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Ag stats: Kansas crop progress and condition summary – week ending April 10, 2022

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For the week ending April 10, 2022, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 31% very short, 28% short, 40% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 33% very short, 30% short, 37% adequate, and 0% surplus. 

Field Crops Report: Winter wheat condition rated 12% very poor, 20% poor, 34% fair, 31% good, and 3% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was 20%, behind 26% last year and 27% for the five-year average. 

Corn planted was 5%, near 7% last year, and equal to average.