Idaho And Western United States SNOTEL Water Year (Oct 1) to Date Precipitation % of Normal (11/3)

USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report - Corn 74% Harvested, Soybeans 88% Harvested as of Nov. 1

OMAHA (DTN) -- Farmers made continued progress in the fields last week, pushing soybean harvest ahead of its five-year average, while corn harvest remained slightly behind, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms will move across the country this week, potentially slowing fieldwork in parts of the Plains and Midwest while providing beneficial moisture for winter crops and forages, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

CORN

-- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 74% of corn had been harvested nationally as of Nov. 1, 3 percentage points behind the five-year average of 77%. Key producing states Illinois and Iowa were 86% and 66%, respectively, with Iowa 13 percentage points behind its five-year average. Michigan was 43% harvested and Nebraska 66%, both lagging their averages, according to DTN Senior Analyst Dana Mantini.

SOYBEANS

-- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 88% of soybeans had been harvested as of Sunday, 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 84%. Illinois was 91% harvested, while Iowa was 90% harvested, equal to its five-year average, Mantini said.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Planting progress: Winter wheat planting was estimated at 83% complete nationally, 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 84%.

-- Crop development: Winter wheat emerged was estimated at 65%, steady with the five-year average.

-- Crop condition: In its first condition rating of the 2027 winter wheat crop, USDA NASS estimated that 44% of the crop that had emerged was in good-to-excellent condition. In Kansas, 47% of the crop was rated good to excellent, while 20% was rated very poor to poor.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

Several weather systems will bring rain and thunderstorms across much of the country this week, with some areas facing fieldworks delays but little threat of significant cold air, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"This week may be difficult for some producers to get out into their fields," Baranick said. "A system that went through the West on Sunday is moving through the Plains on Monday and will continue eastward for the rest of the week in a couple of pulses. Widespread rain and thunderstorms will move through the country. Lots of rainfall near an inch is expected, but areas in the Upper Midwest will get in on two of the pulses that could push totals over two inches, and some areas with thunderstorms could see some heavy rain as well. So, there will be spots where fieldwork is bogged down this week, but for many, it will be a brief disruption. And those that have winter crops and forages will enjoy a nice burst of rain as well. Another small system will move through like a clipper across the Northern Plains and Midwest this weekend with some scattered showers, but not a lot of rain.

"It should be noted that I mentioned rain because there isn't really any significant cold air to be found. It is extremely warm ahead of the system this week, and near normal behind it. It'll be a big drop for a lot of areas, but nothing that really resembles cold air for early November."

National Crop Progress Summary
	This	Last	Last	5-Year
	Week	Week	Year	Avg.
Corn harvested	74	60	NA	77
Soybeans harvested	88	79	NA	84
Winter wheat planted	83	76	NA	84
Winter wheat emerged	65	53	NA	65
Cotton bolls opening	92	89	NA	95
Cotton harvested	63	52	NA	54
Sorghum mature	96	93	NA	100
Sorghum harvested	64	56	NA	78
Sugarbeets harvested	86	75	NA	86
Sunflowers harvested	61	46	NA	56
Peanuts harvested	66	51	NA	72

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National Crop Condition Summary
(VP=Very Poor; P=Poor; F=Fair; G=Good; E=Excellent)
	VP	P	F	G	E
Winter Wheat
This Week	5	13	38	38	6
Prev Week	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Prev Year	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
DTN 5-Yr Avg	14	18	31	32	6

Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region - Storage Reservoirs in the Upper Snake River (11/2)

Average daily streamflows indicated in cubic feet per second.
Reservoir levels current as of midnight on date indicated.

Upper Snake River system is at 14 % of capacity.
(Jackson Lake,Palisades, Grassy Lake,Island Park,Ririe,American Falls,LakeWalcott)
Total space available:	3488339 AF
Total storage capacity:	4045695 AF

September Ag Prices Received Index Down 1.7 Percent; Prices Paid Index Up 0.4 Percent

September Prices Received Index Down 1.7 Percent  

The September Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 133.2, decreased 1.7 percent from August but increased 0.5 percent from September 2025. At 117.5, the Crop Production Index was up 3.7 percent from last month and 15 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 147.0, decreased 4.4 percent from August and 10 percent from September last year. Producers received lower prices during September for cattle, eggs, hogs, and milk but higher prices for lettuce, corn, peaches and cauliflower. In addition to prices, the volume change of commodities marketed also influences the indexes. In September, there was decreased monthly movement for cattle, wheat, cotton, and peaches and increased marketings of soybeans, corn, calves and apples.  

September Prices Paid Index Up 0.4 Percent  

The September Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 160.5, is up 0.4 percent from August 2026 and 5.2 percent from September 2025. Higher prices for diesel, complete feeds, other services and concentrates more than offset lower prices for hay and forages, feeder cattle, feeder pigs, and herbicides.