Iowa Expert Says Decent Corn Crop Still Possible

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Jul 30, 2008 at 1:24 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 30, 2008 at 1:24 PM CST

DES MOINES (AP) - A grain expert says Iowa could see a decent harvest despite this year's devastating flooding.

Iowa State Extension analyst Chad Hart on Wednesday told a state panel that Iowa should harvest about 93 percent of the corn planted. That's more optimistic than earlier estimates, when state officials speculated that 20 percent of the corn crop and 10 percent of soybeans were ruined.

Hart spoke to the Rebuild Iowa Commission's Agriculture and Environment Task Force. He based his estimate on figures from the National Agriculture Statistics Service.

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