Live Coverage: 2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts set to sample fields across 7 states
Follow along as scouts pull thousands of corn and soybean samples across Ohio, South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota — plus real-time market reaction and expert analysis.
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour gets under way Monday, with scouts set to pull thousands of corn and soybean samples over the next four days across seven states in the first, wide-scale, field-level look at 2026 crop potential. The eastern leg of the tour begins in Ohio, while the western leg kicks off in South Dakota. Scouts this week will traverse fields in those states as well as Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. We’re covering all of the action — as well as the market reaction — here. We’ll bring you updates from the field, the markets and from experts who are also tracking the action.
What to expect from the 2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Heavy rains raise soybean worries as Tour gets off to soggy start
Heavy rains that continued through the weekend will see the tour off to a soggy start, particularly on the eastern leg that kicks off in Ohio on Monday morning. “The weekend U.S. Midwest rain brought moisture totals for the past seven days ending Sunday late afternoon to the range 5.00 to more than 10.00 inches in numerous areas from parts of Iowa to Ohio where flooding has occurred or is still occurring,” said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. on Sunday. “Mold and mildew concerns will be rising this week for beans on the lower branches of soybean plants and crop yellowing is possible in the most seriously flood impacted areas,” he said. Weekend rain was greatest across central Illinois and into west-central Indiana where totals ranged from 3 to more than 5 inches, with Doppler radar suggesting 5 to 7 inches in several areas. Lighter rain fell from southern Iowa and northern Missouri to Ohio and West Virginia, bringing 1 to 2 inches and local totals over 3 inches. A derecho caused widespread damage across a chunk of the same region.