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33% of corn, 51% of soybeans harvested

Roughly a third of the U.S. corn crop and a little more than half of soybeans have been harvested.

As of Sunday, 89% of corn has reached maturity, compared to 97% a year ago and 88% on average, while 33% is harvested, compared to 50% this time last year and 32% for the five year average. 53% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, up 1% on the week.

For soybeans, 90% are at the leaf dropping stage, compared to 94% a year ago and 92% on average, with 51% harvested, compared to 63% last year and 46% on average. 56% of soybeans are called good to excellent, up 2% from a week ago.

59% of winter wheat has been planted, compared to 69% last year and 67% on average, and 28% has emerged, compared to 37% a year ago and 38% on average.

30% of U.S. pastures and rangelands are rated good to excellent, down 1% from last week and 12% below this time last year.