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 0.25″
Soil Moisture: Short to Adequate
Temperature: Heating up
Crop Progress: A week or more behind normal

Corn

Crop Stage: Milk Stage
Yield Potential: Some lost 10% to 15% due to dry weather

Soybean

Crop Stage: Full Pod to Beginning Seed
Yield Potential: Some lost 10% to 15% due to late planting and dry weather

Corn Market

Current Prices: $6.06/bu
Fall Prices: $4.43/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $14.03/bu
Fall Prices: $12.38/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Comments:

Chad Husman AFM

The “early planted” corn (for this year) is well into its kernel fill stage. Stress at this stage can still hurt yield
but not as badly as it could have during pollination a few weeks ago. The weather is warming up, which will give the corn a much needed push toward maturity. Areas short of moisture will suffer reduced yields if we don’t get rain along with the forecast heat, but a lot of the corn in this Northwest region is far enough along and in good enough shape that normal to good yields are expected regardless (without a wind or hail event.) The soybeans crop is a little more up in the air right now. Even the “early” planted beans are just starting to fill pods. They have a long way to go to make respectable yields. Many of the soybeans will be vulnerable to an early frost this year. Soybean Aphids are widespread around the area, but not in large numbers yet. Some fields have been treated and some haven’t. The soybeans will be vulnerable to aphid damage at least through the end of the month, so I expect more fields may need sprayed.

The grain markets are moving higher following the USDA’s Crop Production and Supply and Demand Report. The Repot called for smaller than expected corn and soybean supplies and estimated yields.

Crop Update Achives

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