United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Mississippi Crop Progress & Condition Report CORRECTED COPY Week Ending: July 15, 2012 Released: July 16, 2012 This report is best viewed using a monospace font. CW2812 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, July 15, 2012. Recent scattered showers have been a relief for many field crops and hay fields. Most farmers throughout the state were able to receive this much needed rain. Some dry land corn suffered a yield loss due to past conditions and there were reports of armyworms and insects. Overall, crops look promising. Soil moisture was rated 12 percent short, 73 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. Crop progress for week ending July 15, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, silked : 100 99 99 99 Corn, dough : 93 79 84 85 Corn, dent : 58 33 47 49 Cotton, squaring : 98 94 92 95 Cotton, setting bolls : 63 41 36 51 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 63 60 61 56 Peanuts, pegging : 93 86 86 77 Rice, headed : 59 43 28 25 Sorghum, heading : 92 80 63 74 Sorghum, coloring : 26 9 15 14 Soybeans, blooming : 94 90 84 90 Soybeans, setting pods : 81 63 38 61 Soybeans, turning color : 3 -- 0 0 Sweet Potatoes, planted : 100 100 99 99 Watermelons, harvested : 80 65 68 79 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending July 15, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn : 3 5 16 49 27 Cotton : 1 6 22 53 18 Hay : 1 13 44 37 5 Livestock : 0 5 32 52 11 Pasture : 1 16 40 40 3 Peanuts : 0 3 23 56 18 Rice : 1 7 18 53 21 Sorghum : 3 5 41 37 14 Soybeans : 2 5 20 50 23 Sweet Potatoes : 0 14 35 34 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "Most farmers in the county received some much needed rain this past week. Only small percentages were not as fortunate. Many have irrigated their corn for the last time, and some have shut off their rice wells." --Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "Recent scattered showers have helped tremendously across all field crops and hay fields. Armyworms are starting to make an appearance in many fields due to lush green growth attributed to the recent rainfall." --Patrick Poindexter, Alcorn "Rainfall amounts for this past week ranged from 2 to 10 inches across most of the county. Most areas received adequate amounts with a few isolated areas receiving less than 2 inches. The March planted corn is reaching physiological maturity, soybeans are filling pods and most of the cotton is 3-5 nodes above white flower (averaging about 17 nodes). Growers are using this wet spell to get harvest equipment ready to go to the field." --Preston Aust, Humphreys "Rainfall brought much needed relief to all crops and pastures. Many parts of the County received over 2 inches of rainfall over the past week. Many growers have been spraying for insects and several fungicide applications have gone out on soybeans." --Reid Nevins, Lowndes "Rain last week improved crops and pasture as well as everyone's spirits. Some early corn was too far gone to be helped much by the rain. Cloud cover and rain have given a needed break from high temperatures to livestock." --Charlie Bush, Simpson "I think everyone finally got rain. Crops look much better." --Don Respess, Quitman "Excellent rainfall came down all week. Crops are responding and looking much better. Some of the dry land corn had fired up before the rain, but it's too late to help it. Overall crops look much better this week." --Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Most producers got at least 1.5 inches of rain, with some getting 4 inches or more. This should finish the corn out and will help flowering cotton and beans. Fall armyworms are showing up in millet and signal grass." --Stephen Winters, Grenada "As of this weekend, all areas have received enough rain to turn off all irrigation systems. In fact, we are ready for the rain to cease for approximately seven days. We are now in need for some sunshine to get the cotton growing." --Jerry Singleton, Leflore "A welcomed wet spell and cooler temperatures have most grain producers smiling and optimistic about their chances of making a good crop. Blooming cotton will need some sunshine soon." --Strider McCrory, Sunflower "Received much