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Crop Tour Day 3 results show strong corn yield prospects for southwest Iowa.

Mark's observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from Day 3 of Crop Tour.

Surprise, surprise: Illinois Crop Tour numbers raise questions over outsized yield expectations.

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 196.30 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,279.79.

Full results for the state will be released tomorrow.

Drought dominated headlines in western Iowa last year during the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, and even as drought continues to be the talk of Iowa this year, fields in some portions of the state produced a different tone.

Watch this live broadcast as Tour leaders and scouts comment on what they found on routes through Illinois and western Iowa, with results unveiled at 8:00 p.m. CT.

Stream the nightly meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.

Your Tour leaders share a midday update as they sample fields in Illinois and western Iowa.

Ear counts indicate bigger Nebraska, Indiana corn yields.

Mark's comments and observations from Day 2 of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from Day 2 of Crop Tour.

Nebraska soybean pod counts down 5.5% from year-ago, rain needed soon; state's estimated corn yield up over 4%.

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 182.6 bu. per acre for Nebraska. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,226.

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 193.5 bu. per acre for Indiana. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,240.

Fields sprouted the possibiity of big bushels on Tuesday. In Nebraska, scouts saw dryness, but also big potential for soybeans this year. And Indiana's crops also showed potential records in areas of the state.

Stream our nightly Crop Tour meetings here. The video begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.

As scouts entered fields in Indiana on Tuesday, the high expectations for the Eastern Corn Belt were reaffirmed. In the West, irrigated fields showed solid soybean counts, but signs of dryness were a noted concern.

Get preliminary updates from Tour leaders as they make their way through Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois.

Emily Carolan shares a recap of Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour from the data bunker.

From the Rows | August 16, 2021 Crop Tour Day 1 shows South Dakota corn, soybeans under dryness stress.

Mark Bernard's Day 1 observations and comments from the eastern leg of Crop Tour.

My observations and comments from the first day of Crop Tour.

Scouts measured an average corn yield potential of 185.06 bu. per acre for Ohio. Soybean pod counts in 3'x3' came in at 1,195.37.

Scouts measured an average corn yield potential of 151.45 bu. per acre for the state. Soybean pod counts in 3'x3' came in at 996.86.

Spring wheat ratings held steady, with just 11% of the crop rated "good" or "excellent."

Tour leaders share preliminary comments and results from their routes through South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana and Ohio.

The July crush came in nearly 4 million bu. lighter than analysts anticipated, with soyoil stocks unexpectedly climbing for the month.

“We are fast running out of gas,” says Jerry Gulke. “If we miss these rains, North Dakota and South Dakota probably deteriorates—North Dakota more so. I will be interested to see what Pro Farmer sees.”

USDA made some notable upside revisions to last week’s inspections number for corn and wheat.

Corn futures are under mild pressure as soybeans and wheat firm. Cattle futures are mixed with lean hogs mostly higher on the open.

Pro Farmer Crop Tour is hitting the fields starting Monday, with a week of roughly 100 scouts capturing more samples across 2,000 fields. The scouts will work their way toward Rochester, Minnesota by Thursday. 

Drought conditions continue to plague portions of the Western Corn Belt, but in the East, it's a much different story with Ohio farmers potentially sitting on an above average crop. 

There’s only one way for the crops to win, and that’s with the safe and robust crop-protection products that help us keep this terrible weed in check.

Farmland values are soaring. Now the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City are putting numbers on the annual gains.

Crop scouts weave their way across the Corn Belt as the 2021 Pro Farmer Crop tour kicks off. In the West, scouts will start in the drought-stressed state of South Dakota. The eastern leg starts in Columbus, Ohio.

While we’re scouting fields across the Corn Belt Aug. 16-19 on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, you can scout your own fields.

Because USDA no longer collects objective yield samples in August, this will be the industry’s first broad look at field data from across the Corn Belt.

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Its initial soybean crop estimate was also a bit smaller than expected, and it sliced its all wheat crop quite a bit more than the market anticipated. The market was also caught leaning the wrong way on cotton.

“Increased drought coverage and intensity was more common, as a large majority of these areas recorded light precipitation at best,” today’s drought summary says.

But exports of the oilseed hit a marketing-year low.

Cash wheat prices firm, though HRS values ease from their elevated levels.

Corn and soybean basis continues to slide, but cash prices for both rose this week.

The data is also expected to remind of the thin supply cushion for both crops.

The statistics agency also cut its soybean export forecast by 3.3 MMT and warned further cuts could be coming.

Soybean ratings did not improve in response. Find more highlights from today's Crop Progress and Condition Report here.

The spring wheat CCI rating improved again, likely due to the poorer acres being hayed/abandoned or already harvested.

Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and host Chip Flory discuss the highlights of last week in D.C. and look ahead to key votes and policy issues that matter most to farmers and ranchers.