Missouri crop condition mostly steady

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Missouri crop condition mostly steady

Missouri corn good to excellent rating improved by one-percent last week to 72%.  Corn in the poor to very poor category also increased by one percentage point. Corn silking reached 80% as of Sunday, well ahead of last year.

Soybean good to excellent condition was the same at 65% with poor to very poor increasing one percentage point. Soybeans blooming reached 54%, way ahead of this time last year.

Cotton squaring is nearly 40% but well behind last year at this time.

Rice headed progressed to eight percent.

Winter wheat harvest is 99% complete.

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