Corn harvest is lagging behind the five-year average for many states in the western corn belt, but farmers have caught up on soybean harvest. USDA’s crop progress report shows Iowa farmers have harvested 21-percent of their beans, five points behind average. However, harvest progress in Minnesota is at 40-percent and South Dakota is at 39-percent, which is right in line with the norm. Pioneer field agronomist Jim Ruhland says in his area of east central South Dakota harvest has been a little slower, but with mostly bumper yields.

In Nebraska farmers have taken out 27-percent of the soybean crop. However, Aaron Reimers, account manager for Pioneer in northeast Nebraska says farmers in his area just got going, but again have been pleased with the crop.

Corn harvest is lagging by 9-percent in Iowa at only 10-percent complete, Minnesota and South Dakota are 8-percent behind and Nebraska lags by 7-percent.