Agriculture News
Corn, soybeans and wheat traded lower overnight in continuation of price pressure from late last week.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 14.979 billion bu. using an average yield of 181.1 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.740 billion bu. at an average yield of 54.9 bu. per acre.
Observations from Day 4 of the western leg of the Crop Tour.
Observations from Day 4 of the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 192.79 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,312.31.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 164.9 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,036.59.
Observations from Day 3 of the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Preliminary results from Tour leaders and consultants on the eastern and western legs.
Observations and perspective from Chip and Denny’s route through central and southeastern Iowa.
Weekly corn and soybean sales during the week ended Aug. 15 each topped pre-report expectations at 1.3 MMT and 1.7 MMT, respectively.