Heavy Rainfall: It's been the Delta's turn lately

Much of the Southeast endured heavy rainfall in mid April, and that disrupted fieldwork, caused severe silting and washing, leeched away nitrogen and set corn planting behind for weeks.

Now, it's the Midsouth's turn. The Delta states received heavy rainfall starting about 10 days ago. We've heard of some locations receiving 12 or more inches, and totals of 4 to 8 inches are common. Water was standing on fields on a wide basis by noon Tuesday, and rivers were flooding low-lying fields in parts of Arkansas and Tennessee.

Cotton, rice and soybean planting have mostly been put on hold. For more info, here are links to our cotton, rice and grain reports that cover the region:

AgFax: Midsouth Cotton: Delta cotton planting put on hold by heavy rains

RiceFax: Midsouth/Texas: Wet weather continues to delay, hurt rice in Midsouth, Texas

AgFax: Southern Grain: rains hamper Midsouth crop but were needed in Southeast, worm alerts issued

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