The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a series of announcements this week. Take a look at the highlights below to get a quick recap, and click the links to take a deeper dive.
Harvest update
The USDA Crop Progress report released Oct. 24 finds corn and soybean harvest progress remains much faster than five-year averages. Corn harvest moved from 45% complete a week ago up to 61% complete. Soybean harvest gained 17 points coming in at 80% complete. Winter wheat planting progress moved from 69% a week ago up to 79% through October 23.
