Northeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Northeast of Storm Lake

Counties of: Emmet, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Winnebago, Hancock, Humboldt, Wright, and Pocahontas

May 27, 2014

Past Weeks Rainfall: None to 1/2 Inch

Soil Moisture: topsoil adequate, subsoil deficient

Temperature: 60 degrees at night 80 degrees during the day

Crop Progress: normal

Corn

Crop Stage: 2-3 inches tall

Yield Potential: Average

Soybean

Crop Stage: Emerging

Yield Potential: Average

Corn Market

Current Prices: $4.43 /bu

Fall Prices: $4.28/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Down

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $14.68/bu

Fall Prices: $11.85/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Up

Comments:

Nathan Deters AFM

Corn has improved with some much needed warm weather. Soybean planting should be largely finished with the early plantings beginning to emerge.

The corn market has trended down, as planting progress should be ahead of average nation wide and great early growing conditions. Soybeans peaked in the market last week, but they are starting lower this week with suspicions that good weather has led to planting progress being caught back up to normal.

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