USDA Weekly Crop Progress     11/02 15:39

   USDA Crop Progress: Corn 74% Harvested, Soybeans 88% Harvested as of Nov. 1

   Corn was 74% harvested and soybeans were 88% harvested as of Sunday, Nov. 1, 
according to USDA NASS' weekly Crop Progress Report. Winter wheat was 83% 
planted and the crop was rated 44% good to excellent.

EllaMae Reiff
DTN Content Editor

   This article was originally published at 3:04 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 2. It 
was last updated with additional information at 3:39 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 2.

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   OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers made continued progress in the fields last week, 
pushing soybean harvest ahead of its five-year average, while corn harvest 
remained slightly behind, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report 
released on Monday.

   Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms will move across the country this 
week, potentially slowing fieldwork in parts of the Plains and Midwest while 
providing beneficial moisture for winter crops and forages, according to DTN Ag 
Meteorologist John Baranick.

   CORN

   -- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 74% of corn had been harvested 
nationally as of Nov. 1, 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 
77%. Key producing states Illinois and Iowa were 86% and 66%, respectively, 
with Iowa 13 percentage points behind its five-year average. Michigan was 43% 
harvested and Nebraska 66%, both lagging their averages, according to DTN 
Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.

   SOYBEANS

   -- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 88% of soybeans had been harvested 
as of Sunday, 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 84%. 
Illinois was 91% harvested, while Iowa was 90% harvested, equal to its 
five-year average, Mantini said.

   WINTER WHEAT

   -- Planting progress: Winter wheat planting was estimated at 83% complete 
nationally, 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 84%.

   -- Crop development: Winter wheat emerged was estimated at 65%, steady with 
the five-year average.

   -- Crop condition: In its first condition rating of the 2027 winter wheat 
crop, USDA NASS estimated that 44% of the crop that had emerged was in 
good-to-excellent condition. In Kansas, 47% of the crop was rated good to 
excellent, while 20% was rated very poor to poor.

   THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

   Several weather systems will bring rain and thunderstorms across much of the 
country this week, with some areas facing fieldworks delays but little threat 
of significant cold air, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

   "This week may be difficult for some producers to get out into their 
fields," Baranick said. "A system that went through the West on Sunday is 
moving through the Plains on Monday and will continue eastward for the rest of 
the week in a couple of pulses. Widespread rain and thunderstorms will move 
through the country. Lots of rainfall near an inch is expected, but areas in 
the Upper Midwest will get in on two of the pulses that could push totals over 
two inches, and some areas with thunderstorms could see some heavy rain as 
well. So, there will be spots where fieldwork is bogged down this week, but for 
many, it will be a brief disruption. And those that have winter crops and 
forages will enjoy a nice burst of rain as well. Another small system will move 
through like a clipper across the Northern Plains and Midwest this weekend with 
some scattered showers, but not a lot of rain.

   "It should be noted that I mentioned rain because there isn't really any 
significant cold air to be found. It is extremely warm ahead of the system this 
week, and near normal behind it. It'll be a big drop for a lot of areas, but 
nothing that really resembles cold air for early November."

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   To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics 
Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/. Look for 
the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you 
wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & 
Condition" report.

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   Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right 
on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and 
we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email 
comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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National Crop Progress Summary
                              This    Last    Last   5-Year

                              Week    Week    Year   Avg.

Corn harvested                74      60      NA     77

                              88      79      NA     84
Soybeans harvested
                              83      76      NA     84
Winter wheat planted
                              65      53      NA     65
Winter wheat emerged
Cotton bolls opening          92      89      NA     95

Cotton harvested              63      52      NA     54

Sorghum mature                96      93      NA     100

Sorghum harvested             64      56      NA     78

Sugarbeets harvested          86      75      NA     86

Sunflowers harvested          61      46      NA     56

Peanuts harvested             66      51      NA     72


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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
                               VP    P       F       G       E

Winter Wheat
This Week                      5     13      38      38      6

Prev Week                      NA    NA      NA      NA      NA

Prev Year                      NA    NA      NA      NA      NA

DTN 5-Yr Avg                   14    18      31      32      6


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