South Dakota crops are progressing well ahead of average as harvest begins for corn and soybeans.
The USDA reports as of Sunday 88% of corn was dented compared to 74% on average and 47% of the crop is mature, well ahead of the 21% average. South Dakota corn is rated 68% good to excellent.
Soybeans are rated 64% good to excellent with 61% dropping leaves, 20 points ahead of average.
One percent of both corn and soybeans were harvested last week.
