Northeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Northeast of Storm Lake

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

September 15, 2015

Past Weeks Rainfall: 2-3 Inches

Soil Moisture: Adequate to Surplus

Temperature: Near Normal

Crop Progress: Normal

Corn

Crop Stage: Ear fill stage to mature

Yield Potential: Above average

Soybean

Crop Stage: Pod fill stage to nearly mature

Yield Potential: Above average

Corn Market

Current Prices: $3.55 /bu

Fall Prices: $3.55/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $8.33/bu

Fall Prices: $8.33/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Higher

Comments:

Nathan Deters AFM

The weather has taken a turn to normal over the last two weeks, with moderate temperatures and precipitation.Crops are moving towards maturity at a rapid pace. The earliest corn is just reaching black layer (physiological maturity) this week. This corn will likely be ready to harvest by the end of the month. Soybeans are turning color in most fields, and harvest will start within two weeks in most cases.

The latest USDA report dropped national estimated corn yield slightly to 167 bu/acre, and also upped usage of the 2014 crop. This helped bump the corn price over the last few days. On soybeans, national yield was raised slightly to 47 bu/acre.

Crop Update Achives

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