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Declining soil moisture impacts Missouri crop conditions

Missouri crops are progressing well, but declining soil moisture levels are hindering crop conditions.

The USDA reports as of Sunday both corn and soybeans are rated 46% good to excellent, a decline on the week, with topsoil moisture seen at 41% short and 42% adequate. Cotton conditions improved slightly on the week at 48% good, along with rice at 53% good to excellent.

Corn in the dough stage jumped from 66% to 81% and corn dented went from 6% to 34%. Soybeans booming reached 84% while soybeans setting pods jumped from 44% to 58%. Cotton squaring is at 94% with 82% setting bolls and 71% of rice is headed.

Hay supplies are considered 61% adequate with only 22% of pastureland in the good to excellent category.