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The maturity of the crop this year is a major concern for everyone from farmers and agronomists to analysts. While Pro Farmer found decent crops in Iowa, the final yield could come down to an early frost or not. ( Farm Journal )

“The maturity factor is critical, but when we put all the crop tour samples into one spreadsheet to calculate one average yield off of all the samples, it’s down 6.9% from what we had a year ago,” he said. ( Farm Journal )

The data adds to other indications of tight supplies.

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The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour is wrapping up the week with its last stop in Rochester, Minnesota.
AgDay Betsy Jibben traveled with scouts through Martin and Watonwan counties.

Minnesota soybean estimates failed to shock and amaze Crop Tour scouts. ( Betsy Jibben )

Soybeans, corn, wheat, sorghum, beef and pork have found themselves in the cross-hairs.

Immature U.S. corn, soybean crops make sizing up production very difficult

Tour Update.

Tour Update.

Your Tour leaders talk results from Iowa and Minnesota.