Each year the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides estimates of planted acreage of corn and soybeans in the U.S. These estimates provide important…
Prevented plant coverage under the Federal crop insurance program provides payments when farmers are unable to plant within a normal time window. Estimating the number…
It is widely acknowledged that the U.S. ethanol industry has been negatively impacted by the COVID pandemic. The plight of ethanol producers has prompted calls…
Soybean yield forecasts contained in May, June, and July WASDE reports from the USDA provide important information to market participants. The forecasts are based on…
Corn yield forecasts contained in May, June, and July WASDE reports from the USDA provide important information to market participants. The forecasts are based on…
One of the key early assessments of the U.S. average soybean yield is the projection made by the USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB). Since…
One of the key early assessments of the U.S. average corn yield is the projection made by the USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB). Since…
Trend yield projections are foundations of early season forecasts of U.S. corn and soybean production. In two recent farmdoc daily articles we investigated the sensitivity…
The first step in any effort to project soybean yields is estimating the trend, which is the “launch point” when forecasting. As the summer growing…
The start of summer means the market begins focusing on U.S. corn yield prospects. The first step in any effort to project corn yields is…