Soybean harvest nears completion (Nebraska)
For the week ending Nov. 18, there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebrask. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 percent very short, 6 short, 87 adequate, and 7 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 1 percent very short, 8 short, 86 adequate, and 5 surplus.
Corn harvested was 88 percent, near 92 last year, and behind 93 for the five-year average.
Soybeans harvested was 97 percent, near 100 both last year and average.
Winter wheat condition rated 2 percent very poor, 5 poor, 23 fair, 51 good, and 19 excellent.
Sorghum harvested was 91 percent, near 90 last year and 95 average.