<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=20hZEJ_1GvRVbsO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=20hZEJ_1GvRVbsO00" width="1000" height="563" ></figure>Michigan farmers made additional harvest progress during the week ending Nov. 8, but corn and sugarbeet harvests remain well behind their historical averages, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report released Monday, Nov. 9.The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports Michigan corn harvest reached 61% complete, advancing 18 percentage points from 43% the previous week. Despite that progress, corn harvest remains five percentage points behind the state’s five-year average of 66%.Michigan soybean harvest is moving much closer to completion. USDA reports 86% of the state’s soybean crop has been harvested, up five percentage points from 81% a week earlier. That puts soybean harvest four percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 82%.Sugarbeet harvest continues to face a significant gap compared to historical progress. Michigan growers had harvested 60% of their sugarbeet crop as of Nov. 8, advancing 10 percentage points from 50% the previous week. However, that remains 22 percentage points behind the five-year average of 82%, highlighting the amount of work still remaining in Michigan’s sugarbeet fields.Among the four major sugarbeet-producing states tracked by USDA, Michigan is considerably behind the national pace. The four-state average reached 90% harvested, compared to the five-year average of 94%. Idaho is 92% complete, Minnesota is 95% complete, and North Dakota has finished harvest.Michigan farmers averaged 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 8, down from 6.7 days the previous week. The reduction in available fieldwork time comes as producers continue balancing the remaining corn, soybean and sugarbeet harvests with other fall fieldwork demands.Soil moisture conditions also remain a consideration heading into winter. USDA reports 38% of Michigan topsoil moisture is short to very short, including 2% rated very short and 36% short. Subsoil moisture is even tighter, with 50% rated short to very short, including 3% very short and 47% short.Meanwhile, Michigan winter wheat planting reached 90% complete, up from 84% the previous week. That puts planting one percentage point behind the five-year average of 91%. Winter wheat emergence reached 81%, matching the five-year average.Michigan’s winter wheat crop is showing generally favorable early-season condition ratings. USDA rates 72% of the crop good to excellent, including 69% good and 3% excellent. Another 27% is rated fair, while just 1% is rated poor. No Michigan winter wheat acreage was rated very poor.Nationally, corn harvest across the 18 major producing states reached 81% complete as of Nov. 8, advancing seven percentage points from 74% the previous week. However, the national harvest remains five percentage points behind the five-year average of 86%.Soybean harvest is further along, with 92% of the crop harvested nationally, up from 88% a week earlier. That puts the nation’s soybean harvest one percentage point ahead of its five-year average of 91%.National sugarbeet harvest across the four major producing states reached 90% complete, compared to 86% the previous week and the five-year average of 94%.Among major corn-producing states, Illinois leads the way with 93% of its corn harvested, followed by Kentucky at 96%, Missouri at 89% and Kansas at 88%. Iowa remains behind the pace, with 72% harvested compared to its five-year average of 89%. Ohio is also lagging, with 69% harvested against an average of 75%.For soybeans, several states are nearing the finish line. Minnesota and Mississippi have both reached 100% harvest completion, while Illinois is at 96%, Iowa at 93%, Ohio at 92% and Nebraska at 90%.The latest USDA report underscores the mounting pressure on Michigan producers to take advantage of remaining fieldwork opportunities. While soybean harvest is ahead of average, corn and especially sugarbeet harvest remain behind historical benchmarks. With Michigan sugarbeet harvest trailing its five-year average by 22 percentage points, getting the remaining crop out of the ground will be a critical priority as the season moves deeper into November.</div></body>

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Michigan farmers made additional harvest progress during the week ending Nov. 8, but corn and sugarbeet harvests remain well behind their historical averages, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report released Monday, Nov. 9. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports Michigan corn harvest reached 61% complete, advancing...

Michigan Harvest: 61% Corn, 86% Soybeans Completed

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Michigan farmers made additional harvest progress during the week ending Nov. 8, but corn and sugarbeet harvests remain well behind their historical averag

Michigan Harvest: 61% Corn, 86% Soybeans Completed

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