Around 90 percent of the U.S. corn crop had made it through pollination as of Aug. 7, although Iowa was still behind average at 83 percent vs. 92 percent for the five-year. July’s hot, dry weather hurt crop condition in some regions, with 16 [...]
NOAA reported that 37 percent of the contiguous U.S. was under conditions of severe to extreme drought in July (Palmer Drought Index), about unchanged from the previous month. Some 44 percent of the country falls under moderate to extreme drought conditions. The southwest is [...]
Last week’s surprisingly strong 120 bcf per day weekly EIA build number gave way to a more modest 65 bcf, about half the prior week’s level. Hotter summer temperatures are settling in across the country for July with summer in full swing. Although stocks [...]
Today was the third and final day for this early 2020 crop tour, and this write-up will be brief as I traveled out of the Grain Belt from Indianapolis through Dayton, OH. I started the day early at 6 am and was treated to [...]
Day 2 of the crop tour was a ten-hour drive from Lincoln, NE to Indianapolis, IN (see map below). Driving out of Nebraska and into Iowa, corn and soybean crops looked noticeably more mature, I would estimate one to two weeks ahead of Nebraska [...]
I am currently embarking on a cross-country journey from San Francisco, CA to Rochester, NY, and while driving through the corn belt, we wanted to provide an early look at the 2020 corn and soybean crops. Typically, crop tours do not commence until late-July [...]
