Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/3/13

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GENERAL: There were 5.6 days suitable for field work for the week ending September 1st, compared to 4.5 days for the week ending August 25th. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 9% short, 78% adequate and 13% surplus. Average temperatures still remained below normal for some areas of the state. Isolated thunderstorms brought rain in the western part of the state with some areas receiving over an inch of precipitation. The dryer conditions allowed for hay harvest to progress and to be baled. Most crops progress remains behind last year averages and the 5-year averages.    

               CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This  Week       Last Week       Last Year       5-Year Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Setting Bolls       97       94       100       99
Corn % Dented       97       93       96       95
Corn % Mature       87       70       87       82
Soybeans % Blooming       85       74       89       94
Soybeans % Pods Set       67       54       90       84
HARVESTED:
Apples       32       23       30       31
Corn For Grain       21       10       24       25
Corn For Silage       61       41       87       79
Hay 2nd Cutting       78       60       93       88
Hay 3rd Cutting       26       21       33       29
Peaches       94       83       97       94
Tobacco: Burley       71       60       53       42
Tobacco: Flue-cured       73       61       53       49

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP       P       F       G       EX
Apples       1       3       49       42       5
Cotton       3       11       40       43       3
Corn       1       4       17       59       19
Hay       1       10       29       55       5
Pasture       0       3       20       66       11
Peanuts       0       4       23       55       18
Sorghum       0       3       23       62       12
Soybeans       2       9       33       50       6  
Sweet Potatoes       0       12       48       39       1
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS       ST       A       SS
State       0       9       78       13
Mountain Region       0       6       73       21
Piedmont Region       0       9       77       14
Coastal Plain Region       0       11       82       7
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus