USDA’s meteorologist confirms what many farmers suspected about this year’s late harvest. Brad Rippey says, “For the nation as a whole, this is the second-slowest corn harvest in the last quarter-century behind only 2009, and compared to this year’s 76% harvested on November 17th, the number in 2009 was even lower at 58%.”
And, Rippey says the overall picture for corn remains unfavorable. “We did pass the three-quarters mark on corn harvested to reach 76% overall by November 17th.
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