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Kansas winter wheat harvest nears the end

The winter wheat harvest continues, while conditions of corn and soybeans slightly falling.

According to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Conditions report, winter wheat harvest is 80% complete, well ahead of 39% last year and the five-year average of 49%. Ninety-eight percent of the winter wheat crop has matured.

Corn was rated 57% good to excellent with silking at 30% compared to last year’s 13% and the 5-year average of 15%.

Soybeans were rated 69% good to excellent with 7% of the crop blooming, behind last year’s pace, but near the 10% average.

Sunflowers are 88% planted, ahead of last year and the 86% average.

Soil moisture is 70% and subsoil moisture is 64% adequate to surplus.