Corn and Soybean Planting Ahead of Average
New USDA Harvest Projections Down from 2018
Nebraska Harvest Progressing with Corn at 60%, Soybean, 94%
Corn Harvest at 60%, Soybean at 94%
Nebraska's corn harvest was 60% complete, near last year's 62%, but behind the five-year average of 69%, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report for the week ending November 3. Corn condition rated 2% very poor, 6% poor, 19% fair, 56% good, and 17% excellent.
Soybeans harvested was 94%, ahead of 88% last year, and equal to average.
Corn and Soybean Harvest Progress Nears Average
20% of Corn, 28% of Soybeans Harvested
Approximately 20% of the state's corn and 28% of its soybeans had been harvested as of Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
USDA: Corn Harvest to Set a Record; Soybean Harvest Down 15%
Based on October 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2019 corn production is a record forecast at 1.81 billion bushels, up 1% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.75 million acres, is up 5% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 186 bushels per acre, down 6 bushels from last year.