4 States Still Have 35% or More of Their Corn to Harvest

According to the USDA Crop Progress report released Monday, 81% of the corn crop across the nation’s top growing states had been harvested as of Oct. 27. The corn harvest progress in the majority of the individual states falls either above or within a few percentage points below that overall percentage. 

However, for four of the 18 top corn growing states, just 65% or less of their corn crop was harvested as of the latest USDA report. Here’s a closer look at those four states, along with how many acres of corn need to be harvested in each state for growers to wrap up the 2024 season. 

Pennsylvania

Of the 18 top corn growing states, Pennsylvania had the lowest percentage of corn harvested as of Oct. 27. With just 50% corn harvested, that’s still ahead of the five-year average by six percentage points. It’s even further ahead of last year at this time, when only 34% of the crop had been harvested.

With half their corn crop left to harvest, Pennsylvania farmers still need to run 375,000 acres to finish up their season. That’s based on June acreage data from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Colorado

Colorado is the only top growing state that’s behind its five-year average for corn harvest progress, but it’s only shy by a percentage point. The state has harvested 58% of its corn crop, an increase of 12 percentage points for the week ending Oct. 27. Last year, corn harvest had reached 61% by this point, and the five-year average is 59%.

Considering 42% of the crop is unharvested, farmers in Colorado still have 462,000 acres of corn left to run. That’s derived from NASS acreage data. 

Michigan

By Oct. 27, Michigan farmers had harvested 62% of their corn, an increase of 17 percentage points since the week prior. With that, the state is dramatically outpacing the five-year average of 35%. Last year at this time, only 28% of the crop was harvested.

Based on NASS acreage data, Michigan farmers still have 687,800 acres of corn left to run to wrap up the season.

Wisconsin

Farmers in Wisconsin had completed 65% of their corn harvest by the week ending Oct. 27, which was an increase of 21 percentage points for the week. That’s compared to a five-year average of 35%. 

Considering 35% of their crop is not yet harvested, farmers in Wisconsin still have 1.015 million acres of corn to harvest this year. That’s based on NASS acreage data.