United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Progress & Condition Report Mississippi Field Office, PO Box 980 Jackson, MS 39205-0980 (601) 965-4575 * (601) 965-5622 FAX * www.nass.usda.gov Cooperating with Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Released: June 4, 2012 Week Ending Date: June 3, 2012 Issue CW2312 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 3, 2012. Spotty rain showers throughout Mississippi have provided some a reas with adequate moisture while other areas remain dry. Producers continue to irrigate crops, especially in the North West portion of the state and along the coast where conditions have been persistently dry. Some hail damage was reported in Attala County. Soil moisture was rated 3 percent very short, 30 percent short, 65 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Crop progress for week ending June 3, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, silked : 68 48 26 24 Corn, dough : 4 -- 0 0 Cotton, planted : 99 97 97 94 Cotton, emerged : 97 91 89 86 Cotton, squaring : 9 1 6 5 Hay-Cool Season, harvested : 99 96 90 92 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 36 -- 19 15 Peanuts, planted : 99 90 96 89 Rice, emerged : 100 100 98 95 Sorghum, planted : 100 99 86 92 Sorghum, emerged : 97 95 77 84 Soybeans, planted : 98 96 92 93 Soybeans, emerged : 93 88 85 87 Soybeans, blooming : 15 6 4 5 Sweet Potatoes, planted : 78 50 48 32 Watermelons, planted : 100 100 99 99 Winter Wheat, mature : 100 96 94 89 Winter Wheat, harvested : 88 56 57 33 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending June 3, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Blueberries : 0 1 24 30 45 Corn : 0 3 11 51 35 Cotton : 0 3 25 54 18 Hay : 0 1 34 57 8 Livestock : 0 2 29 54 15 Pasture : 0 7 44 40 9 Peanuts : 0 0 21 67 12 Rice : 0 2 21 56 21 Sorghum : 0 6 30 50 14 Soybeans : 0 2 21 54 23 Watermelons : 0 0 48 51 1 Winter Wheat : 0 5 23 46 26 Sweet Potatoes : 0 13 27 40 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------- *********************************************************************** * Special Note * * * * * * Coming soon - NASS's annual June surveys on crops and livestock. In * * the first two weeks of June, NASS will survey about 140,000 United * * States producers and will visit 42,000 tracts of farm land to * * collect information. One of USDA's largest survey efforts, the * * responses will provide the foundation for estimates in the upcoming * * growing year. With both data collection and data release taking * * place over a span of only four weeks, the results will be available * * beginning on June 29 in the Acreage and other reports. Farmers * * should watch for their survey and be sure to respond. Your * * information matters! * *********************************************************************** Comments "We got a general rain last week that helped all growers. Some plant bugs are being treated in cotton. Wheat harvest is over and yields will be in the upper 50's. Growers have enough moisture to plant soybeans behind wheat." -Don Respess, Quitman "Spotty rain showers throughout the northeast Mississippi area have provided some areas with adequate moisture while other are extremely dry. Hay yields are below expectations with the first cutting. Fertilizer is too expensive to apply to grazing pastures. Declining cattle market prices have producers concerned." -Mike Howell, Lee "Scattered showers moved through the area last Wednesday and again on Thursday. Rainfall amounts varied from 3 inches to trace amounts. A large portion of the county received less than 1/4 of an inch. Where it is still dry growers are spraying herbicides, fertilizing cotton, and irrigating corn and soybeans. There are showers in the forecast for this week, so hopefully the areas that missed the rain last week will get some." -Preston Aust, Humphreys "The south part of the county got a good rain last week but the north part is still dry. Farmers are flooding fields in order to be able to plant." -Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "Rainfall Wednesday and Thursday was a huge boost to this county. All crops should respond positively. Due to this rain there was also a good start to soybeans planted behind wheat. We have heard of high yields from most of the wheat growers so far. I hope the good weather pattern continues." -Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Much needed rain fell this week. Everyone got an inch or better." -Stephen Winters, Grenada "Rains toward the end of