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 11, 2012 Week Ending Date: June 10, 2012 Issue CW2312 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 10, 2012. Rain fell across most of the state last week and provided much needed moisture for many growers. However, more rain is needed and farmers are continuing to irrigate their crops as needed. Plant bugs continue to pressure cotton, but worm pressure in beans remains relatively light. Overall, crops continue to look good. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 17 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Crop progress for week ending June 10, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, silked : 84 68 54 50 Corn, dough : 21 4 4 3 Cotton, planted : 100 99 99 99 Cotton, emerged : 99 97 95 95 Cotton, squaring : 27 9 14 16 Hay-Cool Season, harvested : 100 99 97 97 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 37 36 27 24 Peanuts, planted : 100 99 99 97 Rice, emerged : 100 100 100 98 Rice, headed : 4 0 0 0 Sorghum, planted : 100 100 93 97 Sorghum, emerged : 99 97 84 92 Sorghum, heading : 2 0 0 0 Soybeans, planted : 99 98 96 97 Soybeans, emerged : 96 95 90 92 Soybeans, blooming : 25 15 13 19 Sweet Potatoes, planted : 85 78 62 50 Watermelons, harvested : 30 20 0 0 Winter Wheat, mature : 100 100 99 98 Winter Wheat, harvested : 98 88 82 66 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending June 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Blueberries : 0 1 32 53 14 Corn : 0 2 10 52 36 Cotton : 0 3 20 54 23 Hay : 0 4 31 58 7 Livestock : 0 3 27 56 14 Pasture : 0 5 48 36 11 Peanuts : 0 0 15 65 20 Rice : 0 1 21 58 20 Sorghum : 0 6 30 50 14 Soybeans : 0 3 16 53 28 Sweet Potatoes : 0 3 25 48 24 Watermelons : 0 0 55 40 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "Our corn, cotton, soybeans and rice are all looking good. However, rain has been so scattered over parts of the county. It would be safe to say, most farmers are in need of rain." --Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "Scattered showers moved through the county last Saturday and Sunday and brought much needed rainfall to the area. Parts of the County received as much as 1 1/2inches and other portions of the county received only a 1/4 of an inch. Growers have finished wheat harvest and are finishing up planting soybeans behind the wheat crop." --Reid Nevins, Lowndes "Hay harvest started earlier this year and most farmers have already put up one cutting. Rain late this week with good chances this coming week will slow down harvest but will help with growth." --Julie White, Oktibbeha "Crops look very good. A rain would be good at this point. We are spraying plant bugs in cotton." --Don Respess, Quitman "Good rains early in the week, but they were scattered. Irrigation is being utilized where needed but overall the crops are holding up well. Livestock has plenty of grass right now and most cattlemen are busy getting their first cutting of hay out." --Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Scattered showers early in the week helped but we could use a good soaking rain. Corn is at that stage where it could use it." --Stephen Winters, Grenada "Rain fell across our area early last week providing much needed moisture for most growers. Amounts ranged from 1-3 inches. More isolated showers brought some areas more rain as the week progressed. Cotton is about ready to lay-by, soybeans are lapping the middles, most corn is about two weeks ahead of schedule and looking really good, and wheat crops are emerging beautifully after the rain. Plant bugs continue to pressure cotton, while worm pressure in beans remains relatively light. Many growers have to re-think their herbicide program in soybeans due to wet conditions, with lots of acres close to lapping the middles (a good problem to have)." --Preston Aust, Humphreys "Overall crops continue to look good. All growers with corn irrigation are keeping those systems busy. Many soybean growers have laid their irrigation pipe and started irrigating. Most cotton growers will be laying their irrigation pipe this week." --Jerry Singleton, Leflore "Crops are progressing very well in the county. The recent rain has really made a difference." --Lester Stephens, Washington "Crops generally are in good condition. The only issue of significance as been localized hail resulting in the replanting of about 