditions in
most areas, but some locations continue to stay dry,
impacting wheat grain fill and corn emergence. – UNION
Drought conditions remain a limiting factor for all crops. Some
areas received light rain, but no significant rainfall reported in the
county. - PAMLICO
Wet weather in December and January has caused a thin and late
wheat crop. Current conditions have slowed or stopped cotton
planting. - JOHNSTON
April weather conditions in Wilson County been tough on the
tobacco crop. Approximately 300 - 400 acres will have to be
reset. – WILSON
Harnett County received much needed rains this past week. All
crops are progressing well. Strawberry growers are reporting
good yields. - HARNETT
Conditions are still dry. The only rain event reported was a strong
thunderstorm which dropped rain and hail across the county.
Showers this week would assist in moving out of this drier trend.
Cotton and Tobacco planting should be done or completed this
week. Corn still looks green, but there are areas of varying vigor,
depending on current soil moistures. Peanut planting is
beginning. - BLADEN
Dry conditions continued throughout the week. Friday morning
thunderstorms brought up to 2" of rainfall across the area
including damaging hail in the western part of the county. Losses
are being assessed but they cannot be quantified until harvest
begins and farmers look at production lost due to hail damage.
One blackberry farm reported their total crop was destroyed by
hail. Some blueberry farmers are reported damaged fruit. The
dry, windy conditions are rapidly drying out wheat and oats for
harvest as well as pulling soil moisture out of the ground. -
PENDER
The week started with a band of severe storms with high winds
and little precipitation. The county experienced more severe
weather on Friday with bands of heavy hail and rain. Some crop
damage was reported in those areas that received hail.
Assessments on going. – ROBESON
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