Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/16/22

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 2 17 80 1
Topsoil Moisture 1 22 73 4
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
5.2            4.9           6.0 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 3 6 88 3
Barley 0 1 11 86 2
Corn 0 1 11 73 15
Oats 0 1 36 61 2
Pasture 0 14 42 41 3
Peaches 0 8 21 70 1
Strawberries 0 0 9 78 13
Tobacco Flue-Cured 0 1 24 63 12
Winter Wheat 0 2 15 72 11

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 95 91 94 93
Cotton 47 27 39 37
Peanuts 40 19 30 32
Sorghum 31 17 14 16
Soybeans 44 28 37 29
Sweet Potatoes 16 10 n/a 12
Tobacco Flue-Cured 74 58 81 77
PHENOLOGICAL:
Barley Headed 96 92 91 86
Corn Emerged 89 76 85 82
Soybeans Emerged 27 15 20 14
Winter Wheat Headed 93 87 93 92
HARVESTED:
Hay: First Cutting 34 19 35 38

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