Southeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Southeast of Storm Lake

Counties of: Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Audubon, Guthrie, Dallas

Past Weeks Rainfall: None

Soil Moisture: Dry on top, Wet below

Temperature: 60’s

Crop Progress: Harvest

Crop Stage: Harvest

Yield Potential: Above Average

Crop Stage: Harvest

Yield Potential: Above Average

Current Prices: $3.02 /bu

Fall Prices: $3.02 /bu

Past Weeks Trend: Steady

Current Prices: $8.90/bu

Fall Prices: $8.90/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Steady

Good weather for harvest. Soybeans are nearly done. Some wet areas left until soil moisture subsides. Corn drying down to lower 20’s.

Hog manure and fertilizer are being spread.

Grain markets remain depressed during harvest as slight issues begin to develop. Basis is wide. Waiting until spring 2015 will bring better prices

Please click on the links on the right to view the past pdf’s of our Southeast Crop Conditions reports.