the week were a welcome sight to farmers and gardeners." -Lemon Phelps, Marshall "Recent scattered showers have helped tremendously in most areas. Most first cuttings of hay were average in yields." -Patrick Poindexter, Alcorn "Crops in general continue to look good but steady irrigation is just around the corner." -Jerry Singleton, Leflore "Scattered rains helped the crops in the county this past week. Crops are growing well. Wheat harvest is almost over and a good many acres are being planted to soybeans." -Lester Stephens, Washington "Rain has arrived over most of this area, with severe hail damage in localized areas." -Ernest Flint, Attala "Ryegrass hay harvest has been completed and some producers are on their 2nd cutting of Bermuda. We could use a good rain as things are getting pretty dry around here." -Houston Therrell, Rankin "Rains brought much needed relief to corn fields that are tasseling and have helped soybeans and pastures perk up a little from the last several weeks of very dry, hot weather." -Reid Nevins, Lowndes "Rain last week greatly helped crops; especially corn." -Randy Smith, Covington "Rainfall was welcomed by all crops and will offer a good hay season if it continues its recent pattern. All crops look optimistically good and ahead of schedule." -Charlie Bush, Simpson "Some areas of the county received much needed rainfall. Other areas received little to no rain. This has allowed for good conditions for hay harvest, however the situation for vegetable gardens and row crops has not improved." -Mitchell Newman, Greene Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending June 3, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Air Temperature : Precipitation : :------------------------------------------- Division/Station :Max:Min:Avg:Norm:DFN:One : DFN :Rain:Four : : : : : : :Week: :Days:Weeks: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 94 58 75 76 -1 1.31 +0.12 2 2.39 Cleveland 97 58 77 76 +1 0.98 -0.22 2 1.23 Lambert 5E 99 55 77 1.62 +0.29 2 3.34 Tunica 2 95 59 77 75 +2 1.22 -0.08 2 2.25 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 99 55 77 75 +2 1.28 +0.09 2 2.30 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW MM MM MM 73 0.90 -0.36 1 2.72 Hickory Flat 94 49 72 72 0 0.55 -0.64 2 2.37 Holly Springs 4 94 48 72 71 +1 0.18 -1.01 1 3.95 Independence 1W 93 52 73 73 0 0.25 -0.94 2 1.14 University 94 52 75 73 +2 0.83 -0.38 3 2.35 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 94 48 73 73 0 0.54 -0.65 2 2.51 3. Northeast Booneville 91 51 72 72 0 1.20 -0.06 3 3.12 Corinth City 94 55 73 74 -1 1.55 +0.41 3 3.18 Fulton 3W 91 53 74 74 0 0.63 -0.65 1 2.89 Tupelo 2 92 54 75 0.13 2 1.91 Verona Exp 95 54 75 74 +1 0.17 -0.95 2 3.59 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 95 51 74 73 +1 0.74 -0.48 2 2.94 4. Lower Delta Belzoni 93 57 77 76 +1 0.40 -0.74 2 1.94 Moorhead 93 59 77 76 +1 1.37 +0.30 2 2.10 Rolling Fork 97 61 79 76 +3 1.68 +0.60 2 3.34 Yazoo City 5NNE 96 60 80 76 +4 1.30 +0.21 2 3.18 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 97 57 78 77 +1 1.19 +0.06 2 2.64 5. Central Canton 93 55 77 76 +1 1.36 +0.34 2 5.66 Forest 3S 95 52 76 74 +2 4.16 +3.18 2 5.81 Kosciusko 95 55 76 74 +2 0.95 -0.03 2 3.56 Winona 5E 92 51 73 71 +2 1.49 +0.44 2 5.77 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 95 51 75 74 +1 1.99 +0.97 2 5.20 6. East-Central Aberdeen 93 54 74 73 +1 0.22 -0.91 2 2.34 Columbus 94 56 76 75 +1 0.77 -0.23 2 2.12 Macon 2E 93 59 76 74 +2 1.49 +0.51 2 3.10 State University 95 59 76 74 +2 0.71 -0.27 2 3.69 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 95 54 76 75 +1 0.80 -0.25 2 2.81 7. Southwest Brookhaven City 94 56 77 75 +2 2.67 +1.61 3 4.69 Natchez 91 56 76 76 0 1.00 -0.19 3 3.58 Vicksburg 92 60 78 0.79 2 3.61 Woodville 4ESE 91 57 77 76 +1 0.85 -0.41 1 2.07 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 94 56 77 76 +1 1.33 +0.19 2 3.49 8. South-Central Collins 94 55 76 75 +1 1.25 +0.14 2 1.25 Columbia 99 58 79 77 +2 0.73 -0.46 2 1.34 Monticello 101 65 83 76 +7 0.99 -0.22 2 1.10 Raleigh 93 52 75 1.94 2 4.71 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 101 52 78 76 +2 1.23 +0.08 2 2.10 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 95 56 79 76 +3 0.19 -0.88 1 2.15 Laurel 95 59 77 75 +2 0.20 -0.81 2 1.05 Newton Exp 95 63 79 74 +5 2.21 +1.37 2 7.57 Waynesboro 2W 98 56 79 75 +4 0.51 -0.56 2 2.56 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 98 56 78 75 +3 0.78 -0.18 2 3.33 State Averages 101 48 76 75 +1 1.12 +0.02 2 3.17 DFN = Departure from Normal.