Less than 10 percent of beans remain for harvest
October 22nd, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – Farmers could be in their last week for harvesting beans. The U-S-D-A crop report now shows 91 percent of the beans are in the bin, That is a jump ahead of ten percent compared to last week. The west central and east central areas are leading the way with 94 percent or more of their soybeans done. The corn harvest increased by 23 percent last week — so 68 percent is done.
Farmers in south-central Iowa are lagging behind– with just 50 percent of their corn harvested.