crops

My brother has been in corn since last friday and it's 15-18 % - 58 test weight @ right around 200bpa.

i don't wanna hear it!!!  lol

140bpa corn and very thankful for that as dry as it has been.

Corn was below average @ 130 bu/ac; normal is about 166 bu/ac.  Soybeans was right at the average at 52 bu/acre.  We had too much rain in June that caused ponding in the corn in some areas.  Even well drained/tiled ground couldn't get rid of some of the water.  Corn yield varied from 115 bu/acre to 184 bu/acre within 1/4 mile of each other, planted the same day, same variety of hybrid.  Go figure.

Brian,sounds like you sold some of that $3 corn and $7 beans too!

My early beans made almost 54 bu, corn made 152 - that was the shocker given the wet spots and had to replant some...and we still have 6 short rows left for me to pick ear corn.  Beans in the Pilot Grove area went from the low 30's to a few in the mid-60's.  Corn probably averaged in the 120's with some as low as 85.   Like last year "bad" upland ground did better than most due to all the rains.

I still have my 6 acres hilltop field of early beans to get with the EIII...probably Sunday...the cows got in them an mowed them down early so it'll be interesting to see what they make.  Then end of the month the double crops will be ready.  

I don't have enough acres to mess with advance marketing of my crops...my strategy (or lack there of) is either sell around harvest if I NEED the money or sit and pay some storage if I'm waiting for a better price or wanting to move income out to the next year...but this year for a change it looks like it's going to turn out well for me on prices and be able to sell in the fall... Mike


Edited by Skyhighballoon(MO) - 14 Oct 2010 at 2:29pm

here in east central indiana my beans are running from 40 to 65 and the corn from 125 to 195 yes i sold some 3.66 corn and 9.00 beans but not many i quit selling in may when the weather went south but that was just luck our county average on beans is 44 and corn 144   David

john....i would be really happy with 58 bu corn...as mine only made 2 (2) bu per acre!! won't even pay for the diesel to run the machine thru the field! i start beans tonight, will let ya'll know!

Beans around here have been making 30-55 bpa which isn't too bad. Corn has been about 130 on average with some making in the 50's and some on up to 180. Was hoping for a little better on the corn.