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Associated Press - November 24, 2009 4:05 PM ET
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - As of Sunday, 40 percent of South Dakota's corn crop was harvested - well behind the 5-year average but 13 percentage points ahead of the previous week's pace.
The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture also says 79 percent of the sunflowers, 86 percent of the sorghum and 95 percent of the soybeans have been harvested.
Temperatures last week were well above average, allowing farmers to make good progress on the fall harvest.
Feed and stock water supplies in the state were rated as mostly adequate to surplus.
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