Missouri’s crop progress slowed last week.

USDA says nearly 90 percent of the state’s corn has emerged, slightly behind the usual rate.
Seventy-one percent of Missouri’s soybean crop is planted, five percent behind average. More than half the crop has emerged, nearly steady with the average.

Missouri cotton squaring is progressing slowly at four percent.

Rice emergence is 95 percent complete, slightly ahead of average.

Missouri’s winter wheat harvest is behind out of the gate with 92 percent of the crop rated mostly fair or better, slightly down from last week.

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