State soil moisture levels only 24% adequate or surplus

**Crop Progress: Week Ending October 27**
Crop/Activity	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Days suitable for field work	6.7	6.7	NA	NA
Corn harvested for grain	77%	61%	52%	58%
Soybeans harvested	87%	75%	75^	75%
Winter wheat planted	72%	59%	68%	74%
Winter wheat emerged	40%	26%	36%	43%
Alfalfa hay fourth cutting	90%	85%	85%	88%
Other hay fourth cutting	59%	51%	74%	69%

There were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Oct. 27.

Over three-fourths of Indiana’s corn for grain has been harvested, while the soybean harvest was progressing closer to completion. Producers cautiously carried out harvest activities as a lack of rainfall contributed to small field fires and burn bans in many counties throughout the state.

Dry topsoil continued to inhibit winter wheat germination. Livestock still required supplemental hay and water, and fall calving continued. Pasture conditions decreased from the previous week, with 24 percent rated in good to excellent condition.

Other activities included fall tillage, grain hauling, and livestock tending.

**Crop Moisture Content: Week Ending October 27**
Crop	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5-Year Average
Field corn harvested for grain	16%	17%	21%	19%
Soybeans harvested	11%	11%	13%	13%

**Crop Condition: Week Ending October 27**
Crop	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
Winter Wheat	2%	4%	27%	53%	14%
Range/Pasture	10%	27%	39%	23%	1%

This is the 31st weekly crop and weather report for the 2024 season. A series of weekly crop progress reports will be published each Monday at 4 p.m. ET throughout the crop season. These reports will cover planting and harvesting activities, crop development, weather data, and timely crop management information provided by farmers, USDA, and Purdue University experts.