Source:  Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 11/17/09

U.S. corn harvest progressed by 17 percentage points in the week ended Nov. 15 compared to a week ago, making even better progress than soybean harvest, which progressed by 14 percentage points, according to USDA's latest weekly crop progress report.

Corn harvest stood at 54 percent compared to 37 percent a week ago. Last year at this time 77 percent of the corn crop was in. On average over the past five years 89 percent of the crop was harvested by now. The statistics represent activity in the 18 states that produced 94 percent of last year's corn crop.

Soybean harvest stood at 89 percent complete by Nov. 15, up from 75 percent a week ago. This compares to 95 percent by this time last year and 96 percent on average over the past five years. The statistics represent activity in the 18 states that produced 95 percent of last year's soybean crop.

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