Mississippi Crop Progress Report: May 1, 2011
By Angus Catchot, Extension Entomologist
Week ending May 1, 2011 Released: 3:00 P.M, May 2, 2011
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 1, 2011. The deadly storms that moved across the Southern states last week flooded fields in the Delta. Those counties near the Mississippi River also experienced flooding from the high water, but some counties in the south-eastern portion of the state report a lack of precipitation. Soil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 61 adequate, and 31 percent surplus.
| National Agricultures Statistics Services (Mississippi) Crop Progress for Week Ending 5/1/2011 | ||||
| Crop |
This Week |
Last Week | Last Year | 5- Year Average |
| Corn Planted |
97 |
94 | 98 |
98 |
| Corn Emerged |
93 |
84 | 91 |
91 |
| Cotton Planted |
7 |
5 | 35 |
31 |
| Cotton Emerged |
1 |
— | 0 |
11 |
| Peanuts Planted |
2 |
— | 3 |
9 |
| Rice Planted |
71 |
57 | 77 |
73 |
| Rice Emerged |
53 |
28 | 55 |
48 |
| Sorghum Planted |
40 |
37 | 59 |
53 |
| Sorghum Emerged |
21 |
14 | 49 |
37 |
| Soybeans Planted |
30 |
26 | 67 |
63 |
| Soybeans Emerged | 23 | 15 | 44 |
43 |
| Wheat Jointing | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Wheat Heading | 98 | 93 | 85 | 93 |
By Angus Catchot, Extension Entomologist
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