ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug 20 (Reuters) – “Boots on the ground” is often the best method of gauging crop potential, especially in a year like 2021 when weather has been very hit-or-miss, and this year’s Crop Tour mostly helped me confirm some of my suspicions about U.S. corn and soybeans. This past week, I specifically wanted […] Read more
Stories by Karen Braun
Rain delays corn planting in the U.S. Delta, Midwest could be next-COLUMN
(Karen Braun is a Reuters market analyst. Views expressed are her own) March 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. 2016 spring crop sowing campaign is officially underway and corn is already behind schedule, with recent heavy rains being the likely culprit. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that corn planting progress is significantly lagging […] Read more
Drought forecast still unpredictable
(Reuters) — Market bulls have been licking their chops over somewhat valid predictions that the U.S. corn and soybean crops may face weather hardships this summer. However, they should not go all in on that notion just yet. Central to these predictions of potential summer drought is the expected mid-year flip from El Nino into […] Read more
Dry weather hampers seeding in Black Sea
Lack of soil moisture may reduce rapeseed planting by 40 percent, which would be the lowest acres in 10 years
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — Ukrainian farmers find themselves in a similar situation to last year: soils are dry. Dryness does not yet pose a risk to yields, but seeded area could take a beating and noticeably reduce winter crop production in Ukraine in 2016. There were concerns in Ukraine and Russia one year ago over […] Read more
