Heavy rains a few weeks ago had Mark Clayton of Fremont scrambling, forcing him to replant the 120 acres of corn and soybeans on his Sandusky County farm.
Unlike the rains of Spain said to fall mainly on the plain, the rains of north-central Indiana last week fell heavily on row crops and left farmers watching the sky to see when they would end.
Torrential, crop-damaging weather prevailed across central Illinois north of Interstate 74 during most of last week, dumping more than 3 inches of rain and leaving 10,700 Ameren Cilco power customers in the dark the evening of June 10.
Rain and sunshine scattered throughout the state with some areas receiving nice moisture and other areas receiving none. In southern Michigan the rain left crops growing like gangbusters, but those finishing up first cutting have had their challenges.
Warmer temperatures and sunshine improved field conditions in Iowa during the week ending June 7, according to the June 8 Iowa Crop & Weather report, allowing farmers to continue planting.
Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 29.1 million bushels of winter wheat during 2015, according to the Tennessee field office of NASS. The expected crop would be down 7 percent from the previous year.
Spotty thunderstorms last week provided some relief to dry conditions during the first week of June but large portions of the state still remain in an abnormally dry state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Traders readying for June annual acre, stock reports
As expected, few changes took place to the corn numbers in the June supply and demand report. Old-crop carryout was estimated at 1.87 billion bushels and new-crop, 1.77 billion – both close to the May numbers.
Gains in output-per-cow help hike production forecast
USDA raised its 2015 milk production forecast for the first time in eight months in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued last week. It also raised its 2016 forecast.
