Across the Corn Belt, dry weather and significantly above-normal temperatures remain ideal for late-season fieldwork. By November 12, only 12% of the U.S. corn acreage remained standing, along with 5% of the soybeans. In the western Corn Belt, where harvest is largely complete, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half very short to short on the 12th in Nebraska (61%), Iowa (58%), and Missouri (53%).
On the Plains, warm, dry weather continues to promote autumn fieldwork.
