Wisconsin farmers are still struggling to get crops in the ground. USDA reporters say less than three days were suitable for fieldwork, but many parts of the state have not dried enough to get machinery into the fields. Forty-nine percent of the state has excess soil moisture. Several reporters told USDA that prevented plantings are …
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May 28
Ag economist sees big drop in corn acreage–and yields
University of Illinois ag economist Scott Irwin thinks U.S. corn acreage could be down at least five million from the nearly 93 million acres in the March prospective plantings report. “At least five million acres from prevent plant, plus switching to soybeans, due to late planting conditions,” Irwin says. He says late planting and excess …
May 28
SD corn and bean planting behind
Corn planting remains well behind last year and the average in South Dakota with just 25 percent planted. The average is 90 percent complete. Soybean planting is only six percent complete, 50 percentage points behind last year. Spring wheat planting is not as far behind, at 79% complete. Winter wheat condition is mostly fair to …
May 28
Planting delays complicate weed management decisions
Planting delays are complicating weed management decisions. Kurt Maertens with BASF says right now the priority is getting the crop in the ground. “But, we still need to be very conscious of our herbicide applications. We want to continue to use our residual pre’s, we may need to enhance them with different burndowns that we …
May 28
Cattle, hog futures off to a slow start
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed mixed in limited trade volume as the market awaits direction from the cash trade. Feeder cattle futures were pressured by the continued higher move in corn. June live cattle closed $.37 higher at $111.55 and August live cattle closed $.17 lower at $107.77. August feeder cattle …
May 28
Illinois planting more than 50 percentage points behind average
With nearly an inch of rainfall above normal last week, Illinois is more than 50 percentage points behind average for corn and soybean planting. The USDA reports as of Sunday, corn planted reached 35%, well behind 99% last year and the five-year average of 95%. Twenty percent of corn has emerged. Soybeans planted reached 14% …
May 28
Planting concerns propel grains and oilseeds
Soybeans were sharply higher on speculative and technical buying. It was another wet weekend in many key U.S. growing areas with more rain on the way, possibly into mid-June, further delaying planting. The USDA says 29% of U.S. soybeans are planted, compared to the five-year average of 66%, and 11% has emerged, compared to 35% …
May 28
USDA: 58% of U.S. corn, 29% of soybeans planted
Last week was another slow one for corn and soybean planting in most states as wet weather and flooding continued to impede progress. The USDA says 58% of corn is planted as of Sunday, compared to 49% a week ago and the five-year average of 90%, with 32% of the crop emerged, compared to 69% …
May 28
Trump reports ‘great progress’ in negotiations with Japan
President Trump, in a tweet over the weekend, said the U.S. is making “great progress” in trade negotiations with Japan, adding that “agriculture and beef (are) heavily in play” in those talks. But Trump also indicated that he will not press Tokyo for a bilateral trade deal until after that country’s elections in July. Trump …
May 28
Meteorologist: More rain this week, then (maybe) a little drier
It looks like another wet week across the Midwest and much of the Plains. Maxar meteorologist Kyle Tapley says the heaviest rains may shift a little farther to the south and east from where they have been occurring. “The heaviest rain we’re going to be seeing this week will be from eastern Nebraska through Iowa …