Counties of: Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford, Harrison, Shelby
Most corn in this region was planted between April 20 and April 25 , then again between May2 to 5 . Rains then forced planters to sit until mid-May. This area has not really received huge rains, just lots of cold, damp weather that has kept fields wet and growing conditions
much below average. That said, corn that is emerged has good, even stands and will start to grow rapidly with more warm, sunny days. A good start can bring corn to “knee-high” by June 4 , a month earlier than the old saying. Unless we get a change to better weather, few fields will reach that by June 4 . That really doesn’t matter, as long as summer weather brings corn to pollination in mid-July.
Lack of planting progress across the US is a big story this year. Corn prices have rallied to the highest prices since a year ago in May. With states like Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and South Dakota WAY behind normal with a continued wet forecast, it is now late enough to impact final yields.Be thankful for our good fortune so far this spring!
After a week of rumors, USDA just announced the next round of Market Facilitation Payments (MFP). Last year, corn was paid 1 cent/bushel and soybeans $1.65. This year, the exact formula has not been unveiled but we do know that it will total $14.5 billion with payments determined on a county-by-county basis. The first payments will be sent in July or August. There may be two additional payments later, but that is dependent on trade progress. Stay tuned!
Please click on the links on the right to view the past pdf’s of our Southwest Crop Conditions reports.
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