Planting of 2022/23 soybeans remained behind average pace as of Apr. 24 due to a slow start in Illinois and Iowa, which were both just 1 percent planted vs. their five-year averages of 8 percent and 3 percent. Indiana soybean plantings had yet to [...]
Growers had planted 8 percent of forecast U.S. soybean acreage as of Apr. 25, tracking last season’s early pace and a few points ahead of the five-year average. Last spring, planting moved along very quickly during May; usually, soybean planting speeds up after most [...]
Through Oct. 9, NOAA sees an even chance for above-average or below-average temperatures in Wisconsin, Illinois, eastern Iowa, and most of Missouri. West of these areas, the probability for above-average temperatures rises by 5 to 10 points. East of Wisconsin and Illinois, the probability [...]
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 [...]
The U.S. corn crop was 62 percent planted as of May 13, just about even with the five-year average. Top-producing states made major progress last week: Iowa’s crop was 65 percent planted, a gain of 25 points week over week; Illinois had 90 percent [...]
