UA Cooperative Extension economists and agronomists, citing USDA-NASS crop progress, report Arkansas soybean harvest at a record pace for mid-September (27% complete in the cited week) while rice harvest sits just over halfway done. Corn is nearing finish; cotton defoliation and peanut harvest are starting in southern counties.
Southeast Arkansas growers should weigh strong early yields against dry-weather milling-quality pressure on rice and rising farm diesel quotes. Contact your county Extension office for local harvest and marketing notes — not social screenshots.
Official: UAEX — Dry weather continues to drive Arkansas soybean, rice harvest at record pace (Sept. 11, 2026).
