United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Texas Crop Progress and Condition		
Southern Plains Regional Field Office
Post Office Box 70 Austin, Texas 78767
(800) 626-3142 · FAX (855) 270-2725 · www.nass.usda.gov/tx

Issue: TX-CW3322	Weekly Summary for August 29 - September 4	Released: September 6, 2022  	

Much of the state received from trace amounts to 3.00 inches of precipitation. Isolated areas in the Edwards Plateau, the Blacklands, East and South Central Texas received significantly higher amounts. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry, with South Central Texas being the driest. There was an average of 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork, down from 5.0 days last week.

Row Crops: Cotton harvest has started in areas of the Blacklands, South Central Texas, the Coastal Bend, the Upper Coast , South Texas and the Lower Valley. In the Northern High Plains, sorghum progressed with some fields beginning to color. Reporters indicated that the corn crop was coming along, with many producers finishing up watering and preparing for the harvest. Producers in North Texas have begun to harvest corn silage.

Small grain: Producers began to plant winter wheat for fall grazing in the Plains. Farmers are working ground in preparation to plant wheat

Livestock, Range and Pasture: Supplemental feeding continued across the state. Desert termites in South East Texas have taken a toll on the improved grass; producers hope the grass will outgrow the damage. Overall, pastures continued to green from rain received in previous weeks. Producers continued liquidating their cattle due to the lack of quality pastureland and dry conditions. Range and pasture conditions were rated 51 percent very poor to poor.

Crop Progress	
Stage	Percent of Acreage	
	Current Week	Previous Week	Previous Year	5 Year Average	
Corn
    Dough
    Dented
    Mature
    Harvested
Cotton
    Setting Bolls
    Bolls Opening
    Harvested
Peanuts
    Pegging
    Mature
Rice
    Harvested
Sorghum
    Coloring
    Mature
    Harvested
Soybeans 
    Setting Pods
    Dropping Leaves
    Mature
Sunflowers
    Harvested	
98
88
75
59

96
41
11

97
11

81

95
80
68

95
69
36

56	
94
84
72
53

92
35
(NA)

93
6

77

90
75
62

90
61
20

51	
98
88
65
53

90
27
(NA)

96
9

82

88
77
66

90
56
(NA)

56	
97
89
65
55

95
30
10

97
10

83

87
76
67

89
52
(NA)

52	
	(NA)	Not available.	

Crop Condition	
Crop	Percent of Acreage	Index 1	
	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Very Poor	2022	2021	
Corn
Cotton
Peanuts
Rice
Sorghum
Soybeans
Range and Pasture	3
2
1
22
1
1
3	14
15
33
29
16
14
17	31
38
51
48
41
40
29	23
23
14
1
29
38
21	29
22
1
0
13
7
30	42
45
65
79
48
48
43	78
75
77
85
79
69
65	
	1	The formula for the condition index is I = (5V + 25P + 60F + 90G + 110E)/100 where I = crop condition index and V, P, F, G, E = percentage of crop rated very poor, poor, fair, good, excellent.	

Soil Moisture and Days Suitable by District	
District	Subsoil Moisture Condition by District	Topsoil Moisture Condition by District	Days
Suitable
for
Fieldwork	
	Percentage of Acreage	Percentage of Acreage		
	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus		
11
12
21
22
30
40
51
52
60
70
81
82
90
96
97
State	13
92
36
33
23
18
15
3
5
40
38
0
23
5
3
34	43
8
25
62
62
26
35
34
14
5
30
0
5
22
13
29	44
0
39
5
15
48
46
63
77
55
32
100
47
72
84
35	0
0
0
0
0
8
4
0
4
0
0
0
25
1
0
2	18
18
27
7
13
10
6
1
5
3
6
0
0
2
22
13	28
33
26
51
49
22
25
24
16
12
50
30
9
26
50
31	54
49
37
42
36
63
63
71
77
85
44
70
66
70
28
53	0
0
10
0
2
5
6
4
2
0
0
0
25
2
0
3	5.2
5.9
5.9
2.2
4.4
3.2
6.2
5.4
4.1
2.8
4.9
7.0
1.1
4.6
4.8
4.6	

Texas Agricultural Districts

Seven Day Observed Regional Precipitation, September 04, 2022.

Source: National Weather Service, www.nws.noaa.gov

Drought Monitor, Valid August 30, 2022.

Source: National Drought Mitigation Center, 
a partnership with USDA, U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA, http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu