North Platte, Ne – Fall harvest is moving ahead across the central Plains and Midwest, but corn harvest remains behind the five-year average in several Your Ag Network coverage states, according to USDA crop progress data for the week ending Oct. 25.
Nationally, 60% of the corn crop and 79% of soybeans had been harvested. Corn was six points behind its five-year average, while soybeans were two points ahead.
The largest corn delays among the states surveyed were in Iowa, where 47% was harvested, 20 points behind average, and South Dakota, at 44%, 18 points behind. Nebraska was 55% complete, nine points behind average. Minnesota stood at 65%, three points behind.
North Dakota was further along, with 58% of corn harvested and 88% of soybeans—both ahead of the state’s five-year average. Soybean harvest also exceeded average in South Dakota, Minnesota and Missouri.
In Colorado, half of the corn crop was harvested, close to the state’s average pace. Kansas and Missouri were both 79% through corn harvest; Illinois was 74% complete. Illinois’ statewide report showed soybean harvest at 81%.
Among those states, soybean progress ranged from 61% in Kansas to 93% in Minnesota. Iowa was 78% complete, Nebraska 75%, South Dakota 89%, and Missouri 65%.
The USDA figures show a mixed harvest picture: corn is trailing its usual pace in much of the region, while soybean harvest is farther along and ahead of average in several northern and eastern states. agsist.com