Missouri’s soybean farmers are halfway through their harvest. That’s according to the weekly USDA Crop Progress update, which has the state 12 points ahead of a year ago and three points off the five-year average. 96 percent of beans have dropped their leaves. The final soybean condition report of the season has beans at 73 percent good to excellent, up two points from last week, and five percent in poor or very poor shape. Winter wheat planting is 51 percent complete, 11 points better than a year ago and just ahead of the five-year average. 30 percent of the crop has emerged. 49 percent of wheat is in good to excellent shape, compared to 12 percent poor or very poor. Corn harvest is 72 percent complete, 11 points ahead of last year but nine points behind average.

Bootheel harvest continues to trail previous marks. Just 31 percent of cotton is harvested, along with 85 percent of rice. 48 percent of cotton is good to excellent while 14 percent remain in poor or very poor shape.

Pastures made use of above-average rainfall last week, with 29 percent in good to excellent condition versus 24 percent poor or very poor. That’s a net increase of six points from last week. 14 percent of Missouri farmers lack adequate hay supply, compared to 12 percent with a surplus. A quarter of farmers are lacking adequate stock water. 30 percent of topsoil and 40 percent of subsoil lack adequate moisture. Just two percent of topsoil has a surplus.

Missouri farmers had three-point-seven days suitable for fieldwork. Temperatures were nearly five degrees below normal at 49-and-a-half degrees. Precipitation around the state averaged one-point-one-eight inches.