Read this week’s newsletter to find more details on this week’s Crop Tour and Pro Farmer’s National Production estimates.
The national estimates reflect Pro Farmer’s view on production and yields. They take into account data gathered during Crop Tour and other factors such as weather during Crop Tour, crop maturity, historical differences in Tour data versus USDA’s final yields, areas outside those sampled on Tour, etc. With USDA incorporating FSA certified acreage into its August crop estimates this year and our analysis showing it was a reasonable estimate, we made no acreage adjustments from USDA’s August Crop Production Report.