The Kansas corn harvest is slightly ahead of usual.
USDA’s latest crop update says at 20 percent, the pace is beating the five-year average of 19 percent.
Winter wheat planting is also a little faster than normal at 13 percent, thanks in part to nearly an entire week suitable for fieldwork.
Soybeans dropping leaves reached 36 percent compared to 46 percent a year ago and the usual pace of 34 percent.
