SOURCE:  USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 8/22/22

CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 21, 2022
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 2 25 72 1
Topsoil Moisture 1 19 75 5
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
5.6            5.9          4.6 
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 25 75 0
Corn 18 21 24 33 4
Cotton 2 13 25 54 6
Hay 2 16 42 38 2
Pasture 1 6 43 48 2
Peanuts 1 4 27 59 9
Sorghum 4 16 40 33 7
Soybeans 3 7 28 57 5
Sweet Potatoes 0 7 37 48 8
Tobacco Burley 0 0 46 54 0
Tobacco Flue-Cured 3 8 31 52 6

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5Yr Avg
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Dough 91 87 96 96
Corn Dent 78 63 86 85
Corn Mature 46 29 53 55
Cotton Setting Bolls 89 77 85 88
Soybeans Blooming 96 91 92 91
Soybeans Setting Pods 85 71 75 70
HARVESTED:
Apples 18 13 23 26
Corn for Silage 42 22 50 48
Hay: Second Cutting 75 68 77 86
Hay: Third Cutting 12 n/a 17 22
Peaches 72 66 74 80
Tobacco Flue-Cured 34 25 39 39
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

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