Canadian Crop Production

ARC on Tuesday highlighted the rapid collapse in Canadian vegetation health, which peaked earlier than normal and looks to fall considerably again in the next 10-14 days amid warmth and near complete dryness across most of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The attached graphic shows vegetation health compared to average (top) and also compared to last…

US Corn Yield Scenarios

Worst-case corn yield scenarios will be avoided following regionally heavy Plains/Midwest rainfall in early July and as the recent bout of extreme heat will have proved to be short lived. However, it’s been an odd growing season and it’s critical crop ratings across the Upper and Eastern Midwest increase measurably to keep intact USDA’s 177.5…