At 60%, Corn Harvest Speeds Along
Published: Friday, November 11, 2022
The following is from the Michigan Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service for the week ending Nov. 6.
Harvesting continued between rain events throughout the state. There were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, counties in the Eastern and South Central Lower Peninsula and the Southwestern Upper Peninsula were reported as abnormally dry.
Precipitation varied across the state, where the Western Lower Peninsula received significantly more rain than the East. The Thumb Region and a few counties in the Southeast continued to experience moderate drought, even with the light rain events.
Corn for grain harvest progressed as moisture continued to drop.
Corn for grain moisture content at harvest was reported as 19% while soybean moisture content of beans was reported as 13%.
Soybean harvest made considerable progress, tracking ahead of the average pace.
Winter wheat planting was nearly wrapped up; rain events were beneficial for wheat emergence.
Sugarbeet harvest slowly picked back up and was slightly behind average by week's end.
Other activities during the week included fall tillage, prepping for winter and hauling manure.
The crop progress schedule (last week, previous week, 2021 and 5-year average) showed: corn harvested for grain, 60, 43, 61, 56; soybeans harvested, 89, 77, 64, 75; winter wheat planted, 98, 94, 84, 91; winter wheat emerged, 91, 74, 73, 77; alfalfa hay, fourth cutting, 95, 94, 77, N/A; other hay, fourth cutting, 79, 72, N/A, N/A; sugarbeets harvested, 71, 51, 77, 76.
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