Farmers finally got more than one day in the fields and made some progress in the harvest last week.
The U.S.D.A. report shows there were five-and-a-half days suitable for fieldwork as things dried out. Soybeans made the biggest jump, with 31% now harvested, compared to 5%t last week. The bean harvest is now 28% behind the 5-year average, compared to 33% last week
The amount of corn harvested doubled from last week to 14%, but it is still 20% behind average compared to being 13 % behind the average last week.
