04/30/2025 “Yippee-Kay-Yay, Mother %*&^*%”

PLEASE REFER TO THE BROKER COMMENTARY PAGE FOR UPDATES!! My crops got planted the middle of last week. We were scrambling to get them put in ahead of a forecasted rain. We made it just in the nick of time as it started raining on the last two rounds. Soil conditions were about as good as we have seen in the last several years. We have already gotten a couple of inches in April with more forecast for this week. Temperature forecasts continue to remain above average and so it appears any risk of frost is limited. Scattered rainfall of 1″ to 1.5″ will encompass most of the Corn Belt this week. Texas and Oklahoma received the most with up to 4″ in some areas. Nebraska is the one state that has been left out of any significant April showers, showing limited precipitation in the near term. The May outlook shows a slightly drier trend for Iowa and most of the Eastern Corn Belt. Meanwhile Northern regions in the Dakotas and Minnesota should see above average rain along with the Southern Plains. For the time being, corn areas affected by drought are receding to the Western Corn Belt. It may not come…