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This week DTN's View From the Cab farmers find the cotton shivering while the corn cooks as they discuss infrastructure issues in rural areas.
Correlation between the initial crop rating and the percent that yields deviate from trend
Since 2000, foreign corn yields are about 40% of U.S and soybean yields are averaging about 80% of the U.S. figure.
World Corn and Coarse Grain Stocks to Use Ratios Analysis
US Soybean Yield Trends
USDA soybean yield changes from August to September, September to October and then October to final report in bushels per acre
USDA corn yield changes from August to September, September to October and then October to final report in bushels per acre
US Corn crop conditions comparison from July to October as compared to yield estimates.
Percent change in U.S. corn crop ratings as of 9/1/18 vs. 9/1/17 vs. the percent change in the USDA corn yield estimate for September 2018 compared to the 2017 final figures
World Corn and Coarse Grain Stocks to Use Ratios Analysis
USDA September Estimates Implied Pod Weights at 0.34 Grams Per Pod, 4th Highest Figure Ever.
10 state objective corn plant population vs. the implied ear weight
Change in U.S. soybean crop ratings as of 9/1/18 compared to last year vs. the percent change in the USDA yield estimate for September 2018 compared to the 2017 final figures
Percent change in U.S. corn crop ratings as of 9/1/18 vs. 9/1/17 vs. the percent change in the USDA corn yield estimate for September 2018 compared to the 2017 final figures
1960-2018 average summer (June-Aug) temperatures in the top corn and soybean states
June, July and combined average temperature for 2018 and 1960-2018 average for the top 21 corn and soybean states
USDA national soybean yield changes from the August report to the final report given in January
USDA national corn yield changes from the August report to the final report given in January
Actual 2018 corn yields for the top 18 producing states and the U.S. along with the calculated 25 year trend yield
Percent of the U.S. corn crop in the dough stage as of August 5th, percent final yields deviated from the 1981-2017 trend and change in the USDA's corn yield projection from the August to the final report in January.
For all the talk about how the 2018 crop is so superlative, not one state has their highest end of July rating ever