needed rain this week." --Juli Hughes, Choctaw "Much needed rains were received last week. Producers were putting out fertilizer on pastures and hay fields between rains." --Shelby Bearden, Copiah "Recent rains have been a huge relief to dry soil conditions." --Amanda Walker, Lawrence "Scattered showers have really helped the low moisture situation. Dry land corn has suffered some yield loss. Soybeans look good. Few reports of pine bark beetles attacking stressed timber. Gardens are playing out due to high heat and low moisture." --Lee Taylor, Lamar "Scattered rains are occurring somewhere in the county on a daily basis. Cotton and peanuts are responding well to the new moisture, but corn has probably suffered some yield loss. Dry land corn has suffered the worst. Some talk of cattle prices falling somewhat. Most gardens are playing out." --Lee Taylor, Forrest "Much needed rains this week have brought field work to a virtual stand still. Fungicide and mid-season weed control for soybeans being applied when ground will allow. Pastures looking better after the rains; farmers will be applying fertilizer and cutting hay when weather breaks. Many producers have been feeding hay due to the dry weather experienced in June." --Richard Hay, Walthall "Rains have helped. Dry-land corn is hurt and too late to benefit from rains." --Ann H. Davis, Wilkinson Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending July 15, 2012 Air Precipitation Temperature One Rain Four Max Min Ave Nrm DFN Total DFN Days Weeks ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 96 68 78 82 -4 3.33 +2.33 7 3.45 Cleveland 90 71 79 83 -4 3.68 +2.71 7 4.17 Lambert 5E 94 70 80 6.15 +5.29 5 6.32 Tunica 2 88 72 79 82 -3 0.54 -0.36 5 0.59 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 96 68 79 82 -3 3.43 +2.45 6 3.63 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW 89 71 79 80 -1 2.97 +1.97 7 3.29 Hickory Flat 89 68 77 79 -2 4.11 +3.06 6 4.64 Holly Springs 4 91 68 78 79 -1 1.43 +0.35 7 1.67 Independence 1W 88 68 77 80 -3 5.63 +4.72 7 6.46 University 90 68 78 80 -2 1.19 +0.26 6 1.94 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 68 78 80 -2 3.07 +2.06 7 3.60 3. Northeast Booneville 92 68 77 79 -2 5.78 +4.81 5 5.93 Corinth City 92 70 79 81 -2 1.83 +0.81 3 2.05 Fulton 3W 93 67 77 81 -4 3.82 +2.77 3 3.90 Pontotoc Exp 87 69 76 81 -5 4.77 +3.68 5 7.77 Tupelo 2 91 70 78 4.97 6 5.30 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 93 67 78 80 -2 4.23 +3.24 4 4.99 4. Lower Delta Belzoni 86 68 77 82 -5 7.78 +6.56 3 7.78 Moorhead 88 70 78 82 -4 2.44 +1.27 7 3.54 Rolling Fork 92 70 80 82 -2 2.94 +1.97 7 3.00 Yazoo City 5NNE 92 72 80 82 -2 3.82 +2.84 6 3.82 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 68 79 83 -4 4.25 +3.20 6 3.45 5. Central Canton 90 70 78 82 -4 2.91 +2.07 6 3.73 Carthage 3SW 92 69 79 81 -2 5.36 +4.33 6 5.44 Forest 3S 93 65 77 80 -3 4.60 +3.29 6 5.55 Kosciusko 90 67 77 81 -4 1.93 +0.64 5 2.55 Winona 5E 88 68 78 78 0 4.11 +3.06 7 4.28 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 93 65 78 81 -3 3.78 +2.73 6 4.03 6. East-Central Aberdeen 91 69 78 80 -2 2.95 +2.04 4 3.84 Columbus LUXAPAL 93 69 81 81 0 1.72 +0.71 3 2.72 Macon 2E 89 61 77 81 -4 4.35 +3.30 7 4.66 Philadelphia 1W 91 64 78 81 -3 4.36 +3.24 3 4.41 State University 92 68 78 81 -3 5.15 +4.10 7 8.16 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 93 61 78 81 -3 3.71 +2.66 5 4.76 7. Southwest Crystal Springs 90 67 78 81 -3 5.22 +4.20 7 5.77 Natchez 91 66 78 81 -3 4.72 +3.81 6 5.27 Vicksburg 91 70 80 3.13 5 3.13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 66 78 81 -3 4.36 +3.31 6 4.72 8. South-Central Collins 88 64 77 81 -4 4.45 +3.33 5 4.96 Columbia 89 70 79 81 -2 3.39 +2.11 6 4.21 Monticello 92 71 80 81 -1 1.25 +0.14 4 1.31 Raleigh 89 65 76 7.12 7 8.46 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 64 78 81 -3 4.05 +2.85 6 4.74 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 89 68 78 82 -4 2.39 +1.10 7 5.00 Laurel MM MM MM 81 5.17 +3.91 7 5.24 Waynesboro 2W 94 70 81 80 +1 5.87 +4.61 6 6.06 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 94 68 80 81 -1 4.48 +3.22 7 5.43 State Averages 96 61 78 81 -3 3.96 +2.89 6 4.43 ---------------------------------------------------------- DFN = Departure from Normal.