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Missouri corn planting still behind

Missouri corn planting was limited in some areas by cool, wet conditions; however, statewide planting progressed to 20 percent complete, a jump of 12 percentage points over the past week. But normally by this time, corn planting would be 44 percent complete.

The winter wheat crop is 90 percent fair to good. Missouri’s topsoil moisture 98 percent adequate to surplus.  Pastures are 63 percent good to excellent.