Graph of US Soybeans in the "dropping leaves" stage


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The USDA begins to report the percent of the soybean crop that is "dropping leaves" in late August. Over the last 14 years, on average, about 25 percent of the crop was dropping leaves by mid-September, about 50 percent by the third week of September, and about 75 percent dropping leaves by the end of September. To see what crop progress is for the 199 crop, check the table labeled "1999 Crop Progress." If you have Adobe's Acrobat Reader on your on your computer, a more extensive analysis of the soybean crop's yield prospects is available in pdf format under "1999 Soybean Crop Yield Outlook."