Missouri’s planting and crop progress is mostly steady with the average.

USDA says 95 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted. Corn emergence is still slightly behind at 86 percent.

Sixty-one percent of Missouri’s soybean crop is planted, steady with the average.

Missouri cotton planting is nearly 10 percent ahead of normal at 96 percent done. Cotton squaring has begun.

Rice planting is 96 percent complete, slightly ahead of average.

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