Ag Report: How Much Of North Dakota Corn Has Been Harvested?

Another fall check to see how farmers in North Dakota and other states around the region is here as corn and soybeans take center stage.


Corn Mature

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	71	80	90	72
North Dakota	62	51	73	62
South Dakota	75	60	80	71

Corn Harvested

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	4	11	18	8
North Dakota	3	3	8	6
South Dakota	14	9	16	12

Corn Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	7	17	37	32	7
North Dakota	1	7	27	58	7
South Dakota	6	13	35	38	8

Previous week	6	12	29	44	9
Previous year	9	12	27	43	9

Soybeans Dropping Leaves

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	82	81	93	86
North Dakota	87	85	92	92
South Dakota	90	80	90	87

Soybeans Harvested

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	25	19	33	32
North Dakota	23	10	23	29
South Dakota	27	11	20	26

Soybean Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	4	13	40	36	7
North Dakota	3	14	35	45	3
South Dakota	6	14	37	36	7

Previous week	6	12	32	42	8
Previous year	6	10	29	46	9

Sugarbeets Harvested

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	12	15	16	20
North Dakota	17	15	17	22

Sunflowers Harvested

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
North Dakota	-	-	-	4
South Dakota	2	-	1	3

Winter Wheat Planted

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Montana	65	37	52	48
South Dakota	67	52	70	67

Winter Wheat Emerged

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Montana	29	-	5	16
South Dakota	25	6	26	26

Pasture and Range Condition

State	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	27	38	28	7	-
Montana	8	12	36	39	5
North Dakota	3	11	34	46	6
South Dakota	6	10	30	40	14
Wyoming	-	1	21	78	-

Previous week	16	19	29	30	6
Previous year	21	23	32	20	4

Days Suitable for Fieldwork

	Week ending	Week ending	Week ending

State	October 1 2022	September 24 2023	October 1 2023	2018-2022 Average

	(Days)	(Days)	(Days)
Minnesota	6.3	5.4	4.6
Montana	4.9	5.1	5.9
North Dakota	5.9	4.3	4.6
South Dakota	6.7	5.2	5.3
Wyoming	5.5	6.2	6.9

Topsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	20	44	35	1
Montana	30	47	22	1
North Dakota	9	22	65	4
South Dakota	10	30	57	3
Wyoming	-	22	78	-

Previous week	20	33	45	2
Previous year	24	34	40	2

Subsoil Moisture Condition

State	Very short	Short	Adequate	Surplus

	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)
Minnesota	22	54	24	-
Montana	47	37	16	-
North Dakota	12	30	55	3
South Dakota	15	33	49	3
Wyoming	-	27	73	-

Previous week	23	35	40	2
Previous year	25	34	40	1