Southwest Iowa Crop Conditions

Southwest Iowa Crop Conditions

Southwest of Storm Lake

Counties of: Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford, Harrison, Shelby

Past Weeks Rainfall: Limited rainfall
Soil Moisture: Area remains dry to very dry.
Temperature: Highs in the 80’s this week but much cooler forecast for n ext week. Lows in the 50’s but dropping to the 40’s next week.
Crop Progress: Corn planting has pretty well wrapped up, bean planting is underway.

Corn

Crop Stage: West-central Iowa reported 59% planted by May 15th. My observation has been more than that is done.
Yield Potential: Trend line

Soybean

Crop Stage: Area reported to be 36% planted as of May 15th. My observation is beans are at least 50% planted.
Yield Potential: Trend line

Corn Market

Current Prices: $7.95/bu
Fall Prices: $7.19/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $16.31/bu
Fall Prices: $14.57/bu
Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Comments:

Dennis Reyman AFM, ARA

Odds favor highest yields occurring when crops are planted by May 10th, with only slight loss of potential if planted by May 15th. Just as those dates were drawing near, the weather allowed farmers in this region to begin making great progress. Most corn is now planted, and many soybeans are planted as well. In fact, emergence of April-planted corn is quite impressive. Some soybeans planted in April have also emerged. Next week’s cool forecast will slow crop development, which always seems to happen at some point during May.

Slight changes of rain are in the forecast for most days in the next week. I looked back at monthly rainfall records for Storm Lake, Sioux City, and several other towns and found a number of times in recent years where rainfall exceeded 10″ during June or July. It was not necessarily correlated with above or below-average rainfall in preceding months. At this point, that type of rainfall would be welcomed, even by an alfalfa grower!

Grain prices have risen again in the past week. Delayed planted around the US is a big factor as the impacts of the war. Nationally, the corn crop is 49% planted on corn and 30% on soybeans. States north of Iowa are only in the 30’s and North Dakota is only 4% planted. Yes, North Dakota matters as they have become one of the larger producers of both corn and soybeans. Their short growing season becomes a real factor with late planting.

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