According to USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress report, dry bean harvest in North Dakota is at 28 percent, compared to 13 percent last week. That is well behind 84 percent last year and 59 percent average. In Minnesota, harvest jumped from 12 to 20 percent complete, which is also behind 78 percent last year and 64 percent average.
The Idaho dry bean harvest is at 51 percent, increasing from 37 percent last week. In Oregon, harvest is at 68 percent and at 51 percent in Washington. The dry bean and chickpea harvest in Montana at 76 percent complete, compared to 58 percent last week. Dry bean harvest is at 34 percent in Wyoming, 18 percent in Colorado, 37 percent in Nebraska and just getting started at four percent in Michigan.