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Continued dry weather advances harvestMissouri Continued dry weather during the week ending Nov. 15 allowed producers to greatly advance harvest and fieldwork, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Missouri Field Office, Nov. 16. Toward the end of the week producers were finishing up soybean harvest and switching to corn. Rains Nov. 15 halted most fieldwork. Topsoil moisture, statewide, is rated 1 percent short, 72 percent adequate and 27 percent surplus. There were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Fall tillage is 29 percent complete, 21 days behind last year and 22 days behind the normal of 58 percent. Grain movement from farm to elevator rates 6 percent none, 17 percent light, 46 percent moderate and 31 percent heavy. Off-farm storage availability rates 38 percent short, 59 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. On-farm storage availability rates 35 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Temperatures averaged 6 to 9 degrees above average across the state. Rainfall averaged 0.17 of an inch during the week across the state. The northeast and west-central districts reported over 0.40 of an inch of precipitation. Corn harvest is 72 percent complete, 5 days behind last year, and 34 days behind the normal of 92 percent. Harvest in the southern third of the state is virtually completed. The moisture content of corn harvested is 18 percent statewide with a range of 16 to 19 percent, while moisture content statewide last year was 16 percent. Soybean harvest is 83 percent complete, 1 day ahead of last year but 6 days behind a normal of 89 percent. The south-central and southwest districts reported a 47 and 36 point increase in soybean harvest, while the northwest and southeast districts reported around a 20 point increase. Cotton harvest advanced 36 points during the week to 69 percent complete, 22 days behind last year and 21 days behind the normal of 90 percent. Cotton condition is 1 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Rice harvest is 99 percent complete. The sorghum harvest is 68 percent complete, 7 days behind last year and 22 days behind the normal of 91 percent. Sorghum condition is rated 6 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Winter wheat seeding is 54 percent complete, 16 days behind last year and 22 days behind a normal of 87 percent. Emergence is at 33 percent, 14 days behind last year and 21 days behind normal. Pasture condition is rated 1 very poor, 3 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 63 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.
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