Crops Articles
No Delayed Pricing
Published October 13, 2022
Kristi Van Ahn, market analyst, Van Ahn and Company, is seeing a few grain elevators in the Alexandria, Minnesota area go to a cash-only bid for soybeans. "If you're bringing in soybeans that are not contracted, they're being forced to…A Bigger Corn Crop in ND
Published October 13, 2022
Based on October 1 conditions, North Dakota farmers can expect an average yield of 141 bushels per acre. That’s up from 105 bushels per acre after last year’s drought. Corn acreage is down 26 percent from a year ago. North…SD Corn Yields Expected to be Down Slightly From Last Year
Published October 13, 2022
In the October crop production report, USDA said South Dakota farmers will have an average corn yield of 130 bushels per acre, down four bushels from last year. Soybean yields are predicted to average 40 bushels per acre, unchanged from…Soybean Yield Forecast Adjusted Lower
Published October 12, 2022
As expected, the USDA lowered the U.S. corn yield forecast. Yields are estimated at 171.9 bushels per acre, a decline from 172.5 bushels per acre last month. Traders expected soybean yields to be in line with September, but USDA lowered…Dried Down
Published October 12, 2022
Matthew Krueger says the soybeans are dry coming out of the field. "Probably a little too dry at the moment, but there's not much we can do about that." Corn samples are in the 20 percent moisture range. Krueger, East…Palmer amaranth Identified
Published October 10, 2022
Palmer amaranth has been confirmed in three new sites. There was one single plant in Kidder and Williams Counties and two plants found in Stark County. All sites are being monitored.Soil Moisture Needs a Recharge
Published October 10, 2022
South Dakota State University Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the Aberdeen airport only measured .11 of moisture in September. "Most of central and eastern South Dakota had less than 25 percent of their average moisture for September." It’s a…Northern Plains Gets Drier
Published October 10, 2022
Dry conditions across South Dakota and Minnesota worsened in the last week while North Dakota conditions stayed consistent with the previous week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows extreme drought is now on the map in the southern part of…Corn Matters
Published October 9, 2022
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association works to support corn grower's environmental rights. Hear more in this week's Corn Matters.