More wet weather hinders South Dakota harvest

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Wet weather continues to hinder South Dakota's row-crop harvest.

The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says statewide last week there were only 1.8 days suitable for field work.

The western part of the state saw heavy snowfall last week. The northern Black Hills reported more than 2 feet of snow. Eastern South Dakota, meanwhile, got rain.

The report says half of the soybean crop has been harvested, compared to 92 percent complete last year and 95 percent for the five-year average.

The corn harvest was slow going, too, and now stands at 12 percent complete. That's compared to 31 percent last year and 55 percent for the five-year average.

As of Sunday, the corn crop rated 76 percent good or excellent.