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Weather allows few days for harvest

Ag/Outdoor

October 1st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The wet weather that delayed the planting season has returned to hinder the harvest. The U-S-D-A crop report out Monday shows there were only about three days suitable for fieldwork last week because of poor weather. Thirty-six percent of the crop reached maturity — which 18 days behind last year and two weeks behind average. Two percent of that corn has been harvested — which lags 11 days behind average. Corn condition rated 65 percent good to excellent. The report shows that three percent of soybeans have been harvested — which is eight days behind average. Soybean condition rated 63 percent good to excellent.