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Wet weather continues to stall harvestNebraska For the week ending Nov. 1, another week of wet weather continued to stall harvest, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, Nov. 2. Corn harvest lags average by four weeks and is the latest harvest since 1967. Soybean harvest was more than two-thirds complete, but now over two weeks behind and the latest harvest since 1984. Heavy snow occurred at midweek in Panhandle counties and spread into the western half of the state on Oct. 30. Accumulations of a foot or more of snow accompanied by high winds were reported in a number of counties. Temperatures averaged 2 degrees below normal across the state and ranged from highs in the low 70s to lows in the teens. It was another wet week with most areas receiving an inch or more of moisture. Corn conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 12 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 26 percent excellent, above last year's 77 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 83 percent good or excellent while dryland fields rated 76 percent, both above year-ago levels. Corn mature was 90 percent, behind last year's 91 percent and the average of 98 percent. Corn harvested was 18 percent complete, well behind last year's 33 percent and four weeks behind the 62 percent average. Soybean harvest was 69 percent complete, well behind last year's 91 percent and 16 days behind the 93 percent average. Sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 15 percent excellent, near year-ago levels. Sorghum mature was 91 percent, ahead of last year's 87 percent but behind the average of 97 percent. Sorghum harvest was 9 percent complete, well behind last year's 25 percent and five weeks behind the 61 percent average. Dry bean harvest was 94 percent complete, behind last year's 100 percent and the 98 percent average.
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