The owner of Marc Hutlet Seeds in Ste. Anne says although the rain we've had lately was too late for soybeans, it was very beneficial for corn crops. 

Marc Hutlet says soybean yields have been very erratic so far noting they've had crops ranging from 15 up to 45 bushels per acre. He notes the further east you go in our region all the soybeans are off, but as you move into the northeast region over half the crop is still on the field. Hutlet says that's because fields further north got more rain and with more moisture, soybean plants take longer to mature but in the end, it produces a fuller healthier crop. He adds on an average year soybean crops should be yielding anywhere from 35 to 45 bushels per acre. 

He says the rain did cause some delays in the harvest but notes there were some positives to it as well. 

"It was a non-factor for soybeans but it was beneficial for the little bit of sunflowers that are out there. But more importantly, it was important for the corn that still had plant health and still putting on bushel weight on the kernel so that was one positive to that late rain."

Hutlet notes corn silage harvest is mostly wrapped up and grain corn harvest should begin within the next couple weeks. He says early crop test results have been very positive. 

"The grain corn, we rolled out on five different farms last Thursday we're still sitting very high but the quality will be overall good. there was a lot of concern about the bushel weight being down, but at this point, we got some very good preliminary test weight and test weight on corn usually goes up as it gets dryer so that was encouraging." 

Hutlet says farmers with sunflower crops have begun desiccating and he adds harvest will follow in two to three weeks.