Released September 6, 2022	Missouri
Crop Progress and Condition	

There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending September 4, 2022. Temperatures last week averaged 73.7 degrees, 0.3 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 1.20 inches, 0.29 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply rated 20 percent very short, 32 percent short and 48 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture supply rated 17 percent very short, 35 percent short and 48 percent adequate. Corn dented was 87 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 84 percent. Corn mature was 31 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 27 percent. Corn harvested was 1 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 2 percent. Corn condition rated 10 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 44 percent good and 6 percent excellent. Soybeans blooming was 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 96 percent. Soybeans setting pods was 84 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. Soybeans dropping leaves was 3 percent, even with the 5-year average. Soybeans condition rated 6 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 42 percent good and 8 percent excellent. Cotton setting bolls was 98 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 97 percent. Cotton bolls opening was 17 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 28 percent. Cotton condition rated 9 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 30 percent fair and 52 percent good. Rice condition rated 3 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 43 percent good and 12 percent excellent. 

Days Suitable for Fieldwork and Soil Moisture Supply: Week Ending September 4, 2022	
State	Days Suitable
for Fieldwork	Topsoil Moisture Supply	Subsoil Moisture Supply	
		Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	Very
Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
		(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Missouri 		6.3	20	32	48	-	17	35	48	-	
	-	Represents zero.	

Crop Progress – Missouri	
Item	Week ending	2017-2021
Average	
	September 4,
2022	August 28,
2022	September 4,
2021		
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Corn dented 	
Corn mature 	
Corn harvested 	
Soybeans blooming 	
Soybeans setting pods 	
Soybeans dropping leaves 	
Cotton setting bolls 	
Cotton bolls opening 	
Alfalfa hay 3rd cutting 		87
31
1
95
84
3
98
17
85	73
15
(NA)
92
77
(NA)
94
10
75	82
28
1
95
87
4
98
16
89	84
27
2
96
89
3
97
28
88	
	(NA)	Not available.	

Corn Condition – Missouri	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		10
9
2	16
16
7	24
23
27	44
46
54	6
6
10	

Soybeans Condition – Missouri	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		6
5
1	11
13
6	33
28
32	42
46
54	8
8
7	

Cotton Condition – Missouri	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		9
9
-	9
9
5	30
30
26	52
52
69	-
-
-	
	-	Represents zero.	

Rice Condition – Missouri	
Date	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		3
3
-	5
7
3	37
37
38	43
39
57	12
14
2	
	-	Represents zero.

Pasture Condition – Missouri	

Date	
Very Poor	
Poor	
Fair	
Good	
Excellent	

(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	

September 4, 2022 	
August 28, 2022 	
September 4, 2021 		
9
14
1	
15
22
7	
41
32
27	
33
30
61	
2
2
4	

Supply of Hay and Other Roughages and Stock Water Supply: September 4, 2022	

State	
Supply of Hay and Other Roughages	
Stock Water Supply	

Very
Short	
Short	
Adequate	
Surplus	
Very
Short	
Short	
Adequate	
Surplus	

(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	
(percent)	

Missouri 		
4	
31	
65	
-	
4	
23	
72	
1	

	-	Represents zero.	

Soil Moisture Deviation from Historical Average – September 2

https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/Crop-CASMA/
(historical average includes 2015-2020)

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