Agriculture News
Illinois led the ratings declines, though most of the top production states dropped.
USDA’s Weekly Export Inspections data was within pre-report estimates, though corn and wheat inspections fell notably on the week, while soybean inspections rose slightly.
The Current Conditions Index fell 10.7% in August, while the Future Expectations Index declined 4.0%. The overall ag barometer was 1.7% lower than August 2022.
Access this week’s newsletter here.
The overall drought footprint across the U.S. was unchanged, but corn, soybean and cotton areas worsened.
Corn and soybean basis falls ahead of harvest.
Farm managers’ mid-year farmland price trend report.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 14.960 billion bu. with an average yield of 172.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.110 billion bu. with an average yield of 49.7 bu. per acre.