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South Dakota winter wheat harvest 68% complete
Nearly 70 percent of winter wheat in South Dakota has been harvested.
The latest crop report from USDA says as of Sunday, harvest is at 68 percent. That’s well ahead of last year’s 17 percent and the five-year average of 57 percent.
The spring wheat harvest, at eight percent, is ten percentage points behind normal.
Eighty-six percent of corn and 84 percent of soybeans in the state are in good to excellent condition.
Corn silking is at 80 percent and soybeans blooming reached 75 percent, both well ahead of normal.
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