Corn Harvest Still Running Behind

While most Americans were enjoying the fruits of the harvest at Thanksgiving, corn farmers were still out in the fields harvesting.

They made some good progress with another 11 percent of the crop in the bins as of Sunday, but the harvest still lags behind with just 79 percent complete, compared to 94 percent this time last year and 97 percent on average, according to the latest report from USDA. “We still have five states at least 20 points behind the normal harvest pace,” said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. Those are Illinois, North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The harvest is so far behind that USDA will continue issuing crop progress reports, which should be over by now, for at least another week.

Meanwhile, the soybean harvest is all caught up with 96 percent complete.