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Rice 93% and soybeans 78% planted in Arkansas
The weather allowed for just 3 days suitable for fieldwork, but Arkansas farmers still made measurable planting progress.
Rice planting is 93% complete, with 84% of the crop emerged, and 75% rated good to excellent. Soybeans are 78% planted with 69% of the crop emerged and 73% rated good to excellent. Cotton is 89% planted with 62% emerged and 80% rated good to excellent. Peanuts are 80% planted, 66% emerged, and 88% rated good to excellent. The corn crop is rated 71% good to excellent.
Seventy-one percent of the winter wheat crop coloring, with 78% of the crop rated good to excellent.
Hay alfalfa is rated 59% good, other hay is rated 61% good to excellent. Vegetables are rated 91% good to excellent.
Topsoil moisture was 85% adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture was 88% adequate to surplus.
