The recent rain hasn’t done much to help the farmers of central Iowa, as they didn’t even have two full days suitable for field work last week. As a result, the harvest for most farmers has been in something of a holding pattern.

According to the most recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report, only 18% of the soybeans in the state have been harvested so far, leaving the crop at least five days behind average. The good news for soybean producers was that 94% of the crop has been dropping leaves, which is eight days ahead of average. In both cases, rain is the biggest contributing factor.

Meanwhile, 95% of corn is mature and ready for harvest, putting it nine days ahead of average, and 15% has been harvested which is 10 days ahead of last year. The USDA expects most farmers in central Iowa to jump on the several days straight of dry weather to get the majority of their crop harvested, particularly because cold weather is on the horizon, including a potential frost. As for the current quality of the crops, the USDA reports both corn and soybeans at 70% good-to-excellent, 21% fair, and 9% poor-to-very poor.