The U.S. spring wheat harvest continued to advance during the first week of September, with the crop now completely off in South Dakota.
The American harvest reached 86% complete as of Sunday, up 9 percentage points from a week earlier and ahead of both last year and the five-year average of 83%.
South Dakota’s spring wheat harvest was complete at 100%, up from 95% the previous week and ahead of the five-year average of 97%.
Minnesota was close behind at 97% harvested, up from 88% a week earlier. Progress was well ahead of both the 96% harvested at the same point last year and the five-year average of 86%.
North Dakota, the largest U.S. spring wheat-producing state, reached 86% complete, up 11 points from the previous week. Harvest was also ahead of 76% a year earlier and the five-year average of 77%.
Montana remained the furthest behind, with 75% of its spring wheat harvested as of Sunday. That was up from 66% the previous week but still below both the 86% harvested a year earlier and the five-year average of 89%.
