Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/27/21

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 6 27 66 1
Topsoil Moisture 9 28 62 1
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year
5.3              6.8        4.9 
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Cotton 2 9 35 47 7
Pasture 2 14 45 38 1
Peanuts 2 6 21 62 9
Sorghum 1 5 51 38 5
Soybeans 2 10 29 53 6
Sweet Potatoes 3 6 30 55 6
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:
Cotton Bolls Opening 67 53 58 73
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 51 35 37 44
HARVESTED:
Apples 68 53 58 68
Corn for Grain 77 66 72 80
Corn for Silage 91 83 86 91
Hay: Third Cutting 65 55 66 66
Sorghum 47 36 30 33
Sweet Potatoes 18 13 25 29
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 85 77 89 84
Tobacco: Burley 60 50 47 51

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