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Crop Progress: Soybean Harvest in Final Phase

For the week ending Oct. 27, 2024, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 48% very short, 36% short, 16% adequate and 0% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 44% very short, 36% short, 20% adequate and 0% surplus.

Field Crops Report:

Corn harvested was 79%, ahead of 72% last year and 67% for the five-year average.

Soybeans harvested was 94%, ahead of 89% last year, and near 91% average.

Winter wheat condition rated 9% very poor, 20% poor, 37% fair, 31% good, and 3% excellent. Winter wheat emerged was 81%, behind 93% last year and 90% average. 

Sorghum harvested was 71%, ahead of 65% last year and 66% average.

Dry edible beans harvested was 96%, equal to last year, and near 95% average.

Pasture and Range Report:

Pasture and range conditions rated 37% very poor, 26% poor, 24% fair, 12% good, and 1% excellent.

Source : unl.edu

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