There were 5.9 days suitable for field work for the week ending September 8th, compared to 5.6 days for the week ending September 1st. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 13% short, 79% adequate and 8% surplus. Most of the state received rain on Tuesday with many Eastern counties receiving over an inch of precipitation. Average temperatures were slightly above normal for most areas of the state. Fields dried quickly allowing farmers more valuable time in their fields. Tobacco harvest is significantly ahead of five year averages. Soybean and cotton development remains behind last year averages and the 5-year averages.
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CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Bolls Open 20 na 30 49
Corn % Mature 94 87 96 92
Soybeans % Blooming 93 85 99 98
Soybeans % Pods Set 82 67 96 92
HARVESTED:
Apples 37 32 43 38
Corn For Grain 35 21 40 41
Corn For Silage 83 61 89 83
Hay 2nd Cutting 79 78 94 90
Hay 3rd Cutting 27 26 41 38
Peaches 95 94 98 96
Tobacco: Burley 78 71 64 52
Tobacco: Flue-cured 82 73 64 59
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 1 3 45 45 6
Cotton 4 14 36 43 3
Corn 1 3 18 56 22
Hay 1 9 34 51 5
Pasture 0 2 27 60 11
Peanuts 0 4 22 55 19
Sorghum 0 3 31 61 5
Soybeans 3 8 32 50 7
Sweet Potatoes 0 4 39 54 3
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
State 0 13 79 8
Mountain Region 0 8 77 15
Piedmont Region 0 12 83 5
Coastal Plain Region 0 18 77 5
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
