Nebraska’s fall harvest advanced across the state during the final week of October, but corn, soybeans and sorghum remained behind their five-year averages, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Corn harvest reached 66% complete, an increase of 11 percentage points from the previous week. The USDA data, reported Nov. 3, measure the portion of the state’s crop that had been harvested through the end of October.
Progress across the major crops
Soybean harvest was further along, reaching 84% complete after advancing nine percentage points during the week. Sorghum harvest reached 42% of the crop.
| Crop | Harvest complete | Change from previous week |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 66% | +11 percentage points |
| Soybeans | 84% | +9 percentage points |
| Sorghum | 42% | Not reported |
The week’s increase put more of Nebraska’s corn and soybean acreage through harvest, while the statewide totals continued to trail the five-year average for the comparable period. The USDA figures provide separate progress measures for each crop rather than a combined harvest total.
Corn remains the least advanced of the two principal row crops listed in the update. At 66% complete, the corn harvest had moved ahead by nearly one-eighth of the statewide crop in a single week. Soybeans, at 84%, had advanced by a smaller percentage-point amount but remained considerably farther along.
Sorghum harvest stood at 42%. The update did not include a week-to-week change for sorghum, but its reported completion level was below the totals for both corn and soybeans.
- Corn: 66% harvested
- Soybeans: 84% harvested
- Sorghum: 42% harvested
The figures cover Nebraska as a whole, so they combine progress from the state’s different growing areas. The USDA’s five-year comparison places the current pace in the context of recent harvest seasons, while the weekly changes show how much work was completed during the last week of October.
