Crop Progress – Harvest pace picks up, soybeans continue to lag average pace  

The corn harvest is 49% complete, up 10 points from last week and 2 over the five-year average. The harvest pace picked back up as most regions experienced better weather this week. Minnesota made the most harvest progress, bringing in 17% of the crop, while North Carolina saw the least progress, bringing in just 2%.  The Illinois harvest pace is 16…