Source: Jen Bennett, CORN AND SOYBEAN DIGEST, 10/18/11

Despite late plantings and a rocky growing season, corn and soybean harvest is actually ahead of the five-year-average pace. The latest USDA Crop Progress report shows the corn crop is 47% harvested. The average percentage for this time of year is 41%. The soybean crop is 69% harvested; well ahead of the 61% five-year average.

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