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Ag stats: Kansas crop progress and condition report – week ending November 27, 2022

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 For the week ending November 27, 2022, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 48 percent very short, 25 percent short, 26 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 54 percent very short, 28 percent short, 18 percent adequate, and 0 percent surplus. 

Field Crops Report: Winter wheat condition rated 20 percent very poor, 23 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 19 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Winter wheat emerged was 87 percent, behind 95 percent last year and 92 percent for the five-year average. 

Cotton harvested was 91 percent, well ahead of 67 percent last year and 58 percent average. 

Sunflowers harvested was 97 percent, near 95 percent last year, and ahead of 92 percent average. 

Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 56 percent very poor, 24 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 6 percent good, and 0 percent excellent.