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Continued Rainfall Delays MO Farmers' Planting

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  Missouri farmers averaged less than a day of fieldwork last week because of above-average rainfall that has caused corn and soybean planting to lag behind.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service said precipitation averaged 2.46 inches statewide, which is 1.44 inches above normal, while temperatures were slightly above average.

The NASS reported corn planting is 87 percent complete, trailing behind 99 percent completion at this time last year and the five-year average of 95 percent. Only 23 percent of the state's soybeans had been planted, compared with 74 percent last year and the 57 percent five-year average.

Subsoil moisture was rated 3 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 21 percent surplus, while topsoil moisture was rated 46 percent adequate and 54 percent surplus.

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