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NC crop summary for the week ending june 16 2013
Story Date: 6/18/2013
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Source: USDA NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 6/18/13
GENERAL: There were 4.0 days suitable for field work for the week ending June 16th, in comparison to 3.3 days for the week ending June 10th. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 3 short, 61% adequate and 36% surplus. Average temperatures were above normal for the week ranging from 66 to 79 degrees. Several areas of the state received over an inch of rainfall this week with some areas recording over 2 inches. Crop progress improved this week for most commodities with the additional rainfall in some areas and the high temperatures to dry out land in other areas.
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CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Squared 10 n/a n/a 22
Corn % Silked 20 n/a 27 26
Soybeans % Emerged 47 35 56 60
PLANTED:
Sorghum 50 39 n/a n/a
Soybeans 57 46 73 74
Sweet Potatoes 70 51 76 71
Tobacco: Burley 91 84 90 92
HARVESTED:
Hay 1st Cutting 88 82 93 90
Barley 36 10 74 73
Oats 24 16 78 73
Wheat 17 n/a 74 63
CROP CONDITION PERCENT VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 37 60 3
Barley 1 5 49 40 5
Oats 0 1 21 69 9
Wheat 0 4 29 54 13
Cotton 0 2 42 49 7
Corn 0 3 29 58 10
Hay 0 1 27 66 6
Irish Potatoes 0 1 7 88 4
Pasture 0 2 22 62 14
Peanuts 0 1 35 53 11
Peaches 0 2 50 48 0
Sorghum 0 0 38 59 3
Soybeans 0 2 35 56 7
Sweet Potatoes 0 0 52 44 4
Tobacco: Flue-cured 0 7 33 54 6
Tobacco: Burley 0 1 35 64 0
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent
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