Northwest Iowa Crop Conditions

Crop Conditions

Northwest of Storm Lake

Counties of: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux

Past Weeks Rainfall: 0 to .3 inches
Soil Moisture: Normal to Excess
Temperature: Normal
Crop Progress: Fertilizer application & field work, but no planting yet

Corn

Crop Stage: Not planted
Yield Potential: Average

Soybean

Crop Stage: Not planted
Yield Potential: Average

Corn Market

Current Prices: $3.25/bu
Fall Prices: $3.46/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $8.68/bu
Fall Prices: $8.81/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Comments:

Chad Husman AFM

This is the first crop conditions update of the season. Conditions are generally too wet and cold to plant corn, but that can change fast this time of year. The past week wasn’t as wet as forecast. Many areas are now dry enough to apply fertilizer or do shallow tillage. We could see corn plating start now any day depending on the weather and forecast. Soil temps are around 50 degrees, which is viewed as the minimum temp to plant corn. The 7 day forecast is not very warm at this point, so most farmers will probably wait for now.

The grain markets are struggling to maintain a rally because of the large U.S. supply and South American crop.We’ll need a major planting delay or weather problem this summer to see a big rally.

Crop Update Achives

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Market Conditions

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