Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 5/23/22

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 22, 2022

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 3 21 75 1
Topsoil Moisture 4 29 66 1
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
6.3               5.2             6.8 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 1 2 96 1
Barley 0 1 11 86 2
Corn 0 1 17 69 13
Cotton 0 0 14 83 3
Oats 1 2 35 62 0
Pasture 0 13 48 37 2

Peaches 0 7 30 62 1
Peanuts 0 0 14 80 6
Soybeans 0 1 20 74 5

Tobacco Flue-Cured 0 1 22 66 11

Winter Wheat 0 1 15 72 12

VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent 

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week  Last Week  last year 5YrAvg
PLANTED:
Cotton 68 47 60 57
Peanuts 62 40 52 51
Sorghum 46 31 19 23
Soybeans 61 44 50 43
Sweet Potatoes 28 16 13 19
Tobacco Burley 12 n/a 18 23
Tobacco Flue-Cured 87 74 91 88 

PHENOLOGICAL: 
Corn Emerged 93 89 91 90 
Soybeans Emerged 43 27 35 27
Winter Wheat Headed 96 93 97 96
HARVESTED:
Hay: First Cutting 54 34 54 52

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