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Posted 6/7/2026 17:06 (#11668099)
Subject: Windshield Tour of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois


Iowa		Sometimes you have to take inventory.
I spent the last 24 hours windshield touring from NE Iowa down through central and SE Iowa, N/NE Missouri across to Macon Illinois and Decatur Illinois area. Then I cut Illinois in half south to North up into Wisconsin. Thats where I ran out of day light.

Overall Iowas crop both corn and beans is the prettiest girl at the ball. All of what I seen looked very nice. Id say if the weather pattern holds steady Iowa has a good chance at a big crop. Lots and Lots of Corn on corn from what I seen. Most of Iowas corn was planted about the same time and all looks similar.

Northern and NE Missouri is really hit or miss. Some of it looks like it just got planted and not up yet. Some of it looked water stressed and uneven, with poor color. The bottom ground looked wet, with some of the side roads being washed out bad. The farther east I got the better the crop looked. The hill ground that got planted early in NE Missouri looked better. I personally thought NE Missouris beans looked better than its corn crop.

Illinois was interesting, A bunch of the corn looked pretty good. Then you'd come across drowned out and water damage. Some fields you'd have 4-5 drowned out in 80 acres.(maybe thats normal Idk) Thats hurts the average. Then south of Decatur and east I came across a bunch of corn and beans thats just emerged. A little surprised to see that. Then going north Id say the Northern Half of Illinois I thought the crop looked pretty darn good. Reminded me of the Iowa crop.

Just ramblings and observations from yesterday's windshield touring. What's the potential? Who knows. Might be part of the reason the markets have been taking it on the chin the last week.

Id say overall Im not sure holding onto old crop that has to be moved before fall is a good idea. But at this point you've waited this long so might as well continue. New crop I hope the farmer sold a good chunk on the rally. Because I think this falls price could be ugly. 3.50 dollar cash corn October anyone?
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