US harvest on its final stretch with corn at 91%, soybeans now 94% completed

HOUSTON (ICIS)–US farmers are on their final stretch of harvesting with 91% of the corn crop completed and soybeans now at 94%, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) weekly crop progress report.

Continuing the quick pace of field work, the current progress on harvesting corn is ahead of both the 78% rate from 2023 and the five-year average of 75%.

Texas is finished with its acreage with North Carolina now at 99% and Tennessee next at 98% of their crop completed.

Harvest of soybeans has reached 94% completed, which is above the 89% mark from 2023 as well as the five-year average of 85%.

Minnesota has finished their harvest with Louisiana now at 99%, followed by several states which have reached 98% completed.

In other harvesting updates, the USDA said there is now 63% of the cotton crop done with sorghum acreage 85% completed.