South-central Iowa lags behind in corn and bean harvest

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Des Moines, IA- The soybean harvest is nearly complete, and the corn harvest isn’t far behind.

Radio Iowa reports that the USDA crop report shows more than 95% of the soybeans are harvested statewide.

The northwest, north-central and central areas have all their beans in the bin. The southwest and south-central regions lag behind at 90% complete. The overall corn harvest is 12 days ahead of the five-year average at 84%.

Northwest and northcentral Iowa lead the way at 90% complete, while south-central Iowa reports just 65% of their corn is in.