This article was originally published at 3:03 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 9. It was last updated with additional information at 3:31 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 9.

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OMAHA (DTN) -- Favorable fieldwork conditions early in the week should help farmers make additional harvest progress before scattered showers and a brief blast of colder temperatures move across the eastern half of the country later in the week. The nation's corn harvest remains behind its five-year average, while soybeans are slightly ahead, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.

CORN

-- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 81% of corn had been harvested nationally as of Nov. 8, 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 86%. DTN Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery said top-producing Iowa is still playing catch-up following a rainy start to the season, with 72% of its crop harvested compared to the five-year average of 89%.

SOYBEANS

-- Harvest progress: NASS estimated that 92% of soybeans had been harvested as of Sunday, 1 percentage point ahead of the five-year average of 91%. Iowa was at 93%, 2 percentage points behind its five-year average of 95%, while Nebraska was 90%, compared to its average of 93%.

WINTER WHEAT

-- Planting progress: Winter wheat planting was estimated at 89% complete nationally, 1 percentage point behind the five-year average of 90%.

-- Crop development: Winter wheat emerged was estimated at 76%, 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 74%.

-- Crop condition: An estimated 49% of winter wheat that had emerged was in good-to-excellent condition, up 5 percentage points from 44% the previous week. That is 12 percentage points above the five-year average rating of 37% good to excellent. Sixteen percent of the crop was rated very poor to poor, a 2-percentage-point improvement from 18% the previous week. Montgomery said recent rainfall across the U.S. Southern Plains has helped improve winter wheat conditions, with ratings jumping considerably in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas over the past week. Indiana was the only state to report declining winter wheat conditions week over week.

THE WEEK AHEAD IN WEATHER

A brief period of colder weather, including lake-effect showers around the Great Lakes, is expected later this week before warmer temperatures return, according to DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

"The early portion of the week is certainly favorable for fieldwork," Baranick said. "There are some showers down in Texas that might help some with their winter wheat, but overall, harvest should be progressing rather nicely. However, we will see an abrupt change for the eastern half of the country later this week. Several disturbances and systems will all combine to move across Wednesday through Friday. Scattered showers will occur, but it's the colder temperatures moving in that are getting the most attention. The cold air moving over the Great Lakes will cause lake-effect showers to continue into the weekend as well. That could be a mix of rain and snow. The cold will be relatively brief, though, with warmer temperatures in the West spreading back east this weekend into early next week."

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To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.

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Editor's Note: How are your crops looking? Are they better, worse or right on track with USDA NASS' observations this week? Send us your comments, and we'll include them in next week's Crop Progress report story. You can email comments to talk@dtn.com. Please include the location of where you farm.

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