Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 10/21/13

Data for weeks ending October 6th and 13th will be unavailable due to the federal government furlough from October 1st through 16th. There were 4.7 days suitable for field work for the week ending October 20th compared to 6.0 for the week ending September 29th. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 1% very short, 17% short, 70% adequate and 12% surplus. The state received little precipitation this week and average temperatures were slightly above normal. Small grain plantings are ahead of last year. However, cotton and peanut harvest percentages are slightly behind compared to last year due to the gray, damp days over the last two weeks. Crop conditions remain fair to good for cotton and peanuts. Flue-cured and burley tobacco harvest are done for this season.

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CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This
week       Last
Week       Last
Year       5-Year
Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Bolls Opening       89       na       94       97
Soybeans % Pods Set       100       na       na       na
Soybeans % Leaf Drop       69       na       78       73
PLANTED:
Barley       49       na       32       38
Oats       51       na       25       31
Wheat       12       na       12       13
HARVESTED:
Apples       80       na       97       87
Corn For Grain       95       na       94       94
Corn For Silage       98       na       na       na
Cotton       11       na       17       30
Hay 3rd Cutting       63       na       76       78
Peanuts Threshed       54       na       60       53
Sorghum       52       na       na       na
Sweet Potatoes       67       na       75       67
Tobacco: Burley       100       na       98       97
Tobacco: Flue-cured       100       na       98       96

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP       P       F       G       EX
Barley       0       0       21       50       29
Oats       0       0       20       54       26
Wheat       0       0       44       41       15
Cotton       3       15       51       28       3
Hay       3       8       33       54       2
Pasture       0       4       32       58       6
Peanuts       0       8       18       50       24
Sorghum       0       6       48       42       4
Soybeans       3       9       38       45       5
Sweet Potatoes       0       1       60       38       1
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS       ST       A       SS
State       1       17       70       12
Mountain Region       0       16       78       6
Piedmont Region       1       28       66       5
Coastal Plain Region       2       8       69       21
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus