Crop Report July 19, 2023 – Crop Condition has Stabilized and May be Improving Somewhat – I Need to do More Research on This.

July 19, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the July 18, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the July 10 to 16 period of time while some meteorological data covers July 9 to 15 since the crop reports may really cover that period of time in practice. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays and I was not able to publish the report from last week. This week’s report drops some of the graphics I usually present and shows some other graphics that relate to a review of June. I do not think that my readership is that interested in a review of the growing conditions Worldwide in June so I am not presenting that information but it is available in the full USDA Crop Bulletin and the link to that is at the end of the article.  I will probably do a review of June weather for the U.S. in a separate article later this week.

It now seems more like an average crop but it has not gotten worse which is a relief and it seems that some of the crops are doing better. 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 seems to be a bit better for both crops. The weather outlooks are mostly favorable for most crops.

There is a recent Executive Briefing that would shed a lot more light on the situation. It is a bear to publish but I will see if I can provide the information for some of the key crops over the next two weeks.

I did not include a NASS report this week  I vary these reports to give readers information on different crops. Nothing appealed to me this week.

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.

Crop Report July 8. 2023 – Crop Condition Stabilizes.

July 8, 2023Posted inagriculture, weatherNo Comments

Now Final.  Sorry for the delay. It was 90% complete when published last night but I wanted to take the time to adjust the commentary and swap out two graphics.

This article is based primarily on the July 5, 2023, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the June 25 to July 2 period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays but due to the Fourth of July Holiday, it was published on Wednesday. For some reason, I forgot to publish my article Wednesday night and I remembered to do that on Friday

It now seems more like an average crop but it has not gotten worse which is a relief. 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 was about the same this week which is good given the weather. The weather outlooks are mostly favorable.

We also include the recent report on peanut prices. 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 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 15, 2023 – It looks now more like an average crop.

June 15, 2023Posted inweatherNo Comments

This article is based primarily on the June 13, 2023, USDA Crop Bulletin which covers the June 5 to June 11 period of time. The USDA report usually becomes available on Tuesdays but I am a day late publishing my report.

It now seems more like an average crop.  Soybeans, which are a major crop are doing very well. Corn had a very good start but the quality of the crop has been compromised by drought.

We also include recent reports on the Broiler Hatchery and the Turkey Hatchery.

The article includes a short international review of agricultural conditions.

We also provide a short review of last week’s change in ENSO Status.

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.

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.