United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Crop Progress & Condition

 New
  Jersey

Bruce Eklund, State Statistician                    200 Riverview Plaza, 3rd Floor, Trenton, NJ 08611	      Phone: 503-308-0404        Fax: 855-270-2719
50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy Ste 210, Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-841-5740	Fax:410-841-5755

www.nass.usda.gov/nj         	

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Week ending April 14, 2024	by the Northeastern Regional Field Office of NASS	Released April 15, 2024	

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New Jersey, there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, April 14, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 61 percent adequate and 39 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 51 percent adequate and 49 percent surplus.

Soil Moisture for Week Ending April 14, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
TOPSOIL	0	0	61	39	
SUBSOIL	0	0	51	49	

Crop Conditions as of April 14, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
WINTER WHEAT	1	5	21	67	6	

Crop Progress as of April 14, 2024
(in percent)
     
Item	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Avg.	
APPLES: GREEN TIP	22	10	14	17	
WINTER WHEAT: BREAKING DORMANCY	59	51	61	N/A	
SPRING TILLAGE: PERCENT COMPLETE	43	30	45	N/A	

For a complete nationwide weekly weather and crop bulletin, please visit www.usda.gov/oce/weather-drought-monitor and click on “Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.”

April 14, 2024, New Jersey Weekly Weather Summary

	Air Temperature Last Week	Precipitation	
Station	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	DFN	One Week	Rain Days	MSG	DFN	Four Weeks	Four Weeks DFN	
NORTHERN												
Aeroflex-Andover Airport	70.5	34.5	52.5	47.89	5.6	0	0	5	-0.25	1.92	-0.28	
Belvidere Bridge	70.6	40.2	55.4	46.64	9.18	0.3	2	2	-0.36	4.92	1.87	
Flemington 5 Nnw	66.1	41.1	53.64	48.9	4.74	1.6	3	0	0.62	8.63	4.65	
Newark Liberty Intl Ap	67.9	48.9	58.36	51.7	6.66	0.53	3	0	-0.39	7.27	3.6	
Sussex 1 Nw	M	M	M	45.99	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	
Average	68.8	41.2	54.98	48.22	6.54	0.61	3	M	-0.1	5.69	2.46	
SOUTHERN												
Estell Manor	M	M	M	51.03	M	M	M	M	M	7.58	4.76	
Freehold-Marlboro	65.4	43.6	54.5	50.54	3.96	0.62	2	0	-0.33	5.4	1.39	
Hammonton 1 Ne	M	M	M	50.7	M	0.75	2	0	-0.16	5.46	2.01	
Millville Municipal Airport	70.9	44.1	57.5	50.61	6.89	0.93	3	0	0.08	7.19	3.58	
Philadelphia/Mt. Holly Wfo	68.9	43.7	56.29	50.06	6.23	1.11	3	0	0.28	8.16	4.64	
New Brunswick 3 Se	66	44	55	50.04	4.96	0.95	2	0	0.04	7.52	3.67	
Pennsauken 1N	70.1	41.3	55.71	51.37	4.34	0.6	2	0	-0.32	8.22	4.42	
Seabrook Farms	M	M	M	51.17	M	M	M	M	M	6.8	3.77	
Trenton-Mercer Airport	67.7	44.9	56.29	50.94	5.34	1	4	0	0.14	7.48	3.92	
Average	68.2	43.6	55.88	50.72	5.29	0.85	4	M	-0.04	7.09	3.57	
COASTAL												
Cape May 2 Nw	M	M	M	51.46	M	M	M	M	M	3.68	1.83	
Average	N/A	N/A	N/A	51.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	M	N/A	3.68	1.83	
STATE TOTAL	68.4	42.6	55.52	49.86	5.79	0.75	4	M	-0.06	6.32	3.04	

DFN = Departure from normal.
MSG = Missing days.
M = Missing value.
Data may be subject to additional quality control.
Weather summary provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center, https://www.srcc.tamu.edu.

 
 
April 15, 2024 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 
ARUGULA 
 	Harvesting light to increasing volume of good quality product 	
ASPARAGUS 
  	 	Harvesting very light quantities with increasing volumes expected next week. With warming weather volumes will continue to increase 	
BABY SPINACH & 
ARUGULA 
 	Harvesting a light to increasing volume of good quality products 	
CILANTRO 
 	Harvesting good size and quality of overwintered 
 	
COLLARD GREENS 
 	Harvesting overwintered with good volume 	
DANDELIONS 
 	Harvesting a good quantity of good quality overwintered bunched product 	
KALE 
 	Harvesting good size and color, plenty of volume   	
LEEKS 
 	Good volume of quality over-wintered product available 	
MINT 
 	Good quality and volume 	
PARSLEY 
 	Overwintered in good quality & volume, increasing size with the heat 	
RADISHES 
 	Harvesting great size, quality and volume. Volume will pick up each week 	
SCALLIONS 
 	Good quality and volume 	
SPINACH 
 	Good quality & high volume on overwintered 	
SWISS CHARD 
 	Harvesting a light to increasing volume of good quality over-wintered product 	
	TOMATOES 	Greenhouse tomatoes are being harvested 	

 

 
 
BASIL 
 	June 1st   	
BLUEBERRIES 
 	Early harvest expected June 12-15th  	
BEETS 
 	Mid-May  	
CABBAGE 
 	End of May 	
CUCUMBERS 
 	Mid-June 	
DILL 
 	Next week or two  	
KOHLRABI 
 	Mid-May 	
ESCAROLE & ENDIVE 
 	Mid-May 	
	LETTUCE 	Mid-May 	

STRAWBERRIES 

Mid-May 

 

TURNIPS 

Mid-May  

FORECAST