Just 3 Percent of Soybeans, 11 Percent of Corn Remain in Iowa Fields

(Radio Iowa) The USDA says another dry week led to a lot of combine time in the fields, and the harvest season is quickly nearing an end.

The report shows 97 percent of the beans are already in the bin — which is eight days ahead of last year and nines days ahead of the average. The corn harvest is not far behind — with 89 percent of the work done. That puts the corn harvest six days ahead of last year and 11 days ahead of the five-year average.