Northeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Northeast of Storm Lake

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

July 22, 2019

Past Weeks Rainfall: .5 to 2.5 inches more to the north and less to the south

Soil Moisture: Above normal & normal

Temperature: Above normal over last 2 weeks

Crop Progress: Behind normal

Corn

Crop Stage: 5 – 7 1/2 feet tall Beginning to tassel in earliest planted corn

Yield Potential: Average to below average

Soybean

Crop Stage: 12-20 inches Early in the bloom stage

Yield Potential: Average to below average

Corn Market

Current Prices: $4.17/bu

Fall Prices: $-/bu

Past Weeks Trend: –

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $8.15/bu

Fall Prices: $-/bu

Past Weeks Trend: –

Comments:

Nathan Deters AFM

Continued, very warm weather over the last 2 weeks has the crops making up some ground after the late start, and was just what we needed. The cool down coming this week will be beneficial for the corn entering the tasseling stage. Unfortunately for the 1/3+ of the crop that was planted after June 1st in this area, we are still at least 10 days away from the beginning of tasseling. We are generally in good shape for soil moisture at this time.

Grain markets continue to drop back and forth depending on the latest weather forecast and crop condition reports. The next big report is August 12th, when the re-survey of the planted acres is released.

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