Corn

United States ethanol production has slowed the last several weeks and is now at levels not seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the crop nears black layer, you can determine whether it’s going to be the bin buster you hoped for, an average crop or simply “meh.” Ken Ferrie says there are several things to look for now.

While a cornfield’s bushels per acre is measured by the combine, it is set months before.

Harvest is underway with corn yields showing a wide range of results, particularly based on how much moisture the crop received and when it was received. Planting population and stresses also shed light on the results.

Are your corn hybrids undergoing stress 10 to 15 days before black layer and experiencing top kill? That’s going to hurt kernel depth and knock off those top-end yields you want to combine.

USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for January reflect higher ending stocks for both corn and soybeans.

After all the hoopla about this morning’s USDA reports, we know one thing: They are outdated and they will change. Let’s look beyond the published numbers.

When the January crop production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WADSE) reports were released, U.S. Farm Report conducted a Twitter poll to see how, if at all, farmers would adjust their planting intentions for the spring after corn yielded a record high 176.1 bushels per acre.

AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s March 29 reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.

The drastic shift in prices from planting to harvest likely has farmers thinking a little differently about next year’s strategy than perhaps they expected.