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SD crops well ahead of last year except sorghum
Sixty-eight percent of South Dakota’s corn crop was rated good, as of Sunday, with 70% of soybeans rated good. Fifteen percent of each crop was rated excellent.
Corn silking reached 95% complete and soybeans blooming reached 92%, both well ahead of last year.
Winter wheat harvest, at 95% is way ahead of last year and above the average.
Spring wheat harvest was nearly 60% complete. Oat harvest was 83%, both well ahead of last year.
Sixty-percent of sorghum was headed, ahead of last year but behind the average.
