Crop Progress – Corn and bean harvest ahead of schedule; crop conditions continue to implode for cotton and peanuts

The corn harvest is 59% complete, up 17 points from last week, 29 points ahead of last seasons pace, and ahead of the 5-year average for the first time this season. Corn crop conditions held steady in the good-to-excellent categories for the eighth straight week. 68% of the crop is rated as good to excellent, 22% as fair, and 10% as poor to very poor….