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Rain and snow continue to slow South Dakota harvest

Rain and snow kept many South Dakota farmers out of the fields most of last week.

As of Sunday, 17 percent of corn was harvested, up 6 percentage points from last year. Corn maturity reached 93 percent.

Twenty-nine percent of soybeans are harvested, behind 44 percent last year and well behind the 65 percent average.

Sorghum harvest reached 21 percent, slightly ahead of last year, but behind the 30 percent average.

Winter wheat is 82 percent planted.

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