Southwest Iowa Crop Conditions

Southwest of Storm Lake

Counties of: Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford, Harrison, Shelby

September 24, 2013

Past Weeks Rainfall: 0 to .2″

Soil Moisture: Short to Adequate

Temperature: Normal

Crop Progress: A week or more behind normal

Corn

Crop Stage: Dent to Full Maturity

Yield Potential: Some lost 10% to 15% due to dry weather

Soybean

Crop Stage: Beginning Maturity to Full Maturity

Yield Potential: Some lost 10% to 20% due to late planting and dry weather

Corn Market

Current Prices: $4.99/bu

Fall Prices: $4.25/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Lower

Soybean Market

Current Prices: $13.37/bu

Fall Prices: $12.67/bu

Past Weeks Trend: Lower

Comments:

Dennis Reyman AFM, ARA

Very little harvest activity is happening in our Northwest region as of today. Most corn and soybeans are at or very near maturity. Frost is becoming less of a concern except for the soybeans planted in June. Some drier areas to the south and east have just started harvesting corn and soybeans. There will be a lot of soybeans harvested next week as long as the weather cooperates. Most of the corn will be harvest after the soybeans.

The grain markets have worked lower under harvest pressure. Early yields reports are mostly positive. The markets are long overdue f or some bullish news to break the down trend.

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