Counties of: Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford, Harrison, Shelby
Harvest has finally been rolling along at good speed the past week. Some fields require some picking and choosing for soil moisture conditions, but most farmers are able to run machinery somewhere. Grain moisture increased during the rain but for the most part, that comes back out easily with the good weather that we’re getting now. With a favorable 10-day weather forecast, we’ll see a lot of harvest accomplished by the end of the month.
Good yields are generally weighing on prices, but October cash corn bids are averaging about 20 cents higher than last October. The massive bean harvest will weigh on prices all year. A resolution with China would certainly help, but don’t expect miracles with bean prices. MFP payments are coming out of county FSA offices shortly after harvested bushels can be verified. This is the famous “trade aid” from USDA.
Please click on the links on the right to view the past pdf’s of our Southwest Crop Conditions reports.
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