Preliminary Route Report with Brian Grete, eastern Tour leader
What counties have you sampled from?
- Illinois: McClean (4), Tazewell (4), Peoria (4), Stark (4), Henry (1)
Corn yield range:
- 164.7 bpa to 247.0 bpa
Corn yield average:
- 202.1 bpa
Soybean pod count range in 3’x3’ square:
- 387 pods to 1,647 pods
Soybean pod count average in 3’x3’ square:
- 1,280 pods
Please share a few comments from your route:
There’s been some pretty good corn on my route through central and west-central Illinois. Corn has been consistent—just one low number. Ear counts are really high, grain length has been more variable. Ear counts have been the driver. You expect to find good yields when USDA puts a 214 yield on the state.
Beans were really consistent. With the exception of one clunker, pod counts have all topped 1,000.
No disease or weed pressure to speak of. But it did get notably drier the further north and west we went.
