USDA Crop Progress Report Pegs Corn at 20% Harvested, Soybeans at 22%
Corn and soybean harvest both remained slightly behind the average pace last week, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.
Corn --- Harvest progress: 20% of corn was harvested as of Sunday, Oct. 2, up 8 percentage points from the previous week. That puts the current harvest progress 7 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage point behind the five-year average. "North Carolina and Texas lead the way at 81% and 80% harvested, respectively, with southern states Tennessee, Kentucky and Kansas all 50% harvested or more. Mega producers Iowa and Illinois are 11% and 13% harvested." said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
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Corn --- Harvest progress: 20% of corn was harvested as of Sunday, Oct. 2, up 8 percentage points from the previous week. That puts the current harvest progress 7 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage point behind the five-year average. "North Carolina and Texas lead the way at 81% and 80% harvested, respectively, with southern states Tennessee, Kentucky and Kansas all 50% harvested or more. Mega producers Iowa and Illinois are 11% and 13% harvested." said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
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