Weekly Crop Report June 29, 2023

June 29, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the June 27, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the June 19 to June 25 period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays but due to a personal problem, I was not able to publish it until Wednesday night.

It now seems more like an average crop.  Both corn and soybeans had a very good start but the quality of the crop has been somewhat compromised by drought. Soybeans are doing a bit better than corn. The condition report is a bit worse this week. The weather was not that bad but key crops did not recover from a long period of inadequate precipitation.

We also include the recent report on cattle on feed. I vary these reports to give readers information on different crops.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

We begin with the National Agriculture Summary.  The Tables below the summary have additional data. The boxes with my comments may be incomplete so for crops of interest check the data out yourself to be sure.

Weekly Crop Report June 22, 2023 – Drought has Become a Problem for Certain Crops.

June 22, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the June 21, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the June 12 to June 18 period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays but due to a Federal Holiday, it was issued on Wednesday.

It now seems more like an average crop.  Both corn and soybeans had a very good start but the quality of the crop has been somewhat compromised by drought. Soybeans are doing a bit better than corn.

We also include the recent report on potato inventories. I vary these reports to give readers information on different crops.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

We begin with the National Agriculture Summary.  The Tables below the summary have additional data. The boxes with my comments may be incomplete so for crops of interest check the data out yourself to be sure.

June World Agriculture Production Report – June 2023

June 10, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

Yes USDA monitors overseas crops as well as U.S. crops. This is done by the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service. I am reporting on this month’s report which just came out. It covers mostly May but it addresses the dam breach in Ukraine.

Some may find this information useful. Others will find it interesting. It is interesting to me that cool temperatures right now are more of a problem than warm temperatures. That is an interesting topic with respect to the impact of Global Warming. Many crops benefit from warm temperatures and sunshine to a point.   When that point is reached it becomes a problem. Stormy weather is usually bad for plants and predictable weather is an advantage.

There is a lot of information in this report but you have to look for it. The World is a very large place to be reporting on in a single article.

Weekly Crop Report, June 6, 2023 – Corn Wilting

June 7, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the June 6, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the May 29 – June 4 period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays.

Almost all crops are doing well. Soybeans, which is a major crop is doing very well. Corn has had to deal with a difficult drought situation but the weather is forecast to improve for much of the corn belt.

We also include the recent report on grain grindings.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

Weekly Crop Report June 2, 2023 – Almost all crops are doing well

June 2, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the May 31, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the May 21 – 28  period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays but due to the Memorial Day Weekend it was not published until Wednesday and Wednesday night I published the end-of-month update of the June weather outlook (click HERE to read) so I am publishing the crop article tonight a day late.

Almost all crops are doing well. Corn and soybeans, which are two of the major crops,  are doing very well. We will see how they handle the drought anticipated in certain areas in June.

We also include the May 2023 report on the prices received and paid by farmers in April 2023.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

A Closer Examination of the Report of Record Wheat Crop Abandonment – May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023Posted inagricultureNo Comments

Updated at 5:17 p.m. EDT Friday, May 26 to improve the summary at the end of the article.

USDA has announced record winter wheat crop abandonment. Is this really significant news?

At first, it perplexed me since the total production of winter wheat is expected to increase slightly.

In this article, we explain how you can have an increase in production with an increase in crop abandonment.

Weekly Crop Report May 25, 2023 – Overall a very good Crop Report – Record Winter Wheat Abandonment but non-US Producers respond to the opportunity.

May 25, 2023Posted inagricultureNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the May 23, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the May 15 – 21  period of time. The USDA report becomes available on Tuesdays. I will try to publish this article Tuesday night for viewing Wednesday morning but I am one day late this week.

Included in the USDA Crop Bulletin was information on the highest percentage abandonment of Winter Wheat since 2017. I included a link to additional information on this somewhat worrying trend. This year, drought in Kansas was a major factor in this. But it is more complicated than that.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

It is still early in the season but we beginning to have information on most crops. And overall it looks like a very good year developing.

Weekly Crop Report May 13, 2023 – It looks like a good start but it is very early in season so too early to draw conclusions.

May 13, 2023Posted inagricultureNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the May 9, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the May 1 – 7  period of time. The USDA report becomes available on Tuesdays but I plan to publish my article on Saturdays as it will be featured all day on Saturday. I may later decide to publish this report on Tuesday nights.   might add additional information. For those who need the information as soon as possible, the links to the information are provided at the end of the article.

This article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions also

It is early in the season so we are just beginning to have information on most crops. Moisture is not the major issue but some areas have to get a bit warmer.

Weekly Crop Report April 29, 2023 – It looks like a good start but it is very early in season so too early to draw conclusions.

April 29, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

Updated at 3:52 a.m. EDT Sunday, April 30, 2023 to add the March Agriculture Cost and Price Report

This is the April 25, 2023, USFA Crop Bulletin which covers the Period April 16 – 22  for some information and April 17 – 23 for other information. The report becomes available on Tuesdays but I plan to present it on Saturdays as it will be featured all day on Saturday. I may later decide to publish this report on Tuesday nights.  I might add additional information. For those who need the information as soon as possible, the links to the information are provided at the end of the article.

It is early in the season so we are just beginning to have information on most crops. Moisture is not the issue but some areas have to get a bit warmer.