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Missouri crops mostly improve

The USDA says slightly warmer and dryer than normal conditions last week allowed most crops to improve.

Missouri’s corn crop improved to 76 percent good to excellent condition.  

Eighty-three percent of the crop has reached the dough stage which is more than 10 percent ahead of last year.  Nearly half the crop has dented (47 percent).  

Seventy-five percent of Missouri soybeans are rated good to excellent with nearly all of the crop blooming and 69 percent setting pods.

Cotton is rated 49 percent good and squaring progressed to 88 percent, more than 10 percent above last year. 

Sixty-three percent of rice is in good to excellent condition and nearly 70 percent of the crop has headed (69 percent).  

Alfalfa hay’s third cutting is ahead of last year at 66 percent complete.