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The overall drought footprint across the U.S. was unchanged, but corn, soybean and cotton areas worsened.
Corn and soybean basis falls ahead of harvest.
Farm managers’ mid-year farmland price trend report.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 14.960 billion bu. with an average yield of 172.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.110 billion bu. with an average yield of 49.7 bu. per acre.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 181.34 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 984.39.
Day 2 observations from eastern Crop Tour consultant Mark Bernard
Day 2 observations from eastern Crop Tour leader Brian Grete
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 182.80 bu. per acre. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,190.41.