Key Takeaways Corn and soybean harvests are just beginning, with progress close to or slightly ahead of average. Crop conditions slipped slightly, with corn at 67% and soybeans at 63% good/excellent. Winter wheat planting is behind normal pace, while spring wheat and oats are nearly fully harvested.

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Key Takeaways Across the top 18 corn states, only 4% of corn was harvested as of Sept. 7, with most progress in southern states. Disease and dry conditions, among other things, are expected to impact yield. Some states are ahead on maturity — Iowa at 26%, Illinois 27%, Wisconsin 10% — but harvest in some places hasn’t kicked off.

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