Northeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Northeast of Storm Lake

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

April 16, 2013

Past Weeks Rainfall: 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches

Soil Moisture: top soil wet, subsoil dry

Temperature: 8 degrees below normal for week

Crop Progress: behind normal

Corn

Crop Stage: Corn planting is running behind normal both in Iowa and nationally. Normally, the nation has 7%of the corn planted by now, this week, only 2 %, with none planted in Iowa. Locally, there has been only minimal field work started, with the cold, wet conditions.

Soybean

Corn Market

Current Prices: $6.68/bu

Fall Prices: $4.95/bu

Past Weeks Trend: steady

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $13.98/bu

Fall Prices: $11.47/bu

Past Weeks Trend: steady

Comments:

Nathan Deters AFM

The state climatologist tells us the last week was the wettest statewide since July 2010. Locally, heavy rain fell last Monday and Tuesday, with a lighter rin on Saturday night. We also recieved a few inches of snow on Thursday. Total amounts of rain for the week were a widespread 2 1/2 to 3 inches, with some areas farther to the east getting close to 5 inches. Needless to say, this was a welcome change in the weather and a real benefit for our dry soils. Another wet week is forecast, and with continued very cool weather, it looks like spring field work will be delayed until close to May.

Crop Update Achives

Please click on the links on the right to view the past pdf’s of our Northeast Crop Conditions reports.