300 acres of cotton." --Ernest Flint, Attala "Hail damaged some young cotton 2 weeks ago -- this was being replanted early last week." --Betsy K. Padgett, Holmes "This last rain seemed to boost the summer hay and pasture forages which they needed. Most hay producers have finished the first cuttings and were waiting for a rain to apply fertilizer." --Houston Therrell, Rankin "The western 1/4 of the county has received more rain than the mid and eastern side. Showers Friday and Saturday brought some much need rain to the area, but not nearly enough." --Ann H. Davis, Wilkinson "Scattered rains are improving crop situations." --Randy Smith, Covington "Pastures are very dry. Rain in needed throughout the county." --Thomas E. Brewer, Jefferson Davis "Rains over the weekend will greatly help the crop and pasture crops. Most pastures were really getting short from a lack of rain. Winter hay has been harvested much of which was over mature. We could really use some more rain this week; most of what we got has already gone in the ground." --Lee Taylor, Lamar "Crops got much needed rain at the end of the week. Forecasts look encouraging for recovering pastures and corn fields. Recent drop in temperatures has brought us back on track." --Charlie Bush, Simpson "Rains over the weekend greatly helped our moisture situation. Most areas got a couple of inches. Rest of cotton will be planted shortly. Corn is in the grain hardening stage. Pastures are short from lack of rain." --Lee Taylor, Forrest Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending June 10, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Air Temperature : Precipitation : :------------------------------------------- Division/Station :Max:Min:Avg:Norm:DFN:One : DFN :Rain:Four : : : : : : :Week: :Days:Weeks: --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 92 60 78 78 0 0.00 -1.19 0 1.31 Cleveland 92 63 77 78 -1 0.42 -0.77 1 1.41 Lambert 5E 94 58 77 0.00 -1.26 0 2.50 Tunica 2 93 60 78 77 +1 0.55 -0.72 2 1.77 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 94 58 77 77 0 0.24 -0.95 1 1.75 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW 91 58 76 75 +1 1.20 -0.06 2 2.80 Hickory Flat 88 55 73 74 -1 1.88 +0.76 2 2.64 Holly Springs 4 89 52 73 73 0 1.06 -0.08 2 3.10 Independence 1W 90 55 72 75 -3 1.76 +0.57 2 2.17 University 90 55 74 75 -1 2.29 +1.15 4 3.35 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 52 74 75 -1 1.64 +0.46 2 2.81 3. Northeast Booneville 84 57 72 74 -2 2.25 +1.12 3 3.50 Corinth City 87 57 73 76 -3 2.53 +1.51 1 4.22 Fulton 3W 86 55 71 76 -5 1.95 +0.83 3 3.28 Tupelo 2 87 59 73 0.10 1 0.28 Verona Exp 90 60 76 76 0 1.11 -0.01 3 2.06 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 90 55 73 75 -2 1.59 +0.47 2 2.67 4. Lower Delta Belzoni 90 63 76 78 -2 1.55 +0.59 2 2.75 Moorhead 90 63 77 78 -1 0.61 -0.39 2 1.99 Rolling Fork 92 64 78 78 0 3.58 +2.53 2 5.26 Yazoo City 5NNE 94 67 81 78 +3 2.30 +1.31 3 4.29 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 94 63 78 78 0 2.01 +0.97 2 3.57 5. Central Canton 91 61 75 78 -3 2.60 +1.75 3 5.04 Forest 3S 91 59 76 76 0 0.88 -0.10 3 5.05 Kosciusko 90 62 76 76 0 0.77 -0.07 3 2.50 Winona 5E 88 59 74 72 +2 0.39 -0.60 3 2.12 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 59 75 76 -1 1.16 +0.24 3 3.68 6. East-Central Aberdeen 87 48 73 75 -2 1.50 +0.45 3 1.80 Columbus 90 61 76 76 0 3.08 +2.00 3 4.05 Macon 2E 90 61 75 76 -1 0.19 -0.80 2 1.86 State University 91 62 77 76 +1 0.25 -0.70 1 1.30 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 48 75 76 -1 1.26 +0.23 2 2.25 7. Southwest Brookhaven City 92 62 79 77 +2 0.00 -0.98 0 2.77 Crystal Springs 92 65 79 78 +1 0.00 -1.26 0 1.38 Natchez 92 67 78 78 0 0.16 -0.97 1 1.46 Vicksburg 89 66 78 0.44 2 1.67 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 62 79 77 +2 0.15 -0.97 1 1.97 8. South-Central Collins 91 61 77 76 +1 0.00 -0.97 0 1.25 Columbia 94 66 81 78 +3 0.37 -0.76 1 1.10 Monticello 98 63 81 77 +4 0.00 -1.10 0 1.10 Raleigh 90 62 76 1.51 3 3.45 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 98 61 79 77 +2 0.47 -0.61 1 1.73 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 93 68 79 78 +1 2.57 +1.59 2 2.76 Laurel MM MM MM 77 0.29 -0.62 2 0.49 Waynesboro 2W 95 63 79 76 +3 1.48 +0.47 2 2.40 --------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 95 63 79 77 +2 1.45 +0.54 2 1.88 State Averages 98 48 77 77 0 1.11 +0.06 2 2.50