Good for speculators, bad for farmers.
From the USDA:
...Corn Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 94% of the 2018 corn acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Colorado .......: 48 40 56 44
Illinois .......: 88 36 54 80
Indiana ........: 75 36 48 66
Iowa ...........: 46 15 26 53
Kansas .........: 75 62 74 82
Kentucky .......: 88 90 94 89
Michigan .......: 44 14 21 39
Minnesota ......: 55 11 22 56
Missouri .......: 89 55 64 84
Nebraska .......: 45 30 44 50
North Carolina .: 95 94 97 95
North Dakota ...: 34 4 6 41
Ohio ...........: 62 26 37 56
Pennsylvania ...: 48 44 53 52
South Dakota ...: 39 9 14 46
Tennessee ......: 95 96 98 96
Texas ..........: 84 82 85 83
Wisconsin ......: 44 7 13 37
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18 States ......: 61 30 41 61
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Soybeans Harvested - Selected States
[These 18 States harvested 96% of the 2018 soybean acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : October 27, : October 20, : October 27, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Arkansas .......: 62 63 77 80
Illinois .......: 84 52 69 82
Indiana ........: 78 53 71 76
Iowa ...........: 66 48 66 80
Kansas .........: 39 32 56 60
Kentucky .......: 55 57 69 57
Louisiana ......: 93 94 98 97
Michigan .......: 62 37 51 66
Minnesota ......: 83 42 62 93
Mississippi ....: 87 85 90 90
Missouri .......: 48 26 43 58
Nebraska .......: 71 60 85 84
North Carolina .: 31 35 39 31
North Dakota ...: 74 20 29 91
Ohio ...........: 73 55 70 77
South Dakota ...: 73 33 58 90
Tennessee ......: 59 62 72 64
Wisconsin ......: 57 32 46 73
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18 States ......: 69 46 62 78
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