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: September 30, 2012 Week Ending Date: October 1, 2012 Issue CW3812 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, September 30, 2012. Mississippi received rain over the weekend with precipitation concentrating in the southern part of the state. The downpour over the weekend slowed harvests and planting of winter pasture, and may keep farmers out of the fields for several days. Crop yields are reported as good and fall fieldwork is underway. Soil moisture was rated 7 percent short, 63 percent adequate, and 30 percent surplus. Crop progress for week ending September 30, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, harvested : 99 99 99 94 Cotton, open bolls : 94 91 96 92 Cotton, harvested : 25 13 24 28 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 97 96 96 96 Peanuts, dug : 30 26 22 22 Peanuts, harvested : 21 18 16 22 Rice, mature : 100 100 100 99 Rice, harvested : 94 89 75 70 Sorghum, mature : 100 100 100 99 Sorghum, harvested : 92 85 96 84 Soybeans, turning color : 98 96 96 94 Soybeans, dropping leaves : 93 84 86 83 Soybeans, harvested : 77 62 45 52 Sweet Potatoes, harvested : 50 46 61 50 Winter Wheat, planted : 5 3 24 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending September 30, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cotton : 1 5 22 52 20 Livestock : 0 2 21 69 8 Pasture : 0 1 17 70 12 Peanuts : 0 1 27 49 23 Sweet Potatoes : 0 12 24 46 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "For the most part, we are finished harvesting rice. However, there are just a few acres of late rice left to get out of the field. We are more than halfway done with soybeans and we have begun harvesting cotton. With the fewer acres of cotton planted this year, it will not be long before we are done harvesting our cotton." --Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "We have an excellent week for harvest activities and fall field work. This coming week field work will be at a standstill due to heavy rains over the weekend." --Jerry Singleton, Leflore "Corn harvest has finally been completed. Soybean, cotton and peanut harvest is in full swing. The majority of hay has been cut and rolled. Fall tillage work is being completed on many of our prairie soils." --Reid Nevins, Lowndes "Rain this weekend dropped 10-11 inches on surrounding counties. Most counties in south Mississippi were under a flash flood watch. Fields will be wet for another two to three weeks. Some winter pasture has been planted and some lime applied. This front will cause delays we didn't need. Soybeans are turning colors but no leaves have been dropped." --Lee Taylor, Lamar "Armyworms are still active in bermuda grass and other desirable type grass pastures! Several producers have winter pastures established and up; these producers graze stocker calves. Worms are a major concern!" --Tommy Bishop, Jasper "Growers had another good week to harvest. The rain that fell yesterday will delay field activity for several days. Reported yields on all crops continue to be good. There has been plenty of fall tillage work." --Don Respess, Quitman "The pretty weather all week has allowed harvest to continue. Cotton and soybeans are coming out at a pretty good pace. Pastures and hayfields are beginning to hurt for a rain. Cooler temperatures have slowed growth tremendously." --Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Some cotton being picked. Everyone will start in earnest Monday barring the possibility of rain." --Stephen Winters, Grenada "Cotton harvest was in full swing until this weekend's rain event. We received 5-7 inches from Saturday evening through Monday morning. It is going to be several days now before anybody gets back in the field. A few group V's and some wheat beans remain unharvested, as well as, just a few acres of grain sorghum. Corn harvest is pretty much complete. All crops are reporting really good yields thus far." --Preston Aust, Humphreys "Rains over the weekend will keep