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Rain brings planting delays, but good crop emergence

Above average rainfall delayed some planting progress in Missouri over the last week, but helped with crop emergence.

USDA says nearly 50 percent of the corn is planted, an increase of 14 percentage points from the previous week with 15 percent of the crop emerged. Twenty-five percent of soybeans are planted in Missouri, an increase of 10 percentage points from the previous week.

Farmers made a big jump in rice planting at 44 percent complete, compared to 18 percent the previous week with 11 percent of the crop emerged.

Twenty-six percent of Missouri’s winter wheat is headed with conditions rated 75% good to excellent, an improvement from the previous week.

Hay supplies are 87 percent adequate with pasture conditions rated 80 percent good to excellent.