In the month following the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, the national corn yield estimate climbed 3 bpa to 170 bpa, while the soybean estimate declined by half a bushel to 48.4 bpa.
The final day of the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, pegged South Dakota s statewide average corn yield at 128.9 bushels per acre, the lowest since 2012. Minnesota corn survived, not thrived, as its statewide average fell to 173.1 bpa, more than 10 bpa below average.
Statewide yield estimates in Nebraska and Iowa trail sharply behind average at 158 bushels per acre and 180.4 bpa, respectively, while Wisconsin s less-volatile weather lifted yields closer to normal at 169.7 bpa.
Statewide yield estimates in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are near USDA s five-year averages, with the second day of the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, showing yield estimates of 196.9 bushels per acre, 180.9 bpa and 178.9 bpa, respectively.