US Corn Yield Estimate

ARC has lowered national US corn yield to 173.5 BPA. This along with larger projected abandonment across the driest areas of the Plains places production at 14,141 Mil Bu, 364 Mil Bu below USDA’s estimate in July. The attached graphic shows crop-isolated vegetation health as of late July compared to the previous year. There’s abundant…

US Sorghum Supply & Demand

Sorghum basis across the Plains has moved rapidly higher as nearby supply availability dwindles and as new crop yield prospects erode. Producer selling will be absent until crop size is better known. Heavy rainfall last week stabilized crop health across SW KS and TX/OK panhandles, but this comes too little/too late to materially enhance production.…