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: October 9, 2012 Week Ending Date: October 7, 2012 Issue CW3912 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, October 7, 2012. Heavy rains stopped field work in some parts of Mississippi. Very little harvesting was done this past week due to the wet ground. Winter wheat plantings have been hindered due to the rain but the added moisture has helped with germination. Some cotton producers have reported yield loss due to storms. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 24 percent surplus. Crop progress for week ending October 7, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Corn, harvested : 100 99 100 96 Cotton, open bolls : 97 94 98 96 Cotton, harvested : 33 25 48 41 Hay-Warm Season, harvested : 99 97 98 98 Peanuts, dug : 33 30 43 38 Peanuts, harvested : 26 21 34 36 Rice, harvested : 96 94 86 80 Sorghum, harvested : 98 92 98 88 Soybeans, turning color : 99 98 99 98 Soybeans, dropping leaves : 96 93 95 91 Soybeans, harvested : 81 77 69 67 Sweet Potatoes, harvested : 53 50 70 60 Winter Wheat, planted : 7 5 33 10 Winter Wheat, emerged : 3 1 22 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending October 7, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cotton : 1 6 24 48 21 Livestock : 0 0 15 75 10 Pasture : 0 0 25 69 6 Peanuts : 0 0 26 50 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "Growers were not able to harvest much because of rain last week. We need some dry weather and sunshine." --Don Respess, Quitman "Cotton pickers started rolling Thursday. We had a little cotton get blown off the plant from the storms Sunday night." --Stephen Winters, Grenada "Heavy rains last week stopped all hay harvest. Some fescue and ryegrass have been planted. Producers are watching pasture growth slow down due to low temps. Hay supplies are adequate; however, if the winter is long and wet, hay supplies will be short by spring." --Mike Howell, Lee "Cotton harvest resumed Friday as the ground has dried enough for pickers to travel through fields under their own power. Reports of reduced yield from what's on the ground and fields not picking as cleanly due to tagging are common from producers." --Strider M. McCrory, Sunflower "Cotton is definitely affected by the hurricane, thus harvesting will be more of a challenge this year. Some Boll rot may occur. Hay harvest has continued on dryer fields. Still too wet to break some ground for rye grass and food plots. Lots of hay has been stock piled for the winter." --Lee Taylor, Forrest "Crop conditions and quality have deteriorated and we need clear weather to complete the harvest." --Ernest Flint, Attala "Last week's rains kept farmers out of the fields." --Laura Giaccaglia, Bolivar "Good general rain stopped all harvest at the end of the week. Prior to that, Cotton harvest was progressing pretty well." --Jimbo Burkhalter, Tallahatchie "Most fields were too wet from heavy rains last weekend for any field work except for sandy soils." --Jerry Singleton, Leflore "Very little field work was done this past week due to wet ground. When the ground dries up and the sun comes out, the soybeans behind wheat and all the cotton will be ready to harvest." --Lester Stephens, Washington "Most of the county received about 4.2" of rain." --Juli Hughes, Choctaw "Producers waiting for pastures to dry out to finish hay cutting. Ground still a little wet for rye grass planting. Lime and chicken fertilizer being applied in a liberal fashion. Expecting good weather this week so a lot of farm activity should take place." --Lee Taylor, Lamar Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending October 7, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 82 45 65 68 -3 1.88 +1.27 3 3.92 Cleveland 84 46 62 70 -8 3.19 +2.50 4 5.21 Lambert 5E 86 45 63 2.28 +1.65 4 3.45 Tunica 2 83 44 65 67 -2 2.16 +1.53 4 4.52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 86 44 64 68 -4 2.38 +1.74 4 4.28 2. North-Central Batesville 2SW 85 45 62 66 -4 4.30 +3.60 4 4.36 Hickory Flat 82 43 60 65 -5 2.20 +1.47 4 3.30 Holly Springs 4 84 43 61 64 -3 3.52 +2.74 4 5.23 Independence 1W 81 44 61 66 -5 5.15 +4.48 4 5.98 University 83 42 61 65 -4 3.13 +2.33 4 3.91 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 85 42 61 66 -5 3.66 +2.92 4 4.56 3. Northeast Booneville 80 45 61 65 -4 3.38 +2.65 4 5.40 Corinth City 83 45 61 67 -6 1.92 +1.17 3 3.90 Fulton 3 W 83 46 62 68 -6 2.77 +1.97 4 5.84 Pontotoc Exp 82 45 62 67 -5 3.33 +2.53 4 5.33 Tupelo 2 82 46 62 2.82 4 6.14 Verona Exp 83 46 64 67 -3 3.47 +2.74 3 6.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 83 45 62 66 -4 2.95 +2.17 4 5.44 4. Lower Delta Moorhead 83 47 63 70 -7 4.73 +4.01 2 9.27 Rolling Fork 87 48 66 69 -3 4.86 +4.06 2 7.94 Yazoo City 5NNE 87 52 68 70 -2 3.80 +3.00 1 6.65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 87 47 66 69 -3 4.46 +3.69 2 7.95 5. Central Canton 85 49 64 69 -5 2.17 +1.47 2 2.78 Forest 3S 85 49 66 68 -2 1.27 +0.49 2 4.54 Kosciusko 82 47 63 68 -5 3.16 +2.39 2 4.17 Winona 5E 82 46 61 64 -3 3.90 +3.17 4 7.36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 85 46 64 68 -4 2.63 +1.88 3 4.71 6. East-Central Columbus 85 52 67 68 -1 0.26 -0.43 2 4.12 Macon 2E 85 49 65 67 -2 2.46 +1.82 2 5.76 State University 85 46 64 67 -3 3.41 +2.68 3 6.47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 85 46 65 68 -3 2.04 +1.30 2 5.45 7. Southwest Crystal Springs 84 41 65 70 -5 0.33 -0.49 1 3.82 Natchez 84 49 66 71 -5 1.10 +0.26 2 5.78 Port Gibson 1NW 88 48 64 68 -4 2.05 +1.28 3 2.05 Vicksburg 84 49 66 4.04 2 6.37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 88 41 65 70 -5 1.88 +1.10 2 5.32 8. South-Central Collins 84 53 66 69 -3 1.60 +0.79 1 3.20 Columbia 86 55 68 70 -2 0.74 -0.05 3 4.41 Monticello 88 54 69 69 0 0.15 -0.62 3 0.15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 88 53 68 70 -2 0.83 +0.05 2 2.59 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 85 56 70 71 -1 1.08 +0.29 2 6.35 Laurel 85 54 68 69 -1 0.00 -0.76 0 2.03 Newton Exp 84 52 66 67 -1 1.93 +1.20 2 4.96 Waynesboro 2W 84 55 69 68 +1 1.05 +0.32 1 5.67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 85 52 68 69 -1 1.02 +0.28 1 4.75 State Averages 88 41 65 68 -3 2.35 +1.60 3 5.01