Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/20/21

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 10 38 51 1
Topsoil Moisture 16 39 45 0
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year
6.8              6.4          4.3 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT 
VP P F G EX
Cotton 2 10 33 49 6
Pasture 3 23 36 36 2
Peanuts 1 7 19 64 9
Sorghum 1 5 46 42 6
Soybeans 3 10 27 52 8
Sweet Potatoes 3 7 25 59 6
Tobacco: Burley 0 5 40 55 0
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent 


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5Yr Avg
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Mature 96 92 100 100
Cotton Bolls Opening 53 37 48 61
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 35 23 25 32
HARVESTED:
Apples 53 49 51 61
Corn for Grain 66 49 61 72
Corn for Silage 83 76 82 87
Hay: Second Cutting 97 93 98 98
Hay: Third Cutting 55 45 58 59
Peaches 95 91 96 97
Sorghum 36 22 22 25
Sweet Potatoes 13 n/a 15 19
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 77 69 82 77
Tobacco: Burley 50 37 33 39

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