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Tennessee fields remain waterlogged

Wet conditions limited field activities in Tennessee last week and crop quality is starting to decline.

The USDA says 87 percent of corn is planted, 76 percent is emerged, and condition is rated 68 percent good to excellent.

Soybeans are 59 percent planted and 44 percent emerged.

Cotton is rated 64 percent good to excellent, with 67 percent of the crop planted.

Wheat in Tennessee is 43 percent coloring, three percent mature, and 70 percent good to excellent. Hay condition is 68 percent rated good to excellent.

The USDA says topsoil moisture increased to a 28 percent surplus, and subsoil moisture supplies have a 26 percent surplus.