date:Aug 21, 2013
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois received less than average precipitation over the last 60 days and particularly over the past 30 days. While more seasonal temperatures in coming weeks will help advance maturity, the combination of warm and dry weather will likely result in declining crop condition ratings and yield expectations more in line with the USDA forecast.
The pace of corn consumption has also accelerated as the 2012-13 marketing year winds down. Based on weekly esti