There is a record corn and soybean crop out there, but right now it's still in the field. Excessive moisture in corn and soybean producing states has farmers way behind schedule on harvest.
Major corn and soybean producing states are behind the five-year average and farmers are beginning to be concerned about high moisture levels, mold issues and shatter problems.
"The wet weather kept farmers out of the fields again much of last week and as a result just a little progress was made on harvest. This is now the slowest harvest since the 1960s," Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said.
"It is unusual for both corn and bean harvest to be delayed so significantly. However, with dryer weather forecast for this week, hopefully, farmers will be able to get into the fields and significant progress will be made." [Read More]
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