Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/18/22

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 17, 2022
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 4 25 67 4
Topsoil Moisture 1 13 80 6
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
5.1               4.9           6.1 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 31 64 5
Corn 24 22 22 26 6
Cotton 3 9 30 55 3
Hay 19 24 25 29 3
Pasture 4 18 53 23 2
Peaches 0 21 41 26 12
Peanuts 1 2 27 63 7
Sorghum 1 4 46 39 10
Soybeans 7 11 37 40 5
Sweet Potatoes 1 9 23 57 10
Tobacco Burley 0 0 48 52 0
Tobacco Flue-Cured 1 8 29 53 9
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 96 92 97 96
Tobacco Burley 90 80 99 99
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 77 69 88 90
Corn Dough 43 30 37 46
Cotton Squaring 67 57 67 77
Cotton Setting Bolls 19 n/a 19 28
Peanuts Pegging 66 51 71 68
Soybeans Blooming 52 38 35 35
Soybeans Setting Pods 25 12 18 16
HARVESTED:
Barley 90 84 100 99
Hay: Second Cutting 30 28 41 47
Oats 85 80 94 96
Peaches 40 33 43 43
Winter Wheat 95 91 97 97

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