Arkansas crops mostly good despite dry week in United States

It was a mostly dry week for Arkansas farmers, with almost no rainfall but most crops are doing well. Twenty-seven percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 52% in good and 17% in fair condition. Ninety-five percent of the corn is in the dough stage, with 88% dented and 55% mature. The corn harvest has started, and 4% of the corn for grain is in the bin. Twenty-six percent of the state’s cotton is in excellent condition, with 50% rated good and 18% fair. All of the cotton is squaring and 93% of the crop is setting bolls. 28% of the bolls are opening. Forty-one percent of the peanut crops is rated excellent, with 46% rated good and 9% fair. One percent of the crop has been dug. Twenty-eight percent of the Arkansas rice crop is in excellent condition, with 50% rated good and 19% rated fair. Thirty-two percent of the crop is mature, and the harvest is underway with 2% of the crop in. Sixteen percent of the state’s soybeans are in excellent condition, with 50% rated ...