Corn harvesting 81% completed with soybeans at 89%

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Corn harvesting has climbed to 81% completed with soybeans now at 89% finished, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.

Taking full advantage of the continued stretch of warmer and drier conditions in several areas, the current progress of the corn harvest is ahead of both the 68% rate from 2023 and the five-year average of 64%.

Texas is the top state with 99% of its acreage finished, followed by North Carolina at 97%.

The USDA has stopped issuing any further updates for corn.

Soybeans harvest is 89% completed, which is ahead of 82% mark from 2023 as well as the five-year average of 78%.

Minnesota is still ahead of the other reporting states with 98% of their crop now completed with Louisiana at 97% finished.

There are no further updates for soybeans.

In other harvesting updates the USDA said there is now 52% of the cotton crop finished with sorghum acreage 75% completed.