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Missouri corn planting not quite 30% done

Corn planting moved forward in Missouri last week with 28 percent complete as of Sunday. Still, that’s more than a month behind last year and 22 days behind normal. Fourteen percent of the crop has emerged. Soybean planting is one-percent complete. All other crops are behind as well, becaue of the cool wet weather: cotton, rice, and, sorghum.

Thirty-seven percent of winter wheat progressed to 37 percent complete. More than half of the crop is in good condition.  While it was drier last week, frost was reported in several areas.