The weather pattern is favoring a lot of precipitation chances across the
Corn Belt through this weekend, but there are some caveats to the overall "good
weather" narrative.
FAg Weather Forum
Western states face severe drought with poor pasture conditions, while
eastern regions remain mostly favorable. A stalling front will bring scattered
storms mid-country this week.
:^Drought Splits US Pasture Conditions
DTN's Digital Yield Tour projects Iowa will have the highest corn yield in
the country at 214 bushels per acre (bpa). Iowa is also projected to have the
second-highest soybean yield at 61.8 bpa. While both yields are strong, Iowa's
soybean yield could come in near or below the five-year RMA average yield.
B2026 Digital Yield Tour - Iowa
Farmers and analysts who spoke to DTN last week at Minnesota Farmfest said
they expect the state's crops to produce yields comparable to last year, which
saw record or near-record yields in most counties. DTN's Digital Yield Tour
forecasts the corn yield at 200.6 bpa and soybeans at 52.5 bpa.
=^2026 Digital Yield Tour - Minnesota
At 11 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Aug. 12, USDA will release the August issue
of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
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