The DTN Digital Tour this past week utilized its own proprietary yield models to evaluate the crop. The tour results point to the potential for record corn and soybean yields. DTN estimates Minnesota corn yields at 187 bushels per acre. That compares to USDA’s most recent estimate of 185 bushels per acre. For soybeans, DTN is forecasting a 51.4 bushel per acre yield in Minnesota. That’s up from the 49 bushels per acre estimate from USDA. In South Dakota, the DTN Digital Tour forecast an average corn yield of 167 bushels per acre. That’s five bushels higher than USDA’s most recent forecast. DTN is calling for South Dakota farmers to average just over 50 bushels per acre for soybeans, up from 47 bushels in the last USDA report.
