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October 22, 2021 Volume 10 Edition 5

Fall Newsletter

A LOOK AT THE 2021 SEASON SO FAR!

The 2021 crop year may just be one of those seasons talked about for years to come. Environmental conditions combined with supply shortages created a unique season seen by very few in recent decades. For the upper Midwest, it was a year of above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation.

Crop Update as of October 25, 2021

Iowa

Harvest was in full swing last week until some precipitation over the weekend pulled farmers out of the field.

Corn harvest in Iowa reached 60%, one week ahead of the 5-year average. The moisture content of field corn being harvested for grain remained at 18 percent, unchanged from last week.

Soybean harvest is six days ahead of the 5-year average with 83% of the crop being harvested.

Minnesota

Field activity this week consisted of combining, tilling, tiling, and manure application in Minnesota.

Corn harvested for grain reached 70%, one day behind last year but 11 days ahead of the 5-year average. Corn moisture content for grain averaged 18 percent.

The soybean harvest in Minnesota is nearly complete at 95%. Harvest for soybeans is a full week behind 2020 but 12 days ahead of the 5-year average.

*Information and graphs obtained from October 25, 2021, USDA, NASS report

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