Northwest Iowa Crop Conditions

Northwest of Storm Lake

Counties of: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux

May 7, 2013

Past Weeks Rainfall: 5 to 1.5″

Soil Moisture: Topsoil is wet but subsoil is still short of moisture in some areas

Temperature: Well below normal

Crop Progress: Little f ield or planting done

Corn

Crop Stage: 7% Planted

Yield Potential: 100%

Soybean

Crop Stage: Not Planted

Yield Potential: Unknown

Corn Market

Current Prices: $6.80/bu

Fall Prices: $4.93/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Lower

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $14.25/bu

Fall Prices: $11.48/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Lower

Comments:

Chad Husman AFM

The roller coaster ride of weather extremes continues we had 4” of snow with rain last week and we will be in the 70’s today. Planting progress has been very slow so far, and the little bit of corn that is planted has a greater risk of poor emergence from cold stress. Soil moisture levels are in much better shape now, but the drier areas in this region are still 3 to 4 inches short of “normal” spring levels. The drier areas are more
vulnerable to a late spring or summer shift to hot and dry. T he 10 day weather outlook is looking more favorable to planting. I expect we will still get the corn planted early enough so that yields will not suffer.

The markets have moved lower because of favorable weather forecasts. Volatile prices will likely continue as traders react to weather, planting progress, crop development, tight old crop supplies and USDA reports.

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