Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/9/22

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 8, 2022

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS 
Subsoil Moisture 2 15 79 4
Topsoil Moisture 0 19 73 8
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus 

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 
4.9             6.7            5.5 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 1 14 82 3
Corn 0 0 9 73 18
Oats 0 1 33 63 3
Pasture 0 12 49 36 3
Peaches 0 11 44 34 11
Tobacco Flue-Cured 0 0 24 65 11
Winter Wheat 0 1 16 71 12
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5Yr Avg
PLANTED:
Corn 91 80 88 85
Cotton 19 13 21 23
Peanuts 19 n/a 13 15
Sorghum 17 n/a 10 n/a
Soybeans 28 16 25 17
Sweet Potatoes 10 n/a n/a n/a
Tobacco Flue-Cured 58 36 66 59
PHENOLOGICAL:
Barley Headed 92 82 84 76
Corn Emerged 76 56 75 69
Soybeans Emerged 15 n/a n/a n/a
Winter Wheat Headed 87 75 81 83
HARVESTED:
Hay: First Cutting 19 13 21 23

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