Thursday, November 20, 2008

LATE HARVEST - LATEST SINCE 1992

(Nebraska Ag Connection) -- For the week ending Sunday, wet weather once again slowed harvest progress, according to USDA. Corn and sorghum harvests remained over two and a half weeks behind average with 2008 being the latest harvest since 1992. Corn harvested was 67% complete, well behind last year's 96%. Sorghum harvest was 61% complete, behind last year's 96%. Winter wheat conditions rated 66% good and 15% excellent, well above last year's rating. This is the best wheat condition rating in ten years.