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Iowa soybean harvest slightly behind average, corn ahead of schedule
Soybean harvest trails by three days due to halted Chinese purchases while corn harvest is four days ahead, USDA reports highlight shifting market challenges for Iowa farmers.
- Iowa farmers are making harvest progress this week with 17 percent of soybeans and 15 percent of corn harvested across the state.
- This harvest pace results from warm, dry weather and crop maturity advancing, though soybeans lag the five-year average by about three days.
- Corn is 80 percent mature statewide with 53 percent rated good, while soybeans are 83 percent dropping leaves and rated 55 percent good; soil moisture remains mostly adequate despite below-normal rainfall.
- In response to recently imposed tariffs, China has ceased buying American soybeans, prompting U.S. soybean exporters to seek alternative markets in countries like Argentina and Brazil, which poses a major challenge for farmers in Iowa.
- Amid concerns of another farm crisis, officials say federal crop payments may assist farmers but details on timing and distribution remain unclear as swift change is urged.
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Iowa soybean harvest slightly behind average, corn ahead of schedule
New harvest figures show Iowa soybean farmers are three days behind last year and the five-year average, while corn farmers are four days ahead of last year and one day ahead of the average.
·Des Moines, United States
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Iowa corn harvest slightly ahead of schedule, soybeans trail - Brownfield Ag News
Harvest is gaining momentum across Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update shows soybeans running about three days behind the five-year average at 17 percent harvested. Corn harvest is slightly ahead of normal at 15 percent. In southwest Iowa, farmer Lee Brooke says about a third of his soybean crop is harvested and he’s combined about […] The post Iowa corn harvest slightly ahead of schedule, soybeans trail appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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