Soybean, Corn Farmers Replanting After June 20th Can Expect Yield Losses Of 50% - AFP

[hatrack]

A costly deadline looms for many growers in the Midwest, as every day of waiting for the weather to cooperate to plant corn and soybeans reduces potential yields. Illinois growers who plant corn or soybeans near the end of June can expect a 50 percent reduction in crop yield, according to a University of Illinois agriculture expert.

The US Department of Agriculture reports that corn and soybean growers in several Midwestern states are behind schedule on their planting. A cooler and wetter-than-average spring has left Illinois and Indiana furthest behind on planted corn and soybeans. Several other states are lagging behind their normal planting schedules, but by a lesser margin.

In Illinois, 95 percent of the corn is planted and 88 percent has emerged, but less than half of that is reported to be in good or excellent condition. Fully 14 percent of the acres planted are in poor or very poor condition, with another 38 percent reported as "fair." Those acres in poor or very poor condition may have to be replanted.

In Illinois, the corn was only seven inches high as of June 9, compared to an average 17 inches by this time in recent years.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Farmers_Who_Plant_Or_Replant__After_June_20_May_See_Yields_Drop_By_Half_999.html

[emmadoggy]

1. The corn around here is still tiny compared to what it usually is

at this date.

Millions of acres lost to flooding and the rest doing very poorly. It's going to be bad, bad, bad.