Limited precipitation has helped harvest progress across Arkansas.
Sixty-one percent of the state’s corn crop has been harvested, with 97% of the corn crop at maturity, and 70% rated good to excellent. Thirty-three percent of the rice crop has been harvested with 84% mature, and 66% rated good to excellent. The cotton crop has 47% percent of the crop opening bolls and 89% is rated good to excellent. Soybean harvest is 9% complete, 23% of the crop is mature, and 65% is rated good to excellent.