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.
Tour scouts flagged Illinois’ struggles early last year, and similar warning signs are emerging.
Disease pressure in Indiana and drought stress in Nebraska will be key factors to watch
South Dakota corn ratings significantly below last year amid post-pollination heat, while Ohio’s late plantings and dry summer raise questions about ear counts and test weights.
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 16.204 billion bu. using an average yield of 182.7 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.246 billion bu. at an average of 53 bu. per acre.
Tour records were discovered in both Minnesota and Iowa.
The western leg of the crop tour took us through Minnesota Districts 4, 5, 7, 8 &9. It was the best crop I’ve seen in Minnesota.
The best was saved for last. Eastern Iowa crops were much better than what we sampled earlier in the week.
A look at how state-by-state Crop Tour data stacks up against USDA.
Scouts measured average yield potential of 202.86 bu. per acre. Soybean pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1,246.86
Scouts found average corn yield potential of 198.43 bu. per acre. Soybean pod counts in a 3' x 3' square averaged 1,562.54.