Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 7/24/22

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 24, 2022
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 5 31 62 2
Topsoil Moisture 7 28 63 2
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
6.3            5.1           5.6

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 24 71 5
Cotton 3 10 28 56 3
Hay 6 17 34 38 5
Pasture 5 12 46 32 5
Peaches 0 22 49 19 10
Peanuts 2 2 24 65 7
Sorghum 2 4 51 35 8
Soybeans 4 9 36 42 9
Tobacco Burley 0 0 47 53 0
Tobacco Flue-Cured 2 8 25 55 10
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:
Tobacco Burley 100 90 100 100
Corn 21 21 28 24 6
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 85 77 95 95
Corn Dough 56 43 60 65
Corn Dent 15 n/a 20 26
Cotton Squaring 76 67 79 87
Cotton Setting Bolls 35 19 38 49
Peanuts Pegging 75 66 83 81
Soybeans Blooming 64 52 52 48
Soybeans Setting Pods 35 25 27 26
HARVESTED:
Barley 95 90 100 100
Hay: Second Cutting 37 30 47 58
Oats 95 85 97 98
Peaches 50 40 49 51

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