Pro Farmer Crop Estimates Far Below USDA Expectations

What prompted Pro Farmer to drop its national corn yield estimate below 170 bu. per acre? “The West is usually the best; the West is a mess this year,” AgriTalk Host Chip Flory told the crowd in Rochester, Minn. Thursday night. “While the East was still a beast, it just wasn’t beastly enough,” added Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete.

This past week, more than 100 crop scouts sampled nearly 3,400 fields across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. Read, watch and listen to what Chip Flory, Brian Grete and numerous crop scouts saw between the rows.

How do your crops look — good, bad or about average? Share your report with AgWeb's Crop Comments.

New yield estimates for two key crops in the U.S. could keep pressure on food inflation. Details in today's AgDay Minute.