US Corn, Soy Harvests Inch Closer to Completion

Nov 13, 2024

The US corn and soybean harvests inched closer to completion this past week, with most of the crops now safely binned.

Tuesday’s USDA crop progress report showed the nationwide corn harvest at 95% complete as of Sunday, up 4 points on the week and well ahead of 86% last year and 84% for the five-year average. The national soybean harvest was 96% done, a gain of 2 points on the week – 2 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of average.

The Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois corn harvests were 95%, 94%, and 97% complete as of Sunday, with the soybean harvest in the three states at 99%, 96%, and 97%.

The Michigan corn harvest advanced 9 points to reach 91% complete as of Sunday, compared to just 49% last year and 60% on average. The soy harvest in the state was 97% done, up 2 points from a week earlier and 15 points ahead of average.

The corn harvest in Ohio gained 7 points on the week to move to 96% complete as of Sunday, 30 points ahead of average, while the soybean crop was 99% harvested, up 3 points from a week earlier and 10 points ahead of the state average.

The North Dakota soybean harvest was entirely complete as of Sunday, while the corn crop was 90% harvested, up from 85% a week earlier and compared to 73% last year and 72% on average.

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