Pro Farmer Crop Tour News & Analysis
For more than 30 years, Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts have been providing the agriculture industry with insights into potential corn and soybean production, gathering scout reports from 2,000+ fields across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio and South Dakota. This year’s Pro Farmer Crop Tour takes place August 17-20, 2026.
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Tune in all day for Pro Farmer Crop Tour coverage. We’ll follow along as scouts spread out across the Corn Belt, providing real-time analysis, weather and market information for viewers each day starting at 8 a.m. CT and ending with our nightly results broadcast at 7:55 pm CT.
Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 193.5 bu. per acre for Indiana. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,240.
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 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.
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.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 13.759 billion bu. with an average yield of 168.1 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.535 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.7 bu. per acre.
Day 4 observations and comments from Brian Grete, director of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Day 4 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Thoughts from Chip Flory on the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour
Day 3 observations and comments from Mark Bernard, consultant on the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Observations from Emily Carolan as she breaks down the data from both legs of the Crop Tour.