Agriculture News

Corn, soybean wheat inspections each faded from the previous week, but were within the range of analysts’ pre-report expectations.
Mid-year survey
Corn, soybeans and wheat open the week amid price softness, Cattle and hog futures are generally higher…
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 14.979 billion bu. using an average yield of 181.1 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.740 billion bu. at an average yield of 54.9 bu. per acre.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 192.79 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,312.31.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 164.9 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,036.59.
Preliminary results from Tour leaders and consultants on the eastern and western legs.
Weekly corn and soybean sales during the week ended Aug. 15 each topped pre-report expectations at 1.3 MMT and 1.7 MMT, respectively.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 204.14 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1419.11.
Preliminary results from Tour leaders and consultants on the eastern and western legs.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 173.25 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,172.48.