Mississippi Crop Progress Report: May 9, 2011
By Angus Catchot, Extension Entomologist
Week ending May 8, 2011 Released: 3:00 P.M., May 9, 2011
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Mississippi, there were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, May 8, 2011. Last week started with rain on Monday, but the rest of the week was warm and dry for the state. Planting efforts continued once fields dried out. The flooding has continued along the Mississippi river and distributaries destroying summer crops. Soil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 8 percent short, 77 adequate, and 13 percent surplus.
| National Agricultures Statistics Services (Mississippi) Crop Progress for Week Ending 5/8/2011 | ||||
|
Crop |
This Week | Last Week | Last Year |
5- Year Average |
| Corn Planted |
99 |
97 | 99 |
99 |
| Corn Emerged |
96 |
93 | 95 |
96 |
| Cotton Planted |
19 |
7 | 49 |
45 |
| Cotton Emerged |
6 |
1 | 26 |
27 |
| Peanuts Planted |
36 |
2 | 7 |
20 |
| Rice Planted |
77 |
71 | 87 |
84 |
| Rice Emerged |
67 |
53 | 72 |
68 |
| Sorghum Planted |
47 |
40 | 75 |
67 |
| Sorghum Emerged |
37 |
21 | 58 |
51 |
| Soybeans Planted |
42 |
30 | 74 |
74 |
| Soybeans Emerged |
28 |
23 | 59 |
58 |
| Wheat Heading |
99 |
98 | 96 |
98 |
| Wheat Mature |
19 |
— | 0 |
2 |
By Angus Catchot, Extension Entomologist
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