Weather - General
Staying ahead of these turbulent marketing times is not easy, but volatility equals the chance of great profits.
A derecho descended upon the Corn Belt last week, causing green snap and root lodging in corn fields across the area. However, agronomists and plant pathologists say that hope isn’t lost for the crop.
Wheat fields have suffered considerably from the abundant precipitation.
With only a few exceptions, flood soaked grain is not usable for feed or food.
The damage left by above-average rainfall is now showing up in wheat fields.
Flood damage to winter wheat is starting to show up in parts of the Midwest, and in some cases sections of, or entire fields are likely to perish.
When hail damage occurs early in the season, yield loss many not directly be as detrimental as you first think.
About half of Kansas—the nation’s top producer of winter wheat—is now suffering from severe or extreme drought, up from less than 20% two weeks earlier
A cooler and wetter summer should aid corn development and yields.
The estimates are in and a much smaller winter wheat crop is expected.