Washington DC (northwestiowanow.com) — 81 percent of the nation’s corn has been harvested. That’s five percent behind the five-year average. Here in Iowa progress is put at 72 percent, up six percent from last week’s crop report, but 16 percent behind where farmers typically this time of the year. Minnesota is 88 percent, five percent behind average and Nebraska stands at 74 percent complete, lagging a full ten percentage points.

The soybean harvest is closer to normal. Nationwide farmers are 92 percent complete – one percent ahead of the average. Iowa went from 90 percent done last week to 93 percent this week. That’s two percent slower than normal. Nebraska’s at 90 percent done, 3 percent behind the five-year average. Minnesota’s soybean harvest is considered complete. The five-year average is 99 percent.