Kansas Crop Report Shows Slower Corn and Soybean Harvest

By Scout Nelson

Kansas farmers had 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 8, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Topsoil moisture was rated 71% adequate and 11% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 68% adequate and 8% surplus.

Winter wheat planting reached 92%, close to the five-year average of 93%, with 78% emerged, matching the average. Crop conditions were rated 40% good, 33% fair, 11% excellent, 11% poor, and 5% very poor.

Corn harvest reached 88%, compared with the 92% average. Soybean harvest was 78%, below the 86% average. Sorghum maturity reached 95%, while harvest stood at 57%, trailing the 80% average.

Cotton harvest reached 39%, compared with 44% average, and sunflower harvest was 64%, below the 79% average.

Pasture and range conditions were rated 40% fair, 33% good, 14% poor, 9% very poor, and 4% excellent.

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