Precipitation delays were scattered throughout the week, but farmers were still able to make significant progress in the fields – especially in corn acres.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 71% of corn and 85% of soybeans have been harvested so far. This is slightly behind where progress was this time last year, though considerably ahead of the five-year average.
While growers have been accustomed to rain showers during this year’s harvest, a new variable was thrown into the mix over the weekend: snow.
North Dakota farmers woke up to find significant snowfall on Friday, while this Minnesota grower came in from the fields earlier than anticipated on Saturday.
I think #harvest23 might be on hold here for a bit in #ND lots of #corn #sunflowers and a few #soybeans still out there yet. @OfficialRFDTV pic.twitter.com/oJLNWW8AiH
— Travis P. Messer (@travismesser81) October 27, 2023
How do you wait on the first snow of the year? #newx #harvest23 pic.twitter.com/sK5pfzIXCI
— Rob O’Neill 🌽 (@roboneill24) October 28, 2023
In states a bit further south, rain showers have been having a similar effect.
Last field of #harvest23. Hoping rain will hold off so we can get it wrapped up. pic.twitter.com/YscP0ZYrtk
— Brent Johnson (@BrentJFF) October 27, 2023
Jackson Co. #Kansas 1.0 of recent #rain pausing the last bit of #corn #harvest23
— Matthew Wiegand (@mjwiegand) October 26, 2023
Despite delays across the country, many states are nearing the end of harvest. Louisiana is reporting 100% of soybean acres completed and Mississippi is at 97%. For corn acres, North Carolina has completed 97% of harvest followed by Texas at 93%.
Colorado had the most progress in corn acres with a 23% increase (from 45% to 68%), and the largest increase in soybean acres was 16% in Ohio (from 64% to 80%).
Looking toward the coming week for harvest conditions, more rain and snow chances are on the way.
Widespread precipitation followed by much colder temperatures will impact harvest efforts over the next 10 days. Maps below shows total precipitation (L) with heavy rain across the Midwest through the S. Plains and the risk for snowfall (R) across the N. Plains #agwx #harvest23 pic.twitter.com/b2mA14JwdJ
— Empire Weather (@empirewx) October 23, 2023
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