Across the Corn Belt, light rain across the upper Midwest in advance of a cold front is causing some renewed fieldwork delays. On October 14, the soybean harvest was at least 30 percentage points behind the respective state 5-year averages in Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.
On the Plains, ongoing rainfall in central Texas is maintaining the threat of additional flooding. Other complications related to the southern Plains’ wetness include harvest delays and possible degradation of quality for summer crops that remain in the field.
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