Harvest is starting in Iowa. According to this week’s crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there were scattered reports of corn for grain being harvested starting last week. Iowa’s corn is rated at 13% fair, 57% good and 26% excellent. Soybeans are 15% fair, 57% good and 24% excellent. In southeast Iowa, 64% of corn is mature, ahead of the five-year average of 49% and at this time last year it was 42%.