- It appears that wet weather will continue to cause planting delays across the northern Plains and the Corn Belt. The two maps below show the five-and seven-day precipitation forecasts for the U.S. starting today. Another major storm system could drop heavy, wet snow across a very wide band from South Dakota and Nebraska through southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and into Wisconsin. It will rain south of the snow band. This next round of possibly heavy precipitation comes on top of already very wet soils in these states.
- Tomorrow’s USDA April WASDE (supply and demand) is expected to show bearish corn numbers but neutral wheat and soybean numbers. As a reminder, the 1 March corn stocks came in about 270 million bushels (nearly 7 M...
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Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