farmers out of the fields for several days. We received up to four plus inches of rain in most of the county. Most of the cotton is still in the field." --Lester Stephens, Washington "A rogue storm has significantly delayed peanut and cotton harvest." --Ernest Flint, Attala "The county received around 4.2 inches of much needed rain Saturday night and Sunday." --Juli Hughes, Choctaw "Soybean yields to present are over 70 bushels per acre." --Randy Smith, Covington "Rains over the weekend slowed harvest of soybeans, baling hay, and planting of winter pasture. Early planted oats benefited from the rain and hopefully with the cooler weather we have seen the last of the armyworms for this year." --Richard Hay, Walthall "Storms this weekend dropped 10-11 inches of rain on the county. We were just getting dry enough to do some field work. Expect another two weeks to dry out. Some rye grass and food plots planted before the storm. Some hay harvested just in time." --Lee Taylor, Forrest Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending September 30, 2012. Air Precipitation Temperature Weekly Rn Four Max Min Ave Nrm DFN Total DFN Ds Weeks ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 89 52 72 71 +1 0.34 -0.34 2 2.50 Cleveland 92 56 74 72 +2 0.43 -0.30 1 2.30 Lambert 5E 95 50 74 0.19 -0.51 2 1.65 Tunica 2 89 51 74 70 +4 0.00 -0.63 0 11.75 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 95 50 73 71 +2 0.24 -0.46 1 4.55 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW 91 50 73 69 +4 0.01 -0.75 1 0.73 Hickory Flat 86 43 68 68 0 0.00 -0.84 0 3.57 Holly Springs 4 88 40 69 67 +2 0.00 -0.84 0 3.83 Independence 1W 88 45 70 69 +1 0.00 -0.75 0 2.44 University 89 44 70 69 +1 0.00 -0.84 0 6.01 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 91 40 70 69 +1 0.00 -0.81 0 3.32 3. Northeast Booneville 86 44 67 68 -1 0.00 -0.81 0 5.34 Corinth City 88 43 67 70 -3 0.00 -0.91 0 3.11 Fulton 3W 85 46 67 71 -4 0.00 -0.92 0 8.00 Pontotoc Exp 86 48 69 70 -1 0.05 -0.88 1 3.73 Tupelo 2 87 48 71 0.00 0 6.10 Verona Exp 88 46 70 70 0 0.00 -0.87 0 4.71 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 88 43 69 69 0 0.01 -0.86 0 5.17 4. Lower Delta Belzoni 87 56 73 72 +1 0.55 -0.15 1 2.06 Moorhead 90 56 74 72 +2 1.93 +1.13 1 4.80 Rolling Fork 91 58 76 72 +4 0.00 -0.77 0 3.39 Yazoo City 5NNE 92 62 78 73 +5 0.30 -0.43 1 2.94 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 56 75 72 +3 0.70 -0.07 1 3.71 5. Central Canton 88 54 72 72 0 0.61 -0.09 1 0.63 Forest 3S 86 53 72 71 +1 0.57 -0.26 1 3.27 Kosciusko 89 54 72 71 +1 0.48 -0.35 1 1.14 Winona 5E 86 50 69 67 +2 0.48 -0.34 1 3.50 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 89 50 71 71 0 0.54 -0.23 1 2.14 6. East-Central Columbus 93 49 71 71 0 2.10 +1.33 1 4.78 Macon 2E 87 53 70 70 0 0.12 -0.63 1 6.29 Philadelphia 1W 88 54 72 71 +1 1.01 +0.30 1 1.66 State University 88 49 71 70 +1 0.08 -0.69 1 4.83 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 93 49 72 71 +1 1.06 +0.25 1 3.76 7. Southwest Crystal Springs 89 59 73 73 0 1.62 +0.66 1 3.49 Natchez 88 61 74 73 +1 3.20 +2.36 1 4.78 Vicksburg 88 62 75 1.10 1 2.50 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 89 59 74 72 +2 1.97 +1.13 1 3.59 8. South-Central Collins 86 58 72 72 0 0.80 -0.12 1 1.70 Columbia 89 60 75 73 +2 2.06 +1.18 1 3.67 Monticello 92 59 76 72 +4 0.00 -0.82 0 0.00 Tylertown 2WNW 88 54 72 74 -2 0.00 -0.90 0 1.12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 54 74 73 +1 0.72 -0.16 1 1.79 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 87 60 74 73 +1 3.85 +2.97 1 5.42 Laurel 88 58 73 72 +1 0.71 -0.20 1 2.22 Newton Exp 91 54 72 71 +1 0.36 -0.43 1 3.03 Waynesboro 2W 92 56 75 71 +4 1.50 +0.56 1 5.32 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 92 54 73 72 +1 1.61 +0.73 1 4.00 10. Coastal Biloxi 86 65 76 75 +1 0.95 -0.19 2 5.11 Saucier Exp MM MM MM 74 0.00 -1.14 0 5.54 ---------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 86 65 76 74 +2 0.95 -0.18 2 5.11 State Averages 95 40 73 71 +2 0.87 +0.03 1 3.59