Weather - General
Chip Flory commentary on river transportation problems leading to basis issues.
A big reason data from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour is comparable to previous years is because of consistency. Scouts always travel the same routes, but pick fields at random. In South Dakota, scouts only take samples in the southeast corner of the state. But this year, the western and central portions of the state are facing drought.
A few feet of yellow fabric may represent the next frontier in reducing pesticides in the Clackamas River, according to a story in The Oregonian.
Crops were damaged across much of southern and eastern Idaho when a series of ill-timed storms caused grain to sprout before it could be harvested and some crops to mold in the fields.
Global weather highlights reflect volatile weather in China.
It expects increases of 1.5% to 2.5% for all food and food-at-home prices.
Meanwhile, highs will approach 90-degrees in Texas today.
Very minimal drought improvement across the U.S. was reported last week.