by Bob McClure | Jan 13, 2020 | AgriBusiness, Commodities, Crop Yields, Soybeans
Three months ago, Main Street Data forecast final USDA soybean yield.In addition to matching Main Street Data’s Progressive WeatherYield corn yield and harvested acres forecast, the final USDA report matches the soybean yield MSD forecast months ago.Progressive...
by Ken Cassman | Nov 26, 2019 | AgriBusiness, Corn, Crop Yields, Nitrogen, Soybeans
How fast have crop yields been rising?Since the mid-1960s, average U.S. crop yields have been increasing. Corn yields have been increasing steadily at about 1.9 bu/ac per year. Soybean yields have increased as well, at about one third that rate. The slower rate of...
by Bob McClure | Oct 11, 2019 | AgriBusiness, Agriculture Technology, Commodities, Crop Forecasting, Soybeans
Once again, the USDA Crop Production report has tracked toward the soybean and corn numbers that Main Street Data has had in place for weeks.USDA soybean production numbers are now very close to PWY numbersThe USDA has adjusted soybean production numbers in...
by Ken Cassman | Aug 12, 2019 | Agriculture Technology, Corn, Crop Forecasting, Crop Yields, Soybeans
Main Street Data reports elevated risk of corn yield loss from early frost, due to late planting of the 2019 corn crop where flooding and waterlogged soils prevented timely sowing. In these flooded areas it was not uncommon to see fields silking in late July and early...
by Bob McClure | Jul 9, 2019 | Agriculture Technology, Corn, Flooding, Soybeans
Notes From the Field: Wednesday morning, June 19 — in the overwhelming flood year of 2019. Two colleagues and I are driving, northbound, from KC to Omaha on the recently-submerged Interstate 29 due to this historic flood year. Feeling quite a bit more like the Florida...
