Northeast Iowa Crop Conditions

Northeast of Storm Lake

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

October 7, 2014

Past Weeks Rainfall: 1 to 1.75 inches

Soil Moisture: Adequate to surplus

Temperature: Three degrees below normal for the week

Crop Progress: Behind normal

Corn

Crop Stage: Full Maturity with limited started harvest

Yield Potential: Good to poor depending on location

Soybean

Crop Stage: Full maturity with harvest reaching full steam

Yield Potential: Good to poor depending on location

Corn Market

Current Prices: $2.87/bu

Fall Prices: $3.05/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Slightly Higher

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $8.82/bu

Fall Prices: $8.88/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Slightly Higher

Comments:

Nathan Deters AFM

Harvest progress has been slow. Nationally, 17% of the corn and 20% of the soybeans have been harvested.Normally at this time, 30-33% of both crops have been harvested. Locally the numbers are most likely lower due to excess rainfall, although, with a week of clear weather in the forecast, we should make good progress. Early yield results are highly variable as expected, with the poorly drained low areas showing poor yields, while the higher soils are showing good to excellent yields.

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