Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/11/22

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 7 26 65 2
Topsoil Moisture 3 20 71 6
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
4.9              6.5           5.2 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 32 68 0
Corn 21 22 26 28 3
Cotton 2 13 32 51 2
Hay 18 25 28 27 2
Pasture 8 27 42 21 2
Peaches 0 31 35 30 4
Peanuts 0 4 34 59 3
Sorghum 3 9 45 32 11
Soybeans 5 15 40 37 3
Sweet Potatoes 2 11 36 45 6
Tobacco Burley 0 0 48 52 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
PLANTED:
Sorghum 92 88 84 93
Sweet Potatoes 95 90 92 95
Tobacco Burley 80 74 94 96
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 69 54 82 81
Corn Dough 30 10 20 28
Cotton Squaring 57 40 51 65
Peanuts Pegging 51 33 56 52
Soybeans Emerged 98 93 93 92
Soybeans Blooming 38 21 21 24
Soybeans Setting Pods 12 n/a n/a n/a
Tobacco Flue-Cured 2 11 37 43 7
HARVESTED:
Barley 84 80 97 97
Hay: Second Cutting 28 20 31 36
Oats 80 70 90 92
Peaches 33 30 35 35
Winter Wheat 91 83 92 94

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