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USDA Crop Progress Report: Good Weather For Harvest.

USDA released the weekly Crop Progress Report.

Harvest continues to progress well.

Here is the link to the full report for more information and state breakdowns.

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProg/CropProg-10-13-2015.pdf

Some of the highlights from this report.

The USDA reports late U.S. corn and soybean development is slightly ahead of average.

As of Sunday, 94% of corn has reached maturity, compared to the five year average of 91%, and 42% is harvested, just a little bit behind the normal pace. 68% of corn is in good to excellent condition, unchanged on the week.

92% of soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 91% on average, and 62% is harvested, compared to 54% typically this time of year. 64% of the crop is rated good to excellent, steady with a week ago.

64% of winter wheat is planted and 33% has emerged, both slightly slower than normal.

43% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are called good to excellent, down 1% from last week.


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