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South Dakota Farmers Ahead Of Pace In Harvesting Wheat

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota farmers have reached the halfway point on spring wheat and are nearing the end of the winter wheat harvest.

The Agriculture Department says in its weekly report that spring wheat harvest is at 53 percent, ahead of the long-term average of 45 percent. Only 10 percent had been harvested at this point a year ago.

The winter wheat harvest is 91 percent complete, ahead of the 72 percent last year and 86 percent average.

Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were both rated 68 percent adequate or surplus. Pasture and range conditions were 61 percent good or excellent, 28 percent fair, and 11 percent poor or very poor.

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