Across the Corn Belt, a return to mild weather favors late-season harvesting. Tuesday’s temperatures could reach 80° in parts of the western Corn Belt, including eastern Nebraska. By November 1, the U.S. corn harvest was 82% complete. Only Ohio, where 41% of the corn was cut, had not reached the harvest mid-point. On the same date, 87% of the U.S. soybeans had been harvested. Among Midwestern States, only Missouri (60% harvested) had not reached the three-quarters mark for soybean harvest completion.

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