TOPEKA – Much needed rainfall slowed harvest progress last week but Kansas producers still harvested an additional 10-percent of their corn and 16-percent of their soybean crops.

Corn harvest was 75-percent complete by Sunday, behind 88-percent last year, but ahead of the 5-year average of 69-percent. Corn harvest is now 95-percent or more complete in four of the nine districts.

Leaves are dropping on 90-percent of the soybean acreage, behind 93-percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Fifty-nine percent of the soybeans were reported as harvested, ahead of 58-percent last year and 49-percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition was rated as 26-percent very poor, 26-percent poor, 22-percent fair, 20- percent good, and 6-percent excellent.

Five percent of the sorghum crop is left to turn color, while 68-percent has matured, well behind 93-percent for the previous year and the 5-year average of 77-percent. Sorghum harvest progressed 10-points last week and was 25-percent complete by Sunday, behind 53-percent last year and 31-percent for the 5-year average. The crop’s condition was rated as 27-percent very poor, 25-percent poor, 25-percent fair, 16-percent good and 7-percent excellent.

Kansas winter wheat producers planted 15-percent of their crop last week to reach 84-percent complete, the same as last year and ahead of the 5-year average of 79-percent. Fifty-six percent of the crop had emerged, ahead of 47-percent last year and 50-percent for the 5-year average. Wheat condition was rated as 3-percent very poor, 8-percent poor, 46-percent fair, 39-percent good, and 4-percent excellent.

Eighty-two percent of the cotton crop had bolls opening, behind 99-percent in 2010, but ahead of the 5-year average of 75-percent. Only 5-percent of the cotton has been harvested, compared to 7-percent last year and 6-percent for the 5-year average. The cotton condition was rated as 18-percent very poor, 16-percent poor, 39-percent fair, 24-percent good, and 3-percent excellent.

Three percent of the sunflower crop has yet to turn yellow, while 83-percent of the crop had turned brown, ahead of 70-percent last year and 71-percent for the 5-year average.

Twenty-nine percent had been harvested, ahead of 26 percent last year and the 5-year average of 21-percent. The condition was rated as 5-percent very poor, 13-percent poor, 36-percent fair, 39-percent good, and 7-percent excellent.

The fourth cutting of alfalfa was 78-percent complete, well behind 93-percent last year and 89- percent for the 5-year average.