ARIZONA CROP PROGRESS
United States Department of Agriculture
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
ARIZONA FIELD OFFICE
230 N 1st Ave, Suite 302A, Phoenix, AZ  85003-1723
Cooperating with the Arizona Department of Agriculture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2022
				      Contact:  Dave DeWalt
(800) 392-3202

CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:  By September 4, 100 percent of the cotton crop had reached the setting bolls stage, compared with 100 percent last year, and 70 percent had reached the bolls opening stage, compared with 86 percent last year, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Cotton conditions were rated mostly good to excellent. Alfalfa conditions were also rated mostly good to excellent, depending on location last week, with harvest taking place on more than three-quarters of the alfalfa acreage across the State. Statewide, pasture and range conditions were rated mostly fair to good. Severe drought remained over 23 percent of the State, compared to 29 percent last week, based on the U.S. Drought Monitor’s indications. Good growth in active crops was reported in the southeast part of the state. In some areas operators were assessing the damage from flooding sustained the week before from heavy rains.

CROP PROGRESS	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Cotton					
	Setting bolls		100	97	100	100	
	Bolls opening		70	55	86	76	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION	
	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
Days suitable for fieldwork		7.0	6.6	6.2	6.8	
					
Topsoil moisture	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
	Very short		8	13	--	4	
	Short		2	2	6	10	
	Adequate		85	77	89	84	
	Surplus		5	8	5	2	
Subsoil moisture					
	Very short		10	13	--	4	
	Short		4	3	6	11	
	Adequate		85	79	89	84	
	Surplus		1	5	5	1	
NA – not available
(--) – zero

CROP, PASTURE AND RANGE CONDITION	
Commodity	Current week	Previous week	Previous year	5-year average	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Alfalfa hay					
	Very poor		5	9	--	--	
	Poor		6	4	10	7	
	Fair		10	8	14	19	
	Good		40	35	30	42	
	Excellent		39	44	46	32	
Cotton					
	Very poor		--	1	--	1	
	Poor		--	1	3	4	
	Fair		5	10	9	21	
	Good		49	48	53	52	
	Excellent		46	40	35	22	
Pasture and range					
	Very poor		--	1	5	16	
	Poor		8	11	8	24	
	Fair		43	45	46	31	
	Good		29	28	29	22	
	Excellent		20	15	12	7	
NA – not available
(--) – zero