Northwest Iowa — The amount of the soybean crop harvested in northwest Iowa and statewide more than doubled last week, and the corn harvesting process wasn’t far behind.
According to the latest crop progress report for Iowa from the USDA, 60 percent of soybeans in northwest Iowa have been harvested compared to 28 percent a week ago. Soybeans harvested statewide stands at 52 percent. 24 percent of Iowa soybeans were harvested a week ago.
The report says 26 percent of northwest Iowa corn has been harvested for grain compared to 15 percent the week prior. It says 30 percent of corn has been harvested statewide compared to 16 percent a week ago.
The USDA says 47 percent of topsoil in northwest Iowa is short or very short of moisture, the same as a week ago. 69 percent of northwest Iowa subsoil is short or very short of moisture, a four-percent increase from a week ago.
There were slightly over five days suitable for fieldwork in northwest Iowa last week, and nearly six days were suitable statewide.
Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake
