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Source: USDA NASS N.C. FIELD OFFICE, 7/29/13

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GENERAL: There were 4.8 days suitable for field work for the week ending July 28th, compared to 4.5 days for the week ending July 21st. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 4% short, 59% adequate and 37% surplus. Average temperatures were below normal with several areas recording average temperatures in the mid to high 70s for the week. The western part of the state received heavy rainfall during the week causing additional delays in field work and crop damage. Several areas recorded well over 3.0 inches of rain. The eastern part of the state only received an inch or less. Farmers continue to wait for dryer conditions to really make head way in finishing up plantings and harvesting of hay and small grains. There are concerns that tobacco weight will be less due to leaching of fertilizers from the soil because of the heavy rainfall. Some crops have drowned. However, corn for grain and single cropped soybeans seem to be in better condition.

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This week		Last Week		Last Year		5-Year Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Squared	94		86		94		96
Cotton % Setting Bolls	68		36		58		74
Corn % Soft Dough	84		64		81		82
Corn % Dented	42		17		45		40
Soybeans % Emerged	87		82		100		100
Soybeans % Blooming	25		15		47		47
Peanuts % Pegging	86		82		93		95
PLANTED:
Sorghum	83		78		n/a		n/a
Soybeans	96		90		100		100
HARVESTED:
Hay 2nd Cutting	39		32		72		70
Peaches	60		37		72		61
Barley	83		83		100		100
Oats	87		79		100		100
Wheat	94		90		100		100
Tobacco: Flue-cured	18		n/a		19		12

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP		P		F		G		EX
Apples	1		1		33		55		10
Cotton	4		16		37		38		5
Corn	1		3		18		54		24
Hay	2		12		31		48		7
Pasture	0		3		25		64		8
Peanuts	0		4		27		55		14
Sorghum	0		1		39		55		5
Soybeans	2		7		33		54		4
Sweet Potatoes	0		3		53		43		1
Tobacco:Flue-cured	5		16		38		39		2
Tobacco: Burley	19		9		37		35		0
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS		ST		A		SS
State	0		4		59		37
Mountain Region	0		0		29		71
Piedmont Region	0		2		64		34
Coastal Plain Region	0		9		73		18
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

N.C. crop summary for the week ending July 28, 2013 Story Date: 7/30/2013

N.C. crop summary for the week ending July 28, 2013
Story Date: 7/30/2013