Agriculture News
Chip has details and perspective on the South Dakota corn and soybean crops.
Observations from Day 1 of the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Observations from Day 1 of the eastern leg of Crop Tour.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 156.51 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,025.89.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 183.29 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,229.93.
Preliminary results from Tour leaders and consultants on the eastern and western legs.
All three crops remain rated well above year-ago and average for this time of year.
Corn inspections during the week ended Aug. 15 rose 180,000 MT from the previous week, and are running 38.5% ahead of year-ago, while soybean inspections rose modestly.
Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across seven states.
Corn and soybean futures open the week with mild gains as wheat futures soften. Livestock futures are moderately to sharply lower with fat cattle leading the way down...