Aerial view of corn harvestThe latest USDA Crop Progress report shows soybean harvest ahead of the five-year average, while corn harvest is gaining ground, now only three points behind average pace. Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms this week could slow fieldwork in parts of the Plains and Midwest, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick. Baranick notes the delay should be brief for farmers, bringing needed moisture to winter crops and pasture and forage acres.

Corn

  • Harvest is 74% complete as of November 1, up 14 points from last week and now only 3 points behind the five-year average (77%).
  • Two key states trail the pace, with Nebraska and Iowa both at 66%. Iowa is 13 points behind the five-year average and Nebraska 9 points behind.
  • Illinois remains ahead of the pace at 91% harvested, up five points from the five-year average.

Soybeans

  • Harvest is 88% complete, up 9 points from last week and 4 points ahead of the five-year average (84%).
  • Illinois is 91% harvested, 6 points ahead of the five-year average, while Iowa is 90% harvested, on pace with the five-year average.

Winter Wheat

  • Planting is 83% complete, up 7 points from last week and 1 point behind the five-year average (84%).
  • Emergence is 65%, steady with the five-year average.

In USDA’s first condition rating of the 2027 crop, 44% is rated good to excellent. In Kansas, 47% is rated good to excellent and 20% is rated poor to very poor.

Read more commentary from DTN and the full USDA report here.