date:Sep 06, 2013
a yield of 39 bushels per acre.
The final yield in 2012/13 was estimated at 39.6 bushels per acre with production at 3.015 billion bushels amid some of the worst drought conditions on record.
However, timely rainfall at the end of August last year helped to push yields higher in some areas while this year, a broad-based soaking across the Corn Belt has failed to develop.
Midday weather models suggested the northwestern portion of the Corn Belt could see significant and timely rainfall in the