The University of Missouri Department of Agriculture released a report stating the October broke records held for nearly 70 years.  The month also proved to be the fifth coldest month to date.

Roger Caffrey, the Director of Grain Operations at MFA in Columbia, said the season started out with ideal growing conditions, but the weather became worse. He said grain products experienced significant setbacks due to the rain.

"The problem is it didn't know when to stop," Caffrey said.

The record-breaking rain fall caused corn harvest to be 36 days behind the average, and bean harvests became 22 days behind schedule.

The large amounts of rain create problems for both grain and livestock farmers.  Wet crops can mold and delay harvests, and cattle can get stuck in mud.  Caffrey said the rise in farm expenses, crop prices, and weather hit livestock farmers hard this year.

"Anything that creates a market rise in value impacts their cost in business.  It has been hurting the livestock producer particularly within the last few years," Caffrey said.

Caffrey remained optimistic despite the fact prices of crops are still not as high as two years ago.  He said crop prices resemble the weather because it can be very unpredictable at times.