Although Mar. 20 was the official start of spring and next week will be the first full week of May, you wouldn’t know that if you were in the Northern Plains over the past month. Multiple late-winter storms have plagued the region, bringing plenty [...]
For the week ending Apr. 3, corn planted in the U.S. was at 2 percent, the same level as a year ago. Texas was the only state to have a reported increase from a week prior with a 3-point increase to 54 percent, the [...]
Most corn and soybean producing areas in Argentina are not expected to receive adequate rain during the next two weeks, which is unfavorable for planting and early crop development. The area stretching from San Luis, across Cordoba, and into southern Sante Fe may see [...]
While some crop row in South America areas are still mostly dry, some key region in Argentina and Brazil have seen an uptick in precipitation and soil moisture in the last ten days, allowing planting to accelerate and lessening the risk of replanting due [...]
In the October WASDE, 2020/21 corn harvested area was pegged at 82.5 million acres, down 1 million acres from the September WASDE estimate. This change and slightly lower yield dropped 2020/21 corn production to 14.722 billion bushels, which is 101 million bushels below the [...]
Despite the estimated impact of the derecho event last month, the 2020/21 U.S. corn crop still looks to be one of the largest on record. With a minor boost to beginning stocks, total supply is projected to increase 8 percent over last year and [...]
Planting of the 1995/96 crop was the slowest in decades—until the 2019/20 new crop saw even slower planting. The 1995/96 crop was 77 percent planted by Jun. 2, while the 2019/20 crop was only 67 percent planted, a 10-point difference. Aside from planting progress [...]
