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Nation's Corn, Soybean and Sorghum Harvest Almost Complete, Wheat Crop Condition Improving
Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:29:12 CST
Fall harvest and wheat planting has nearly wrapped up across much of the United States. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the nation's corn harvest was 93 percent complete. That's five points ahead of the five-year average. Soybean harvest was 95 percent complete. Sorghum was 85 percent harvested. That's three points ahead of average. Peanuts were 77 percent harvested. That's 11 points behind average. Cotton harvest was 58 percent complete. That's seven points behind average.
The nation's wheat crop was 92 percent planted with 80 percent of the crop emerged. The nation's wheat crop rating improved slightly, but remains well behind last year's crop. USDA reports 51 percent of the crop was in good to excellent condition, 38 percent in fair, 11 percent in poor to very poor condition. A year ago this week, 60 percent of the crop was in good to excellent condition.
Click here for the full National Crop Progress report.
Click here for the full Oklahoma report.
Click here for the full Texas report.
Click here for the full Kansas report.
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