(KIWA Staff Photo)Iowa (RI) — Iowa farmers made significant progress in the fields last week, with the soybean harvest now more than halfway complete.
The latest USDA crop report shows soybean harvest jumped from 31% complete to 57% complete during the past week. Even with the strong progress, the soybean harvest remains 17 percentage points behind the five-year average.
Corn harvest also moved ahead, increasing from 14% complete to 26% complete statewide. However, corn harvest continues to trail normal pace and remains 24 percentage points behind the five-year average.
