Reporting to you from Council Bluffs, Iowa (on Day 2 of the Animal Welfare conference). Yesterday morning as I drove to Council Bluffs, heavy rain followed me the entire way. Sioux City reported 2.81" rainfall, with a 5.61" total for May 2011 (so far!). These wet, cool conditions have kept folks out of the field. However, the Rock Valley forecast for today is sunny at 67 degrees and several nice days ahead. Nevertheless, reports from earlier this week (May 20th) indicate that northwest Iowa farmers were 94% complete with corn planting, catching up with the rest of the state. Emerging corn was at 33 percent statewide. Not surprisingly southeast Iowa leads in emergence at 55 percent. Northwest fields were 22 percent. Soybean planting was at the midway point with the statewide planting at 47 percent done. Here in far northwest Iowa, I haven't seen any soybeans emerging yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open. As of last weekend, northwest Iowa growers have planted 41 percent of their intended bean acres. I'm still in southwest Iowa at the animal welfare conference -- but it's a beautiful, sunny day, and I'll be checking the corn progress as soon as I return to northwest Iowa.
Local cash bids today . . . .
Rock Valley (
Farmers Elevator) (May 2011): Corn $7.25 Soybeans $13.60
Sioux Center (
Farmers Coop) (May 31st delivery): Corn $7.34 Soybeans $13.70
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