Fundamentally Speaking

Percent change in the U.S. and top 18 corn growing states ratings as of the beginning of this month vs. the first week of September ratings a year ago and also the percent change in yields from the August 2024 USDA projection vs. the final 2023 yields also for each of the...

Old crop soybean sales and shipments as a percent of the August old crop export estimate vs. new crop sales as a percent of the August new crop export estimate, both as of the third week in August.

U.S. corn exports this year are about 35% ahead of the 2022-23 season tally. Still, the early buying pace is one of the slowest in years when measured as a percent of the WASDE estimate.

Week 28 ratings, week 33 ratings, and the ratings released this week

Week 30 or around the end of July corn crop ratings vs. the week 35 ratings or around the end of August.

Percent of the 25-year trend projection for the top 18 soybean growing states and the U.S. for the USDA's August 2024 soybean yield estimate.

Percent of the 25-year trend projection for the top 18 corn growing states and the U.S. for USDA's August 2024 corn yield estimate

Week 30 corn crop ratings for 2024 and the high and low rating for the 2000-2024 period for each of the top 18 growing states vs. the percent that each state's week 30 corn crop rating deviated from their respective 25-year average.

Seasonal corn crop ratings by week with the average and plus and minus one standard deviations

Average, minimum and maximum percent change in corn yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. between the August crop report and the final production figures given in January vs. the standard deviation of these 24 August to January percent yield revisions.

Average, minimum and maximum percent change in corn yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. between the August crop report and the final production figures given in January vs. the standard deviation of these 24 August to January percent yield revisions.

Crop ratings for the U.S. oat and spring wheat crops as of week 28 vs. the percent that the final yield of each crop deviates from the 2000-2024 trend

Week 28 soybean crop ratings for the top 18 states and the U.S., and the week 28 2023 and 2024 ratings vs. this year's week 28 ranking from the period 2000-2024

Week 27 (second week in July) crop ratings for the top 18 states and the U.S. with the highest and lowest ratings since 2000, along with the week 27 2023 and 2024 ratings vs. this year's week 27 ranking from the period 2000-2024

USDA is forecasting US soybean exports at 1.700 billion bushels for this season, the second lowest figure since the 2013-14 season and may soon be the lowest if subsequent WASDE reports reduce this year's exports even more.

2000-2023 average percent change in soybean planted acreage from the March Prospective Plantings report to the June Acreage figures for the top 18 states vs. the minimum and maximum percent changes between the two reports

Percent of the 1895-2024 average total March-May precipitation for 2023 and 2024.

First soybean crop rating of each year from 1990 to 2024 vs. the combined percent in the good or excellent category.

First corn crop ratings of the year vs. the initial 2023 condition report

The first corn crop rating of each year from 1986 to 2024 vs. the percent that the final corn yield of each season deviated from the 1986-2023 trend.