Harvest Progress Grinds to a Halt
Published: Friday, November 5, 2021
The following is from the Indiana Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending Oct. 31.
Excessive rainfall throughout the week slowed harvest progress to a crawl. Soil moisture levels increased from the previous week, with 96 percent of topsoil moisture reported as adequate or surplus.
The average temperature for the week was 50.9 degrees F, .1 degree below normal.
The amount of rainfall varied from 1.16 inches to 4.13 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 2.66 inches, 2.15 inches above normal.
There were 2.1 days suitable for fieldwork.
Harvest progress inched along as wet conditions persisted throughout much of the week. Corn and soybean harvests both fell further behind their respective five-year averages.
Winter wheat planting and emergence also fell further behind schedule, with winter wheat conditions decreasing from the previous week.
Livestock were reported in good condition, with fall calving wrapping up.
Other activities for the week included hauling grain, soil testing and mowing roadsides.
The crop moisture content (last week, previous week, 2020 and 5-year average) showed: field corn harvested for grain, 18, 18, 18, 18; soybeans harvested, 14, 13, 12, 13.
The crop progress schedule (last week, previous week, 2020 and 5-year average) showed: corn harvested for grain, 62, 57, 71, 69; soybeans harvested, 67, 63, 86, 82; winter wheat planted, 75, 66, 86, 84; winter wheat emerged, 53, 38, 65, 62.
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