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| This post isn’t meant to say the sky is falling and prices are going to the moon, I’m just giving a report of my local area. It won’t make a big difference, but Coles, Douglas and Edgar counties (ECIL) are off to a disastrous start. It’s just a small area in IL but it’s the worst spring we’ve had in our 45 year career. WAY below trend yields here this year. Douglas county was the #1 corn yield county in IL and #2 in the country in 2018.
-Corn planted April 20-22, turned cold and rainy with freezing conditions, very very slow emergence and some uneven stands, corn is still taking a while to get going some of it is still only 12” tall. (This planting round was the best stand out of all our planting though)
-Corn planted mid-May, was cold and wet then turned hot the same week and rotted 10-40% of fields. Extremely uneven stands.
-Corn and beans planted last week of May, first week of June received 6” of rain 2 days after planting.
We had 6 1/2 working days out of 45 days because of rain delays.
Just a report from my small area.
Edited by barnhome86 6/13/2020 22:16
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Worst looking IL crops for this time of year in 45 years....
