The U-S-D-A crop report says there were four days suitable for farm work last week and that helped with the harvest. 43 percent of the corn crop has been harvested — up from 26 percent last week. The harvest is still eight days behind last year and 11 days behind the five-year average.

Eighty percent of the soybean crop is now out of the fields — that compares to 66 percent last week. The bean harvest is three days behind last year and one week behind the five-year average.