US Corn, Soy Harvests Inch Closer to Completion

The US corn and soybean harvests inched closer to completion this past week, with most of the crops now safely binned. Tuesday’s USDA crop progress report showed the nationwide corn harvest at 95% complete as of Sunday, up 4 points on the week and well ahead of 86% last year and 84% for the five-year average. The national soybean harvest was 96% done, a gain of 2 points on the week – 2 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of average. The Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois corn harve