Harvest Progress, Crop Yields & Field Reports
Track the pulse of the season with field conditions and yield reports across the Corn Belt and beyond. Explore expert agronomic advice, machinery troubleshooting and market analysis to help you protect grain quality and maximize profit from field to bin.
Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the technical action is feeling like the market is probing for a low.
Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the charts look positive but he thinks a healthy correction is in store. He’s also skeptical about USDA’s new cash report.
DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says the managed money traders have hit the sell button with charts taking out key support and they may not stop until harvest reaches 60% to 70% done.
Jon Scheve of Scheve Grain says corn will have a difficult time finding a bottom until harvest pushes past 70%. After that the $8 billion of diesel aid will provide a bridge to help farmers store and wait for better prices.
Viriterra launches its first herbicide this fall, with company officials reporting they plan to build a multi-year pipeline of crop protection products for U.S. farmers.
Yield monitors are telling one story this fall. Settlement sheets are telling another, reports Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
A split seasonal outlook brings drought relief across the southern tier, but lingering moisture threatens to stall early 2027 fieldwork.
Despite a mid-season flash drought and a 10-inch September soaking, Matt McCarthy is seeing near-record yields and better margins — though quality concerns and a race against drydown loom.