Relatively cool weather was ideal for Michigan crops which continue to develop ahead of last year and the five-year average. The USDA says corn is rated 71 percent good to excellent with 97 percent of the crop silking, 55 percent in the dough stage, and 14 percent dented. Soybeans are 97 percent blooming and 90…… Continue Reading
Missouri crop conditions continue to run well above year-ago levels
Corn and soybean conditions in Missouri continue to run well above year-ago levels. As of Sunday, Missouri’s corn was rated 79% good to excellent, a 1% decline from last week, with 64% of the crop dented and 7% mature. Soybeans are rated 80% good to excellent, a 3% improvement from last week, with 74% of…… Continue Reading
Rainfall helps progress Ohio crops
Much needed rainfall across Ohio helped alleviate dry conditions. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 57 percent good to excellent with 79 percent dough. Soybeans are rated 56 percent good to excellent, with 92 percent setting pods. The third cutting of alfalfa is 76 percent complete, and the second hay…… Continue Reading
IL crops continue to look good
Illinois crops continue to look good. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report from USDA shows 76% of the corn crop and 70% of the soybean crop in good to excellent condition. Eighty five percent of the corn crop is in dough stage, compared to 75% normally. Corn dented reached 40%, ahead of the…… Continue Reading
Indiana farmer optimistic about this year’s crops
A southeastern Indiana farmer says he’s optimistic about this year’s crop. Ben Kron says there has been some disease pressure. “It’s been really hit and miss. No rhyme or real reason to it,” he says. “I think some of it might be hybrid susceptibility with certain hybrids, but it’s there’s places where we have, you know,…… Continue Reading
Moderate weather helps Kentucky crop condition
Cooler temperatures and above-normal rainfall helped improve crop conditions in Kentucky. Corn improved to 67 percent good to excellent, with 54 percent in the dent stage and 5 percent mature. Soybeans improved to 66 percent good to excellent with 88 percent blooming, 77 percent setting pods, and 21 percent coloring. Tobacco is 86 percent blooming,…… Continue Reading
Soybeans shoot higher ahead of drier weather
Soybeans were higher on speculative and technical buying. The trade continues to monitor development weather, with a warmer, drier pattern on tap for some areas, potentially impacting yield. The USDA says 68% of U.S. soybeans are in good to excellent condition, unchanged on the week, with 95% of the crop blooming and 81% at the…… Continue Reading
Live cattle and lean hogs start the week higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher ahead of wide-spread direct business. Feeder cattle were lower, pressured by the higher move in corn. October live cattle closed $.72 higher at $179.02 and December live cattle closed $.25 higher at $178.37. September feeder cattle closed $.22 lower at $239.27 and October feeder cattle…… Continue Reading
67% of U.S. corn, 68% of soybeans good to excellent
The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings remained unchanged over the past week. That followed another week of very good development weather in much of the region, but many areas are expected to see a warmer, drier near-term pattern, which could cause some stress. As of Sunday, 67% of the U.S. corn crop is…… Continue Reading
Keith Urban Only Requires Two Things Backstage at Every Show
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