The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows the corn harvest is still behind the five-year average, while favorable weather has pushed soybean harvest slightly ahead of the pace. Scattered showers and mostly above-normal temperatures should keep fieldwork disruptions minor this week, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

Corn

  • Nationally, harvest is 60% complete nationally as of October 25, up 16 points from last week but 6 points behind the five-year average (66%). This is still a slight improvement from last week, which was down 8 points over the five-year average.
  • Iowa harvest remains far behind at 47%, 20 points from the five-year average (67%).
  • Nebraska saw an 18-point jump to 55% harvested, still 9 points behind the five-year average but an improvement over last week.
  • Condition held steady at 56% good-to-excellent, while 18% of the crop is rated poor to very poor, up 1 point from last week.

Soybeans

  • Harvest jumped 15 points over last week to 79%, 2 points ahead of the five-year national average (77%), marking the first time this season that soybean harvest has been ahead of the pace.
  • Iowa is 78% harvested, now only 6 points behind the five-year pace.
  • Nebraska is 75% harvested, 7 points behind the five-year pace.
  • Illinois is 81% harvested, 4 points ahead of the five-year pace.

Winter Wheat

  • Planting is 76% complete nationally, up 13 points from last week and 1 point behind the five-year average (77%).
  • Despite rainfall delays, Kansas is now 80% planted, only 1 point off the five-year pace.
  • 53% has emerged, 1 point behind the five-year average (54%). For comparison, last week was four points behind the five-year pace, so a notable improvement.

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