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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Crop Progress Report

Corn crop harvest is beginning to wrap up with the expectation of complete harvest by the end of November. Overall, crop conditions and weather remain consistent with earlier predictions. The latest report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Progress Report shows present conditions are similar to those in November 2020, see the chart below.  NPGA and PERC encourage propane marketers to continue communicating with agricultural customers throughout the harvesting season, particularly as we approach winter heating demands for people and livestock.

State  Oct. 2020 Harvest Corn  Oct. 2021 Harvest Corn  Five Year Average  
Colorado  82% 68% 61%
Illinois   88% 81% 80%
Indiana  71% 62% 69%
Iowa  86% 70% 61%
Kansas  89% 90% 85%
Kentucky   50% 84% 92%
Michigan  81% 53% 43%
Minnesota  79% 83% 61%
Missouri  85% 86% 82%
Nebraska  97% 72% 63%
North Carolina  82% 97% 97%
Ohio  40% 51% 54%
Tennessee   94% 91% 97%
Wisconsin  53% 61% 41%
Overall   81% 74% 66%

 

The USDA provides a monthly snapshot comparing recent years, which is available online here. The U.S. National Grain Drying Profile, created by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), also indicates dry crop this year in most areas. To view the U.S. National Grain Drying profile, click here. For the USDA’s entire crop progress report, click here. Please send any questions or comments to Twana Aiken, NPGA Manager of Regulatory Affairs.