Highlights
ProFarmer Tour results and comments by Reuters’ Karen Braun:
Minnesota corn yield at 164.9 bu/acre, the tour's lowest since 2012 and down 9% from 2023. USDA has MN corn yield unchanged year-on-year. Pod counts for soybeans were near the 3-year average.
“10 stops along my route in southwest Minnesota. Not a single corn field looked good from the road, and that largely held true inside. Corn was yellow and uneven everywhere.”
Iowa corn yield at 192.79 bu/acre, a tour record and up 5.5% on the year. USDA has Iowa corn yield at a record 209, up 4% from 2023. Pod counts for soybeans were up 10% and close to the tour's 2010 record of 1347 pods. USDA pegs IA soy yield up 5%.
