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: November 19, 2012 Week Ending: November 18, 2012 Issue CW4512 According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, November 18, 2012. Mississippi producers are near completion of harvesting and winter wheat planting is almost finished. Most of the fall tillage work has been completed and most of the state has adequate soil moisture. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, and 89 percent adequate. Crop progress for week ending November 18, 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : This : Last : Last : 5-year Crop : week : week : year : average --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Cotton, harvested : 99 97 100 97 Peanuts, dug : 100 97 100 93 Peanuts, harvested : 96 82 100 93 Soybeans, harvested : 100 100 100 99 Sweet Potatoes, harvested : 99 95 100 94 Winter Wheat, planted : 98 83 87 86 Winter Wheat, emerged : 75 52 64 59 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop condition for week ending November 18, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Very : : : : Item : poor : Poor : Fair : Good :Excellent ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Livestock : 0 1 18 73 8 Pasture : 0 10 25 62 3 Winter Wheat : 0 1 33 59 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments "Rain stopped all field work and growers are cleaning up equipment. Wheat looks good and a bunch of it is planted." -- Don Respess, Quitman "Wheat planting will be wrapping up soon. Everything is out of the field except a few scattered cotton fields." -- Stephen Winters, Grenada "Fall harvest is over. A very high percentage of fall tillage work has been completed. Except for late winter burndown, many fields are ready for planting." -- Jerry, Singleton, Leflore "Harvest is almost finished except for a few acres of peanuts. Tillage work is ongoing and wheat planting is almost finished." -- Reid Nevins, Lowndes Mississippi Weather Summary for Week Ending November 18, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Air Temperature : Precipitation : :------------------------------------------- Division/Station :Max:Min:Avg:Norm:DFN:One : DFN :Rain:Four : : : : : : :Week: :Days:Weeks: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Upper Delta Clarksdale 76 31 47 53 -6 1.35 0.01 1 2.23 Cleveland 80 31 47 54 -7 1.19 -0.07 1 1.64 Lambert 5E 79 28 47 1.58 0.35 1 2.30 Tunica 2 77 34 48 52 -4 2.12 0.82 1 2.66 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 80 28 48 53 -5 1.56 0.25 1 2.21 2. North-Central Bateville 79 27 47 52 -5 1.10 -0.24 1 1.70 Hickory Flat 4 74 24 45 50 -5 1.45 0.11 1 1.83 Holly Springs 76 24 44 50 -6 1.32 0.01 1 2.06 Independence 1W 76 25 44 51 -7 0.95 -0.21 1 1.45 University 78 23 46 51 -5 1.53 0.24 1 1.90 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 79 23 45 52 -7 1.27 -0.01 1 1.79 3. Northeast Pontotoc Exp 73 29 47 53 -6 0.90 -0.24 1 1.18 Booneville 73 27 47 51 -4 0.93 -0.39 2 1.16 Tupelo 2 74 30 48 0.78 0.00 1 0.78 Corinth City 73 28 47 53 -6 1.49 0.12 1 1.70 Verona Exp 74 28 47 52 -5 0.80 -0.32 1 1.00 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 74 27 47 52 -5 0.98 -0.31 1 1.16 4. Lower Delta Moorhead 79 33 49 55 -6 1.13 -0.12 1 1.41 Rolling Fork 80 31 50 54 -4 0.74 -0.40 1 1.30 Yazoo City 5NNE 82 35 52 55 -3 0.85 -0.36 1 1.50 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 82 31 50 55 -5 0.91 -0.34 1 1.46 5. Central Canton 79 29 48 55 -7 1.34 0.08 1 1.98 Forest 3S 77 27 48 55 -7 0.68 -0.62 1 1.34 Winona 5E 76 27 47 51 -4 0.77 -0.43 1 1.20 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 79 27 47 54 -7 0.93 -0.32 1 1.51 6. East-Central Aberdeen 52 0.99 -0.13 1 1.02 Columbus 75 29 50 54 -4 1.10 -0.14 1 1.26 Macon 2E 74 31 48 54 -6 1.34 0.03 1 2.26 State University 76 31 49 54 -5 1.06 -0.05 2 1.29 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 76 29 49 54 -5 1.12 -0.10 1 1.19 7. Southwest Crystal Springs 78 32 50 57 -7 0.80 -0.29 1 1.96 Natchez 77 28 48 58 -10 1.00 -0.32 1 1.30 Vicksburg 78 30 49 1.11 0.00 1 2.10 Woodville 4ESE 74 31 49 58 -9 1.58 0.28 1 1.96 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 78 28 49 57 -8 1.12 -0.10 1 1.83 8. South-Central Collins 75 33 49 56 -7 1.60 0.44 1 1.70 Columbia 79 33 51 57 -6 0.67 -0.50 1 1.04 Monticello 81 31 52 56 -4 1.33 0.15 1 1.94 Raleigh 75 28 48 1.25 0.00 1 1.74 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 81 28 50 57 -7 1.21 0.04 1 1.61 9. Southeast Hattiesburg 78 34 54 58 -4 0.56 -0.72 1 0.66 Laurel 78 32 50 56 -6 0.92 -0.25 2 1.39 Waynesboro 2W 78 31 51 55 -4 0.25 -1.00 2 0.74 -------------------------------------------------------------- Extreme/Average 78 31 52 56 -4 0.58 -0.63 2 1.03 State 82 23 49 55 -6 1.04 -0.19 1 1.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DFN = Departure from Normal.